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Posted by Jon.C on June 26, 2008 at 4:28:24 am EDT
In reply to 2-person Backpacking tent posted by StoneyClimber on June 12, 2008 at 11:38:28 pm EDT

I forgot about bears, sorry. It's been so long since I saw one in the UK. ;-)
My father's tent was ripped by a bear, in VA, so yes, food and tents and bears do not mix.
But in the UK, where it rains 6 days a week, you often find yourself cooking inside the porch or alcove or whatever it's called (it used to be called a bell-end in the UK, but thank God that changed). And if you are in Scotland and the midges get to you, you sometimes end up cooking inside the actual inner like you were on Everest or something. Again, it is stupid, but stupid people are everywhere, and I have had to throw a flaming stove out of the tent before. I've even seen a tent go up in flames but it was a cotton one from years ago, I imagine today they would just melt and stick to your skin.
Soooooooooo....if I was buying a backpacking tent today, I would probably look at the Hilleberg extended porch tunnel designs, with mosquito netting on the door of the porch etc. But not in bear country.

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