2:39 a.m. on August 18, 2008 (EDT)
jinxkal
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Super Confused Marmot Earlylight Vs Hubba Hubba (Regular)
Hey there... Im Kal from Malaysia..... wat do u guys think?? wichone is better? The marmot has the Clear Window on the fly.. but i dont know wether they have a a cover if u dont want any sun to get trough ur tent? also the earlylight looks sooo nice without the fly aswell .. and still have some privacy compare to Hubba Hubba which is fully netting... Hurm.. and also the reason why im gettin this tent is because in two months time , im doing my solo backpackin in NZ for 3 weeks.... so i dunnow weather the extra 400 grams on Earlylight over The Hubba Hubba.... Hell yeah.. Im not sure! Izzit to heavy to carry 2.4 kg tent in ur 67 liter Arcteryx? I DUNNOW.. PLEASE HELP ME OUT! THANX!!!!!!!!
KAL
12:34 a.m. on August 19, 2008 (EDT)
Tom D
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Re: Super Confused Marmot Earlylight Vs Hubba Hubba (Regular)
Where are you going in NZ? I spent a fair amount of time there and rarely used my tent. I stayed in huts most of the time. The walking tracks usually have huts and so do many commercial campgrounds.
I have no personal experience with either of these tents, but I do know this-the weather in NZ can turn bad very quickly; expect to get some rain at some point in time if you are in the mountains on the South Island. November is Spring; there may be snow some places you go, which is why staying in huts is a good idea.
The Marmot tent looks good to me. Don't forget, the rain fly would be on the Hubba Hubba most of the time-or should be, all things considered. They both are a bit heavy for solo camping, but as long as you aren't taking too much else, not the worst choices.
Make sure you have good rain gear and some kind of fleece or similar insulation-I used fleece pants and a wool pullover I bought there. Today,I would take the same pants and a fleece jacket, plus rain gear. I also would bring a multi-fuel stove. I wound up burning some kind of methylated spirits in mine when I couldn't find anything else-not recommended, by the way, but it worked. This was years ago, so things like canisters for gas stoves might be more available, but a lot of small towns may not have camping supplies.
