Operation Tent Garden

“After a long time talking about it, my son and I finally did it! We set up our collection of surviving tents from the last 16 years of backpacking.



Front: Eureka Zephyr (old style), Mountain Hardware Waypoint 1, Sierra Designs Iota 1
Middle: Eureka Timberlite, REI Half Dome, MSR Fling, Coleman Exponent Inyo 2
Back: Eureka Geoalum, Sierra Designs Baku 3, Eureka Tetragon 9

Plenty of room for family when they visit!!

Here is another shot:

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“That looks like my yard after a rainy weekend camping with the cub scouts..
We were a young pack and no one had tents so we used mine...

Lets see..

my 1-mans Kelty Clarke, Eureka Solataire, REI quarter dome..

2-mans 3 Eureka getaways, Eureka Apex,

3 man Dicks special

4 man tetragon 9

5 man Hillary something

10 man columbia

Yard looked like a used tent lot..

'32oz”

“COOL!!!”

“That's pretty cool. Thanks for posting.”

“How do you like your MSR Fling?”

“cool!”

“That's cool Phil! What a collection.

I've got a tent garden picture too. Mine's brighter. =)



These are the Brownie troop's tents, donated by Susan G. Komen foundation.
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“thats awesome Sass!”

“How cool sass!!!”

“I feel so much better now about having only 3 tents. No, 4. No, 5. OK, 5 tents. (Not counting the one Mrs. big_load is getting rid of).”

“geez, i only have 6 (since i recently sold one) :)”

“Cool stuff, all y'all.

Maybe I'll get inspired and set up all of my tents at once.

Wait...I do that every time I'm out...I only have one tent. No wonder I suck. ;)”

“Fun pics, I got a good chuckle out 'em. Thanks for posting Phil!”

“LOl..I feel so inept....
...I only have 4....”

“What I lack now in tents I make up for in Hammocks. I got 6.
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“Slightly more than I have or need but........

Eureka Wind river 6 (car camping tent,used when the kids were younger)

Walrus Tri-Star. (3-4 person Backpacking tent, used when the kids were younger)

REI 1/2 Dome (older model)

Latest additions:

MLD Grace Solo Spinntex (tarp)
Hilleberg Kaitum
Big Agnes SL-1
Tarptent Double Rainbow”

“very cool sass”

“nogranola:

Fling is a great tent, if you dont care to not have a vestibule. It has taken all sorts of weather no problem, It also breathes like no other single wall, never ever had a condensation problem. My only complain is no vestibule, that is really it.”

“Thanks everyone.

Love the pink tents!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Sass

We use the Baku 3 the most now for two people, but agree the Half Dome is the bomb. It has been to the Sierras, Canada, England, France and Spain.”

“Dad, I think I found another tent to get.”

“Cool! What is it?”

“Big Agnes Copper Spur 3 UL

[url]http://www.bigagnes.com/str_tents.php?bid=17[url]”

“Nice....expensive!!!”

“I want a pink tent!!!!

how much do they weight? what are the specs? where can I get one?”

“They don't weigh much, are huge (3 person) and are total junk. But, they were free and we may use them once or twice a year. They were custom made for the 3 day walk. I think probably designed to be used once or twice.
I asked someone who participated in the walk this year how they performed. She told me hay were told to bring a shower curtain to lay over the fly!! I think maybe they might not be water proof. But, they were soaked with dew when I got them and the interiors were dry. So, I think we'll just have to be selective about when we use them.”

“This is really bad for my husband to see. I got him to thinking we only need one tent at a time, lol.

Gee Phil, don't you get tired of the constant sunny days? Guess not :) We were just 60 degrees and sunny for a long time, but are now looking at days of rain.

I love your pictures, the colorful tents, the beautiful blue sky. I may need to rent out the movie "Sideways", a movie that took place in sunny CA wine country.”

“Wine tour!!!!!!!!!!”

“Well, my daughter works at a winery near Sacramento! (for a little while anyway)

lipstick - there is always a better bag, better tent, better pad...
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“Phil I have the best gear there is....what's that pack? Is that 3oz lighter than mine?

Ahhhhhh.....Never mind.....”

“Just tents-8. We also have 2 tarps that may or may not be counted.”

“haha the picture at the beginning of this thread looks like orientation day of northwest youth corps”