tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post7125353005223139427..comments2023-08-14T13:56:23.066+02:00Comments on Thunder In The Night: Tuff Stuff - my 'gear of the year' postJoe Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-53747618763195121022011-03-26T20:57:34.099+01:002011-03-26T20:57:34.099+01:00I like the Duomid a lot too, but if I'm hiking...I like the Duomid a lot too, but if I'm hiking in forest, I prefer a flat tarp, like my MLD Grace Duo in Cuben (9.6 oz with extra long guylines). Sweet between two trees on a bed on pine needles. <br /><br />Other kit I like a lot these days: the Montbell Tachyon Windshirt. 2.6 oz in an XL. Superlight with an excellent hood. <br /><br />Plus the Gorilla, of course.Philip Wernerhttp://sectionhiker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-85452602203378656542010-12-29T23:42:43.179+01:002010-12-29T23:42:43.179+01:00Can't believe you went through all that great ...Can't believe you went through all that great kit but didn't give a shout-out to the hip flask of Jameson I think I can see peeping out at me from the Gorilla :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-31729820836839644052010-12-29T18:38:03.024+01:002010-12-29T18:38:03.024+01:00I can't comment on the Duomid, Trailstar or Bu...I can't comment on the Duomid, Trailstar or Bush Buddy but I can certainly agree with you regarding the Starbucks Via sachets, I found them myself a while back and very nice they are :-)<br /><br />RichardMac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-71919630906141935402010-12-29T00:00:22.197+01:002010-12-29T00:00:22.197+01:00Nice gear and I love the first picture:).
I have ...Nice gear and I love the first picture:).<br /><br />I have to check out that Hagløfs pant, and I'll probably be bold and ask to borrow your yellow duomid sometime next year, and in return lending you my shiny, new trailstar? ;). I'm thinking it's a 50-50 chance between you answering "yes!" and "over my dead body".Thomas W. Gauperaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105502216379157728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-44115130482367355452010-12-28T11:18:37.012+01:002010-12-28T11:18:37.012+01:00I know the Trailstar is everyone's 'on tre...<i>I know the Trailstar is everyone's 'on trend' shelter in the latter half of 2010...</i><br /><br />Nicely put, Joe. <br /><br />Bushbuddy for the win =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919113324490223605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-46768995679102895032010-12-28T04:38:25.896+01:002010-12-28T04:38:25.896+01:00It also provided us with a less quantifiable benef...<i>It also provided us with a less quantifiable benefit - a focal point and task, tending a fire, that taps deep into basic human instincts.</i><br /><br />Well put.samhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629434332640594984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-63300497948999209252010-12-28T00:02:45.630+01:002010-12-28T00:02:45.630+01:00Comparing the Trailstar and DuoMid is pointless as...Comparing the Trailstar and DuoMid is pointless as they are very different. I did pitch in open glen and high fell. So the DuoMid was pushed to its limit for me. I got a Trailstar for my single skin shelter as I felt it better suited the conditions I backpack in. If the DuoMid suits use it. Kit selection depends on where and what you expect the conditions to be. So if I was going to camp in a lot of forest with shelter I would happily use a tarp or DuoMid but in the open moors and like I want wind resistants the most and hence Scarp and Trailstar. But carried in the rather good Gorilla pack. Now that is the kit of the year with me.Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-80711895487352341432010-12-27T22:25:56.431+01:002010-12-27T22:25:56.431+01:00Yep. My hand instinctively reaches for the DuoMid ...Yep. My hand instinctively reaches for the DuoMid over the SpinnTwin in winter, mainly because I like to shut out the chill a little. I'd use the SpinnTwinn in the forests, but in Lapland or northern Minnesota I like the extra protection of the 'Mid.<br /><br />It's true, maybe the LT4s are not best suited for winter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083525341687060234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-66967561413164137522010-12-27T22:05:59.334+01:002010-12-27T22:05:59.334+01:00Mark - the Trailstar v DuoMid debate could be the ...Mark - the Trailstar v DuoMid debate could be the new Laser v Akto! Thankfully there is plenty of choice out there for all of us and the fact that MLD produces two such highly regarded shelter is a credit to them! Hendrik proved last winter that it's perfectly ok to use ultralight open ended tarps in winter in the Finish forests but I wouldn't use one in the winter on Norwegian mountains. Horses for courses, we just have to pick the shelters that suit our particular application.<br /><br />The LT4s are fantastic for '3-season' backpacking but have their limitations. I wouldn't snowshoe with them and they can be problematic to travel with.Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-46370200022571679302010-12-27T21:44:57.005+01:002010-12-27T21:44:57.005+01:00Martin - the DuoMid is not the shelter I would pic...Martin - the DuoMid is not the shelter I would pick if what I mostly wanted to do was park it on exposed hill tops every weekend (typical of many UK style adventures). There are far more suitable shelters for that task. But I also believe the DuoMid is more than capable of handling a bit of 'weather' and this has been substantiated in all the reports of people taking these types of shelters on some incredible journeys. I also haven't heard reports of dozens of blown-out DuoMids which I would expect if this shelter really wasn't up to the task for which is was designed. When I'm disproved by being left wet, cold and shelter-less on a stormy night here in Norway I'll be the first to say "Right, time to order a Trailstar!" ;-)Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-45879596485306781362010-12-27T21:44:03.569+01:002010-12-27T21:44:03.569+01:00The DuoMid and the BushBuddy are right up on the t...The DuoMid and the BushBuddy are right up on the top of my list too. I'm also sticking with the DuoMid over the TrailStar, for much the same reasons. I'd add my LT4s to the list too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083525341687060234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-40470712522523503752010-12-27T21:27:33.840+01:002010-12-27T21:27:33.840+01:00Nice kit. I don't agree on the DuoMid is that...Nice kit. I don't agree on the DuoMid is that good in the wind but do think it is a versatile well made and two person shelter. Top kit. <br /><br />The Gorilla is a revelation. I paid for mine and wish I had got it sooner than I did. I find it amazing to admit apart from thinking of getting a Mariposa for winter when I need a bit more space the Gorilla is the only pack I want. I like packs and to be happy with one is a change for me. <br /><br />Dr Bronner's organic liquid soap has been in my pack all year. Good as it gets.Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.com