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    Quote Originally Posted by Awaian View Post
    I take it you ordered direct? No local outlet? Any hassle on shipping?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Awaian View Post
    I take it you ordered direct? No local outlet? Any hassle on shipping?
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    Correct, their business model is no middle man so order direct.
    No hassles with the international shipping bar the price and potential for customs to tax you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nibblet View Post
    Sown in lights??? That's pretty choice. What they run on?
    3 x AAA batteries. So only another 74 grams to the non-lighted version of the same tent. These AAA batteries will last 1000's of hours apparently. So that is a lot of nights use. This roar over 4 nights I would not have used an hours worth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nibblet View Post
    Stuff that, just another thing you have to pack. And then food for it as well

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    I thought that as well. but it is all sewn into the tent, so no having to remember any kit. And it runs on 3 AAA batteries that last 1000's of hours. So once there you can forget about them.....and its only another 74 odd grams. Well worth it!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kudu View Post
    I thought that as well. but it is all sewn into the tent, so no having to remember any kit. And it runs on 3 AAA batteries that last 1000's of hours. So once there you can forget about them.....and its only another 74 odd grams. Well worth it!!!
    Haha my comment was a piss take of MSL and his hamster wheel remark.

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    Looks like a good piece of gear and 1.6kg is impressively light.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GravelBen View Post
    Looks like a good piece of gear and 1.6kg is impressively light.
    Bro, where's my gravel? @Gibo said you had some for me
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    I just spread it a bit more onto the sides of the road!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GravelBen View Post
    I just spread it a bit more onto the sides of the road!
    That's a more fun way of doing it.

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    Funny enough looking at the Kuiu tents their 4 season 'storm star' has the same pole layout/structure as my old Fairydown, just with the tent clipping up to it instead of being sleeved. And quite a bit lighter, improvements in modern materials I guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maxx View Post
    Yep. I have a 26 year old (replaced the floor 18 moths ago) Macpac Exodus. Same pitch design as the Olympus and Minaret, but not a tunnel tent. Big enough for two, but only one vestibule, entry , but it is via a side door.
    Got a minaret as well and bloody happy with it. Yes needs pegs to stay up but doesn't need many and on a good day have it all up in under 5 minutes. Yes it's a small 2 man but I find it perfect for me and all my gear. Pack and contents fits next to where I sleep. Spent a few windy nights in it and yet to lose confidence in it staying up. And 9 times out of 10 I don't even bother putting the guy roles up

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    Just got a new minaret myself since macpac are having their sale. $450. 2260gm all good to go after seam sealing, thats everything including the small spares kit. Without the inner would be around the 1450gm mark for summer missions.

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    I got the big angus fly creek 2 person.

    Its quite cuddly with 2 people and tapers so you cant top and tail. Other downside is there is fuck all gear storage and no led lightning hahahaha bloody good as a 1 man tho and think it was 1 1 - 1.1kg with xtra pegs and ground sheet chucked it on the gym scales. Only 3 season will test it in the snow shortly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 199p View Post
    I got the big angus fly creek 2 person.

    Its quite cuddly with 2 people and tapers so you cant top and tail. Other downside is there is fuck all gear storage and no led lightning hahahaha bloody good as a 1 man tho and think it was 1 1 - 1.1kg with xtra pegs and ground sheet chucked it on the gym scales. Only 3 season will test it in the snow shortly.

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    Without being to homosexual that's actually the best way to sleep with 2 people, there are no knees or kicks to th me face and nuts and you actually have a more comfy sleep,

    I just prefer to carry my one man tent so illiminate the problem


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    Quote Originally Posted by Smiddy View Post
    Without being to homosexual that's actually the best way to sleep with 2 people, there are no knees or kicks to th me face and nuts and you actually have a more comfy sleep,

    I just prefer to carry my one man tent so illiminate the problem


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