Why does this tent cost an INCREDIBLE $750?! 

you are not alone mate hahaha

Lmao I'll take my 1.55 lb Lanshan1 Pro. It only takes 1 trekking pole, and includes the stakes. $169 was a great deal too.

😆facts

FACT! 😂

Feel free to bring chili mac for dinner! 😂

@@gracefesta5599 🤣🤣

Location, location, location👍

even for products waaaaay out of my budget

Cause Slingfin is still using nylon flys. Great designs but 10d nylon flys are yesterday’s tent. Too many other non-saggy materials out there being used to spend 550 on a nylon fly tent that is not seam taped. And yes, I own a Slingfin.

then cowboy camp

@@hanskloss1331 what are this?

@@gavanmitchell9095 look it up but quickly lay your sleeping mat on the ground and sleep under the stars 🤩

Ditto

nothing works when you're forced to camp in 40 mph winds and driving rain regardless of the cost

And with a full cover ground sheet.

Can you pitch the Offset much higher than recommended to lift the fly edge off the ground more?

@@wolfeadventures You can pitch the shelter an inch higher or lower than the suggested 48". The idea is to have the tent "float" slightly off the ground. That allows the bathtub floor to be at 8 inches. In Bad weather you can decrease the length of the 4 corner guy lines to lower the shelter to avoid backsplash. I've had little to no condensation leaving both doors open.

@@ChristyHikes thank you.

@@wolfeadventures You're welcome 🙂

@officialDanBeckerfr sorry I'm not on telegram, discord, or any social media app you might suggest.

Great insights and comparison!

if there's grass on the infield , play ball

Yep! Southern unit. First shelter near the headquarters.

Don't let it get to you because it's way out of most people's budgets in the US as well. Nothing wrong with the Lanshan 2, anyway. I wouldn't want to thruhike the Appalachian Trail with it, but it's a perfectly good tent for what 90% of people are going to do with it.

I thought about the Lanshan 2. Question: Has it held up good for you? Is it hard to set up? I ask because all I've used is free-standing. Thanks!

@@kenwbrenner my answers are: I don't know and I don't know lol. I've ordered one so I'm hoping it'll work out. It looks fairly easy to set-up and some of the mods seem to enhance it so fingers crossed. I love my Naturehike cloud up 2 though, I'm definitely keeping that.

@@MG-bs5mr Thank you for taking the time to reply. At 71, I'm not investing alot of money in a tent. Hope it works for you. If you think of it, please give me a quick reply with your evaluation. God Bless!

@@kenwbrenner I'll try to find this thread again once I've received it and had a go at putting it up.

Do what I did 3x3 tarp and a 1tigress bug net with floor. It weights next to nothing and has loads of room. All together around $90 depending on tarp I figured a $30 tarp.

You don't need long to have an enjoyable experience outside

Durston for life ❤

@caseyellie - ChatGPT can help you faster than Dan can ;-)

Do you really want to spend $700 on a sleeping pad where as a $150 pad will do just fine? Weight? Maybe 2 ounces difference.

The thing about Dyneema is that it's not especially strong when it comes to tent weight material, just strong enough to be viable at lower material weights than nylon or polyester and even that is only for the inner walls and fly. The stuff is so prone to puncturing and abrasion damage, however, that it's a bad choice for floors because to make it viable you'd have to use a weight of it that's not lighter than traditional woven materials, only more expensive. It's also prone to permanent deformation and tearing when pulled at angles to the fibers. It does not like that at all. A lot of people don't understand these things about Dyneema and think products made with it are nigh indestructible, which they can be when we're talking about sail material or ropes and slings. When it comes to tents, it's actually rather fragile and finicky. I even saw one guy say he didn't need a ground sheet because his tent had a Dyneema floor that was stronger than any ground sheet, wholly ignorant of the fact that because his tent had a Dyneema floor he needed a ground sheet more than anyone else. There was also a video from a prominent RU-vidr showing a trick to guying out a Dyneema tent to get more wall space and Dan Durston himself appeared in the comments telling people not to do that because it would eventually permanently deform the material if not rip it apart. It does have other advantages, though. It's naturally and highly waterproof so it requires no added weight to make it so, maintains it's as-new waterproof rating better than a traditional treated fabric and, unlike nylon, it's tear strength doesn't drop to nothing when it gets wet. Still, it's not all it's cracked up to be and is more a designer material than anything else. An actually worthwhile and practical material upgrade that doesn't cost a fortune is lightweight/high thread count polyester. This is very good material, way better than nylon, and it's popping up more and more across the entire budget board. Everybody from TarpTent to Naturehike is using the stuff with great success.

Hmmm...well those of us who think it's outrageous can send you our request. Thanks for your generosity