GoLite Shangri La 5

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I need a new tent for the family, and since we do a lot of backpacking and kayaking, I try to keep things as multi-purpose as possible.

I stumbled across this the other day, anybody have any feedback or have used one? I like the fact I can use trekking poles instead of the center pole or skip it all together, plus just shy of 3 lbs isn't bad.

http://www.golite.com/Product/ProdDetail.aspx?p=370005110&mc=154&t=&lat=

 

[Co-opski]

I am a big fan of the teepee tent. they are great for kayaking, ski touring, backpacking or just car camping. I have a Dana Designs Nuktuk (4person)and an aSage (~6person) tents. The Dana has a floor and screen and that is the one we sleep in and the aSage is just a big teepee tarp and that is the kitchen tent. They do well in high wind and deep snow falls. I have used trekking polls with the Dana but they are not as sturdy as the collapsible poll that came with the tent. There are a few times that I forgot the poll and I used a large stick cut to size and once I hung it from a tree and staked it out.

GoLight looks like a good tent choice now that Mountain Hardware and Dana don't make teepees. Look into Kifaru they also make a nice backcountry teepee. https://kifaru.net/TIPI2009.html