jginca said:
I would like opinions from owners or people that have actually slept in these.
I would like comments on the sizes of the tents. I am 6-0 @195lbs and my wife is 5-5 120lbs. What size would you recommend small or med and also what about the Xlong in the columbus?
We recently returned from a 10 day excursion with our new Columbus (medium) tent. I'm about the same size as you. She is shorter than your wife and I have no intention of asking what she weighs, lol.
My impressions with the medium size are mostly positive. I did sleep at a bit of an angle to give my feet a bit more room, but I usually sleep with my feet poking out from the bottom of the covers anyway. I don't like sleeping, feeling like my feet are pinned down. Regarding width, we were fine with the medium size model. Plenty of room. I would not have wanted a smaller space though.
One afternoon, we were taking a nap with the doors rolled open and the sun was hitting us right in the face. So we turned ourselves around, putting our heads at the hinged end and our feet poking out of the open door at the other end. I thought having my head in the narrow end would make me feel claustrophobic but it wasn't an issue. I'll bet I slept like that for an hour.
You can't beat the quick set-up of the Columbus. One latch, watch it raise up, unzip the doors, crawl in & unhook the bungees. Done.
We were fortunate to have good weather for the trip so I can't say how it is in poor weather or heavy winds. I just know we wanted the headroom of the Columbus, for ease of dressing and in case of being stuck inside in the rain, we wanted to be able to sit up and play cards or whatever. I think we're going to be very happy with the Columbus.
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