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Wish I'd seen this sooner (though I haven't priced it yet)
I just pulled the trigger on the Outback Swag today.
I like that ARB has a centerline pole.
*edit* holy schamolions Batman...
I know, I'm just shooting everyone's ideas to pieces, but the issue with those is you are restricted to only the truck bed. I'm often the mule of the group, carrying firewood, spare tires, fuel, etc. for others. I need to be able to throw it on the ground if I have to.
The issue with cot tents, and maybe I shouldn't say anything, but I've seen them heaved into the lake, hoisted into trees...
It's all fun and games until someone duct tapes you into your tent.
I keep going back to the Swag. At most I need two guyouts, and they are only front and back. This is an easy setup in truck or trailer. The other offerings so far require a lot more guyouts (bad) need to be pegged at the base (worse) and are too wide (worst)
Thanks for that visual. Back to the drawing board.
Actually I'm more concerned about inebriated campmates tripping over me. Hence the trailer (for shore sites/fire road sites)
At this point, on trail runs where every nights' campsite is a different location, I'm sleeping in the driver's seat. This has *got* to be better.
But I hate the arduous task of today's tents (even as easy as they've become) I swore I'd never go back...
Initially, one of my reasons for wanting such a small footprint was the fact that it fit in the bed of my truck or even on my utility trailer, so that gave me a 48" width limit. I even looked at your Eureka as a possibility, but it's 63" wide :-(
I know it's weird thinking about a tent on a...
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