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Waste of time. Literally, setting up a tent is a waste of time!
If you want a good sleep, get a motel. If you want a nap, any bench will do.
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Not enough weight saving over a lightweight tent (SMD lunar solo, trekkertent stealth), not much more room than a bivi... quite pricy too...
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Hey hippy, I'm a bit of a tent nerd.
My input is based on how I like to tour though, and that snot how Mike Hall and Jesse Carlson do it (FWIW I ride with Jesse sometimes on Wednesday nights #humblebrag). I love camping out in a tent where it's dry and warm and comfy, but I still try and make it light.
I've ended up with a Tarptent Contrail (now called the Protrail) and it's bloody brilliant. It packs up small and weighs bugger all for the space it gives. When my wife and I rode the Mawson Track in South Australia we managed to both camp in it and it was ace. When we went to NZ though, where it was going to be wetter, we got the Tarptent Stratospire 2. Again, it's very roomy, packs up small, and is reasonably lightweight for what it is.
Not long ago I rode the Goldfields Track here in Victoria with a Vischacha, a medium Tangle and a small Swift rando bag. It was wet and cold, but the Contrail was excellent. For me.
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How much!?
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Nahhhh. I'm pretty skeptical about the airbeam being smaller/lighter than a pole. And I'd be worried about the 1500mm HH on the floor, pitching on a wet site it'll seep through.
If you want an actual tent there are ones at the same size/weight for much less (e.g. TarpTent ProTrail... and TarpTents are not usually the cheap option).
Or just go with a bivy bag and keep under natural shelter if it's raining.
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Tent nerds, got an opinion on this?
http://www.nemoequipment.com/product/?p=Gogo+Elite
Not sure if people actually use tents on TransAm but it looks feckin' small and light and perhaps a nicer option than sleeping in a SOL bivvy like Jesse did? Thoughts?