In a compromised tent putting my wife and me in a compromising position every night.
#MVH UNH MKVTOOLS PICTURE POST APPALACHIAN TRAIL FULL#
I won’t go into the whole story of back and forth here, but will say that it took a couple of days shy of a full month to get a replacement segment … while I was out. I even told ‘em it wasn’t a warranty issue and I was happy to pay. A tree branch had fallen on our tent during the night and I needed a replacement segment to the pole system. I know, I know, you had a great experience with BA support. My only complaint (and it’s a big one) was with Big Agnes customer service. Make sure to check the floor dimensions because some of the new models of the Copper Spur are not as long. Laying down I had a good 2 inches extra room at my feet and head-try finding another 2 or 3-person tent that offers that. The Big Agnes was big and fit my 6’3” frame well. It had two entrances (that were also vestibules) so we didn’t have to crawl over each other to get in or out and could store our gear separately. The tent held up well in high winds and rain, and on nice nights we could leave the fly off and sleep under the stars.
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With Chica and I sharing weight, a small weight penalty was no big deal. The only advantage of the Z-Packs was it was about 3 pounds lighter. The primary reasons we went with the BA over the Z-Packs was the BA was dual walled, could be freestanding, and cost about $500 less. I am so happy we went with it rather than our second choice, the Z-Packs Tri-plex. The BA was an excellent choice for us and we used it the whole trip. Fully loaded weight ranged from 26 to 34 pounds. My base weight (gear only, no consumables) fluctuated, but was 17 to 18 pounds in the beginning and at the end (with winter gear) and about 14 pounds in summer. Here is a video review of most of my gear. At a minimum I will let you know what gear I Loved, Liked, found Meh, or Hated.
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I also provide mini reviews and commentary where I have something to say. The list includes everything I started with, items I sent home and got back, as well as gear I sent home never to return. I can be quite lazy. Below you will find my Appalachian Trail thru-hike gear list.
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Hey, you’re lucky I got off my butt and posted anything. As per usual, I am a couple of weeks behind. Chica recently posted her finalized and post-hike gear list.