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Old 12-17-11 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyclebum
Check the square footage. Very few solo in the 25 sq ft range. Most 18-20. Reasonable minimum needed for two people is 30 sq ft. Manufacturer's make their small tents for the backpacking dudes, not for touring cyclists.
I've owned a Big Agnes Seedhouse 1 and I have a Fly Creek. Both have 22 square feet of space. The Lynx Pass is about the same size. Neither is terribly cramped for me and I'm not a small guy. But I also don't take anything into my tent but me, my bag, my pad and the next day's clothes. My gear can stay outside and because I live in bear country,my food stays out of my tent...usually far out of my tent.

I also have a Seedhouse SL2 two person tent and it's very comfortable for me and my (rather petite) wife. If my daughter would didn't try to sleep sideways in the tent there'd be room for me too.
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