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01-22-17 | 06:42 PM

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hartlean

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From: Western New York

Bikes: 2008 Jamis Aurora; 2013 Surly Cross-Check

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Originally Posted by Trentkln27

I'm looking for a decent prices tent that won't weigh to much. I'm really kicking around buying the Alps mountaineering lynx one or lynx 2 because the realativly cheap and seem to be good qaulity. Would these work well for touring or are the other tents that are nicer without costing much more. I just want to know I have a good tent on tour

Trentkln27 says she/he will lounge a lot in the tent; for lounging as well as sleeping, hammock camping is extremely comfortable. At the end of a touring day my favorite activity is to hang the hammock, chill out with my feet & head up high (which helps purge lactic acid) & read a book for 2 or 3 hours.

The right hammocks “won’t weigh to much” either, & can be “relatively cheap” & have “good quality.”

On the other hand, Trentkln27 mentions RAGBRAI; if most tours are taken in the US MidWest then obviously hammocks are less convenient because trees can be difficult to find in several MidWest states.

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