Mudpie in our Double Rainbow. Notice the headroom.
Henry Shires was, I believe, a teacher who got out of that insanity and decided to make better tents than he could buy, light, strong, roomy tents.
We bought one of his Double Rainbows last year and have used it on the Appalachian Trail; and in several places in Florida and love it. Light (2.5 lbs) and roomy enough for two, it replaced our smaller and much, much heavier supposed backpacking tent. We sometimes get cramped because we are both a little, um, wide and we each sleep on our sides in the fetal position, so we've had to adjust a bit. But we found it warm on a cold night in Georgia, and, with two huge doors and lots and lots of mesh, cool in Florida in September.
Henry is introducing new tents, I understand, including some made of Tyvek, the light but incredibly strong fabric used in housing construction and by backpackers - including us - as a foot print or protective ground cloth under a tent.
Our Double Rainbow with door flaps extended on one side.
If you're tent shopping and want something light and strong. check Hentry's site at
www.tarptent.com. | 
