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Showerthought: I used to think a cheap tent was fine until a storm in the Adirondacks

For years I just grabbed whatever $50 tent was on sale, figuring they were all basically the same. Last August, a surprise thunderstorm on a ridge near Lake Placid turned my old dome into a flapping, leaking mess by 2 AM. I finally upgraded to a Marmot Tungsten 3P, and the difference in build quality and weather sealing is night and day. Has anyone else had a specific trip that finally convinced you to invest in better shelter?
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kim_hart7
kim_hart721d ago
Oh man, a windy night in Wyoming convinced me.
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the_blair
the_blair21d ago
That sounds brutal. What was the breaking point in Wyoming? Like, was it the noise keeping you up, or did something actually start to rip?
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