tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post7904732424610376445..comments2024-03-18T08:42:30.787+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Winter Lost, Revisiting Glen FeshieChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-77110374557717281122012-03-03T18:38:46.501+00:002012-03-03T18:38:46.501+00:00!!!!!!!!!!!!
As you well know Chris, from the pri...!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />As you well know Chris, from the private vids you saw. You may have got better at pitching it.<br /><br />Darn evolution went into reverse for me ;-)<br /><br />Well, I'm sure that you will be able to point me in the right direction.<br /><br />Me :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-63275993701405110962012-03-03T13:05:59.875+00:002012-03-03T13:05:59.875+00:00Tony, having pitched it five or six times now it&#...Tony, having pitched it five or six times now it's already easier!<br /><br />Gordon, I probably will write it up for TGO. And I may well use a Trailstar on the TGOC this year.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-73045658738580670952012-03-03T11:00:03.735+00:002012-03-03T11:00:03.735+00:00It was Colin's write up that led me to buy the...It was Colin's write up that led me to buy the (silnylon)Trailstar in 2010. It is definately the best shelter I've ever had.<br /><br />It really can take full blown storms! I used it last year on the TGOC and will be using it again this May. <br /><br />I've used an MLD bug bivy - not as good as the Oookworks inner specifically for the Trailstar. But, my preference is still to use a Gordon Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955685488317618975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-23714920457427516182012-03-02T10:03:52.237+00:002012-03-02T10:03:52.237+00:00It will be interesting to see how Chris feels afte...It will be interesting to see how Chris feels after a little use of this. Does it get easier to pitch in various forms.<br />Tony Hobbs - yes me ;-)<br /><br />PS - not letting me right click to paste in my pbase walks page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-27731912391493487722012-03-01T20:31:59.699+00:002012-03-01T20:31:59.699+00:00I don't own a Trailstar but another type of py...I don't own a Trailstar but another type of pyramid shelter a Duomid, this shelter perform flawless in the Pàramo weather! the only problem is the misting with high humidity but most of the time a couple my duomid with a ID eVent Overbag.<br /><br />Is good to read some positive feedback by Chris on MLD products.<br /><br />P.D: Excuse my english.Manuel Espejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587575130785641893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-82170964063751664632012-03-01T13:14:04.258+00:002012-03-01T13:14:04.258+00:00Colin, I did find it a little fiddly to get tight ...Colin, I did find it a little fiddly to get tight at first. Oddly in the garden I found a 1.2m pitch easier than a 1m one but in Glen Feshie I found the opposite. The lack of stretch means the pitch does have to be precise.I think I'd prefer the silnylon one.<br /><br />Nick, yes, no midges yet! Oookworks does a mesh inner for the Trailstar which would make it a year round shelter.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-59576725721243194282012-03-01T07:20:37.068+00:002012-03-01T07:20:37.068+00:00Yes, the change has been remarkably swift. I campe...Yes, the change has been remarkably swift. I camped in Glen Gairn over the weekend and only a few determined snow patches were clinging on to the north side of the Corbetts there. Ben Avon was a little more white higher up but nevertheless, a very different landscape to that of just a few days earlier. The cuben Trailstar looks very nice in the photos and I guess this time of year (pre-midge) is Nick Bramhallhttp://www.invertedworld.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-64716147988850132282012-03-01T05:40:29.253+00:002012-03-01T05:40:29.253+00:00Lucky you having a cuben Trailstar to play with! N...Lucky you having a cuben Trailstar to play with! Not seen one myself yet. How did you find it to pitch? Tony found it a challenge to get drum tight which is something I've not found a problem with the silnylon version. I have MLD's cricket tarp in cuben and silnylon and find the cuben version slightly harder to pitch. A bit of stretch in the fabric gives silnylon the edge here.Colin Ibbotsonnoreply@blogger.com