{"id":60,"date":"2011-07-16T12:42:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artic.marcolive.org\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2023-05-29T22:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T05:34:41","slug":"equipment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/?page_id=60","title":{"rendered":"Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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SHELTER<\/span><\/strong>
Tentipi Kvarts 5 Light Tipi<\/span>
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Our shelter for this adventure is a 5-man Tipi (nice and spacious). It’s a great piece of kit. It’s tall enough I can stand up in, has only one pole (in the centre) so if that breaks can be easily replaced by wood, and pegs to the ground in 8 points along the bottom and 8 points from around the middle so is incredibly sturdy. The material is also quite robust and has stood up to over 3 years abuse in the outdoors and fewer cleans than it should have had. I first used it on a solo trip in Sweden and for 1 person it can be lived in without any problems. With 2 of us there is still plenty of space for sleeping and gear on one side and the rest free for whatever is needed. It\u2019s nice to have space to move around if you get rained in for days \u2013 cabin fever takes longer to develop…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The tipi also has an inner-tent (to reduce condensation and for better protection from bugs), as well as a stove designed for a 6-man tipi. With the stove we should be comfortable, warm and dry in almost any conditions. This model had a change of name and design and I am not sure if it is still longer available from the company. The new models name is Zirkon<\/em>, I believe…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a build-along photo gallery done during one of our camping trip:<\/span><\/span><\/p>