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Oct 8, 2024 1:34 PM
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frontpage Posted by zeroflight • Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024 1:34 PM
Mountain Safety Research Big Tent Sale: Up to 50% Off: Elixir 2 Backpacking Tent
& More + Free S/H$160
$320
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These tents are for people who are hiking into the back country, and their lives depend on them
You can just walk 5 feet to you car then buy another tent for $30 if something goes wrong.
I was really disappointed with MSR a few years ago. Had my older hubba hubba start falling apart despite being taken care of and stored appropriately. It's just an age thing with the lightweight tents, the waterproof coating starts flaking off. They basically offered me 20% off the price of a new one.
I have a much cheaper, older alps mountaineering that when I called about a tear in the rain fly, all I did was paying shipping and they sent out a new one.
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It doesn't come with a footprint though. A harbor freight tarp takes care of that.
Prior to that the customer support was amazing. They'd send me any stove part I needed just by asking. Haven't bought much from them since as the value has been flat or downhill on their items since then.
Call them MSR like the rest of the world. Don't be weird.
Prior to that the customer support was amazing. They'd send me any stove part I needed just by asking. Haven't bought much from them since as the value has been flat or downhill on their items since then.
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These tents are for people who are hiking into the back country, and their lives depend on them
You can just walk 5 feet to you car then buy another tent for $30 if something goes wrong.
Let's say you're camping 3 nights and it's 2 hours from a decent store. It rains, strong wind breaks something and your crappy tent floods on night 1, what do you do? Give up on your trip? Waste 4 hours buying a new crappy tent and contributing to landfills?
Buy something decent even for car camping. Stoic, REI, Alps, all cost 3x a Walmart tent but last 3x longer, and you won't be regretting it at 3am when it rains.
That's damn near all backpacking/hiking stuff these days. I used to buy Merrell shoes that lasted 2-3 years, now I'm lucky to get 1 season out of them. All my old Dueter backpacks are still going strong, newer ones tear and rip in 6 months. Every bit of quality from everything is total garbage now, it sucks.
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