Camp at Golden Bear Lake in Center Basin, with Mount Keith in the background.
Comments[ Post a Comment ] | Vitaliy M. | this tent.. | | 
Voted 10/10 | is one of the best things ever invented! | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 1:58 pm |
 | | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | | 
Hasn't voted | This one certainly gets around... a bit promiscuous really. But it is 19 ounces and that is good enough for me. | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 5:11 pm |
| | Marcsoltan | Re: this tent.. | | 
Voted 10/10 | What? 19 ounces? Is it a Black Diamond tent? If not, what brand is it and how many people does it sleep? Does it have a bottom? I doubt it.
Sorry Chad, too may questions. Very curious! | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 7:13 pm |
| | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | |
Hasn't voted | Yeah. It is a Black Diamond Bata Light. Best purchase I have made in the last 5 years. Floorless, sleeps two. And is roomier than my previous 2-person 4 pound tent. They have a four person version as well that weighs about 2 pounds. Both use your walking sticks for poles. I usually bring a groundcloth, when I am solo just a tarp that weighs a couple ounces that barely fits the sleeping pad. Does good in the snow too, and makes carrying your pack to a summit or on a traverse MUCH more feasible.
Largely because of this tent, after my last backpacking trip my pack weighed in at 12.76 pounds. Not bad for a three day trip considering I had an extra pound of food left over. | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 7:28 pm |
| | Marcsoltan | Re: this tent.. | |
Voted 10/10 | I'm impressed, very impressed, not so much by the 19 oz tent but by your 12.76 pound pack after a three day trip.
I used to travel light, but never this light.
Thank you for the detailed response. | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 10:57 pm |
| | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | |
Hasn't voted | No problem Marc, happy to provide information. I've learned to do it quite confortably too. There are folks that travel much lighter than me, but I am close to my limit now. Doing more requires giving up a lot at this point. | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 2:34 am |
| | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | |
Hasn't voted | I've had it in some pretty stong winds, snow, and hail in it. But 80+mph and 8-10" rain would be far too much. I live in California though, no such worries here. | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 2:36 am |
| | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | |
Hasn't voted | It may surprise you to know that I have more than one tent... five actually.
When you have good paying job like I do and aren't living hand to mouth on a small pension you can afford to get the best gear for the specific conditions you will encounter.
Because of my unique sitution I am not forced to compromise and bring a BD four season tent on a trip out of Kearsarge Pass in July.
Nor do I need to spout inflated numbers to make myself feel better about trips to Whitney that were apparently executed extremely poorly. | | Posted Sep 8, 2011 2:32 am |
| | anita | Re: this tent.. | | 
Voted 10/10 | I thought this kind of stuff was not tolerated on the content side of Summit Post? No one cares - there is Private Messaging for a reason. | | Posted Sep 8, 2011 10:22 am |
| | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | |
Hasn't voted | I understand The Chief's point of view (i.e. trolling, harassment, and stalking on the content side of SP).
Though how he thinks someone could set up a BD BetaLight (or a BD 4 season tent) on the side of El Cap is beyond me. Or perhaps he was just bringing in an irrelevant topic.
And his words:
"We lost three BD four season tents...almost lost two more in early June "
"individuals being totally ill prepared for weather"
Sounds like he was one of those individuals who was totally ill prepared for the weather encountered. It is unfortunate someone working for a guide service cannot manage a trip properly or even check the forecast beforehand.
Hey sport, check out this site... sounds like you could use it.
http://www.weather.gov/ | | Posted Sep 8, 2011 12:29 pm |
| | mrchad9 | Re: this tent.. | |
Hasn't voted | The photo isn't photoshopped in any way, not cropped, color enhanced, or anything.
Note that I have been going into the mountains for years, am prepared for what I encounter, and have never needed a rescue or recovery for me or anyone else in my team.
The Chief on the other hand cannot truthfully make that statement. | | Posted Sep 8, 2011 1:11 pm |
| | anita | Re: this tent.. | |
Voted 10/10 | how is this photoshopped? maybe some of those over saturated pics that make photo-of-the-day all the time, but this one looks like it came straight off the camera and on to this site. quit hating, Chiefy. | | Posted Sep 8, 2011 10:36 pm |
| anita | looks | |
Voted 10/10 | like a great spot to camp.. you sure know how to pick them | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 7:52 pm |
| | mrchad9 | Re: looks | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks. I've become obsessive about finding scenic camping spots, and this has been one of my favorites. No mosquitos either. | | Posted Aug 23, 2011 8:28 pm |
| lcarreau | Cool tent .. | | 
Voted 10/10 | Looks like you were getting a nice breeze
blowing across the lake.
I used to use a Eureka tent that could
(withstand) some stiff winds, but I live in AZ, where the weather is quite tame and what few natural lakes they have are completely
covered with skeeters this time of the year.
I bet 'Paddles' was really having a joyous
time at this secluded location.
| | Posted Aug 24, 2011 12:15 pm |
| | mrchad9 | Re: Cool tent .. | |
Hasn't voted | A slight breeze but actually not too windy where I was. And no mosquitoes!
Paddles had a blast. Earlier this day he climbed Mount Keith, his highest summit at the time (13976 ft). Thanks Larry!
On the summit:
 | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 1:07 pm |
| Marcsoltan | Trying to... | |
Voted 10/10 | wrap my head around the 12.76 pound pack. I used to sleep in a bivy sack with my cloths on, thin cloth backpack with no pockets, etc.etc.etc. Never carried a bear canister at that time. Sorry Chad, one more question, do you carry a bear canister on your ridge traverses, or your solo climbs? | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 4:08 pm |
| | mrchad9 | Re: Trying to... | |
Hasn't voted | To get to 12.76 (with too much food btw) I do not carry a canister. Sometimes I carry an Ursack, but not when I am going extra light or doing ridges, I'll just toss into a tree or hang food off a boulder to avoid marmots. Also I do not use a water filter, and at that weight I leave the stove at home (eat cheese, crackers, nuts, sandwiches, and Mountain House meals that use cold water). Also have a neoair sleeping pad that is very light and compact.
Keep asking Marc. Happy to explain. IMHO going out is more fun when you can avoid extra weight. | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 5:01 pm |
| | Marcsoltan | Re: Trying to... | |
Voted 10/10 | Thank you very much, Chad. I understand now. I can only imagine the kind of distances you can cover with a super light pack. Great memories for when you get to my age.
Thanks again. | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 6:02 pm |
| EricChu | Very nice! | | 
Voted 10/10 | What a beautiful place to wake up in the early morning!
Sometimes I do think - I admit it - it's a bit of a pity that camping in tents up in the mountains is forbidden almost everywhere in the Alps meanwhile... | | Posted Aug 24, 2011 4:52 pm |
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