Big Agnes UL1 vs SL1 (tents)
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 10:33 pm
Has anyone here used the Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1?
I currently have the Seedhouse SL1; I've been pretty happy with it, but it has seen a fair amount of wear in 4 years (plus it was run over by several cars), and has one very annoying feature: The sidewalls on the inner tent are primarily netting, with the closed nylon coming maybe just 6" (if that) up from the floor; so in times of blowing fine snow, the snow gets inside all too easily. The Fly Creek UL1 has tighter-weave ripstop much higher on the sidewalls, which I hope would minimize that problem.
My concern is that the UL1 is too light -- that is, constructed even more delicately than the SL1. The UL1 packed weight is lower. The SL1 is a pretty fragile tent (especially if you run it over with a car).
Thanks...
I currently have the Seedhouse SL1; I've been pretty happy with it, but it has seen a fair amount of wear in 4 years (plus it was run over by several cars), and has one very annoying feature: The sidewalls on the inner tent are primarily netting, with the closed nylon coming maybe just 6" (if that) up from the floor; so in times of blowing fine snow, the snow gets inside all too easily. The Fly Creek UL1 has tighter-weave ripstop much higher on the sidewalls, which I hope would minimize that problem.
My concern is that the UL1 is too light -- that is, constructed even more delicately than the SL1. The UL1 packed weight is lower. The SL1 is a pretty fragile tent (especially if you run it over with a car).
Thanks...