Tadpole

25Jun08

 

This is my faithful North Face Tadpole 23 tent, survivor of Tuscan thunderstorms and Uig gales.

It’s a freestanding, front entry, two person backpacking tent for three season use.

 

Specifications:

[Capacity] 2

[Avg Weight] 4 lbs 14 oz (2.20 kg)

[Poles] number: 3 diameter: 8.84 mm

[Stuffed Size] 23in. x 7in. (58 cm x 18 cm)

[Fabric] canopy: 40 denier, 240T nylon ripstop; fly: 33 denier, 244T nylon with silicone and 1500 mm PU; floor: 70 denier, 210T nylon taffeta coated with 5000 mm PU

[Area] 27 ft2 (2.5 m2)

[Vestibule Area] front: 7 ft2 (0.7 m2)

 

Features:

DAC Featherlite NSL aluminum poles using reverse-combi technology

Silicone flysheet Fusion pitch combines pole sleeves and clips

Taped nylon taffeta true bucket floor

Freestanding design with front vestibule

Color-coded flysheet attachments

High-low air circulation through mesh panels and doors

D-shaped door

Multiple guy-points

Reflective guyline loops and zipper cording

Fly-only pitching

Internal pockets and hang loops

 

It’ll be home for J n I for a week on the west coast of Lewis next month. Cant wait.

Buy it @ Blacks

 

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