What is your preference for a "house" when backpacking? Bivy sack, solo tent, roomier 2 man? or do you pack a hotel?
Gone are the summer days when I was content to throw a tarp on the ground and go to sleep. Now, many women are enjoying the trek, so modesty dictates I have some place for changing clothes or undressing for bed. My backpacking has also taken me into more snake country and I do not like sharing my sougans with snakes or other creepy crawlys. I first started carrying a small solo tent about 15 years ago but one night in a mosquito infested meadow and with an empty bug juice puffer, I decided eating supper in a tube tent just wasn't my idea of fun. I now prefer carrying a 2 man, giving both myself and my big lab buddy room to move around a bit.
What's your favorite?
Gone are the summer days when I was content to throw a tarp on the ground and go to sleep. Now, many women are enjoying the trek, so modesty dictates I have some place for changing clothes or undressing for bed. My backpacking has also taken me into more snake country and I do not like sharing my sougans with snakes or other creepy crawlys. I first started carrying a small solo tent about 15 years ago but one night in a mosquito infested meadow and with an empty bug juice puffer, I decided eating supper in a tube tent just wasn't my idea of fun. I now prefer carrying a 2 man, giving both myself and my big lab buddy room to move around a bit.
What's your favorite?