What type of tent | Corsica.forHikers.com

Ken S

Posted: Sun, Jul 26, 2009, 19:48

Intend to camp at the refuges this August/September.
I am looking at getting a very light weight tent. Are there a problem with midgies or anything else creepy crawly that would need me to have a 2 skin tent, or can I get away with a single skin one

Thanks in advance

Ken

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rick parker

Posted: Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 9:06

Yes, I'll probably go with a one man tent.

Has anyone had any problems with condensation in the single skin ones in early September?

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Troy

Posted: Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 7:53

single skin tents always cause condensation problems....
there are several lightweight tents (around 1 to 1.5 kg) for 1 1/2 person.
otherwise I would recommend a tarp with your (evt) walking poles as tarp poles instead of a single skin tent.

There are always creeping things around and under your tent so they sure will be in your sleeping bag area aswell. pherhaps you better get a double skin tent :):)

look at terranova, exped or Hilleberg, beautiful stuff (just a few examples)

regards T

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Barbara Browning

Posted: Thu, Sep 10, 2009, 17:34

MSR tents were looking good on the GR20. def need something with a rigid freestanding frame as it is v.diff to get pegs in.

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guysela

Posted: Tue, Nov 10, 2009, 21:48

My Big Agnes Copper spur UL2 is great, weighing around 1.6kg for two persons. Highly recommended.

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saar32

Posted: Fri, Nov 27, 2009, 16:47

I believe you might want to skip the tent ...

There are tents for rent on the trail. We walked it on Sep-2009 and rent tents when the refuge was full.

Fees:
Sleep in refuge - 10 euro
Sleep in a tent - 5 euro
Rent a tent for two (in addition to 5 euro for sleeping) - 10 euro

Notice that if a couple is going to the trip, sleeping in a rented tent would cost the same as sleeping in the refuge. People might prefer to sleep in the tent to avoid the snooring

Saar

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sipako

Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2010, 1:50

There's no concern that they may run out of tents?

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mdavies007

Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2010, 21:58

A single-skin tent would not be my first choice; condensation, rain, dust, undesirable wildlife....
... but you are probably harder than me.

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