Mountainsmith mountain shelter lt

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

This shelter will be my first experience going floorless. How bad are bugs gonna chew me up September 7-14 if I don't use a bivy?

 

[muleman]

This shelter will be my first experience going floorless. How bad are bugs gonna chew me up September 7-14 if I don't use a bivy?

To many variables to say. A lot depends on the area pitched, weather and if there were any freezes before hand.

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?p=247274

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

To many variables to say. A lot depends on the area pitched, weather and if there were any freezes before hand.

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?p=247274

Thanks I'd really prefer to stay away from a bivy if I can. Thanks also for the thread I couldn't find it using tapatalk cause its search function is stupid.

 

[dotman]

For where your going bugs will not be an issue at all that time of the year.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

For where your going bugs will not be an issue at all that time of the year.

Fantastic that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Now if I go get all bit up I'm gonna be cussing you Lol .

 

[muleman]

Question though, should I seam seal the tarp?

Last night, in a Mountain LT, I rode out one of the hardest rains I can remember. Turn up the volume to get the full effect. Towards the end of the video you can see some condensate being knocked off by the pounding rain. The taped seams held tight though.

http://youtu.be/AwcU_Qax2T8

 

[slick]

It really came down on you. I don't know if I got rained on that hard, but I used the shelter this weekend in MT and had a pretty consistent rainy day on Saturday, some hail and snow to tag along with it. It held up great. Thanks Muleman.

 

[parshal]

I got rained on this past weekend in mine, too. No leaks at all. I did have a lot of condensation inside but it didn't help that I was pitched on wet ground and had my wet gear in with me at night. I can't believe the quality of this shelter for the cost. Outstanding.

 

[cvandervort]

Just picked one up from a member here....
Can't wait to try it out in WA High Buck Hunt here in a couple of weeks!

Question: do you guys use some sort of reference for how far out to stake it, before placing the trekking poles? Or is it just trial and error?
I set mine up in my yard and had to adjust a couple of times, but I am wondering if there is a quicker way.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Just picked one up from a member here....
Can't wait to try it out in WA High Buck Hunt here in a couple of weeks!

Question: do you guys use some sort of reference for how far out to stake it, before placing the trekking poles? Or is it just trial and error?
I set mine up in my yard and had to adjust a couple of times, but I am wondering if there is a quicker way.

I just kind of poke and hope and then readjust

 

[hammer0419]

There is a reference guide on the side to show you how long each pole has to be. Once they are in place you can stake it out. Basically a few inches off the ground if nice for air flow. Or you can pin it to ground to keep weather out.

 

[cvandervort]

Gotcha. I was staking it out BEFORE I put the poles in...maybe I'll try reversing the order.
I'm thinking that may get rough in the weather though!

Thanks

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Gotcha. I was staking it out BEFORE I put the poles in...maybe I'll try reversing the order.
I'm thinking that may get rough in the weather though!

Thanks

You are supposed to stake out the back before you put the poles in

 

[slick]

Just as live2hunt said, stake out the back three first. There are directions on the stuff sack it comes with.

I'm curious though, for those of you using the shelter with a bit of room at the bottom (not cinched down to the ground) did you tie some paracord to the loops so you can stake it out further and raise it off the ground some?

 

[Rucker61]

Just as live2hunt said, stake out the back three first. There are directions on the stuff sack it comes with.

I'm curious though, for those of you using the shelter with a bit of room at the bottom (not cinched down to the ground) did you tie some paracord to the loops so you can stake it out further and raise it off the ground some?

Yes, although since my Luna 5 has a bug net skirt, I used actual guylines and linelocs. For the LT, the paracord should be fine.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I used mine for 6 days in CO and the only incident was my fault in poor site selection which caused some minor flooding on one side. Other than that it was a great little shelter.


I do have a question though for those that use a wood stove does that effectively make it a one man shelter or would two still fit?

 

[WyoElk]

Just judging by mine, I would say a stove= 1 man shelter.

 

[parshal]

Just judging by mine, I would say a stove= 1 man shelter.

Agree 100%.

 

[Manosteel]

You can use it as a two man shelter but it will be very tight. My buddy and I just came back from a 4 day trip using the LT with small Kifaru stove. I am 5'10' 185lbs and my buddy is 5'11" 200lbs and we fit with room in between to change etc. But packs and bows were outside under a tarp. It wasn't wet, we had tons of snow the few days before but nothing when we were out, so it was good. You just have to make sure you have good stove placement, the last night we had both packs inside becuz rain/wet snow was a threat. One man with a stove and you would be a king of kings in a mini hot castle

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

You can use it as a two man shelter but it will be very tight. My buddy and I just came back from a 4 day trip using the LT with small Kifaru stove. I am 5'10' 185lbs and my buddy is 5'11" 200lbs and we fit with room in between to change etc. But packs and bows were outside under a tarp. It wasn't wet, we had tons of snow the few days before but nothing when we were out, so it was good. You just have to make sure you have good stove placement, the last night we had both packs inside becuz rain/wet snow was a threat. One man with a stove and you would be a king of kings in a mini hot castle

Where did you have yours placed?