I decided to give it another try with a floorless shelter. First one was a Mountain Shelter LT. It was too cramped sleeping on one side of the poles.
I bought a SO Silvertip with a stove jack and set it up for the fist time yesterday. I think I staked it to tight to the ground and maybe didn't use enough set back on the stakes. The first few photos were taken from the first set up. It was very tight inside and I lost a lot of leg and head room.
I removed all the stakes and set it up again, using more setback while staking it out and I allowed the stake loops to be and inch or two off the ground. The fourth photo shows there is less Bell affect to the pitch and there was much more room inside. I was able to raise the tarp higher but I ran out of room with my trekking pole.
I ordered a line lock kit and I am thinking about ordering the SO carbon fiber pole to be able to raise the tarp up higher to allow more ventilation and interior space. Does anyone have any set up advise for taking out more of the bell effect and is the SO carbon fiber pole worth it? Or should I look for extra long trekking poles?
I have watched all the set up videos out there and I could use some experienced advise.
I bought a SO Silvertip with a stove jack and set it up for the fist time yesterday. I think I staked it to tight to the ground and maybe didn't use enough set back on the stakes. The first few photos were taken from the first set up. It was very tight inside and I lost a lot of leg and head room.
I removed all the stakes and set it up again, using more setback while staking it out and I allowed the stake loops to be and inch or two off the ground. The fourth photo shows there is less Bell affect to the pitch and there was much more room inside. I was able to raise the tarp higher but I ran out of room with my trekking pole.
I ordered a line lock kit and I am thinking about ordering the SO carbon fiber pole to be able to raise the tarp up higher to allow more ventilation and interior space. Does anyone have any set up advise for taking out more of the bell effect and is the SO carbon fiber pole worth it? Or should I look for extra long trekking poles?
I have watched all the set up videos out there and I could use some experienced advise.