Roberta, The REI Half-dome is a classic design and a solid tent. I prefer the design and lighter weight of the MSR Hubba Hubba 2 (no relation to the Riv tandem!), and Naturehike makes a very nice copy of that tent in both a heavier polyester fabric and a really nice lightweight 20 Sylnylon ripstop -- the Mongar 2 https://tinyurl.com/7zsbshjx . I'm a bit of a tent nerd, and have been really pleased with the value proposition offered by Naturehike -- in my experience they are high quality, and well priced -- less than half of the REI tent, and almost all of their tents even come with a custom ground sheet as well (not strictly necessary, but will add life to the tent by protecting the floor).
I have an almost new green 20d Silnylon Mongar 2 that's surplus to my needs right now (I have 5 tents -- my tent collecting habit is almost as bad as bike bags for me!) -- if you're interested I'd sell it for $100, and could bring it to the Philly Bike Expo. Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL On Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 4:42:48 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > Curious in an academic way: REI used to rent out camping equipment, this > 30+ years ago. Do they still do that? > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 7:48 AM Roberta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Camping is not my thing and if I go on overnight bike trips, I’m more >> likely to stay in a hotel. On Kayak trips, you camp where you pull the >> kayak out of the water. So those bike days when I’m forced to sleep in a >> tent as well as the Kayak camping, I’m looking at tents. For biking, I >> know, shorter pole size and lighter tent is important. Neither of these >> are important for Kayak camping. I cannot imagine I’d do this more than a >> few times a year. >> >> I borrowed a tent for two trips last year. It stayed dry and I could sit >> up in it. Opinions? Also, is it worth the additional weight to get two >> person tent for one person? Other tent recommendations, but around this >> price point? >> >> >> https://www.rei.com/product/243702/rei-co-op-half-dome-2-tent-with-footprint >> >> Thanks, >> Roberta >> Philadelphia >> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eb8cef8b-6599-4f23-935a-d6b048e24a4en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eb8cef8b-6599-4f23-935a-d6b048e24a4en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0a846470-b5ac-4cc7-927e-220fad276d23n%40googlegroups.com.
