I am reading the diary of A. J. Mounteney Jephson from Stanley's 1887-9 Emin Pasha relief expedition (if you don't know this fascinating story, look it up). The expedition used waterproof tents; each housed up to ten people and could be easily carried by one porter. At the end of the grueling 3-year ordeal, the tents were stored in London. In 1953
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On the other hand, my hiking partner kept having North Face repair his tent for 25+ years, eventually they refused when a zipper broke.
These days I have switched to a Silnylon (Mountain Laurels Design) or Cuben (Hyperlite Mountain Gear) or Black Diamond and whatever fabric they use for Firstlight. These seem to hold just fine over time.
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Сегодня доперечитал ваши Песни Драконов, еще ра хочу сказать спасибо за великолепную и вдохновляющую книгу, которая способна увлечь даже в самые непростые минуты
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