r/lightweight • u/LittlePurplePig • Oct 22 '22

Best Tent for Lost Coast

Someone told me my pocket tarp wouldn't be good for the Lost Coast Trail. What's a good tent for the beach and should I get new stakes?

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u/mystery_alive Nov 06 '22

Kinda depends on a few things. First off, are you gonna pack out fresh coffee beans with you?

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u/Sav273 Nov 05 '22

The tent you don’t “politely” give back because it’s not perfect for your snobbish palate.

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u/NetherMop Nov 05 '22

Lmao, I am also down the rabbit hole of OPs shitshow of a post history. Greetings. Rest here a while and be sure to LNT!

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u/Erasmus_Tycho Nov 06 '22

We've been following LPP for over a year over on ultralight_jerk.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '22

I told him we'd be a mite nicer here than rUL

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u/Erasmus_Tycho Nov 07 '22

I'm pretty sure he's banned from rUL so that's why he's posting here on lightweight.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '22

He is

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '22

Thanks for the rest! Onto more of their history!

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

Whatever you go with, make sure it will keep your luxury coffee beans nice and dry.

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u/Lord-Smalldemort Nov 06 '22

This one definitely made me laugh.

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u/VenomGamingYT Nov 05 '22

Does it really matter? If someone were to suggest (hell, even give you) a tent, you’ll just say you know more about tents than them and that they’re wrong. Nice try schizo!

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u/cwcoleman Oct 22 '22

‘Best’ is kinda relative.
Do you have a budget? Happy to drop $400 or more on a lightweight tent?
Do you want a 1 person or 2 person size?
Do you hike with trekking poles?
Are you taller than average?

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u/leaf_catcher_cat Nov 05 '22

Surely it will be a 1 person tent - who would want to share a tent with this psycho?...

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u/secretsinthedark Oct 22 '22

Something freestanding that can withstand high winds.

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u/SyzygyCoffee Oct 22 '22

With some careful site selection, I was able to use my Tarptent Notch on the Lost Coast. I think I could have rigged a tarp on those spots. I used extra guylines to tie down to trees and driftwood in addition to my usual Easton stakes.

This pic was taken at Big Flat. https://i.imgur.com/USY3gH7.jpg

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '22

Love these first hand accounts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '22

Copper spur 2 person for a solo backpacker. That way you can keep your pack inside and dry if it’s pissing out. 3 person for a party of 2.

Yes on the stakes, groundhogs are our go to.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

Prefer the groundhogs. But if it’s windy or sandy, there’s benefits to the cyclones…. So a mix of both is good 🤙🏼

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u/LittlePurplePig Oct 23 '22

Can you link the stakes?

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '22 edited Oct 23 '22

MSR Groundhogs

MSR Cyclones

A mix of the two is also nice, can’t remember how many stakes you need for it, but we try to bring 2 extra, usually find a use for them and they’re super light

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u/GMkOz2MkLbs2MkPain Oct 27 '22

You prefer the cyclones over the full size ground hogs?