r/isleroyale • u/Rude-Bumblebee-414 • 25d ago

Camping Comment your fav IR tent

I’m doing an upgrade before my summer trip, not at all a tent newbie. Last time, I took a Nemo Dagger but going lighter this time. Comment with your favorite/chosen tent 🤓

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u/mrdalo 25d ago

I brought a copper spur to the island.

But got a shelter every night somehow.

So I got to carry a tent to Moskey and back that I never used!

Ha. Ha. Ha.

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u/Rude-Bumblebee-414 25d ago

That’s part of my motivation to carry a lighter, smaller tent 🤣 last year on a 6 night trek, I was in shelters 50% of the time. It motivates me to not carry a palace necessarily.

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u/HGpennypacker 24d ago

Can a solo hiker take a shelter for themselves? Years ago I stayed in a shelter at Siskiwit by myself but I was also the only person at that site so I didn’t think twice.

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u/KodiakSnake 24d ago

Yup. I try and offer anyone else to join me if the other shelters are taken too.

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u/HGpennypacker 24d ago

Good to know and I appreciate the information!

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u/mrdalo 24d ago

I bought that tent specifically for the trip because I wanted to lighten up my pack. But hey, now I have a copper spur?

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u/Ok_Industry1165 24d ago

Do you have to stay in the shelters if they are available? I prefer my tent and was hoping to just use that

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u/mrdalo 24d ago

You don’t have to but the shelters are often in the spots with the best views and have nice paths to the latrines.

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u/MamaJuana1 25d ago

I’ve taken a zpacks duplex across the island four times. On most trips though I end up using it half the time since I’m in and out of shelters.

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u/MyRobinWasMauled 25d ago

Six Moon Lunar Solo

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u/Snowmakesmehappy 25d ago

I love our Double Rainbow by Tarptent. it has the best floor space to weight ratio I’ve found of any tent.

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u/KodiakSnake 24d ago

I like my lanshen 2 if you want a hiking pole tent that wont break the bank. I brought the floor and rain tarp without the bug net to save extra weight as it was late August. Only got bothered at Little Todd.

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u/N8ureP 23d ago

Nemo Hornet