This may come to a surprise to some of you. As I am a very avid backpacker there is one thing that I do not have. That is a light weight tent. However I have never had the need for a tent. I have always made due with a tarp making my own shelters when needed. This conclusion is what I have come to, with help of course of a loving family.
The tent I want (the MSR noted in my earlier post)would cost me about $500. So the decision is now made that instead of using that money on a tent I will use that money for hostel when needed. Keep in mind that though $500 is a lot that will only account for about 26 days of staying in a hostel. What you may ask will I do the rest of the time. I answer with this, I will make my own light weight tent costing no more than $60 and have a strong will that I will be staying with people and sleeping on couches. The times that will come up where I will not have a place to say I will sleep under the stars and if need be I will set up my tent that was crafted by my own hands (and the hands of others I highly assume).
A tent made by me will be traveling Europe with me. Crazy? Maybe, but hey, why be normal?
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