I DEMOED THE ALTEO 50 PACK AND THE PHOENIX 2 TENT. THE PACK WAS THE PERFECT SIZE FOR THE 2 DAY TRIP. I HAD NO PROBLEM FITTING 4 LITTERS OF WATER, PLENTY OF FOOD, MY SLEEPING BAG AND SEVERAL LAYERS. THE MIDPOINT ACCESS ZIPPER WAS PRIME FOR ACCESSING MORE LAYERS WHEN I NEEDED THEM OR WHEN I NEEDED TO TAKE SOME OFF AND STUFF THEM AWAY. THE WIND TUNNEL BACK PANEL SYSTEM WAS PERFECT FOR KEEPING MY BACK COOL AND VENTILATED. AFTER ABOUT 4 1/2 MILES ON THE VTE TRAIL WE SET UP CAMP ON A RIDGE THAT OFFERED PLENTY OF ROOM FOR OVER 3 TENTS. WE SET UP CAMP AND 5 OF US GRABBED OUR WATER AND KEPT HIKING TO THE SUMMIT OF MT. BISON. THE TRAIL ENDS ABRUPTLY AND THE TOP OF THE PEAK IS A FIELD COVERED IN WILDFLOWERS AND CRAZY ROCK FORMATIONS. ITS SAFE TO SAY WE HAD DISCOVERED MARS IN COLORADO. I SCRAMBLED AROUND THE ROCKS IN MY HEDGEHOGS WHICH KEPT MY FEET SAFE WITH THOSE SWEET VIBRAM SOLES. WE MADE OUR WAY DOWN AND ENJOYED SOME MEXICAN FOOD AND SMORES!
I SHARED MY TENT WITH MY ROOMIE ALEX, WHO IS FROM THE BAY AREA AND BLESS HER HEART IS NOT INTO ROUGHING IT. WE WOKE UP TOGETHER IN THE PHOENIX 2 AND SHE ASSURED ME SHE HAD SLEPT LIKE A BABY! THIS TENT WAS GREAT, I HAD NO PROBLEM PACKING IN ALL 3LBS AND SLEEPING UNDERNEATH THE 1/2 MOON IN GREEN AND STEAL COLORED ROOM MADE ME FEEL LIKE I COULD POSSIBLY BE IN A SPACE SHIP! IT WAS ALSO AWESOME NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT A RAIN FLY BECAUSE IT IS A DRY WALL TENT! I MUST SAY WHAT A WAY TO SPEND OUR FIRST FEW NIGHTS OF SUMMER TOGETHER! GOOD COMPANY AND AWESOME GEAR MADE IT POSSIBLE. THANKS TO THE NORTH FACE FOR THE PACK AND TENT, WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD SUCH A BALLER TRIP WITH OUT IT!!
LOVE TEH ALL-CAPS!!!!!!
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