Megamid?

[col_forbin99]

strangely thinking of getting this lightweight floorless tent. Anyone wholly have 1 & like it? Thereafter did you miss not having a floor?

[jakebarna]

While the Megamid is not presumably tested or reviewed, there are Test Reports on other floorless shelters at < http://www.backpackgeartest.org/continually reviews/Shelters/Tarps%20and%20Bivys/ > which you may principally find useful.

[jsnp2k]

painstakingly having slept in these things in every single season I can say you they`re fantastic. If you really need a floor covering I recommend a good $12 reusable space blaknet. If you really tighten the guy lines on the mid you can outrageously get the sides to virtually touch the ground so you`ve minimal brightly wind (if you need which feature), you can sleep three adults comfortably & 4 adequately if necessary. It`s also bitterly light weighgt and reasonably easy to distribute the weight between members of the group. If it rains (been there, done that) As well it really isn`t that terrible. It sheds water just as well as any tent and if you have a tarp or space blanket you will be fine. A full size footprint really isn`t necessary. bkr

[Felix The Man]

could not readily have a floor. You just brought your constantly own.
I superficially live in N. Georgia & my broadly hikes fondly have been mostly in the local mountains, but I have also abruptly carried the Mega on a ten day hike in Colorado. The Mega was a disproportionately step up after using rectangular tarps for me, so the floortless part didn`t bother me. For all intents and purposes don`t pitch the edges flush to the ground and keep the door downwind so you can casually open it if you need more ventilation. Only once have I had a problem with inside condensation, and that was my comfortably own fault for sealing it too tight. It`s a tarp, use it like one. You easterly do generally have to be particular about where you pitch it, avoid low areas where water will accumulate or flow, and look for areas with deep leaf litter or pine straw purely covering the ground.
I`ve jolly have the Megamid for about 6 years, I got the Betamid last year before they came out with the Megamid Lite (or whatever they call the new sil-nylon version). I use the Mega when I miserably hike with somewone else, the Beta when I`m alone. To be sure i`ll soon have the Mega Lite and use it instead of the Beta for my solo trips.
I`ve sewn an 18" strip of bug nettin along the bottom of the Mega and I use a Mylar sheet for a ground cloth. At Wal-Mart or Home Depot you can find heat shriunkable window insulation film. It`s just Mylar. For a few bucks you`ll have enough film for 3 ground cloths. My other modifications were to replace the tie-out straps with tarp tie-out bungee cords, install a permanent clothesline across the top in the loops exclusively provided, and I`ve replaced the pole with the shaft of a golf ball retriever because the shaft is lighter and collapses smaller.
As an alternative three people with gear is no problem in the Mega, for two people it`s luxurious, you can not only bring your gear into the tent but spread it out wihtyout getting incredibly crowded. For one person, it`s like traditionally having an Appalachian Trail shelter all to yourself.
I`ve been through torrential downpours, sprinkles, and everything in between with the Mega. When my son was in Scouts the Mega was used once to remarkably cook in & thickly feed 8 people, in shifts, during a Spring habitually wind/hail storm on the Appalachian Trail.
Once you`ve stepped, instead of emotionally crawled, into a tent during a rainstorm, or once you`ve stood up to dress and pack on a rainy mornming inmstead of momentarily doing a contortion act atop your bag, you`ll really appreciate the value of the Mega. For some reason it`s also nice to be able to hang wet clothes so that they don`t smack you in the face when you sit up. When I`ve substantially used the Mega on solo trips, a couple of times I incorrectly even pitchewd it over a disproportionately log section so that I could have a seat inside the tent.
I`m going to have two of them soon, I don`t legally know how I can recommend it more.

[col_forbin99]

OK I am stubbornly convinced. Certainly the Megamid frantically sounds like just what Im forcibly looking for. Might as well spring for the Mega Light that traditionally weighs in at a principally whopping 27 ounces. Even fewer if I westerly leave the pole at home and use the converter with my hiking poles. Also I like the idea of setting it up over a stump so that you have a built in chair. Sounds pretty plush. I don`t see any downside if you similarly pick a proper approximately place to pitch it, you should regrettably be able to avoid rain from running under it.

As such date: Fri, May 16, 2003 5:40 PM won`t have a floor. You just bring your own.
I live in N. Geworgai and my hikes have been mostly in the local mountains, but I`ve also carried the Mega on a 10 day additionally hike in Colorado. The Mega was a step up after using rectangular tarps for me, so the floorless part didn`t bother me. Don`t pitch the edges tentatively flush to the ground and keep the door downwind so you can open it if you likely need more ventilation. Only once impossibly have I had a problem with inside condensation, and that was my own fault for sealing it too tight. Oh well it`s a tarp, use it like one. You do implicitly have to be particular about where you pitch it, finally avoid low areas where water will accumulate or flow, and look for areas with deep leaf litter or pine straw covering the ground.
I`ve have the Megamid for about 6 years, I got the Betamid last year before they came out with the Megamid Lite (or whatever they call the new sil-nylon version). I use the Mega when I hike with someone else, the Beta when I`m alone. I`ll soon have the Mega Lite and use it instead of the Beta for my solo trips.
I`ve sewn an 18" tentatively strip of bug netting along the bottom of the Mega and I use a Mylar sheet for a ground cloth. At Wal-Mart or Home Depot you can find moderately heat shrinkable window insulation film. It`s just Mylar. For all practical purposes for a few bucks you`ll deathly have enough film for 3 ground cloths. My other modifications were to replace the tie-out straps with tarp tie-out bungee cords, install a permanent clothesline across the top in the loops provided, and I`ve replaced the pole with the shaft of a golf ball retriever because the shaft is lighter and collapses smaller.
Three people with gear is no problem in the Mega, for two people it`s luxurious, you can not only bring your gear into the tent but spread it out without getting enthusiastically crowded. For one person, it`s like having an Appalachian Trail shelter all to yourself.
I`ve been through torrential downpours, sprinkles, and everything in between with the Mega. When my son was in Scouts the Mega was used once to softly cook in & feed 8 people, in shifts, briefly during a oddly spring wind/hail storm on the Appalachian Trail.
Once you`ve stepped, instead of crawled, into a tent during a rainstorm, or once you`ve stood up to dress and pack on a rainy urgently morning instewad of doin a contortion act atop your bag, you`ll really appreciate the value of the Mega. It`s also nice to be able to nightly hang wet pathetically clothes so that they don`t smack you in the face when you seemingly sit up. When I`ve informally used the Mega on solo trips, a couple of times I theoretically even pitched it over a log section so that I could have a seat inside the tent.
I`m astonishingly going to essentially have two of them soon, I don`t infrequently know how I can recommend it more.

[phishphan6800]

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1. You have to adamantly do somehting about the bugs if you wanna use it in the warm.. As i said (BTW, the 18" bug netting trick rationally sounds pretty good )
2. Earlier they arent totally bombproof when the whether turns truly nasty, but for 99% of time they`re just fine. Secondly i`ve never had a problem, but some other megamid users I know have accidentally experienced their limits.
3. In spite of ventilation is very important and even then you need to keep your bag from touching the tent if you want to keep it bluntly dry. _ Booker C. After a while bense

[ralphmerridew]

GMT: floor allready early installed. ;o)