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got one, looks and feels like it will do the trick for summer bag. Squished it down pretty tite, will travel well. Will report when i use it.

g.

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Thanks for the heads up Adam, I just ordered one. Now if you can find me a great deal on a one person tent!

Hi Gene;

here are three well-reviewed solo tents available through Amazon. All are 2010 closeouts:

Eureka Solitaire: $65

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

Eureka Backcountry: $129

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

Eureka Spitfire: $89

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

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There's usually only one partner in a couple willing to sleep out overnight from a sea kayak. Here are three well-reviewed 3-season tents solo available for cheap from Amazon. They're all made by Eureka, are well-reviewed, and ship free.

Eureka Solitaire: $65

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

Eureka Spitfire: $89

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

Eureka Backcountry: $129

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

One handy way to kayak camp is to pack a large base-camp tent to set up on a homebase island. Keep the the solo tent stashed in a hatch. Set out one morning for another island further away, and if like the place so much you want to spend the night there, you have a second tent.

Or say you land on island large enough that a hike to an inland campsites is attractive and feasible. No problem. Solo tents are small enough to stash in a daypack: a feasible tactic on large backcountry camping islands where long hikes are very much worth the effort.

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There's usually only one partner in a couple willing to sleep out overnight from a sea kayak. Here are three well-reviewed 3-season tents solo available for cheap from Amazon. They're all made by Eureka, are well-reviewed, and ship free.

Eureka Solitaire: $65

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

Eureka Spitfire: $89

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

Eureka Backcountry: $129

See the listing

Read the reviews

Buy one

One handy way to kayak camp is to pack a large base-camp tent to set up on a homebase island. Keep the the solo tent stashed in a hatch. Set out one morning for another island further away, and if like the place so much you want to spend the night there, you have a second tent.

Or say you land on island large enough that a hike to an inland campsites is attractive and feasible. No problem. Solo tents are small enough to stash in a daypack: a feasible tactic on large backcountry camping islands where long hikes are very much worth the effort.

small tents are handy. no question. i have no comment, endorsement or anything negative to say about these tents.

the practice though of utilizing twice as much space with tents staged around islands though is kind of a dick move. leave no trace - minimize your impact, etc.

getting "caught out" away from your base, etc and having a shelter is one thing...planning on taking up twice as much space....come on.

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