In article EmQHe.64624$FP2.16081@lakeread03,
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:
PPT33R wrote:

John has a great idea on OSH 06 camping tips. Probably a new thread
altogether.

I personally prefer the Mountain Hardware or North Face line, then
again I do more camping than just OSH, so it is more of an investment.

I agree with all the basic technical specs. Can't emphasize the full
rainfly enough. I have tried the single-wall, and don't like them one
bit. I would rather carry the extra weight on my back and pack in the
rainfly and ground sheet.

Another helpful hint for the inevitable thunderstorm at least one
evening: softie ear plugs and eye shades. I slept through every big
storm for the past 3 years, except when I had to get up to redeposit my
beer...

Thunderstorms put me to sleep even in my li'l pup tent. I even slept
through Hurricane Dennis. (OK, so I was in my bed, but still...)

For the uninitiated a close thunderstorm can be quite frightening if
you are in a tent.


When the 'flash' and the 'bang' are 1/2 second apart -- or *less* -- being
in a 'real' structure isn't all that reassuring. Also, when, you're sitting
in front of 100+ sq.ft of glass, and the flash/bang are (for all intents
and purposes) simultaneous -- a ground-strike approximately 50 ft away --
one would almost _rather_ be in a tent. The pressure wave from that strike
*nearly* blew all that glass in. We _saw_ them bulge. Visibly.