thanks all anons some of these replies have been very useful, this post would be obnoxious if i thanked everyone who's contributed.
>>2397635yeah that's the plan, i'm going to send him a gear list with exactly where to buy everything. i know he can afford decent gear but i also know he's the type where he won't spend the money until he's suffered through shit gear.
>>2397701i was looking at stuff like that for car/atv camping and dirtbike camping. i figure i'll just get a big ass 3 or 4 person one since i don't mind sharing gear on those kinds of trips.
need something under 2lbs for backpacking though.
any opinions on the lanshan series of tents? normal, pro, or plus/xl.
six moons tents also looked good but it looks like they jacked their prices up like 30-40% this year.
has anyone who lives in a wet climate owned one of the lanshan tents before and can comment on which version is water-proof enough for this climate?
>>2397702good call last time i took this fucker on a hike he was wearing vans and i had to turn back at a really easy scramble.
>>2398659$500-1000 seems reasonable of a list to send him. he's not destitute poor he's just stingy and hasn't ever done any real backpacking with adverse conditions yet. my goal is pretty much just to psyop him into taking it more seriously so i don't have to do PCT solo. i'm pretty much peak murder victim when it comes to solo thru hiking.
