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<blockquote data-quote="Noobie" data-source="post: 2962877" data-attributes="member: 127485"><p>OK so some guy put a plywood platform on his truck roof and erected tents on it with force guages on the 'stakes'. Results were interesting, as most people would have assumed the center/hiking pole tents would perform the best.</p><p>center pole tents:</p><p>Zpacks Duplex Zip: 30 mph fail rear corner strap snap</p><p>X-Mid Pro 2: 40 mph fail rear corner strap</p><p></p><p>freestanding tents:</p><p>Big Agnes Copper Spur: 30 mph OK 40 mph snap pole permanently</p><p>Featherstone Backbone 2: failed at 40 mph w/o supplied guy lines duh, would have done much better no doubt with the guy lines</p><p>MSR Hubba Hubba: poles collapse at 50mph but the poles just sprung back no damage (some kindof composite poles)</p><p>Naturehike Cloud Up 2: 50mph bent pole, rebend OK, no vestibule though</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Noobie, post: 2962877, member: 127485"] OK so some guy put a plywood platform on his truck roof and erected tents on it with force guages on the 'stakes'. Results were interesting, as most people would have assumed the center/hiking pole tents would perform the best. center pole tents: Zpacks Duplex Zip: 30 mph fail rear corner strap snap X-Mid Pro 2: 40 mph fail rear corner strap freestanding tents: Big Agnes Copper Spur: 30 mph OK 40 mph snap pole permanently Featherstone Backbone 2: failed at 40 mph w/o supplied guy lines duh, would have done much better no doubt with the guy lines MSR Hubba Hubba: poles collapse at 50mph but the poles just sprung back no damage (some kindof composite poles) Naturehike Cloud Up 2: 50mph bent pole, rebend OK, no vestibule though [/QUOTE]
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