{"id":3352,"date":"2009-07-09T07:36:41","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T15:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=3352"},"modified":"2009-07-09T07:36:41","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T15:36:41","slug":"rei-hoodoo-3-a-backpacking-tent-for-tall-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2009\/07\/09\/rei-hoodoo-3-a-backpacking-tent-for-tall-people\/","title":{"rendered":"REI Hoodoo 3: a backpacking tent for tall people"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anybody over 6-foot-2 has a heck of a time squeezing into most backpacking tents. This “three-person” tent from REI could be an option, assuming you’re taking a friend along. While cruising for bargains at REI I noticed they’d sliced 20% off the Hoodoo 3 ($249 to $200),<\/a> which looks like a knockoff of the North Face Tadpole.<\/a> You’d never solo in this baby — packed weight is north of 7 pounds — but a couple customer reviews reveal an interesting side benefit: room for two tall campers. A snip: “My girlfriend and I are 6’0″ and 6’2″, respectively, and we were quite comfortable sleeping, changing, and playing cards in this tent. Being able to both sit upright with plenty of headroom is a rare pleasure in a tent that is flexible enough to be taken on short backpacking trips.” <\/p>\n

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The Hoodoo 3 rates an average of 4.5 stars across 53 reviews, and $200 is a fair price for a tent in this range. It’d be a stretch to get 3 adults into a tent this size, but two grownups and a small dog might fit, or a mom and two kids. It has a spacious fly that creates a good front vestibule, and it has a back door and vestibule so you can stow some gear back there that you might want to grab in the middle of the night. The pole setup looks a bit more complicated than I’d prefer, but if there’s two of you it shouldn’t be so hard to figure out. (Foolproof relationship test: if you can get a tent up without hating each other, it has promise). <\/p>\n

I’ve had fine luck with two REI tents — they’re sturdy and reasonably easy to set up. And the great thing about REI: if you don’t like, you take back, and they accept your return with a smile . <\/p>\n

(Disclosure: I get a 5% commission if you click on a link here that leads to a sale at REI.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anybody over 6-foot-2 has a heck of a time squeezing into most backpacking tents. This “three-person” tent from REI could be an option, assuming you’re taking a friend along. While cruising for bargains at REI I noticed they’d sliced 20%…<\/p>\n

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