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Looking forward to the pics Biathlonman!! Need to check with Kevin to see what the ETA is on my BCS. Really looking forward to seeing this thing in person.

Just spent 10 days on Kodiak in the Kifaru Sawtooth with a few days of 50+mph sustained winds as well as snow and everything else. I was digging the style of shelter for sure so it will be fun to see how they compare and the pluses and minuses of each.

Alaskalanche, I think there's a quote of you saying:
"Pics to follow in 11 days"


I'm anxiously awaiting!

HAHA....I'll post some teaser pics tonight and work on the story in coming days....will that suffice

I'll take what I can get!

Any reason for that? Unless I have my zipper sizes mixed up I think a larger #8 might perform better if iced over and hold up longer than a smaller #5 for not that much more bulk and weight. But then again I could be wrong.

The 5 should be sufficiently strong, it's also a separating zipper to allow adding the additional door. The weight while minimal would become more once we added in the extra door panel etc. We cover the zipper, to prevent a lot of blow in etc.

Any user pics or reviews out there now that people have tested the shelter out?

Hi WoodsWalker

There is a review in the works and it should be published sometime this month. It should be very detailed.

March.... I'll be putting in an orde in March mister Kevin

Probably in MAR for me as well. I've decided that a Golite SL3 is a marginal shelter for two guys and a stove, though it's great for solo and a stove. The BCS is the next lightest set up.

Got my BCS in the mail the other day. Open teh package and only got as far as weighing it today.

The shelter with the extra panel came to 48.7 oz in the stuff sack.

Carbon pole was 10.2 in the bag. And the stakes that came with it were 4.4 oz in the stake bag.

Ground a bit too frozen to set up in my freshly plowed driveway but hope to set it up soon...

A/L,

A report, with pictures is required (when you have time). Very interested in this thing....

And, if this weather keeps up, you should have a nice slush pile to set it up in!

Yes, I like to hear Lanche's take on this shelter, especially since he's logged some time in a Sawtooth lately for a comparison.

Here is a two person nest integrated into the BCS . The nest weighs 17.6 ounces. It is a bit wider than others, so it will accept 2 25" pads. It also has DWR on 3 sides. The stove in the photo is Ed's Rollup stove.


Note: it's pretty frosty we hit about 10 below last night.

nice nest tent, this is what I want.
when will it available?

Me likey the nest, how much more does the nest weigh?

17.6 ounces on my scale, which seems pretty accurate.

I will check on availability, could produce them tomorrow if need be, but realistically, we are working through orders and to be conservative I would say after the new year for shipping. We can probably pre-order but I need to get Angie's sign off. I can get exact times by the end of the week.

I like the nest as well, in fact if going to canyon country where alcoves are plentiful, the nest is all you really need in fair weather. I will attempt to get more photo's in the next few days. I suspect it could integrate in with our breakaway tarp vestibule as well, but I need to confirm.

I like the nest too...what will the cost be?

That right there is very interesting. Would love to see more pictures of it. I would assume that it was designed to work in the larger shelters as well, thinking 6 and 8 man.

I have the half nest for my Seekoutside 8 man, I like it a lot.