tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post2645552682024522143..comments2023-12-17T11:43:36.181+00:00Comments on Dawn's pages: WalesDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839157927650251268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-86497539726785131382009-01-10T18:24:00.000+00:002009-01-10T18:24:00.000+00:00Sadly it is often the case. As companies expand an...Sadly it is often the case. As companies expand and grow, so quality goes in the other directionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-68627882878267795402009-01-10T17:09:00.000+00:002009-01-10T17:09:00.000+00:00Hi Dawn,thanks for the info. I have experienced th...Hi Dawn,thanks for the info. I have experienced the same problems with a Shangri-la 3 so was planning the seam seal. Where are Golite going wrong at the moment? Their system 'in theory' should work perfectly...it used to in the '70's and 80's with other companies.<BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-22522164029693747842009-01-08T20:50:00.000+00:002009-01-08T20:50:00.000+00:00Hello there Fenlander. In regards to the Shangri L...Hello there Fenlander. In regards to the Shangri La 2, basically I find it a good roomy tent. Easy to sent up and stable. Condensation is minimal, adjust your height according to weather conditions. However, I would suggest you use the extra guy points in windy conditions. I added loops of very thin dyneema line. One negative point, and it seems to be an issue with recent Golite tents, seam seal. The tent leaked badly when I first used it. Thus I have had to go over every seam with sealer. Oh and if using trekking poles, remember, the can sink in soft ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-38457857596288082992009-01-08T20:35:00.000+00:002009-01-08T20:35:00.000+00:00Dawn, Hi, sounds like a great trip. I have been f...Dawn, Hi, sounds like a great trip. I have been following your Blog for some months now and find it fascinating. <BR/>I do have a question....you mention in your kit that you used a Golite Shangri-la 2. How did you find it? I have just taken delivery of one, but owing to family commitments have not had a chance to use it yet. Maybe in early February.<BR/>Happy trails,<BR/>FenlanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-44827879307877016352009-01-08T09:47:00.000+00:002009-01-08T09:47:00.000+00:00DAWN!!!! AWESOME!!! North Wales is my favourite p...DAWN!!!! AWESOME!!! North Wales is my favourite place. I lived in Capel and worked in Ellis Brigham and the Bryn Tyrch for a while. Amazing times!<BR/><BR/>One of the best scrambles I've ever had was going up the north ridge of Tryfan on New years day in a blizzard! Well, I say best, half of our gang came down with hypothermia on the way down, but it was exhilarating and beautiful all the same!<BR/><BR/>Loved reading this Dawn, thanks!! I was glad to see pictures at the end of it too. <BR/><BR/>hen<BR/>xhenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14862469963939581449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741901748146303937.post-29872772829113357932009-01-08T00:41:00.000+00:002009-01-08T00:41:00.000+00:00Dawn,Congratulations on this trip. An inspiration...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on this trip. An inspiration, as usual. I know those places well, even though I haven't been back for 20 years.<BR/><BR/>What you wrote about crampons strikes a<BR/>chord. You can carry the damn things for years, puncture your bedding, your tent or your skin and never put them on<BR/>your boots. And then another day comes when you feel silly without them.<BR/><BR/>I hope you soon resolve your health difficulties.<BR/><BR/>John GreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com