He said the experience was in-tents.
(Grabs coat) I’ll see myself out
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I have used it once so far. It was surprisingly roomy, but setup was a pain. I was reading that it takes practice to set it up quickly. My poles kept falling while trying to set to guy lines, it was a but frustrating, but I eventually got it.
I’m thinking I should set it up a few times in the backyard this summer to get it figured out!
But overall, it was a pleasant tent experience!
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Yeah, the Lanshan has gotten a lot of praise for being a pretty amazing budget pole tent since you got one. Only complaint as you say though, that it’s still a tricky pole tent.
The only pole tent I’ve heard is easier is the X-mid. It has sort of a… strange interior though.
I’m lazy and stick to my semi freestanding, lol.
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I ditched pans/ cooking rig and instead just take a metal water bottle… I use that to heat water, then pour the hot water into the foil packet of dehydrated food and eat straight out of that.
I also don’t carry water, just a small filtration device which I use into the metal water bottle when I find a source.
I cut all labels, tags, excess strings off everything.
I carefully consider literally the exact food I’ll need and keep an inventory for the next trip as well.
My tent is relatively heavy, but I like having the space and comfort.
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I should point out that when hiking in Scotland you’re never far from a water source 
I do have an option to switch out my tent for a bivvy bag but the midge-death wind smear drizzle rain-a-thon that may ensue is simply not worth it. So this way if it rains I can want up the tent and just chill with my (slim lightweight!) reading book and still have a really awesome day
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But do you cut your toothbrush in half…?
The water thing is normal though. It can easily be the heaviest thing you carry, just not practical to carry a full water load out.
This one bites me because I always carry ~one extra liter of water between sources just in case. In the California Sierra it’s not as plentiful. 2 lbs of dead weight most of the time, but it eventually gets used at camp anyway.
I did start keeping a spreadsheet for food a while ago. Packed weights and macros (fat/cal/protein) per unit. Was a lot of work to make it at first, but once you have it, it’s a lot easier to plan meals for longer trips!
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What kind of tent did you have? I got a Clostnature 1-man from Amazon. A little claustrophobic but holds heat, doesn’t leak, and only weighs 3.5 pounds.
I should start doing that too but I don’t know where to start. I’ve used spreadsheets before, but not in this context. And I’m not cutting my toothbrush in half!
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You make a row for each of common stuff you might bring for food. Then a column for each (per serving or package) the weight in grams, calories, and grams of carbs, fat and protein. I also include sodium.
All that should be in the nutrition labels, though for weight I weigh it myself if it’s packaged.
That’s the hard part. Then to make a calculator, you can go a little farther and make an inventory calculator. Have it multiply and add things up based on how many you say you wanna bring.
If you’re good at spreadsheets the long part is entering the data. But then you can quickly sanity check any food packing to be sure it’s a decent weight and has a good macro balance. Have a convenient shopping list to boot.
It’s complete overkill if you only do one or two nights. Like, as long as you have enough food/calories it almost doesn’t matter for short trips.
But if you go real far over several days, I find it really helpful!
Yes, I take just the brush end of a bamboo toothbrush, and a small amount of tooth powder, which is obvs lighter than toothpaste.
Sierra meteor 3000.
Heavy for a solo trip but so much room I love it.
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That’s why I like the hammock, as long as there’s 2 trees nearby, takes seconds to put up.
My BIL wants to do our 37 mile hike again, I’m not sure if I want to use the tent or hammock… 
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I just set it up in the backyard. 15 to 20 minutes.
Not the quickest pitch, but for the size and weight, I’ll take it!
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Don’t think it matters. You’re not getting that fort back from Penny now!
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I’m also thinking I need to check my seam seals. I gave a friend an old tent before the pandemic and the tape had all cracked. He had to reseal it. Was only a few years old then.
One pandemic later, my good tent’s been sitting in a closet for a few years now too. 
Good thing to look at while ya got it pitched!
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