tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post5690770528456533380..comments2023-06-02T10:49:09.040+01:00Comments on Gordon's off .....: CUBEN Trailstar!!Gordon Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955685488317618975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post-63785219945311429252013-11-30T08:28:34.816+00:002013-11-30T08:28:34.816+00:00Never did have any midge problems. Nor ticks which...Never did have any midge problems. Nor ticks which are my nemesis!<br />And, thanks now on 4 TGOs.<br />I'll be using my Trailstar in May, next yearGordon Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955685488317618975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post-67352214964649221152012-01-17T09:08:36.700+00:002012-01-17T09:08:36.700+00:00@Zed, I had read the same, that MLD were not going...@Zed, I had read the same, that MLD were not going to make a cuben version for the reasons your descibe.. so I buy my Trailstar late last year and low and behold, a cuben version suddenly appears! I was a bit dissapointed but it is interesting to note the comments here about the the cuben version being a bit more fussy with the pitch. Anyhow, I am very happy with my silnylon TS, I love it.<br /><br />@Gordon, did you have any issues with midges on the TGOC last year? I'm going to use my TS for the Challenge this year and was thinking that I would get and inner of some description.<br /><br />BryanBryan Waddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342757961803821270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post-14584100476609670332012-01-13T22:46:48.701+00:002012-01-13T22:46:48.701+00:00So soon after I bought the sil version, how annoyi...So soon after I bought the sil version, how annoying :)<br /><br />If I didn't go through the 13 week pain last time I'd give one a go. I'm still over the moon with what you get with the sil version, maybe if I was buying from fresh again I'd be tempted.Shewiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649390233498574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post-58449275355820805142011-12-17T19:26:04.296+00:002011-12-17T19:26:04.296+00:00Yes, and given the footprint, how often do you get...Yes, and given the footprint, how often do you get a completely flat, Trailstar-sized pitch on the side of a mountain? The silnylon version copes with having the highest peg 18 inches higher than the lowest. I still had a tight, flap-free shelter.Zednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post-53603879494662750972011-12-17T12:14:18.405+00:002011-12-17T12:14:18.405+00:00You are right, Zed.
It's not clear whether th...You are right, Zed.<br /><br />It's not clear whether there was a prototype cuben version put together when the Trailstar first came out - or whether Ron was talking theoretically.<br /><br />What he says, now, is ".... the greater stretch of silnylon allows a slightly sloppier pitch technique to be compensated for by just pulling the tieouts harder to stretch it into shape. A cuben version needs little bit more care in pitching to get it 'squared up' so to speak and get the same nice looking and wind shedding taught pitch."<br /><br />The cuben version saves 170.097 grms in weight!<br /><br />I cannot justify another $335 to save this weight, but, I might have been tempted if I was buying one from new.<br /><br />The silnylon Trailstar is so easy to put up in any conditions. I'd want to know whether the cuben version was a bit too 'fussy'to put up, especially in the middle of a howling gale!Gordon Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381515362913927434.post-26019555285579511502011-12-16T16:53:09.292+00:002011-12-16T16:53:09.292+00:00Didn't MLD say that the Trailstar was best in ...Didn't MLD say that the Trailstar was best in silnylon because that fabric permits cranking on the tension for maximizing storm resistance to a greater extent than cuben? I'm sure they gave a reason of that sort for not offering a cuben Trailstar from Day One.<br /><br />How much would cuben save on a Trailstar? I'm thinking of getting a new Trailstar for the new, drab colour rather than for a change of fabric. Sharkskin grey stands out like a sore thumb on British hillsides.Zednoreply@blogger.com