Greetings to my fellow adventurers Its Naturally Caffeinated and I have just completed a northbound PCT thru hi!

!e" that started at #am on $ay %&th '(%) and finished at #*%(pm on +ctober '&th '(%), The trail was a great challenge throughout" but it was especially difficult this year in -ashington, I arrived in -ashington in time to get snowed on in the Goat .oc!s and the Northern Cascades which brought a whole new level of difficulty to completing the hi!e, /ut" as they say 0if it was easy everyone would do it12 I wanted to provide you" the in3uisitive reader" with a 3uic! summary of my e4perience in using the 5ama Cuben Cirriform 6- while on this journey, This tent was loaned to me by 5ama and I am under no obligation to provide a detailed review I write this because I was e4tremely pleased with the tent I carried" and wanted to provide a little more information on its performance, I used this tent most every night throughout the trip" e4cept for the last '7( miles in snow from 6now3ualmie Pass to the border" and for that stretch I used more group oriented and mountaineering e3uipped gear since we shared some items between the ) of us that finished together, Shelter Gear Used* 8had room at head and foot" and plenty of width with this setup9 5ama $ountain Gear* Cirriform 6- Cuben 8spec wt %&,7 o:,9 http*;;www,yamamountaingear,com;cirriform sw %p; I used a <long;-ide =ltralight )(> ?uilt 8@@1 length9 # section piece of accordion foam as my mat Polycro groundsheet under the tent # 6hepard hoo! titanium sta!es 6ingle carbon fiber adjustable tre!!ing pole for front bea! support 6tandard $ylar tre!!ing umbrella for the rear bea! support Ai!er specs* @%1" %@7 lbs" si:e %) shoes Image of my tent setup at Chic!en 6pring Ba!e the night before I camped at Crabtree $eadows for my summit of $t, -hitney" seen in following photo,

-hy I li!ed the Cirriform 6- tent* Casy setup 8usually about ) minutes9" fast ta!edown" small pac!si:e" and 3uic! dry time after getting wet 8%7 '(min in the sun9, =tili:ed my tre!!ing pole and my umbrella as dual purpose items" but you could also purchase tents poles for the shelter if desired, .oomiest single person shelter of its !ind o Its high footbo4 provides more airflow and wiggle room for big feet" and roomy length;width gave me the feeling of being in a regular 0two person1 shelter, C4cellent wind stability o I enjoy camping high on ridges and wanted a tent that could consistently handle moderate to strong winds around '7 )7mph" and remained firm even in much stronger gusts that collapsed tents around me9 Dast adjustments and e4cellent airflow to minimi:e condensation o I purposely setup the tent in high condensation prone areas to compare it to other hi!ers tents" and tents I have used, It was consistently dryer 8left one side of vestibule rolled open9 and even when wet" this tent dried 3uic!ly, I could feel slight bree:es come through the tent on hot days" and enjoyed the )@(> opportunity for airflow from the mesh all around the bathtub floor, The durability and 3uality was top notch" and I was 3uic!ly able to rely on the shelter completely with out regard for the weather, The strong vestibule :ipper never failed with repeated hard use" and the netting was placed just high enough to catch a bree:e" but not interfere with the bathtub floor !eeping out rains in a downpour, o This tent was set up in the Goat .oc!s -ilderness of -ashington during the -estern Pacific Typhoon Pabu!, .ecord rainfalls were recorded for 6eptember during this time, This tent handled the hail" free:ing rain" blowing snow" and torrential downpour very well, I was able to !eep my down gear dry during multiple nights and consecutive days in non stop storm conditions, Though I was somewhat unnerved at the intensity of the rainstorm" this tent was not" and !ept me safe and sound amidst it all, The professional integrity and commitment to 3uality is obvious in all 5ama products, Aaving used ) of the cuben ditty bags for storing gear throughout the trip" the bags all held up to daily use and remained without significant wear at the end of the trip,

This tent performed e4actly as I had hoped" and I would not hesitate to bring the same tent out for thousands more miles of adventuring, I found a true home in this tent for the %(( nights or more that I slept in it" and I hope that youll loo! into 5ama $ountain Gear and see if you can find your wilderness home amidst Gens offerings, $y than!s to Gen for giving me the opportunity to use this tent"

Seth Naturally Caffeinated Brewer AT 11, NET 12, LT 12, PCT 1