The Gossamer Gear Whisper is a solo, floorless, Dyneema Composite Fabrics shelter that is pitched with two straight poles and has a fullperimeter design and noseeum mesh skirt. The shelter alone weighs 9.8 oz (280 g), and is pitched with 7 stakes.

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*** Outline:

0:00 Introduction to the Gossamer Gear Whisper
1:21 Tour of the Gossamer Gear Whisper
5:09 How to Pitch the Gossamer Gear Whisper
10:06 Using a Polycryo Ground Cloth with the Gossamer Gear Whisper
11:03 Using the Gossamer Gear Whisper with a Large, Wide Sleeping Pad
11:58 How to Pitch the Gossamer Gear Whisper in Windy Conditions
17:57 Trail Weights Options for Stakes, Ground Cloths, Poles
22:55 Performance Condensation
24:56 Performance Rain
26:56 Performance Wind
27:58 Performance Snow
28:39 Performance Insects
30:37 Design Philosophy, Minimalism, and the Gossamer Gear Whisper
32:20 Whisper vs. a Tarp
32:35 Whisper vs. a Pyramid
33:50 Whisper vs. ZPacks Hexamid
35:33 Whisper vs. Trekking Pole Tents
36:17 Summary & Review

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