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Weighed On Our Scales » 4.6 oz (130.41 g)
Catalog No. SIM20022
OVERVIEW & FEATURES
Inner bug shelters made of no-see-um mesh allow tarp users to continue enjoying the benefits of tarping, despite the mosquitoes and black flies that might otherwise drive us into a heavier, less spacious, and less ventilating tent. They can also work well on their own, for bug-free sleeping without a tarp on starry nights. Unfortunately, a full-length bug shelter tends to be rather heavy itself if it has a sewn-in floor and isn't suffocatingly small inside...and bug-proof shelters without floors, like tarp-tents with mesh skirts, offer zero protection against insects that may be on the ground beneath you. In fact they tend to trap these insects right where you'd least prefer them to be.
The Simblissity Inner Peace™ bug-free haven is a half-length shelter with sewn-in floor that effectively prevents all insects - both flying and crawling - from entering your living space. The half-shelter design eliminates the weight and redundancy of enclosing the entire occupant in netting since a sleeping bag, lightweight bivy or liner - even most hiking pants - can be comfortable and effective protection for the lower body.
The Inner Peace™ outperforms other netting half-shelters in a number of important ways, by offering:
Superior protection
An elasticized opening with cordlock cinches securely around the full perimeter of the sleeping bag and mattress - not just along the top - thus eliminating the vulnerability of gaps where the shelter meets the outside world. At 48" in length, the shelter protects to below the waist - shorter occupants can cinch it closed as low as the knee area - and is designed to completely fit most 3/4 length sleeping pads, as shown in the photo above. (Longer pads extend beyond the shelter without concern, or can be placed underneath the floor.)
More functional living space
With a generous height and width, sewn-in floor, and taut, vertical walls, the Inner Peace is much more than a mere sleep screen. The shelter offers ample room to sit up on your side while eating or reading, and to stretch out with no fear of coming into contact with the walls or roof. Most importantly, you can unzip - or completely dispense with - a sleeping bag on warm nights, as the shelter is taut and roomy enough to protect bare arms, hands, and the entire torso area to below the waist. Toss and turn all you like; the Inner Peace stays put and bugs stay well out of reach.
Greater versatility
The Inner Peace can be attached beneath a tarp, pitched on its own in fair weather, or kept protected in its stuff sack on bug-free nights. Its A-frame roof shape matches that of most tarps, while four elastic lines attach to the tarp's corner stakes, stretching to accommodate the variable pitch of the tarp. A fifth line attaches overhead to a trekking pole, support stick, tarp guyline, or even to an overhead branch if pitching the shelter on its own. The attachment lines terminate on the inside of the shelter, where tiny cordlocks permit further adjustment of line length and tension to create a taut and roomy structure, regardless of the tarp's dimensions or geometry of pitch. Set-up is quick and easy, taking less than a couple of minutes.
Planning to use the trail shelters on your next outing? The Inner Peace can be pitched as basic bug protection inside a shelter without using all of its lines - or encroaching upon your shelter mates' space. For the lightest possible arrangement, any unused attachment lines can be removed.
And speaking of versatility, the Inner Peace also doubles as an oversized headnet. Put it on over a brimmed hat, cinch the opening below your waist, and find ample room for eating lunch - cookpot and all! - without the mosquitoes forcing you to make an early camp.
Lightest all-up shelter weight
Used in conjunction with a tarp, the Inner Peace requires no additional anchoring equipment. (Two ultralight titanium stakes are recommended, but aren't essential.) Its taut, roomy shape is a barrier not only to insects, but also offers an additional measure of protection against moisture, such as condensation build-up inside a tarp, angling rain, and splash-back. And because it works with even a small, very lightweight tarp, the Inner Peace can be a key component in a truly ultra-lightweight shelter system - a versatile and highly protective rig which, including stakes and ground sheet, can have an all-up weight of less than a pound!
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