Carl Mandrioli
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6,943 appearances
18 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 13 Aug
Carl Mandrioli’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And most backpackers aren't bringing tents with fiberglass fiberglass poles, but you'll see them periodically.
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Next level, in terms of the worst tent out there, is my third one, and that is the REI Half Dome 2 Plus tent.
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So I was literally just an REI a few days ago, and I had a salesman trying to sell me on this and tell me it was like an award winning tent.
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And I was like, really?
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Like it's still an award winning tent?
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So actually like Google searched it and it is an award winning tent like back in 2002 from like Backpacker magazine.
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That's the closest thing I could find.
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So I don't know if they're still hanging on to that.
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But um I would say this is best for like a regular backpacker who trusts store clerks or who can make a good garage sale find or who's bringing like kids and teenagers backpacking and doesn't mind it getting destroyed.
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So that's who it's best for.
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What I do like about it is for the 2 Plus, like it actually is good size.
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It fits two wide pads, and I can sleep with like myself, my wife, and a dog in the tent.
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Like it fits all three of us.
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We've got it not as big of a dog as you have, but we got a decent sized dog.
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So that's what I like about it.
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Uh critiques, it's one of the heaviest backpacking tents going right now.
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Like it's around six pounds.
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It's not durable.
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It's probably the least durable tent I've ever seen.
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experienced like it immediately starts fraying at the seams.
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