I’ve summarised my various modifications to my Laser Competition here so you don’t have to search the blog:
The reason I started modifying my Comp.
Pole hood, door threshold cord and other useful tweaks.
Securing the door, double end guys, ventilation.
Porch groundsheet and minor tweaks.
Inner tent end tensioners and venting option.
Inner tent pocket, improved end venting option, zip pulls, long end guys.
The perfect pitch?
Hi I’ve taken delivery of a Laser Comp today.
I’d like to double up the end guys and carry out your pole hood modification.
What type and size of cord and line loks did you use, and where did you obtain them from.
Great site by the way!
Regards Geoff Edwards
By: Geoff on 6 January 2009
at 6:14 pm
I got the cord and lineloks from Bob and Rose at http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk. I kept the original cord in the pole hood as I figured it would be fiddly to rethread it. An alternative source of cord and lineloks is team io ( http://www.teamio.co.uk ). Have fun!
By: blogpackinglight on 6 January 2009
at 7:35 pm
This is so utterly fantastic! I’m now working my way through the whole boiling, including the ones I’ve seen before. It’s truly great information
By: peewiglet on 4 May 2009
at 3:05 pm
I’m making great progress now, thanks
I’ve replaced the two guys that attach to the pole cover with dyneema and line-loks, and I’ve done the same with the guys that attach to the ends of the tent. I’ve also put 4 line-loks on the cord threaded through the pole cover, but I’ve not yet changed that cord for dyneema as one piece of mine seems to have been sewn into place. Not sure whether that was deliberate or not. I’ll need to try to get two small krabs tomorrow to attach the pole cover line-loks to.
I’m now going to add various loops and things, and check out the ventilation suggestion. I have only 2 line-loks left so I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to do anything more before I set off. If necessary, though, I can ask Bobs to take some for me as we hope to meet at Loch Etchachan on the middle Friday for a haunted camp
Thanks so much, once again, for all this wonderful help.
By: peewiglet on 4 May 2009
at 6:10 pm
Glad you like the mods. The mini karabiners are so useful. Alpkit are very good value.
By: blogpackinglight on 4 May 2009
at 7:48 pm
Buy an Akto, yo need’nt modify the Hilleberg
By: Joe Karnickel on 28 May 2009
at 7:09 pm
I already have an Akto. Although it’s a good tent it weighs 0.5kg more than a Comp.
By: blogpackinglight on 30 May 2009
at 12:52 pm