WTD: MLD Trailstar

Hi

Looking for a Trailstar - ideally grey.

Would pay well for one in decent condition!

ha ! you and me too baby !

Keep an eye out on backpackinglight.com in the Us as they turn up their quiet often.

@Stephen >Keep an eye out on backpackinglight.com...

Thanks, was going to post there, but it turns out MLD have offered to make me one before my trip so if no-one responds by Monday I'll order new.

Wow ! you must have have something I don't as I asked Ron previously and he didn't have anything 'on the shelf' for me

Good stuff Geoff,

It is nice shelter, I tested one out a few weeks ago for taking my Mrs wild camping but the lack of door put her off.

@Mike - I've got quite a few weeks in hand, so I don't think I'm bumping anyone in the queue.

I'm returning to the hills after 3 decades of illness - a new treatment has made it possible! For the trip I'm planning I need to travel light and stay high to keep ascent to a minimum and conserve energy. I can't think of anything else under a kilo that I'd trust on exposed sites, so in a way the TrailStar is making the trip possible. It really does look like a uniquely stable design for the weight, even if I decide to add a nest.

I've always loved high bivvies, but as age advances I like the idea of doing it in comfort!

Nice one on the retur to fitness Geoff. I know whats it's like to have debilitating injury, it's not cool. Lightweight is the way to go, makes the trip more fun. I do think that most people mostly carry kit way too heavy for what is needed. I usually carry a bombproof tarp 'just in case' but everything else is very light.

I do fancy a trailstar but 12 weeks to wait in the UK and summer could be over (has it started ??!!  lol) Got a solo innernet and nothing to stick it under. Also, would have fancied the coyote brown but it's out of stock atm

At least Ron isn't outsourcing his gear to China like Warbonnet, not that theres anything wrong with it, but I do like niche USA cottage industry kit made with heart. Got a fair amount of MLD, can't be faulted.

Good luck with your first trip, takes lots of pics and let us know how it went. Don't forget some pain relief for peace of mind !

Well, as I've not had an offer I think I'll order from Ron on Monday, and perhaps a nest from Oookworks.

Adds perhaps 300g over a minimal groundsheet, but the extra shelter from 50cm draught panels on the outer edges should reduce my need to carry a heavier sleeping bag and may pay for itself weight-wise.

And I have to confess that I've reached a stage in life when I'm less tolerant of sharing my sleeping space with mozzies, midgies, slugs, ticks, moths, mice et al.

I'm still getting what's effectively a 4-5 season shelter for 1k, much lighter than a Scarp with the extra poles.

My sleeping system is under 1k, as is my pack. So the big three will be about 2.6k, which might be heavy for ultra trails but seems pretty workable for my kind of gentle plodding?