Weekly Plot Help - November 17th

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I was waiting until the server move happened before putting this up. I'd have gone crazy if it had been lost.

Anyway - here's the place for you to look for help with your plots! Post your questions here.

And hey... all you people already over 50K? YES I'M LOOKING AT YOU! Get in here and help these people out now that you don't have anything else to do! *grin*

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Since I'm not an outdoorsman...

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(crossposting from my own LJ, and hoping this is in the right place, as opposed to making a separate post)

Doing some research (instead of writing...it's a stall tactic, I know, but it's a necessary stall tactic), and I'm trying to decide which kind of tent Joe and Amanda are carrying for their camping trip in Adirondack Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Park).  Basically, when they set out (in probably mid to late March), the forecast was for highs in the low forties, lows in the low twenties (Fahrenheit...Celsius would be about 5 or 6 for a high, -5 or -6 for a low).  No precipitation (snow or rain) but there was still some snow on the ground, especially off the trails where the sun has a hard time getting through the tree cover.  (I'm totally making this part up because it fits with what I have in mind for the first part of the book, but I'm having a hard time finding out what the weather was actually like for that time frame...what little bit I've found so far seems to indicate that this is not too unbelievable).

So, anyway, I've found a couple of tents that seem likely.  About the right size, not too expensive (because Joe is poor...or at least lower-middle-class background).  But, since I'm not an outdoorsy type, I'm hoping someone who reads this might be more educated about this than I am and give me a good opinion.

The first is a Coleman Sundome tent (http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/177-4508028-6358846?ASIN=B0009PUQNW&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B0009PUQNW|Coleman_Sundome_Tent_7x7&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B0009PUQNW&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001), 7' x 7', which retails for about US$40.

The other is a Wenzel Ponderosa Sports Dome Tent (http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=347007&kwtid=245217), 10' x 8', which retails for about US$60.

The Wenzel weighs about 11 pounds, which doesn't seem too unreasonable.  The original plan (for the Becks, anyway), was about a week of trail hiking and camping, so they would have had to carry the tent, the sleeping bags (http://www.joessports.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2908297), and everything else with them, so weight would probably be a factor.