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Well, our current Coleman tent is 7 x 7 (49 square feet), which is obviously very spacious for the two of us and all our gear inside. We usually just bring a big blue tarp for the groundcloth.
The backpacking, IF we do it (big IF), would be in utterly remote Iceland for a solid week with a group of people, so I assume we would all share the load of food and living gear. I don't really know the terrain, though some hillclimbing wouldn't surprise me. But we don't even know if we'll be going on this trip yet... it's speculation.
See, we are not professional (or even amateur) backpackers... we've just always wanted to get started doing it, but haven't built up the experience to know what kind of gear would be best. I've always heard that every pound counts when it comes to loading your pack, but then again... are 3 lbs really worth $150 when our current tent serves us well otherwise?
Eh, maybe we should just buck up and carry the extra 3 lbs...
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