Thread: Macpac Minaret

Looking at tents can anyone recommend the Macpac Minaret for someone knocking on the door of 6”3 ?



Cheers

I’m 6’4” and found the Minaret a bit short. The Olympus (older model 1997 vintage ) is much better, nice and cheap at the moment. Macpac have 40% off.

Originally Posted by stug

I’m 6’4” and found the Minaret a bit short. The Olympus (older model 1997 vintage ) is much better, nice and cheap at the moment. Macpac have 40% off.

I agree, I am 6'4" too and had a shit night on Ruapehu in August in a Minaret. The cut off angle just doesn't make life easy in my opinion. Seemed pretty bomb proof in terrible weather though.

Cheers for the advice, any recommendations on tents around this price also welcome!

The Olympus is on sale for $659 at the moment about $120 more than the Minaret. Not going to get much better than that unless you find a second hand one somewhere.

The MSR, Big Agnes will be dearer, lighter but not as sturdy as an Olympus.

I'm 6' 1" and have a mineret. At your height I think it would be a bit short.

I'm 6ft 2. Could stand a kathmandu mono, so brought a bushbuck horizon - I rate it when it comes to size I can easily roll over, lie down, sit up and put my pack in the tent overnight.

Although I'm waiting for the tent/hammock on kickstarter to be built.

The minaret is a great tent and perfect for me at 5ft 10 but I wouldn't want it to be any shorter.

I have found a lot of exped tents have good length. My old Sirius II has heaps of room to store stuff down by your feet, I think its 225cm long inside.

I have a Exped Mira 2 and a long mat 197cm fits in with room to spare.