I think there are weird things happening over at Luxe right now, not sure I would order anything from them, and if I did I would use paypal for an easy dispute if needed. I think they are having a hard time getting inventory, but selling it as if they have it....Lots of discussion over at ROKSLIDE and other backpacking forums.....
The rocket was not tall enough for me to sit in a chair like a helinox, but fine for like a crazy creek or ems mountain chair style seat. I ended up selling the rocket, as convenient as the side entrance was there were a few things I didnt like:
-IF the side zipper went in the back country the whole tarp was kind of shot
-Because the entrance was on the side, the larger end couldn't be open and used as more of a wing style tarp
-when the side door was open the thing was like a sail. If the end was openable, it at least could be better positioned for the tail of the tarp into the wind
-I wanted something a little more versatile--meaning it wasnt always a enclosed tarp
I ended up with a Kifaru Super tarp with annex(older tie in) that should have actually been here yesterday. I like the idea that I can bring or leave the annex. It also will be easy to make a netting entrance for it if wanted for bug season, I'm not sure if the foot print will end up being too big for my use or not, but i wanted something big enough to hang out in if the weather sucks,but not so big it is a pain to find a place to set it up. I had originally wanted a paratarp, but decided it was too small. I"ll keep you in the loop when the super tarp shows up...I might just end up sticking with my BT-3, we'll see.
I think if you are looking for something a little bigger to be able to sit in with a chair, something like a SO cimmaron, or Kifaru mega tarp(more vertical sidewalls than the super), sawtooth.
I can sit in my SO Bt-3 with an old EMS wooden chair(Byer's of Maine Made) But its tight.
I"m still deciding on what stove I will pair with the Supertarp and my BT3. I have a 12" Lite outdoor cylinder coming and these I"ve been working on.
Cone style designed after SO big sibling, not really for cooking, but could be used as a twig stove outside of tent. This is 1.27lbs WITH a 4' stove pipe:
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A copy of a medium Tigoat Wifi(which might get cut down to a narrower width and smaller height):
First is with 10" ti body, second is with 7" SS body...not sure what I will end up with...
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And a ridiculously cool design I"m still piecing together and testing is based upon an inverted J-burner that was designed by Tim in Australia ( timtinker.com ). Definitely not an overnight burner, but can cook and heat, and is super compact. The guy is an absolute genius and the thought, testing and design that goes into hi DIY stuff is amazing. Totally worth checking him out. Still need to build a feed tube and ovciously no stove pipe is on it, thats just a pipe adapter currently in place.
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