I’m a huge Tarptent fan and returning to backpacking after a long long reprieve. I have experience with the silnylon Stratospire 1.

Now I’m seriously eyeing the Double Rainbow. Part of me really wants the double wall version, but the weight saving of the Double Rainbow Li is quite substantial, even compared to the new “TNT” double wall version.

Aside from not having a double wall tent (just seems nice to have more stargazing opps and condensation prevention), my biggest hesitation with getting the Double Rainbow Li is simply due to the DCF material. It seems like it does not age well and quite abrasion prone.

However, I’m not as young as I used to be and thought of being as light as possible, well reasonably so, seems really nice. I’ll have to do heavy water carries as well from time to time.

TL;DR - Can anyone share their experience with long term use of DCF for their tent?