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1972This author was always in love with this particular tent within the Sierra Designs tent line. He never owned one himself, but coveted the one his brother owned, and frequently took it on trips, such as a well-remembered one into the heart of the Grand Tetons. He especially remembers a camp on a high bench at the very head of Cascade Canyon, with the "Grand" itself leaping into the sky across the canyon, as beautifully framed by the wide door of the SD 3-Man tent each morning...To me, the 3-Man represented an imaginative fusion of the Native American Teepee with modern nylon and aluminum. It also represented a bold move away from the A-frame tent designs of the era..... In conversation with George Marks, it was not surprising that the 3-Man is a tent that Mr. Marks has thought of maybe bringing back in some form.
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