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Every time I think the wind is lessening, and that the day will progress nicely after all, another big gust pummels my tent

8349-tent.jpg The problem now is that if the tent does fail and blow over, it will surely land on the flame of my propane burnerThumbnailsAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThe problem now is that if the tent does fail and blow over, it will surely land on the flame of my propane burnerThumbnailsAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThe problem now is that if the tent does fail and blow over, it will surely land on the flame of my propane burnerThumbnailsAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThe problem now is that if the tent does fail and blow over, it will surely land on the flame of my propane burnerThumbnailsAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThe problem now is that if the tent does fail and blow over, it will surely land on the flame of my propane burnerThumbnailsAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptable

Strong Mojave Desert winds are common and I expect to eventually encounter and tolerate them whenever I come out here. Wind in Mojave National Preserve's Butcher Knife Canyon bent my former tent's poles in 2008, but the fabric stood up (thanks REI).