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18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 3 in one household Feb 25, 2007
By A. Lauder
My family has three of these, a great tent. I like that I can set up a low chair and read in my tent comfortably during bad weather. I don't care for the rain fly "wings" but both my dad and brother don't mind them and like the space. We all really like the double doors.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Great for lite use Aug 21, 2008
By James R. Mills
Just took this tent on a 7 day kayaking trip and it worked well for the most part.
We had many days of rain and on a few days the rain got heavy and the tent let some water seep through, not too much though.
The fly-out wings on the rain fly are a blessing and a curse. They are nice when its raining and you have gear you want to keep covered but don't want to bring in the tent. When you aren't in need of them they tend to get in the way when entering and exiting the tent and if the zipper is all the way down you have to crawl out in the narrow space to reach it when getting out. Kind of a pain....
The next problem is probably more of my own sloppiness and not specific to this tent. When it was raining I grabbed a bag of granola and took it back to the tent, I must have dropped a few crumbs and the next camp site I set it up at had a healthy fire ant population. That morning I woke up to ants all over the tent- how did they get in? They literally chewed holes through the tent, 6 in all. Never bring any food into your tent if there is even the possibility of ants being around.
So its a decent tent and pretty darn good when you consider the price but if you are going to be doing any serious treking, you might consider something else.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Buy Seam Sealer immediately Apr 06, 2008
By Thomas Whacker
"f7likethekey"
This tent was easy to set up and take down... it's lightweight and fits back in the packaging after use. I definitely recommend this tent for backpacking but you want to seal the corners as soon as you get it. Nothing like wanting to stay dry and your tent gets a puddle forming in the corner of it...
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
excellent fair-weather tent Aug 08, 2008
By Kevin Collins
"http://liquidcycles.com"
i've owned this tent for 5 years now and have spent over 100 nights in it - i just got back from a month-long road/rafting trip this last week
it doesn't provide a lot of heat insulation, but i've used it successfully for snow camping, and it's amazing for summer and warm-weather camping. the mesh is excellent - it's tight enough to keep out even the smallest bugs, but thin enough that it doesn't degrade the view too much. i have no problems with rips or tears - the tent itself is a bit stretched out from usage, but not a problem. i've also received a number of compliments on the color scheme :)
the tent does not perform well in heavy rainfall. the seams are sealed, but under heavy rain its elastic tabs (whose purpose is not clear to me) wick moisture into the tent and puddles can accumulate. in light rainfall, if you stake the fly away from the tent itself and put a tarp down *inside* (not outside!) the tent, you will probably stay dry. i haven't tried it in heavy wind, but based on the design i suspect it's not great in high wind either
if you're looking for a serious four-season tent capable of heavy wind and rain protection - i would buy something else. otherwise, i recommend this affordable tent wholeheartedly
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Great Backpacking Tent! Sep 02, 2008
By crpg05
I just took this tent on a three day backpack trip to above 12,000 ft. It was the perfect weight. It fit two people and two mid-sized dogs in it just fine. Nice and cozy! It faired very well against constant wind and rain. Bone dry inside! I would definately recommend this tent!
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