i spent tuesday nite up on the ridge between North Tripyramid and Middle Tripyramid in the white mountains of new hampshire. I set my Fly Creek tent up on the top of the ridge in pitch black darkness with a little flashlite. I was glad it was small and narrow, because there really was no place to camp other than the little spot i found between some pine trees that was just big enough to slip the tiny tent into. I put some plastic under it, got out the compression pad, and the cat's meow sleeping bag, and i was fine. I would describe it as a good entry level tent, which is where im at. Having no gear at all, the deal with the tent plus a Osprey backpack worked out really well for me. The way i measure my expense is by counting the nights in a tent as one nite in a motel room's worth of savings. That nite i saved $79 plus tax, and got to bag two peaks after a good nites rest. There is nothing like sleeping on top of one of those mountains. Total oxygen. If you want to look for a better tent, the first thing to try out is the Fly Creek zippers. They are easy to jam.

I love it. so far I worrie about how well it will hold up for the long haul it has shown no weakness yet with a three day trip with heavy rain and wind and several one nighters, but I just keep thinking "its too light weight to be this strong" and it keeps proving me wrong the only thing I wish is if it could be a few inches longer I'm 6'1" and I do fit and can sit up with ease but a few more inches never hurt anyone! no pun intended

I'm an outfitter in MT and have spent many nights in the wilderness. Needed to find a new solo tent for the high country. Used this tent one night and that was enough. Super light weight and extremely thin but seemingly tough enough material. Seems and stitching seem sound. Other than that I found it to be a poor design. Had a storm blow in and drop the snow level to my elevation and it rained, sleeted and blew all night. Temps about 35 degrees F.

It is not free standing and I found it impossible, either setting it up at home in good weather or especially after 8 miles and 4000 or so vertical feet in the cold, to guy wire it out correctly. Even with all the stakes.

Though the specs read that it should be able to fit the Big Agnes Park long series bags, it does not. There is no way to fit one and not have your feet rub against the lower end, which inevitably led to the lower end of my bag picking up a lot of moisture from the walls. I find it hard to believe that any normal sized human in any bag could not end up rubbing the walls. This thing is REAL small inside. I'm 6'1” and 225 lbs. Forget about sitting up.

Cold air also blows in on your head as there is no wall by your head, just mesh. Then every time you need get in and out of the fly water pours in all over your head as there is no way to open it up without that occurring because of the angle of the tiny vestibule. No way I was fitting my Gregory Baltoro 70 Lg, 4638 cu/inches in it either. Just enough room for shoes and maybe a very small pack and water bottle.

I like Big Agnes products, but this one missed the boat. I'll be getting a Copper Spur UL2 instead. Same material but big enough not to rub against. And room to store my pack. I'm willing to give up a bit of weight for comfort. The Fly Creek is maybe a fair weather small person no rain tent at best.