This tent has been great in the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer in North Georgia. My husband and I do a good bit of "light" camping and hiking and I've tested the tent in some part of the Appalachain Trail in North Georgia and Virginia and have been very pleased. The set up is super easy and the poles are extremely light, but feel sturdy as well!!! We love it

This tent is made by Big Agnes specifically for Back Country. They've done an excellent job. First time in use it sleeted / snowed all night, though not hard. The tent was warm, with no leaks. Construction is great. Easy set up. The aluminum poles are slick, and it comes with a custom fit footprint that have the tent poles secured in grommets in both the footprint and the tent !
I love the yellow color. I think that should help in the summer in reflecting the sun. In a field with a sodium vapor light nearby there was almost enough light to settle your gear without a flashlight. It also has a clever vent system in the top of the fly: 3-4 inch velcro enclosed metal (?) flat stock can be adjusted to permit the fly to be open that amount on 2 sides to vent or gather wind into the tent.
There are 2 mesh gear pockets about 8 inches off the floor attached at the top of the bathtub. Another mesh gear pocket is removable and attaches near the top of the tent. I found it handy for holding a flashlight and my glasses.
The vestiblules are larger than some I've seen, and fold back around the side of the tent out of the way. There's plenty of room for shoes and gear. They have double zippers, which is convenient for entry (although digging the lower zipper out of the snow was cold and wet with 3 inches of sleet that shook loose from the fly over night).
Now for my only disappointment: My 84" regular length Marmot Trestles sleeping bag touched the walls of the 90" long tent (inflatable mat and toes up in the foot of the bag). I'm not sure how that will affect long term use or leakage in heavy rain.
Backcountry's service was great too. Their gear guys helped sort through options in selecting the tent without prejudice. When UPS tracking showed that the tent would be delyed a day, Backcounty overnighted another tent, charging only the original amount for shipping and is refunding the full amount of the late tent and shipping charges upon its return..

This tent has been great in the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer in North Georgia. My husband and I do a good bit of "light" camping and hiking and I've tested the tent in some part of the Appalachain Trail in North Georgia and Virginia and have been very pleased. The set up is super easy and the poles are extremely light, but feel sturdy as well!!! We love it.

I have only had one chance to use the tent so far, but it was on a cold fall night, about 38 degrees, and it held up well. it is a thin tent but it stayed relatively warm. I like that it is small and compact to keep on a bag for hiking. I dont know what murdersux was talking about but the rain-fly, when installed correctly, kept the dew off just as it was supposed to do, and after letting the fly dry off for a while the next day, all folded back up with the rest of the tent and fit back into the bag nicely. Just fold it up on the original fold lines as it came. As for buying a wal-mart tent instead, the sunnyside is much better quality, with light and strong poles, strong zippers and good stitching. It is fairly expensive but it is a tent, when kept in good care, should last you a lifetime.

paid nearly 200usd and could have done better with cheap walmart tent. when i woke up in the morning, i was covered in a layer of morning dew. i had the rainfly on but that didnt really protect me from the elements outside. nearly impossible to repack into stuff sack provided. save your money and buy something, anything else.