Got this tent almost a year ago now and have done some wonderful camping in it. Ranging from windy desert to summer nights on a glacier, this tent has been amazing. It's incredibly lightweight but still durable and so far, holds its own against rain like a charm!
Even slept three people in it on one occasion.

This tent was raved about when I sold camping equipment. Everyone I talked to about it said that it was one fo the best tents they they have ever owned. Im planning on buying something like this tent but for those of you who arent sure if they want it or not it would be a great idea to get it

After research and frustration with my MSR Hubba Hubba's lack of ventilation I found this tent. While slightly heavier that some of the other 'super-lights', the awesome design is well worth it. Great ventilation (one on each vestibule). Packs down well, I usually split up the tent between two people, into two of the smallest OR compression sacks (no problems getting the fly compress like one other user). Vestibules are an appropriate size to store our gear and keep it from the rain. This tent has been around the world and is great in inclement weather as well as in hotter more arid climates. Get a few extra stakes and a gear loft to supplement.

Great tent overall, easy to set up, easy to pack, light to carry.

Plenty of room inside for 2, a lot of room in the vestibules for wet & smelly gear. Slides of tent and vestibule open in opposite directions, a nice touch.

Spent 3 nights in Oshkosh during the airshow and have tested airplane blast on the tent, it did not move an inch.

The colour makes it easy to spot in the woods or in a crowded lot, but is not too flashy.

I used this tent all throughout Africa and it held up great. I was in some all night rain storms and only had minor condensation. Room enough for two buts its definitely tight. The length is great! If your short your bag goes behind your head. If your really tall, plenty of head room. I don't really like the orange vestibule. It stands out to much and I felt like it attracted bugs. There is also not much ventilation in the vestibule, so it can get really hot inside. Besides that, its light, easy to put up and take down, roomy, and compact. Best tent I have own for the size and weight.

Just spent 5 nights in this tent in all types of weather. Great overall tent.

Location: Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (and environs)

The trial by fire: A Tropical Storm brushed Hokkaido while I was backpacking. I staked her down, but could only use 2 guylines, and then hoped for the best. What ensued was hours upon hours of mid to heavy wind gusts, and torrential rain.

Inside was essentially 100% dry. In one spot, the floor changed color, but was not wet to the touch. I assume some water had pooled between the tarp and my tent, but was not passing through the floor material. As for wind, I felt a few times during that night she would come apart under the wind pressure, but she remained rock solid, with the main hub only moving a couple inches. Lost one fly staking due to sodden ground, but that was my fault for not tying her down beforehand.

After the storm, the day temps were 85+ F, and nights 65+ F. It revealed decent, but not fantastic, ventilation. Leaving the top part of the vestibule zips open helps a lot.

She survived a brushing with a Tropical Storm, and can handle a respectable temp well. This was my first use, but I think this was a solid test to understand what this thing is capable of...

Only complaint is that while the mesa is not a heavy tent, I still wish she was lighter. But hey, you cannot have everything.

This tent is really amazing. With the one-pole hub design, takes less than a minute to set this tent up! Packs pretty light and is the most user friendly tent I have owned. Took this tent on a 5-day trip to Zion NP and it was excellent through several days of thunder storms and heavy rain and wind gusts of 40-50 mph. The only thing I would have liked were a couple extra stakes. The tent comes with just enough to stake it down, but the featherlight aluminum breaks fairly easily. No major concerns with this tent. Awesome!!!

I use it in the summer time and in havy rain and hail in 80kph (50mph)wind useing 4 guylines and it held up!
great size for two people with two big bugs!
easy to set up. take 5 minutes in hard wind.
good weigh for the size of it.

and I have to say that "backcountry.com" great store to buy from!

I love this tent. It is ridiculously easy to set up (impress your buddies with the way the poles snap into place), weighs next to nothing and packs down smaller than a lot of sleeping pads. Inclement weather doesn't stand a chance against this thing. It's pretty cozy, so you might want to think twice before inviting your sweaty hiking companion to share it.

I had the pleasure to test this tent for a weekend and I'm going to agree with just about everyone else here, this tent is awesome. It's not the lightest but it's way not heavy. SUPER easy setup. Really nice in great weather under the stars without the fly. I'm a fan and will purchase this tent soon. Honestly, I get to test a lot of gear and usually find something bad to say about at least part of it, nothing bad to say about this tent I loved it.

I used this on a trip to Fruita, unfortunately it rained for two days of the trip. This tent kept everything inside dry, even without a tarp/footprint underneath. Very easy to setup, take literally 2 minutes if you have set it up before. Just make sure you stake the rainfly down so that you get coverage over the entire tent. No issues that I can think of.

The black diamond mesa tent was well enjoyed the other day for winter camping. Very subtle design. one gripe I had is how the stake straps don't cinch down. Thats a problem if your using for winter camping because you can bury the anchor but its hard to dial it in with out the cinch.

The vestibules are great, plenty of room for cooking and all that good stuff. packs down very nice. the spider pole system is weird at first but makes total sense.

I definitely pushed this one into the 3rd season and it performed quite well, very simple design too.

So far I've only used it twice. I've unpacked and repacked it two or three times and I have to say over all its easy to do so even under less than perfect conditions. The outer shell is a bit difficult to repack because of stiff areas above the foyer openings. The Foyer is extremely small and for a person my size (6' 2") getting in and out of the tent can be a cramped endeavor. It kept me warm and dry through some pretty good thunderstorms and sleeping conditions were comfortable.