I just ordered this tent for climbing Aconcagua in December of 2008, and for high alpine camping in Colorado. After reading the reviews below, especially the whining and complaining about the lack of stakes and guylines I must say "Quit complaining". 95% of the time when you buy a tent you replace the stakes for stronger ones, buy new guy lines for stronger ones, and in the end will replace them all in a year of use anyways. Who spends $400 dollars on a tent, never sets it up, and then finds out on the trail that it didn't come with enough stakes, DUH!! If people are this unprepared out on the trail I'd hate to see what else they forgot at home as well. Spend more time preparing and less time complaining, bombproof, that's why you buy this tent, heck, how many tents have guyline points that support a 10mm climbing rope??? This tent wasn't meant for the weekend warrior folk, but for serious climbers who change/alter their gear to "make it their own" and who really have a grasp of every aspect of their gear when in the harshest of conditions because it may save your life.

First off, let me say that from what I can tell, this tent would be tight to say the least if you tried to fit 2 people into it. I have a sleeping bag rated to -40, so its kind of large (a couple inches shy in width from a twin mattress), and it takes up pretty much the entire floor space. However, I purchased this tent for just myself and I must say it is the best tent I've ever had for camping. I've had this tent for about a year now and I go camping quite often and this thing has impressed me every time. It takes some time to set-up and tear down properly and they don't necessarily provide all of the guylines (only 2 of 4), but these problems are easily fixed with another $10 purchase, a little ingenuity, or a little patience. I've had this tent in a storm where winds were reaching gusts of over 60 miles an hour while I was camped along a river and even though tents around me were being ripped from their stakes and toppled over, this tent didn't even budge. It also handles rain, snow, and sleet like a champ, especially if you spend the extra money on the footprint. The tent goes from having a tiny amount of condensation on those cold, winter mornings to being completely and absolutely dry. The materials used to construct this thing are so durable, I really do think this will be the last tent I will buy for a long, long time.

Just to propose the counter points, here are the 4 main problems with this tent -
a) 2 guylines and pegs short
(kind of aggravating, but nothing that can't be easily fixed)
b) Headroom is just like advertised: Not that much
(If you plan on living in your tent, this isn't the tent for you. If you plan on having a reliable place to sleep after you live your day outdoors, this is the tent for you.)
c) Takes a little work to set-up/tear-down
(Patience is a virtue, this tent takes time to set up because the poles especially are really strong and take a little bit of work to get through the sleeves)
d) Not the advertised amount of space in respect to people
(If you actually think that just because MSR tells you this is a 2 person, that you'll be able to fit 2 people in this tent, then I suggest you either you both buy mummy bags or you both sleep in the same sleeping bag. You must realize though that this lack of space is the reason why this tent is so easily able to stand up to the elements.)

Perfection is so hard to achieve, but I truly believe that MSR has gotten as close as humanly possible to the perfect single person (or two person if you're adventurous) hiking/camping tent that I have ever laid eyes upon.

This tent is difficult to set up in ideal circumstances (my living room) and one succeeds 2/3 times. On the mountain it is extremely difficult to set up and nearly killed my partner and I on a February ascent of Long's Peak. One has to pull the poles through sleeves and they get caught up with one another, bunching and not coming together. Otherwise it's a great tent, especially the vestibule. It is bombproof and looks cool. I returned mine after hours of attempting to master the skill of consistently setting it up.

Although I'm yet to test it in real Canadian winter conditions, I was out in Cape Croker (Bruce Peninsula, ON) for the Victoria Day long weekend: 4 days of heavy rain and wind and the tent kept me dry - but no thanks to MSR (read on). However, it's these precise conditions that highlighted the serious shortcoming of what MSR supplies the tent with: you don't get the complete set of pegs and guylines to set the tent fully up. You can choose to keep your tent dry (tightening the bottom of the fly for rain) or you can keep safe in strong winds (tightening the sides). However, if you want to fully set it up, you need to bring your own guylines and pegs. Truly a disappointment in a $400 tent. If MSR people are listening: shame on you, you designed such a great tent and then you failed to provide everything one needs to set it up in rough conditions - and rough conditions is precisely one would buy such a tent for in the first place!

We used this tent for one season and then gave it up for a Marmot Equinox. While it was of superior construction in materials and quality, the shape is such that two persons cannot sit side by side without touching the sidewall. I found the design not much better than a pup tent.

The tent was some what of a disappointment. The specs looked good, I liked the price for the weight and size of the tent, but it was difficult to set up. The poles were stiff to bend, so it made it tricky to push it through the sleeves without the poles getting caught. Also when I used it when the weather was rainy the fly would stick to the tent itself bringing in a little moisture to the inside. The tent did appear durable and would withstand strong winds, but overall I was disappointed and ended up returning the tent.

I bought this tent for two purposes: winter camping and mountaineering; and have been happy using it for both. The weight is pretty good for a four season tent, and the tent is solid. It is easy to get in and out of the tent, and with the rear window and ability to leave the vestibule door slightly open, ventilation is quite good.

The poles go through continuous sleeves on the tent body. While this is more tedious than the nice clips on a lot of current tents, I can still set the tent up, alone, in 5-7 minutes...and the sleeves offer a more solid structure in the end. Also, the tent does come with sufficient guy lines to peg out the bottom of the fly, and the windward side(for wind). If you want enough guy lines to peg out the whole 360 degrees for a gale, you need to make another half dozen guy lines. And, it is a few pegs shy...while this does save weight, you'll have to use either a ski, axe, some rocks or something for a few of the guy lines.

One last note, there are pockets everywhere in this tent, and it comes with a gear loft.

If you're looking for a tent that will withstand some nasty wind, snow or both, this one will do it at a decent weight.

The specs look good, and it is very lightweight. However the continues sleeve is a bit of a pain and you will need to practice plenty to set up the tent quickly. The other major flaw, in my opinion, is that there is a seam that runs a along the width of the floor. This seam is aligned with the cross pole and is therefore raised. This means that the floor is not flat and if you roll too far to the side you risk tearing the tent. You can minimize this ridge to some extent by stretching the corner points.

I've noticed some of the reviews of this tent rate it poorly and I have to disagree. The tent is as solid a 4-season tent as you're going to get. It's not made for giving you creature comforts when backpacking, like enough headroom for two to sit and chat. The headroom was sacrificed for a good wind profile, so that when you're stuck in your tent in a nasty storm(read wind, snow and sleet...not rain), it won't blow apart on you. I've had this tent for 3 years now and have loved it, using it in BC and the Yukon. That said, I don't use it in the summer cause it doesn't vent as well as other tents and weighs more. For climbing and ski trips, it's one of the best. There's enough room for two adults and two midsize packs inside.

Regarding the other reviews on this tent - read them, but don't give them much credit. Regarding the comment about not having "pegs"; Any tent you buy does not supply enough stakes for guy lines. This tent is so strong, the guy lines are not really needed except in the very worst of conditions (80+MPH winds)!! Regarding not being able to sit side-by-side - WHO CARES! sit end-to end! The tent is meant for bomber durability, not snuggling! Comparing it to a pup-tent?? Regarding difficult to set up...??? I have owned the older version of this tent for 12 years (virtually the same tent, except the old version has 2 doors) and it is remarkably easy to set up...by yourself! This tent can be pitched in a matter of less than 5 minutes solo. My MSR Fury equivalent tent (Moss Stardome) has served me for 12 hard-use years in the Colorado High Country and has NEVER failed me in any weather, summer or winter. I have slept through some of the nastiest wind storms with the MSR (Moss) tent as quiet as can be while my camp neighbor's tent violently whipped and slapped in the wind keeping them awake all night. If you want 4-season/Mountaineering toughness, durability and simplicity, in a 2-person tent, there is no other tent to own than the MSR Fury.