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The North Face Minibus 23 Tent 2-Person 3-Season

June 17, 2009

I agree _ I have this tent. Although it seems most tents state their occupancy based on absolute capacity, this does have that "extra" room- the head room is wider than the foot. I fit two fullsize Thermarest mats, with extra room to boot. Plus generous vestibules free up alot more room for the gear and beer.

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The North Face Minibus 23 Tent 2-Person 3-Season

The North Face Minibus 23 Tent 2-Person 3-Season

Rating for this product: 5 June 17, 2009

It's a lil on the heavy side, but not really, considering what this thing is all about

There is generous headroom (more than footprint) thanks to the smart engineering of the two small orange poles and the C-Clips.

Pitchin' and strikin' is easy as pie- just set up once before you head anywhere. I'm diggin' the Twist-Clips and The hub system allows for a nice distribution of wind stress on the DAC poles, allowing the tent to hold up really well in higher wind. This system I believe also contributes to the condensation control.

I've had this tent in a couple rain situations. One was three days of non-stop rain with one solid hour of blinding down poor. I was camped next to a slope that fed ALOT of rain our way and did dig a very small trench around one side of it.
No leaks (tarp under floor). No condensation, either. At night with the rain, it would get muggy with my girlfriend and I in it, however, I just pulled back the sleeping bag, and could actually feel cool, clean air- so I believe the low-high vent system is smart and works really well.

A cool feature I liked is the inside-outside pockets. And the glow-n-dark zipper pull tabs glowed fairly bright all night on a night darker than a black steer's derrière.

So I really don't have any complaints, and actually LOVE this tent. And this is coming from a fella who avoided The North Face because I never took it serious with its wilderness chic business.
I think the company may spread itself a little too thin because of the chicness - some stuff is made poorly, some good. The Minibus 23 Is made GREAT.

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