Love this tent!

By JP Ranked #176 - 3-Season Tents December 18, 2008

This is a fantastic tent. I bought it last spring as mainly a roomy solo backpacking tent and it has been great. First off, even though it's a lightweight tent, it's still freestanding which is a huge plus for me. I don't really like the idea of one you have to stake out in order for them to stand. Second, it has four inside pockets for storage, two above you and two by the door, which is nice for keeping small things off the floor. Third, it's fairly easy to set up by running the poles through the plastic rings on the tent body. Fourth, its just tall enough inside to situp without touching the roof with my head. Fifth, it came with y shaped stakes which are stronger than v stakes and can take a beating and not bend. Sixth, I like to color because it's earthy and won't be spotted at the end of the valley by other backpackers a mile away, ahem, marmot. One thing I don't like about this tent is the footprint. It's basically made of a white thick paper like material which doesn't seem at all durable to me, already had a rock rip it, and is very noisy when unpacking and laying on the ground. Other than that, this tent is great. Also, when choosing this tent, I also looked at the Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2. I picked this one because it has a larger vestibule, 4 pockets instead of 3, is 3 inches taller inside, is longer by 2 inches and weighs 2 ounces less. This tent is narrower though so if you are using it as a 2 person, you better REALLY like that other person you're with. Overall, if you have the extra money or can find this tent on sale and really want a light one person tent without being all claustrophobic inside those mini one persons, then this is the tent for you.

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