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A tent with a gear closet.

You’d rather not share your sleeping space with your muddy boots and backpack, not to mention your buddy's smelly gear. The North Face Big Fat Frog 24 Bx Tent has a large vestibule in which to house your gear while you snooze. A full mesh canopy means there’s plenty of ventilation during the night, and the color-coded pitch system makes for fast setup at base camp.
  • Fly and floor fabric features a PU coating and taped seams to protect you and your gear from wet weather
  • Bathtub floor design keeps seams off the ground to help eliminate seepage
  • Vestibule storage space lets you keep wet bags and boots outside of your living space
  • DAC Pressfit poles provide structure and stability without weighing down your pack
  • Poles made with DAC's Green Anodizing process, which eliminates the chemical polishing stage, reduces the need for hazardous chemicals, and recycles water throughout the rinsing process
  • Color-coded poles and clip attachments help you pitch the tent fast so you can get under cover quickly
  • Steel stakes are ultra durable
  • Compatible with triangle gear loft (sold separately)
  • Fast-pitch compatible; just carry the poles, fly, and footprint to save weight (footprint sold separately)

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4 5

Tighe Cordry

Member since 

This tent sleeps one in luxury, and two with moderate comfort. It is easy to assemble and the quality of the materials is great. It packs down small using an aftermarket compression sack, however, it is not the lightest two man tent you can buy. The MSR hubba series is more expensive but Having slept in both this tent and the MSR's I'd have to say that the extra money is worth the lighter weight of the MSR tents. This tent is very waterproof and made it through a couple snowy nights in the Sierras. I would recommend getting the footprint with this tent. The vestibule is HUGE and certainly make's the tent special. Put you gear, boots, or dog in there! This tent withstands wind very well when the guylines are set up. I even use this tent car camping because it is so easy to setup and takes little space. I would recommend this tent to anyone searching for a moderately priced two person backpacking tent.

4 5

mkr5478689

Member since 

This tent has been great, obviously the draw is the large vestibule. Two 70+15 packs fit easily.

My only issue was that the vestibule collected a little moisture, but was easy to wipe down. Some reviews say it is vented well, I don't know that I agree. With the rain fly there isn't a lot of air flow. But it is roomy for two especially using the vestibule to store gear. It's easy to setup, I've done it by myself a few times. I'll be wearing this tent out before replacing it.

Really good
5 5

Nathan Belz

Member since 

As the review by D. King says below, the vestibule is what drew me to this particular tent. In addition, the complete screen style of the tent when not using the rainfly is awesome. You'll also find many others describing the "coziness" if your tenting with two people. My advice, buy this tent if you want to go camping with someone you don't mind getting cozy with! Durable, warm, well-ventilated. A bit on the heavy side to carry by one person, but it's doable. After two days of schlepping it by myself, I had to forfeit some of the load to a fellow hiker. All that being said, still very glad I decided to go with this tent and would buy it again if given the chance.

Great tent

I'm considering this tent for cycle touring...

Duncan Bates

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Posted on

I'm considering this tent for cycle touring in Scotland with my wife. I have two questions - can the tent be piched flysheet first (it can often be raining very persistently) and secondly Scotland can be terrrible with midges (very small biting insects) - will the mesh inner keep the rascals out? It will need to be a very fine mesh.

Peter Kaminski

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Responded on

You could pitch the fly first using the footprint. I've never seen any insects get through the mesh, and I live in North Carolina where there is basically any horrible insect you could imagine.

4 5

Daniel King

Member since 

My backpacking buddy bought this tent, and we used it for an overnight trip to Virgin Falls.
For a 2-person tent, the Big Fat Frog is not the most spacious design. And a tad on the heavy side for backpacking.
Even though neither of us practiced nor read the instructions, the tent went up fairly easy.
When first unpacked, it seems complex- especially the poles.
The included stakes are... well... just ok. We bent 2 of them on the first use.
Condensation was a reality, but not excessive.
Ventilation is good- maybe even leaning a little toward the ‘drafty’ end of the scale.

Warning: You WILL be cozy with your tent partner. Your sleeping pads will overlap at the foot end. You will be playing footsies- whether you like it or not.

This is one of the most unique designs I have seen for a tent- the vestibule is huge. It was plenty big enough for our gear (stacked), and my buddy’s dog!
Stooping over to get into the vestibule, and then turning and kneeling to get into the tent itself, can be a bit of a pain if you are even close to being “tall” (I’m 6 ft and my buddy is a couple inches taller). The same goes for getting out. Consider some type of mat/padding. Your knees will thank you.
I can't comment on durability or weather protection yet, as we've only used the tent once so far- and it didn't rain.
All in all, a pretty good tent.
One last thing; Get the footprint. You’ll thank me later.

3 5

bunkie

Member since 

When I say frog, everyone listens. When I say I have my frog, everyone gets curious.

This tent has great ventilation, but let's question the two person tent concept. You had better know your sleeping partner well!

With one end small it is very likely you will be toe to toe with the other occupant.

Good things do abound within the tent. It is fairly spacious near the fly, but do not try to stand up. It was not built for that purpose.

A couple of things, I wish was there was a pad that extended from one side to the other in the entry vestigial. Cool air can also plow through the lower portion of the entrance and water intrusion may occur so protect your backpack gear off the ground.

I bring a rug mat to make it easier to kneel on and to store goods to keep off the damp/wet ground in this vestigial. Also I use an outer mat when I step out to stand up or put more clothing on. That makes egress and ingress is much easier.

The tent is a mite heavy with all of its features so a 20 mile hike experience can wear you down.

It is also helpful to color code your tent items even as some of the tent already has coding on it. That I do find helpful.

The tent is also airy and not too private without the rain cover on it. Just be careful you do not show off body parts if you change or sleep without coverage inside the tent.

3 5

bunkie

Member since 

It has great ventilation, but let's question the two person tent concept. You had better know your sleeping partner well!

With one end small it is very likely you will be toe to toe with the other occupant.

Good things do abound within the tent. It is failrly spacious, but do not try to stand up. It was not built for that purpose.

A couple of things I wish was there was a pad that extended from one side to the other. Cool air can plow through the lower portion of the entrance way and water intrusion may occur. I bring a rug mat to make it easier to kneel on. Also for an outer mat to step out on. I bring another mat so that egress and ingress is much easier.

It is a mite heavy with all of its features so don't think of it as a 20 mile hike experience with it.

I find it comfortable and fairly easy to put together so that is ok.

5 5

Kelham Stephenson

Member since 

Spent about 25 nights in this so far this year. By far the best tent I have ever owned. Extremely sturdy DAC poles and goes up quick. The huge open doorway makes it easy to move around items stored in the vestibule. There are plenty of pockets for storage and plenty of space inside, comfortably fits 2 5"10 people or 1 and a 45lb dog. Ceiling height is good, can sit up easily and move around without hitting my head.

Which brings me to the vestibule storage. SOO much space, I took this with me for Ride the Rockies 2010 for 7 nights and fit two huge duffels and two road bikes (front wheel off) in the vestibule with a little fan dangling.Because of the mesh the tent breathes great and has held up great against wind, rain and snow.

Although it is a little on the hefty side, split between two people makes it just over 3lbs each. Probably a little overkill as a solo tent but my lab follows me on most trips so it works out ok.The fly is very thin sil nylon but stretches well and really keeps out the elements.Like the other posts below I have also had the same issues with condensation but nothing extreme that detracts from the product. My only other little gripe is it's a little to easy to drag dirt and stones into your sleeping area because there's no floor to the vestibule.Overall - excellent tent which I use for all 4 seasons, easy set up and breakdown and plenty of space. Very comparable to MTN Hardwears 2 person tents but with the added vestibule.

5 5

Megan

Member since 

I love it! This tent stayed dry during an all night thunder storm. It's very easy to set up/tear down and the vestibule alone is worth the price. The Big Fat Frog is a fantastic tent. It calls for two people, but I pack it for myself (or myself and my dog) and it works out very well.

3 5

Ted

Member since 

I was not entirely impressed with this tent. It's on the heavier side of things, 6lbs. 7oz. however it's incredibly roomy. Pretty easy set up, however here's where me main complaint comes in; the outer rain shell does not clear over the mesh screening very well, it even touches in some places. This leads to a lot of condensation and possibly more weight when carrying. we tried staking it differently but that failed to remedy the situation. Also, I found the ventilation to be lousy unless you had the vestibule door wide open. I feel as though the design is too complex to be be effective. K.I.S.S.!

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