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Awesome 1.5 Person Tent!
April 24, 2016 (First use)
Wow! Such a neat tent in such a small package.
Super simple set up even for my first time pitching a non-freestanding tent.
Looks awesome once its all set up.
I was very surprised at how much room I had inside from side to side. Height clearance isn't really there though(as expected).
I am 5'6, 170 pounds with wide shoulders...
I was able to prop myself up on my elbow to do stuff inside the tent but could not sit up. This made rolling up my gear a pain, so I think I will stick with doing all that outside of the tent from now on (if weather permits). But even in this awkward position, I was still able to roll up two sleeping bags (one mummy, one standard) and my sleeping pad all well enough to fit in their stuff sacks.
I was also able to keep my large backpacking pack inside the tent with me (at the head), which made my feet barely touch the end.
A couple concerns I had were if the rain fly provided any kind of vestibule and if you could use this as a 1.5 person tent (fit a couple inside snugly).
First: The rainfly did not really provide any vestibule other than to put my sneakers outside (leaning up against the tent). But I do plan on trying to manipulate how I install it next time to increase the size.
Second: TBA... After trying it out by myself, I feel like I could fit my significant other inside with me without being too cramped. Will be testing soon.
I spent the night in the mountains of New Mexico around 8,000 feet elevation. Temps got down to 44 F with some occasional wind gusts. The wind did not phase this tent one bit. And when I woke up, there was literally zero condensation inside, which was a great surprise.
In the morning, it was very easy to break down and shake out (sand from one of my sleeping bags haha). The door position makes shaking out debris very easy and effective. Folding everything back into its original stuff sack was very easy as well.
It was pretty obvious that this tent was made of very good quality materials and I was pretty happy with the purchase.
May 3, 2016 (second use)
THIS TENT CAN SLEEP TWO PEOPLE!!! Definitely a 1.5 person tent width wise...
I took my significant other camping as promised and tested this out with two people... We are both 5'6 and we both workout (so neither are skinny), and not only did we fit, but we fit flat on our backs side by side comfortably and she had no complaints. How awesome is that!?!?
We used two mummy bags (one Winterial and one SussieSport), no sleeping pads.
I forgot to check the temps the next morning, but we woke up in snow. (2 nights later shows 29F low). And with this set up we were both very warm, comfortable with room, and had no significant condensation to complain about in the morning. The only moisture inside the tent in the morning I suspect was from the snow melting and seeping through the rainfly, BUT none of it came raining down on us as we got up and out of the tent - BIG plus!
We did sort of cheat and use my truck to block the wind coming up the mountainside, so I can't comment on wind performance this time.
Next up: Sand dunes camping.
Will update as necessary!
April 2016 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase