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Designed to work and crafted for comfort By dusais71 from Buena Vista, CO on 08/02/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Set Up, Fly Works Well, Sturdy, Waterproof Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking, Mountaineering Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I used it as a shelter of choice during summer and rainy season. Everything is great particularly in design and ease of set up. Weight to size ratio is acceptable. I wound like to suggest a stuff sack with compression straps and luminous guy lines. I can't believe this tent was on sale for only[$]. My other tents are TNF Mountain24, Tadpole 23 and BA Seedhouse 2 tent.
By M & M from New Mexico on 07/26/2009 Best Uses: Backpacking, Car Camping Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: In fine weather the size of this tent is okay for 2 average height people. In really rainy weather I wished I had chosen a more spacious tent. In the high altitude backpacking trip we took the fly/vestibule were problematic. Where the poles cross creates a flat spot on top that allows puddles of water to collect and eventually leak. The sharp angles of the design rob both the tent and the vestibule of usable space.
Great performance, even in wind & rain By Ocean & Mountain Fan from Capistrano Beach, CA on 06/18/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Set Up, Fly Works Well, Lightweight, Sturdy, Waterproof Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking, Mountaineering Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I now have three Sierra Designs tents, one is very old and still a great tent. The tent poles are light weight, but unlike cheap fiberglass poles, very strong even in high winds. Overall build quality is great and dependable, a must if going into the backcountry. Excellent quality to weight ratio for backpacking.
NOT the Omega 3/4 Season ConvertibleTENT By tsmash from Los Angeles on 11/27/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Set Up, Fly Works Well, Sturdy, Waterproof Best Uses: Car Camping, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Just a warning: This is NOT the Omega 3/4 Season convertible tent (the one with the removable panels/pole) that everyone else sells. My guess is that this is an older model before Sierra Designs come out with the Convertible version.
By B from CT on 06/19/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy to set up, Sturdy Best Uses: Backpacking, Beach, Car Camping, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Well designed tent. As mentioned, this is NOT the convertible 3/4 season model, but in my opinion the "convertible" idae is a bit ludicrous: you end up with a heavy summer tent and a minimalist winter tent. Get one of each and they'll do the job much better.
This is a very nice, well-designed 3-season tent. The 3rd pole adds structural rigidity so you can use it in higher winds; the flip side is it does weigh a little more. Good fly coverage, spacious vestibules, many internal pockets, easily fit two people plus gear. Recommended.
Good tent, but not four-season model By Bo from Seattle WA on 01/03/2008 Pros: Comfortable, Easy to set up, Fly Works Well, Lightweight, Sturdy, Waterproof Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking, Mountaineering Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I bought this tent last year, hoping it would be the 3/4 season Omega tent. Instead, it's a three-season version of the omega tent, lacking the removable panels for the bug fly and the internal structural guy loops. That said, no big deal. I've spent the night in this halfway up Rainier in a steady 30MPH wind and it held firm. The rain fly does snap a bit in a strong wind. In short, while not a true four-season tent, there are very few time when I would need the extra structure and insulation, and I don't mind saving the weight.
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