Kelty Villa Tent - 4-Person, 3-Season

This tent is a palace for 2 adults and 2 dogs. incorporate the ketly carport off the front and you have some serioous weather protection with tons of room. The shelf in the vestibule is great to be able to keep stuff off the ground out of your way outside the tent.

great in wind and heavy rain difficult to set up

Our family has found the Villa 4 to be a great middle-path between minimalist and massive family tent offerings. Large enough to sleep our entire family (2A + 2K + mid-size dog) and keep our gear covered. Does a great job keeping the rain out (we've seen plenty). Well ventilated. I also like that the fly/vestibule is entirely self supporting, so you're not dependent on stakes or guy-lines in hard-pack, rock, or sand. Not the easiest tent to set up, but once you figure it out, one person can do it without much effort. Also, this tent is very sturdy - our kids and dog have been HARD on this tent for the past four years (think bouncy-house & scratching at the door), yet no holes or indication of damage anywhere.

This tent was purchased used in a return. we should have known that the person whom returned it had a bad experience and should have stayed clear. The tent is a bit confusing when initially setting up. the biggest problem was the fly does not fit properly, they pull the tent too tight, and the door zippers fail. Both of our door zippers have failed and there is no way to fully close them at this point. All in all its roomy but has several poor design issues. avoid at all costs!

I very rarely write reviews on products but I needed to contribute because this is simply a terrible tent. I have been backbacking and camping for well over 20 years and have owned and set up countless tents for both car camping and backbacking. This is by far the most poorly designed tent that I have ever seen. The rain fly does not fit!! It is very tight in some places but too loose in others. The doors on the fly are extremely difficult to zipper. But worst of all the top of the fly sags in the middle so when it rains you get a puddle on top of your tent. That puddle unevitably ends up inside of your tent. The poles do not seem to fit. They bend horribly just to set the tent up and once there in the tent does to sit flat. I have never seen such a thing in a tent. We have to pile all of our gear in it just to hold the front down. There is probably a great price on this tent through STP but it is definitely not worth it no matter what you pay!