Tent Reviews

Marmot Halo Tent Review

Not to be confused with the coarse-haired burrowing rodent, Marmot is a manufacturer of clothing and equipment for those who like to get active in the outdoors in cold weather. The company produces the Halo tent in two sizes.

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Eddie Bauer Tent Review

Eddie Bauer stores are known for rugged outerwear and accessories. They also have a line of camping products that includes some large tents.

Sierra Designs Lightning 2 Person Ultralight Tent Review

The Sierra Designs Lightning 2 Person Ultralight Tent is a lightweight tent that is designed for a quick setup when backpacking. The company suggests the tent holds two people and comes with added features to make camping conve...

Columbia Cougar Flats Tent Review

The Columbia Cougar Flats II is a cabin dome tent suitable for family recreational camping, whether by beginning or experienced campers. The tent has two rooms that can sleep a combined total of eight people.

Review of Eureka Tetragon 3-Room Tents

Eureka has been in the camping industry for more than 100 years. Its tents have been used for everything from backyard sleepovers to to Everest expeditions. Eureka's Tetragon 1610 is a recreational tent.

Marmot 2-Person Equinox Tent Review

The Marmot Equinox tent is a three season tent designed to sleep two people. It is promoted as being sturdy but lightweight and can be set up, even in bad weather.

Marmot Fortress Tent Review

The Marmot Fortress tent is designed to be sturdy enough to be used where extreme weather may be encountered. This tent can sleep two people and can be used in all four seasons.

Review of the Wenzel Swiss Gear Cheval Tent

The SwissGear Cheval tent is a lightweight sport dome tent intended for use in backpacking. It is equipped with several weather-proofing features and offers some interior storage options as well.

North Face Moraine Tent Review

The North Face Moraine tent is a three-person tent that is designed primarily for use on backpacking trips. It is a three-season tent, meaning it's not designed for use in cold winter weather.

North Face Mountain 25 Tent Review

The North Face is known for the quality of its outwear and expedition gear, which is designed to protect hikers and campers from harsh outdoor conditions--especially cold weather. Its Mountain 25 Tent is in keeping with these t...

Review of the Big Agnes Seedhouse Tent

Big Agnes Seedhouse Tents are available in three sizes. The largest, Seedhouse 3, accommodates up to three people. Lightweight materials allow backpackers to easily travel with the freestanding tents on both short hikes and lon...

Review of Sierra Designs Moken 4

The Sierra Designs Moken 4 is a freestanding three-season, four-person tent. Its unusual design allows you to pitch the center room alone, or attach one or both separate two-person tents to each side of the center room, which t...

Kelty Radiant 3 Tent Review

The Kelty Radiant 3 is a three-person, four-season, freestanding tent. It erects with three 11-mm. aluminum poles. Vaulted pole sleeves and Kelty's patented FlyBoy technology allow extra airflow between the canopy and rainfly a...

Cabela XPG Expedition 4-Season 2-Person Tent Review

Cabela's four-season XPG tents come in two-, four- and six-person models. The two-person model doesn't just have a smaller footprint than the other tents, but it's also significantly shorter, with a maximum height of 40 inches ...

Eureka Backcountry 1 Tent Review

The Eureka Backcountry 1 tent is a lightweight tent suitable for one person. The tent was designed for backcountry enthusiasts and breaks down easily, for carrying and storing in rugged terrain.

Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2 Tent Review

The Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2 is a freestanding, two-person, three-season backpacking tent. It can be pitched as canopy-only, canopy and fly, or fly only with a groundsheet for ultralight travel. As of August 2010 it retails for ...

Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 Tent Review

The Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 tent is a two-person, three-season, freestanding tent with a fly-only pitch option for true ultralight travel. As of August 2010, it retails for about $400 direct from the manufacturer.

Review of the Eureka Copper Canyon 1312 Tent

The Eureka Copper Canyon 1312 tent is designed to sleep as many as eight adults. It has a 13-foot-by-12-foot footprint, and the canopy, poles and fly together weight 39 lbs., 9 oz. As of August 2010, the Copper Canyon 1312 reta...

The North Face Moraine 23 Tent Review

The North Face Moraine 23 is a freestanding two-person, three-season backpacking tent. A bucket floor helps keep you dry, and you have the option of pitching the rainfly only, leaving the tent canopy behind for true ultralight ...

Black Diamond Firstlight Tent Review

The Black Diamond Firstlight is a two-person, four-season, freestanding tent designed for climbers. Steep sidewalls increase head space, and you can even crawl into the tent and set it up from inside in particularly foul weather.

Review of Kelty Mantra 7 Seven-Person Tent

The Kelty Mantra 7 is a seven-person, three-season tent ideal for trailhead camping. A removable privacy wall partitions it into two separate rooms. As of August 2010 the Mantra 7 retails for about $530.

Review of the Eureka N!ergy 9 Tent

The Eureka N!ergy 9 tent sleeps four to five people. The 9 in its name refers to its 9-foot-by-9-foot footprint. Its most unusual feature, by far, is three 12-volt outlets that can be connected to a Eureka Power Pak to provide ...

Eureka! Tetragon 1610 Tent Review

The Eureka Tetragon 1610 tent will never be mistaken for a backpacking tent, but it works well as a trailhead shelter, with sleeping space for nine adults. Two removable room dividers convert the Tetragon 1610 into a one-, two-...

North Face Trailhead 6 Tent Review

The North Face Trailhead 6 lives up to its name, providing enough space for six adults. Two roll-down interior dividers create the illusion of three separate rooms, and double doors make it easier for campers to get in and out ...

Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 2 Tent Review

The Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 2 is a freestanding two-person, three-season tent. It has one door, a single vestibule and erects with two full-size 8.91-mm diameter aluminum poles and one brow pole.

The North Face Solo Tent Review

The Solo 12 is North Face's lightest tent, with an average trail weight of 2 lbs. 2 ozs. It has been proven to withstand winds of up to 95 mph, although as a non-freestanding tent, it must be staked out in order to stay upright...

North Face Rock 32 Tent Review

The Rock 32 is a three-person, three-season backcountry tent. Mesh siding in the tent body provides ample ventilation, and a color-coded pitch system and fly-only pitching give you several options for quick, easy setup.

Sierra Designs Tiros Tent Review

The two-person Sierra Designs Tiros tent offers bombproof winter and mountaineering performance in a roomy, double-wall design. Sierra Designs built the Tiros to withstand the toughest conditions on the planet. It will go anywh...

Mountain Hardware Light Wedge 2 Tent Review

The Mountain Hardware Light Wedge 2 is a backpacking tent designed for two people. The simple two pole design sets up quickly, provides plenty of space, and with the full-coverage rain fly is waterproof.

Eureka Backcountry 1-Person Tent Review

The Eureka Backcountry 1 tent is designed to sleep one person. Backpackers often choose this tent because it is easy to assemble and adds very little to the backpackers overall carrying weight.

North Face Roadrunner 23 Review

The North Face Roadrunner 23 is a small tent suitable for up to two campers. It is a three-season tent light enough for backpacking and it features plenty of storage space with 34 square ft. of floor area and 18.5 square ft. of...

North Face Foundation 6 Tent Review

The North Face Foundation 6 tent sleeps six people, has dual doors, partial fly, zip closure and portable stuff sack making it an ideal family camping-style tent. Improved technology makes this tent lightweight and highly vent...

Cabela's Two Room Cabin Tent Review

Cabela's Two Room Cabin Tent is made of durable polyester fabric, which is covered with a waterproof coating that can stand up to the wettest weather conditions. The floor is constructed of waterproof polyethylene, resistant to...

Columbia Gardner Peak Tent Review

The Columbia Gardner Peak tent can sleep ten people and has straight walls to maximize space. This tent has a divider that will turn the one room tent into two. Many windows provide ventilation to keep the tent cool, and the fl...

REI Camp Dome 5 Tent Review

The REI Camp Dome 5 tent is a durable, three-season tent suitable for many weather conditions. Able to house five people comfortably, it is a tent designed to withstand years of group use.

Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 Tent Review

The Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 is a one-person, three-season backpacking tent. It sets up with two poles and, as a non-freestanding tent, must be staked out at setup to keep it upright. As of August 2010, the Sprite 1 has a man...

Eureka Tetragon 9 Tent Review

The Eureka Tetragon 9 tent sleeps four or five people. The "9" in the tent's name refers to its 9-by-9 foot floor size. As of August 2010, the Tetragon 9 retails for $160 directly from the manufacturer.

Kelty Stick One Tent Review

The discontinued Kelty Stick 1 is an ultralight one-person backpacking tent. Contrary to what the name implies, the Stick 1 sets up with four feather-light tent poles. It's suitable for three-season camping and comes with a ven...

Cabelas Two-Room Cabin Tent Review

Cabela's Two-Room Cabin Tent is designed for families or a group of campers. Choose between two size options: The 10-foot-by-14-foot sleeps eight and the 10-foot-by-16-foot sleeps 10. Use the room divider to make two rooms or d...

Customer Review for Eureka N!ergy Tent

Eureka's N!ergy series provides campers with the option of having electricity at any campsite. Tents come pre-wired with outlets and on/off switches. The E! Power Pak, sold separately, provides the power and must be charged bef...

REI Half Dome 2 HC Tent Review

The Half Dome 2 HC tent by REI is a backpacking tent designed to accommodate two campers. It is spacious, easy to set up and fairly lightweight.

Review of North Face Tephra Tents

The North Face Tephra tent was discontinued in Fall 2008 but may be available through online retailer or auction sites. The Tephra is a compact, three-season tent that can fit one or two campers.

Kelty Crestone 2 Tent Review

Kelty's Crestone 2 tent accommodates up to two campers. The lightweight design is intended for backpackers who are concerned about minimizing pack weight.