How tight is the rain fly to the tent? I will be in the desert with a lot of wind and dust and am worried about a lot of dust getting in.
1827232
The tent has an all-mesh top, so the fly provides the ventilation.May not be best if you're dealing with dirt and wind - wind is fine but the fly provides all of the covering.You may want something with a lower hanging rain fly.It is a great tent though.
1827233
For my purposes, the rain fly was a very good fit. In fact, the fit over the outer poles was snug enough that we did not feel the need to tie it down. Only when it started raining did we tie it down so that we could make it a bit tighter to prevent puddling.
1827234
Depening on how you set up your tent it can fit pretty snug we were in havy rain and didnt get wet. This tent is very spacious we had no complaints we love ours and cant wait to use it again.
1827235
It's on tight. But keep in mind the whole ceiling is mesh without the fly. Blowing desert winds could blow sand in.
343404
All room walls and the 'front door' have cover flaps that zip closed from the inside for full privacy. We haven't been in extreme weather but it's a really great tent for the price, should do well in reasonable rain/wind. I always make it a practice to take along a couple tarps (one under the tent) duct tape and extra tent pegs. Btw IRecommend investing in 10 or more strong (metal) tent pegs and a hammer or hatchet. The ones that come with the tent are cheap, break easy. The 'patio' is great, we had a small fold up table & 3 coolers in there with room to spare.
601854
good. I made tent stakes out of 3/8 inch rebar 1 foot long, bending one end 90 degrees about 1 inch. and I tide it down,its gone through gust well over 45 miles per hour.
378915
Can't help you with the rain issue but I've had this tent in 40 mph sustained and 55 gusts. I Double staked and kept all guys tight. Held up like a champ. I really believe it would keep you dry as well
2181730
Highly recommended. We took it to burning man last year.. In addition to the heavy winds, sand storms and extreme heat, it stood up pretty good in the rain one evening. I would recommend using commercial grade stakes to keep it bolted to the ground. The ones that are included are to flimsy.. Just my 2 cents..
2177289
It doesn't have an external rain fly.Also beware of using this tent in heavy winds. It will collapse.
420106
I would say it would shed some rain, but this is not the tent to spend time in, during a steady rain. What we did that helped was use Kiwi Camp Dry silicon spray, and now it sheds water far better. But the rain fly on this tent is quite small. Hope this helped.
2177734
Define high winds n heavy rain... It is good. I have enjoyed having it. But in my opinion if u camp in high winds and rain u have bigger issues than a tent.
1600710
Did you try tying the guy line that I'd under the window on the rain fly? That may take out any sag? I have been in this tent in torrential rain and I found one area where the rain fly may leak, it did on mine. The cover over the zipper, on the rain fly, can leak if the Velcro isn't up high enough to keep the cover in place due to wind. I glued a Velcro strip higher above the last set of Velcro and it took care of the issue. The best part about this tent is you will stay dry when it rains, I doubt you can find a better tent under 50 dollars!! I hope that helps
1811097
It's all mesh except the doors. I don't know if I would use it without the rain fly on it, but it would be great on a clear and starry night! You would defiantly want to keep the rainfly doors rolled up in the summer to get some ventilation. I've used it in teen degree temperatures and it was livable. It's certainly a sturdy tent in the wind. And snow/rain tight. Recommended.
219588
We had rain and gusts around 30 mph in the woods of Northern Arizona's Rim Country. Properly secured we had no problems. I do recommended upgrading the tent stakes though.
2195761
Pretty small, also if you plan to do anything that may have rain id get a real tent. Replaced this one with the north face stormbreak 2, its relatively cheap bout 130 on the right place and it has held up through a real nasty storm that popped up at max patch NC.
821954
I haven't had it in the rain. It's always been a dry day when I've used it. It is an awesome canopy though. Nice, big, and roomy.
81852
It's a very cool tent but I don't think it will withstand that much wind. At least I have not attempted to drive with it still on.
860005
the tent itself is freestanding but the fly needs stakes to hold it out in position. I slept in a pretty heavy rain last summer on my Boundary Waters trip and stayed dry. Nice tent.
1511432
We have used ours in a few rain storms, and everything has remained dry. Because there is nothing on the ground, there does get to be some moisture from that - but the tent itself keeps out water very well.
833172
No rain fly - I have this hammock and I just use a cheap tarp from a hardware store. The cheap ones are surprisingly light weight. That way I can get it a bit bigger and keep my gear dry. Or if it's nice, there's a million other things I use tarps for.