Reviews by User: Emir (2)

Although I'm yet to test it in real Canadian winter conditions, I was out in Cape Croker (Bruce Peninsula, ON) for the Victoria Day long weekend: 4 days of heavy rain and wind and the tent kept me dry - but no thanks to MSR (read on). However, it's these precise conditions that highlighted the serious shortcoming of what MSR supplies the tent with: you don't get the complete set of pegs and guylines to set the tent fully up. You can choose to keep your tent dry (tightening the bottom of the fly for rain) or you can keep safe in strong winds (tightening the sides). However, if you want to fully set it up, you need to bring your own guylines and pegs. Truly a disappointment in a $400 tent. If MSR people are listening: shame on you, you designed such a great tent and then you failed to provide everything one needs to set it up in rough conditions - and rough conditions is precisely one would buy such a tent for in the first place!

I wish the footprint covered the vestibule area too. I was out for Victoria Day weekend with heavy rain and wind. Vestibule area was muddy and I had to use the emergency space tarp to cover it because the footprint barely fits the tent floor (it's a tight fit, with no extra material on either side). Overall, I don't think it's the best $40 I've spent.