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Kelty Teton 4 Four Person Tent

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Kelty Teton 4 Four Person Tent




Light on the trail, and VERY light on your wallet… Kelty Teton 4 Tent! Click images to enlarge… Some tents advertise a certain capacity, but deliver a cramped space instead! This sturdy, economical tent does what it claims to do — giving you generous room to sleep four! Tent body features: Color-coded clip construction ArcEdge floor Taped floor seams WaterTightWall (WTW) Mesh ceiling Fly features: Taped seams Noiseless zipper pulls Guyout points Side-release buckle tent / fly connection Material and approximate dimensions: Polyester taffeta walls; 1800 mm PU nylon taffeta floor 3 season tent; capacity: 4. Approx. 7 lbs., 8 ozs. Floor area: 54 sq. ft. Vestibule area: 12 sq. ft. 2 aluminum poles. One door. Stuffed size: 8 x 26″. Order Today! Kelty Teton 4 Tent

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Sucks!
This tent is light weight, yeah,when you have 3 kids and an adult, I liked it. But when put to use in a rain storm this tent sucked, and what was worse is that Kelty didn’t want to help me in returning this tent. I have Kelty backpacks for the kids that I like, but the company was so unresponsive to the probems I had with this tent, I would not recommend any of their products. Instead, please get any of your back packing items from Backcountry. com.

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5 Stars I’ve lived in this tent for the last month…
… with two kids, in a jungle in southern Madagascar.

We stayed dry. It rained torrentially for 11 days straight- and not a drop of water got inside the tent. Amazing! On dewy mornings, there was quite a bit of condensation on the bottom walls, but the air circulation through the mesh roof is excellent and the condensation lasts only an hour or so once the sun’s up. We left our boots in the vestibule every night, and they were always dry in the morning, even after a gale.

The tent holds up well in strong winds. It was difficult to sleep through gales, though, because the vestibule does flap in very strong winds.

Malaria is a problem in the area we camped in, so I was concerned about the netting and whether mosquitoes could bite through the light fabric. I need not have worried. We used the vestibule as an `air lock’. Not one creepy crawly or mosquito got inside the tent over the course of a month.

I wouldn’t call this a four-person tent. It’s perfect for an adult and two small kids- I could fit my backpacker’s cot, two air mattresses for the kids, and a month’s worth of gear inside. You could fit four sleeping bags inside, head to tail like sardines, with no gear, but that’s no way to live.

The tent’s very easy to set up and take down; it takes 5-10 minutes for an adult, or 10-15 minutes with a ten year old helping you. I like the fly buckles on each corner of the tent, but wish Kelty had included an extra plastic buckle. We lost one the first time we set up the tent, and now have to knot the strap to hold the fly down.

The tent’s very light, too- great for backpacking.

It’s the best 3-season tent I’ve ever owned.

5 Stars Awesome tent!!
I got this tent as a gift, and had never set up a tent before or been camping really at all. So I thought I would have all kinds of trouble seting this up by myself. I gave it a test run in our back yard and it is sooo easy to set up. Which is a huge plus!! It seems to be great quality and very light. If it isnt rainy you can take the rain fly off and half the tent is see through mesh (for this reason there are no windows) so you can literaly sleep under the stars without the bugs bothering you. I am so excited to go on my first camping excursion so I can use this tent!!

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Kelty Grand Mesa 2 Person Tent Ruby Tan

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Kelty Grand Mesa 2 Person Tent Ruby Tan




In the early 1950’s, Dick Kelty made backpacks for his friends in the Sierra Club. Time and experience proved that hiking was more pleasurable when the hiker could carry heavy loads without shoulder pain. This was accomplished with Kelty’s ideas of a hipbelt and light weight aluminum frames. A few of Kelty’s popular items are backpacks, adjustable poles, rain covers for backpacks, camp pillows, fanny packs, a carport tent or shelter, Thermolite Quallo sleeping bags,and chuckwagon dog packs.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars A steal for a backpacking tent!
I wanted a light weight backpacking tent that would be easy to set up, and work as a 3-season tent. I took it out last weekend in the rain and it held like a champ (set up on top of a tarp…the soil in the area was rocky). The doors are easy to zip and unzip without snagging, the ceiling loop is perfect for a flashlight or mini lantern. The little vent allows a peek outside when the rainfly is on.

It is a bit snug side to side….I can sit in the middle, stretch out my arms and touch both sides, but there was room at the end for my pack (I’m 5′7″) and sitting up I had plenty of head room.

I only wish the pockets were at the other end as I like to sleep with my feet to the door, and the pockets were too far down to stash my chapstick and meds. But no biggie!

Love this tent, would buy it again. If you want more space, move up to the 3-person model. :)

5 Stars Awsome tent!!
My first tent and while Im aware that there are better tents out there Im very happy with it. The first night I used it it rained all night long, and not a drop of water inside it! Its easy for 1 person to set up and take down.

The vestibule area is small and I only kept me and my sons shoes underneath. I dont see how a pack would fit underneath it real well. Also, I am about 5′10″ and I stretch from the top to the bottom. On warm, humid, still nights expect to wake up with some condensation on the inside of the tent, especially if the bags are up against the walls.

Overall, Im very pleased and would recommend this to anyone my size or smaller.

5 Stars loved this tent!
I was very impressed by this tent! The cost is amazing when you look at comparable tents, and set up was a snap.

3 Stars good basic tent
Tent worked well on a two week trip. It is easy to setup and light enough to pack. I used it for a large one person tent and shared it on two nights. Just large enough for two but the vestibule is small. Spikes are soft and bend too easily, you will have to replace them. I like the front entry. A little condensation on one warm night but otherwise ok. I wish the fly flap could tie back without unhooking the front spike, and that the vestibule was a little larger. Newer design tents have more features but this is a good basic tent for a good deal.

5 Stars Great tent
This has been an amazing tent. I am a student archeaologist and have been living in it for the last two weeks. This has involved three storms…last night being the worst with winds gusting at 70-90 miles per hour. There were a few times when it did fold down on me, do to the wind, but each time it sprung right back up. Because it did drop down a couple of times I did get a little water through the small back window. But, not enough to really matter. It was extremely easy to set up and to stake….though I agree with other reviews that those will need to be replaced at some point. It can feel a little cramped…but I have it to sleep in, not to play or entertain in. I can not recommend this tent enough.

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