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Sierra Designs Omega Tent

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This two-person convertible tent features a large vestibule, removable Stash Door™ and DAC Featherlite® poles.

Converts to 3-season use with removable Stash Door that reveals a mesh panel, plus removable pole sections to be left at home in mild weather
DAC Featherlite® SL poles are stronger and weigh less due to extruded construction and the elimination of insert connections
Removable stash door can be left at home to save weight and space; it can also be stashed in an internal mesh pocket
Steep sidewalls shed snow and rain, making this tent a reliable choice for mountaineering and backpacking
Sewn-in floor stays taut to provide maximum usable space; heavy-duty polyurethane coating and factory-taped main seam keep out water
Integral vestibule features a clear vinyl window with taped seams and provides gear storage space protected from the elements
Full-coverage rainfly features a vent to allow airflow, even in bad weather
Clip-Locs™ at intersecting pole sections increase structural strength by 60% without losing flexibility or adding weight
Huge mesh ceiling and door panels provide excellent ventilation and allow stargazing in clear weather
Freestanding design lets you move tent to optimal position before staking it down
Exclusive Inter-Locs attach rainfly guy points to tent canopy, creating an integrated guy system that increases the tent's strength
Non-wicking stake loops and fly attachments eliminate the possibility of wicking water into tent
Reflective guy-out loops enhance low-light visibility; noiseless zipper pulls eliminate that annoying jingle when it's windy
Interior mesh pockets are waterproof against the sidewalls; your stuff stays dry and visible
Treated with Tent Guard with Ultra-Fresh™ to help prevent the growth of odor-causing fungus and mildew—a Sierra Designs exclusive!!
Includes stuff sacks, stakes and guylines
Fastpack option lets you leave the tent body behind and create an ultralight shelter using only the footprint (sold separately), poles and rainfly
Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

In mild weather, Sierra Designs' optional Fastpack Footprint (sold separately) gives you the option of setting up the poles and rainfly only over the footprint for a basic, very lightweight shelter. Fastpack 4-season weight: 4 lbs. 6 oz. Fastpack 3-season weight: 3 lbs. 3 oz.

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Manuals and Instructions:

manual User Manual

manual Tent Pitching Instructions

Sierra Designs Omega Tent Specs

Specification

Description

Best use

Backpacking

4-season

2-person

6 lbs. 3 oz./6 lbs. 13 oz.

3.43 kilograms

7 x 23 inches

93 x 59 inches

236 x 150 centimeters

37 square feet

12 square feet

40.5 inches

103 centimeters

1 door

Aluminum DAC Featherlite SL

9.8 millimeters

Nylon ripstop

Coated nylon taffeta

Freestanding tent

Seasons

Sleeping capacity

Weight

Weight - metric

Packed size

Floor dimensions

Floor dimensions - metric

Floor area

Vestibule area

Peak height

Peak height - metric

Number of doors

Number of poles

Pole material

Pole diameter

Canopy fabric

Floor fabric

Rainfly fabric

Design type

Sierra Designs Omega Tent Customer Reviews

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Sierra Designs Omega Tent

4.3

(based on 3 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable (3)
Durable (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Mountaineering (3)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 3 customers

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Sep

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

An amazing tent

By Jose Sierra

from Boca Raton, FL

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Fly Works Well
Sturdy

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach
Car Camping
Hiking
Mountaineering

Comments about Sierra Designs Omega Tent:

This tent has many pros, and very few cons. As such, I'll start with the negative.

It's a touch on the heavy/burly side. Being a convertible tent it's very sturdy, but at the price of being a little burly. Fortunately it's also a two-point-five person tent (2 people plus gear) so you would normally split the load between at least 2, so the weight issue becomes relatively moot. Also, there are many, many, many heavier tents out there that are significantly less sturdy, durable, and roomy.

On the positive side, it's an amazing two-person tent. It's got plenty of interior space for two plus gear, the vestibule is roomy and will protect packs, shoes, harnesses, whatever. The rainfly is full-coverage and dry. The ventilation system is almost perfect - I wish there was more mesh - but I understand why it doesn't have more: it's a convertible tent... in colder weather the vents are perfect. More vents would mean more zippers, which mean increased weight, and a tent that gets colder at night. So no, I think the balance is fine - I just do a lot of camping in the Southeast, and it gets mighty hot in the summer.

Setup is unbelievably fast and easy. I've set this tent up solo, at night, by headlamp, in under 5 minutes. If there's one thing that Sierra Designs does without parallel, it's that.

The raintarp goes up quick and relatively easy, although you might think you're doing something wrong because it goes on tight as a drum when you're done. I've personally attached the tarp just before a rainstorm, again by headlamp, in about 3-5 minutes. Very fast and easy to do.

Mountain Hardwear makes a very, very similar tent design, but it's significantly more expensive. I've used both tents and studied them both, and the Sierra Designs Omega CD is, in my opinion, the better value.

For a two-person convertible tent, I haven't found anything better. If you're not planning on any cold weather camping whatsoever, there are lighter options available, however.

Oct

2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Bomber but heavy tent

By jared_j

from Seattle, WA

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Pros

Comfortable
Sturdy

Cons

Heavy
Poor Fly Design

Best Uses

Car Camping
Mountaineering

Comments about Sierra Designs Omega Tent:

I got this tent in order to have sturdier accomodations for climbing volcanoes in the Cascades (e.g. Rainier and Baker). I experienced very high winds (gusts to 50mph), and the tent leaned a tad, but held up nicely.

It has numerous guy-out points which greatly enhance its stability.

It's "3-season lightweight mode" is really heavier than any backpacker would want.

The shape of the top of the tent suggests that, in a snowstorm, snow could pile up and put stress on the fly (though I haven't experienced these conditions).

The vestibule door of the fly is flappy in the wind, and it seems impossible to get a (relatively) taut pitch on both the door and the fly; seems one or the other must be selected.

This tent is very palatial, and you could comfortably wait out a storm in here. In this sense, it can serve good dual purposes of being a sturdy and spacious car camping tent, as well as a decent summer mountaineering tent as well.

Sep

2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Top Notch all season use tent

By Big Lar

from The Land of 10,000+ Lakes, Minnesota

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy to set up
Fly Works Well
Sierra Designs Quality
Sturdy

Cons

Not Lightweight
One Vestibule

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking
Mountaineering

Comments about Sierra Designs Omega Tent:

Some may prefer 2 rather than 1 vestibule...but one good sized is better than 2 smaller.
You may find this on the heavier side, but remember it is 4 season capable (even so, with components left behind for summer camping, it still may seem a bit heavy by todays standards)
BUT I like the feel of a sturdy tent and don't mind the extra weight for extra secuity! This is one sturdy tent!