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The North Face VE 25 Tent
$569.00
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Still at the top of its game, the popular VE-25 from The North Face is engineered to withstand the extreme conditions of high-altitude alpine environments.
- Multiple exterior guy points, no-stretch Kevlar® guylines with cam adjusters and an internal guy system provide stability in extreme storms
- Continuous pole sleeves increase structural integrity; DAC Featherlite® NSL poles slide through without snagging
- Full-coverage rainfly includes pole-supported front vestibule with snowflaps and a stake-out rear vestibule for gear stowage
- Color-matched canopy and rainfly webbing allow easy setup; side-release buckles at pole intersection points ensures a very stable connection
- Internally adjusted mesh top vents ensure spindrift melts onto rainfly; vent doors come together to form a gear loft
- Polyurethane windows, cold crack tested to -60 degrees F, improve living conditions by increasing light and views
- 2 large doors allow easy access and good ventilation; 2 vestibules for gear storage
- Taped, seam-tensioned true bathtub floor offers the clean angles and usable space of a catenary cut without requiring seam sealing
- Waterproof, polyurethane-coated rainfly and floor provide superior protection and durability
- Adjustable ground tensioner allows pitching on uneven surface and includes loops for ski or trekking pole staking
- Reflective guyline loops, guylines and zipper pulls help locate tent in the dark, minimizing the risk of tripping over guylines or kicking it loose
- Pitch the rainfly only with poles and corresponding footprint (sold separately) for a weight-saving, minimalist summer shelter
- Comes with stakes and compression stuff sack
- Average minimum weight specification based on tent, poles and rainfly only
- Compatible with The North Face Gear Loft #2 (sold separately)
Imported.
Item 747814
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The North Face VE 25 Tent Specs
Specification | Description |
| Season | 4-season |
| Design type | Freestanding tent |
| Sleeping capacity | 3 |
| Fly / footprint pitch weight | Not available |
| Average minimum weight | 9 lbs. 12 oz. |
| Average packaged weight | 10 lbs. 11 oz. |
| Average weight - metric | 4.85 kilograms |
| Floor dimensions | 104 x 85 inches |
| Floor dimensions - metric | 264 x 213 centimeters |
| Floor area | 48 square feet |
| Vestibule area | 10 + 5 square feet |
| Peak height | 48 inches |
| Peak height - metric | 122 centimeters |
| Doors | 2 |
| Rainfly fabric | Coated polyester ripstop |
| Canopy fabric | Nylon ripstop |
| Floor fabric | Coated nylon taffeta |
| Number of poles | 4 + 1 vestibule |
| Pole material | Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL |
| Pole diameter | 9.0 millimeters |
| Packed size | 9 x 24 inches |
The North Face VE 25 Tent Customer Reviews
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by PowerReviewsPros
- Sturdy (10)
- Comfortable (7)
- Fly works well (7)
- Easy to set up (6)
- Waterproof (5)
Cons
- Heavy (7)
Best Uses
- Mountaineering (10)
- Backpacking (7)
- Hiking (6)
- Car camping (4)
- Beach (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (8), Casual adventurer (4)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort driven (3), Minimalist (3)
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Pros
- Comfortable
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
- Waterproof
Cons
- Difficult To Setup
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Beach
- Car Camping
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
We love our palacial VE-25 and use it everywhere - taking the kids to the beach, backpacking in the National Parks, winter camping/mountaineering in the cold and snow. It is spacious, bombproof, and watertight. Over the last five years I've discovered a drawback or two - it takes a little while to set up alone, but when you've got a camping partner who knows how to help it goes up pretty fast. It is also relatively heavy and it is best to divide the weight between several packs. But weight and ease of set-up are small prices to pay for the space, comfort, and convenience it affords. In November, I spent two nights in the VE-25 with two other fellows in the cold and snowy Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado - there was plenty of room for the three of us and all of our winter gear, using the two vestibules and abundant interior mesh pockets. Nothing like lying in your warm cozy bag with the cooking pot hissing full of melting snow in the vestibule. I love my VE-25 and recommend it for all types of camping.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort Driven
Pros
- Comfortable
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
- Waterproof
Cons
- Collects Condensation
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
I used this tent on a hunting trip into ANWR. (I am not a big hunter but I brought my SLR along to bag game in my own way). The trip was in mid september but the temp was already near 0º F. This tent was warm and while it collected some condensation, it is nothing compared to my own 4 season tent. What really blew me away was the incredible little details, like the foam separator for the rainfly, the copious amounts of mesh storage pockets, and the reflective guy loops and glow in the dark zipper pulls. The "bathtub" style bottom is perfect. The only big drawback is the weight, but being a "3" man tent (as always, the stated capacity would be a little cramped), you could split the weight between packs.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort Driven
Pros
- Easy to set up
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
Cons
- Three people - I doubt it
Best Uses
- Campgrounds
- Car Camping
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
TNF VE-25 is a great sturdy trusty tent. First trip out with VE-25 there was a thundering enormous storm, and unfortunately we set up camp right smack in the middle of a steep slope that drained all the rain water from the nearby vacinity directly towards our tent. By an act of God we had the rainfly on and the gushing rainwaters about 1.5 feet of rain just flowed passed and under our tent(Think water bed). We didn't get a drop of water inside our tent and we slept sound asleep the entire night.
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy to set up
- Sturdy
- Waterproof
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
I used one of these for about 6 weeks on a group camping trip. There were two of these and several other tents. The VE-25 is just bombproof. We had no trouble (with the tent at least) camping on sand dunes with 45 knot winds. There's at least 12 places you can guy this thing down with. I would feel safe in this tent anywhere on the globe.
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy to set up
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Car Camping
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
I've had 2 ve-25's over the last 10years and I've put my tent through huge snow storms, downpours,and winds up to 60 mph. I've never had any problems with this tent, the only thing is, is if there is three big people in there it can become a little cramped and enough room for gear forget about it, you have to use the vestibule. But over all I've never had a better heavy duty tent for winter and fall. I would only recommend this then for extremely harsh weather and not cool or warm weather.
Pros
- Durable
- Excellent Warranty
- Sturdy
Cons
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Beach
- Car Camping
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
The North Face VE-25 is the updated offspring of the classic VE-24. The VE-24 was every backpacker’s dream in the late 70s when I purchased a used rental VE-24 in the summer of 1979 from a backpacking store in NJ. My VE-24 has peak-bagged in the Appalachians, Rockies, and Cascades. In '82, when the tent was my summer home on the north face of Mt Hood, a windstorm blew out the front door zipper. I shipped it to North Face and got a new door installed for free. Though the fly is not as rainproof as it was 30 years ago, I still use it as the family "car camping tent". This new update to the VE (Vector Equilibrium)24 feels as strong as its predecessor. Should be in the family for generation or two.
Pros
- Fashionable
- Sturdy
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
REI carries GREAT products...with some exceptions.A The North Face (TNF) VE-25 tent is a spendy investment for a tent and it would appear reasonable to think you would get what you pay for. I own a 1990 VE-25 and loved the rugged (and fashionable) aspects of the tent. It was bomb-proof. I never worried about what I'd face camping in this tent. Who knew the real danger would come when I stored it away. After a camping trip about 5 years ago, I put my precious VE-25 away for storage when I was too busy, with law school and my first couple years of practice, to get away on any serious camping. The VE-25 came out of temperature controlled storage "melted" together (the urethane coating on the nylon actually decomposed in to a sort of glue!) My cheap old [...]dome then from when I was a little kid came out just fine. The [...]tent (while a piece of junk for other reasons)held up better than the 600% more expensive TNF VE-25 and it already had 10 years of use before the VE-25 was even purchased!I thought, "No Worries! TNF will stand behind this, as clearly the tent should hold up better than that." WRONG!!!! WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, three times wrong.[...] In my opinion, considering the markup on a tent over the meager cost to manufacture, this is still an attempt at making even more money off me to buy a new tent to replace the prior tent with the inferior lifetime from the same brand. Why on earth would I do that?[...]. I can no longer give them my business because I don't feel they are willing to stand behind their products 100%. [...]I'm not saying I'm right and they're wrong, this may not have been a reasonable request on my part, but I think when a company puts a product out there it shouldn't turn to goo in a closet...ever. [...] Consider my experience if you are looking at dropping nearly $600 on a VE-25 for yourself. In summary, the VE-25 is bomber until it is older than The North Face thinks it should be.[...].Happy camping,-frank
- Gift:
- No
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort Driven
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy to set up
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
- Waterproof
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
Although heavy this VE 25 tent withstands almost everything as long as you are in the real outdoor where heavy/rough weather is expected. Performed excellent above 12,000 feet in the South America Andean range.
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Set Up
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
- Windproof
Cons
Best Uses
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
I have used this tent on a 5 day mountaineering trip in the Rockies and loved it. When you get this tent anchored down it's REALLY strong, and the foam blocks to keep the outerfly and inner tent from flapping is a really nice touch. We were in 40+mph gusts and you'd never know it. It's not the lightest tent in the world, but when you consider it's a total square feet it's not bad at all. Just compare it to any mountaineering tent with 60+ sqft and it's right on the mark. There are so many pockets on this thing it's almost crazy. Ventialtion seems great, no condinsation problems. Set-up is really easy, one person can handle it no problem. The bright color is really nice when you have to spend a whole day in it due to bad weather. I would never own a "dark" tent again, it makes for a really long day when you're stuck in it[...] There's a reason why this tent is used on the highest mountains on earth. Someone also complained about all the advertising on the tent......seriously? When you spend this much money on a tent, and it may save your life, does it really matter that it says "The North Face" on a couple of the pannels? Yeah, try buying a tent that doesn't have logo's all over it.....good luck. I love this tent and an very happy I bought it.
- Gift:
- No
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Pros
- Comfortable
- Easy To Set Up
- Fly Works Well
- Sturdy
- Waterproof
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Backpacking
- Beach
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
Comments about The North Face VE 25 Tent:
I have yet to use this tent, I bought it about a week ago for a trip this coming weekend. I set it up in my living room, just to make sure all the parts and pieces were there before I got to camp. Inside of the stake bag came a short about 5 inches long hollow piece of silver aluminum tubing. I can't figure out what it is for. I looking in the manual for the tent and googled around a bit and can't find any other documentation on it. it's larger in diameter than the tent poles, but only about 5" long, and it came in the bag of stakes. It doesn't fit with the stakes at all. At first I thought it might be for driving the stakes, but to no avail... Thoughts?
- Gift:
- No
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Minimalist
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REI response:The aluminum tubing is a field repair splint in case a tent pole breaks during a trip. Slip the tube over the break in the pole as a temporary fix. Repair or replace the broken pole before your next trip.