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Kelty Crestone 1 Tent

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Description
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Customer Reviews

Kelty® Crestone one-person backpacking tent is built for three seasons of fun and serves ounce-counters very well.

Non-freestanding design features one door and one nice-sized vestibule
Features a polyester rainfly for a taut pitch in wet weather, DAC Featherlite® poles and a durable polyurethane-coated nylon taffeta floor
Color-coded clip construction provides easy setup, especially in windy weather
ArcEdge® floor remains taut with specially constructed waterproof seams that are up off the ground
Side wall vents and mesh ceiling help keep air flowing to prevent condensation
Side-release buckles make quick and easy work of tent-to-rainfly connection
Kelty's attention to detail shows with features such as their noiseless, reflective zipper pulls and internal storage pockets
Includes stuff sacks, guyline and stakes
Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

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Kelty Crestone 1 Tent Specs

Specification	Description
Seasons	3-season
Design type	Non-freestanding tent
Sleeping capacity	1
Average minimum weight	3 pounds
Average packaged weight	4 pounds
Average weight - metric	1.81 kilograms
Floor dimensions	106 x 41 inches
Floor dimensions - metric	269 x 104 centimeters
Floor area	19 square feet
Vestibule area	7 square feet
Peak height	37 inches
Peak height - metric	94 centimeters
Number of doors	1
Canopy fabric	Polyester taffeta
Floor fabric	Coated nylon taffeta
Rainfly fabric	Coated polyester taffeta
Number of poles	2
Pole material	Aluminum DAC Featherlite
Pole diameter	8.8 millimeters
Packed size	7 x 21 inches
Primary activity	Backpacking

Kelty Crestone 1 Tent Customer Reviews

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Kelty Crestone 1 Tent

3.6

(based on 11 reviews)

73%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Durable (8)
Fly works well (8)
Lightweight (8)
Comfortable (6)
Easy to set up (5)

Cons

Too cramped (4)

Best Uses

Backpacking (8)
Hiking (6)
Car camping (3)

Reviewer Profile:
Avid adventurer (8), Casual/ recreational (4)
What Is Your Gear Style:
Survivalist / minimalist (7)

Reviewed by 11 customers

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Jan

2008

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great Solo Tent

By Starzz01

from Dallas, TX

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

Comfortable
Easy to set up
Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking
Mountaineering

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

I am 6'0 and use this tent when mountaineering and backpacking, and I have plenty of room for myself as well as my pack. The tent stands up well in the wind, and is waterproof. You may not be able to sit up inside, but if you're looking for something lightweight which will hold up to the elements, this tent works great. I am able to fit the tent, footprint and fly into an extra small REI compression sack, and after compression, it takes up almost no room in my pack.

Sep

2007

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Rocks!

By Mike the regular

from Riverside, Ca

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

Comfortable
Fly Works Well
Sturdy

Cons

Difficult To Setup
Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

I love this tent for a lot of reasons.

I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about, I'm 6'3" and I fit in this thing just fine. You can't sit up in it, yeah, but man do I have leg and head room! They don't even touch the sides (rare for me).

I can pick myself up with my elbows in this tent, it has a good amount of room on the side of me in the tent.

It is also constructed well from what I can tell, have yet to hit strong wind though.

Jun

2008

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Adequate tent, but not the most convenie

By gumdrop

from East Lansing, MI

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Elbow room
Good airflow
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Rainfly collects puddles
Takes longer to set up
Zippers get stuck

Best Uses

Hiking

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

I just hiked 20 days on the appalachian trail with this tent. Although it was certainly adequate, there were definitely other tents out there that would have been a lot nicer had I just spent a little more money.

Reading below I see people talk about the difficulty of setting it up. Although it was not difficult, it wasn't the fastest set up. It took about 4 times as long as some others I've seen.

The zipper on the rain fly was constantly getting caught in the flap that covers it and this was really annoying. Although I stayed dry every night, during a storm I was periodically dripped on and a large puddle was accumulating on the top of the rainfly causing it to droop and touch the tent. I also found it difficult to get out of the tent in the morning without unstaking part of the rainfly.

On my last night out one of my poles cracked. Even when you have it staked out as far as possible, it still seems like quite a stretch to get it bent right.

I am about 5'10 and could almost sit up in the tent. I had read a lot of reviews that it was difficult to change in the tent, but I figured being a little shorter than these taller guys who were writing the reviews, that I'd be okay. Although it would have been nice to sit up comfortably, changing wasn't the worst thing in the world.

As my headline reads, overall the tent was adequate, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone on the trail. If I could do it over, I would have gotten something free-standing because many a times the stakes were hard to get down in the rocks or on a tent pad. But, besides the cracking pole, it served it's purpose for the trip.

Apr

2008

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Serves it's intended purpose well

By McJoeDonald

from Michigan

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

Comfortable
Easy to set up
Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof

Cons

Hard to change inside

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

This is not a luxury tent. It is meant to provide one person with shelter, period. It is meant to be lightweight and sturdy. I dont know why people think it's hard to setup... I'm guessing they haven't used the tent very much. Stake out the points, ben the poles into the clips, clip the tent to the arched poles, and you're done for most situations. You dont even have to stake out the other 4 points (but it is suggested.) I know it's not big enough to change in... but this is a solo tent. If you regularly go with other people, and are shy, why wouldnt you just go in on a 2-4 person backpacking tent instead of complaining about this one? Anyway, this is a GREAT minimalist solo tent.

Also, you do not need to put your pack inside... that is what the vestibule is for. The tent isn't going to keep critters (mice/chipmunks) out anyway. Set the tent up in the right place for oncoming weather, and the bag will stay dry. if it doesn't fit under the vestibule, then it sounds like you got the wrong kind of tent for your kind of camping. Go get a coleman dome tent

Mar

2008

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

A special kinduv tent

By bMac

from Port Orchard, WA

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof

Cons

Difficult To Setup
Too Cramped

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

Crestone 1 is the kind of tent you buy when you're planning to backpack without a roomate! This includes your pack. Its gotta sleep somewhere else! There are some who will say there is plenty of room for both and I disagree. Unless you're going to curl up around it in the fetal position inside (while the tent is spacious enough to do so!), space is pretty limited.

Good luck changing inside the tent too. It would have been really funny for someone to have witnessed the event that unfolded when I was trying to peel off wet clothes inside the tent during a rainstorm...Chris Farley skits come to mind! ...maybe "a van, down by the river" isn't such a bad thing?

As for the ease in putting it together, I have a lot easier time putting up a cheap, 2-man Coleman tent with the same number of poles.

However, there is still something about this tent that will cause me to continue its use in future trips. I suppose that if one is set on sleeping "indoors," this is the last stop before sleeping under the stars...that's a good thing!

I appreciate the Crestone for its convenience, durability, and dry conditions. I suggest having a lean tarp nearby for doing anything else that requires a level of protection from the elements. Perhaps I should have looked into the Crestone 2? In any event, I'm about 6'1" and 225 lbs and used this tent in the Olympic National Park in October.

Oct

2007

(2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

one man tent

By thepinkman42

from Missiouri

About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Comfortable
Fly Works Well

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

One of my friends has this tent. He and I have used this tent at different times. we both like it as a one men tent would recommend it to anyone wanting camp in a tent by themsleves.

Sep

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Great Starter!

By Survivorman

from Fort Worth,TX

About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Cheap Price
Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Too Cramped

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

This tent is a great starter. It is best fit for a beginner hiker/backpacker no taller than 5'7''. Ventilation is excellent and both the fly and the floor are extremely waterproof. Short folks, Great buy. Taller Guys, Look elsewear.

Mar

2009

(1 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

The Worst Tent I've Used!

By CalifMtnGrl

from Santa Monica, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

Cheap

Cons

Poor Fly Design
Too Cramped

Best Uses

Landfill

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

This is the single worst tent I've ever used. I bought it because it was cheap and totally regret it. In no particular order, here are my problems - When the fly is on, you can't see outside the tent, there are no windows. You can't sit up in the tent; you practically have to crawl on your belly to get in (I'm 5'9"). The fly doesn't tie back - it's either on and staked out to creat the vestibule (which makes it even more difficult to get in) or it's off. Similarly, you can't tie back the door for when you are loading or unloading the tent. The quality of the fabric and zipper are poor. I wish I had just spent an extra $100 on something better and slightly bigger.

Feb

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great Quality, Not Much Weight

By Maintainer.NC

from Hayesville, NC

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Comfortable
Easy to set up
Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof

Cons

Too Cramped

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

I've had this Kelty for about 2 years now. It's been bulletproof. It stands up to weather well and is super packable. I understand the concerns about headroom - there isn't any. But if you don't need a tall tent, this one sleeps fine. And don't worry about condensation. The top vent on the fly works great, keeping you dry on those muggy nights. I'm 6' 2" and have no problem fitting into it. Overall, it's a solid design.

Aug

2009

5.0

No complaints in years!

By bicyclereporter

from Danbury, CT

About Me Casual Adventurer

Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof

Cons

Best Uses

Bicycle camping

Comments about Kelty Crestone 1 Tent:

I have had this tent for 4 years now and it's never let me down. When i want to camp on the fly, i don't carry poles and get inside it like a sleeping bag with my rei pillow and big agnes memory foam pad. it's perfect b/c the vents help me breathe, even though it's zipped up.

the only negative part is the stuff sack. when putting poles in the bag, it finally tore a few holes and i had to duct tape both sides. perhaps if it was of a thicker construction.