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The North Face Minibus 23 Tent

Item # 779030

$389.00

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The only creature comforts missing from The North Face Minibus are wheels and a sink. Otherwise, this lightweight tent for 2 has great interior space and thoughtful livability features.

Stable 3-season shelter features 2 doors and 2 vestibules and a comprehensive, easy-to-use color coded setup
Several technically dialed elements improve the simplicity of pitching and help the tent remain taught and adjustable during use
Ball Cap clips solve brow-pole complexity problems and join the canopy and fly in 1 easy click
Jakes Feet™ at tent floor corners keep the canopy taught and the structure sound regardless of weather
H-Clips at pole crossings concentrates fabric tension at the strongest points in the tent's architecture; they simplify pitching and reduce weight and complexity
C-Clips create significantly greater interior volume while maintaining a campsite-friendly footprint size
Twist-clips make pitching and disassembly simple, fast and easy and minimize weight
Color-coded DAC Featherlite® NSL poles and webbing clips match up for easy pitching; these poles use an anodization process that lessens environmental impact
Lightweight siliconized nylon fly material is rugged and weatherproof; fully taped bathtub floor
2 large vestibules match up with 2 large D-shaped doors; clever stash pockets in the vestibules are accessible inside or outside the tent
Large, crystal clear end window allows weather watching
High-low venting harnesses convection and crossflow
Convenient overhead pockets stow headlamps and fragile items; also features abundant gear loops
Fits The North Face Gear Loft #2, sold separately
Includes compression stuff sack, stakes and guyline
Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

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The North Face Minibus 23 Tent Specs

Specification	Description
Season	3-season
Design type	Free-standing tent
Sleeping capacity	2
Fly / footprint pitch weight	Not applicable
Average minimum weight	5 lbs. 15 oz.
Average packaged weight	6 lbs. 12 oz.
Average weight - metric	3.1 kilograms
Floor dimensions	92.5 x 54.5 inches
Floor dimensions - metric	235 x 138 centimeters
Floor area	35 square feet
Vestibule area	11.8 + 11.8 square feet
Peak height	42.5 inches
Peak height - metric	108 centimeters
Doors	2
Canopy fabric	Ripstop nylon
Floor fabric	Coated nylon taffeta
Rainfly fabric	Coated nylon taffeta
Number of poles	4
Pole material	Aluminum
Packed size	6.5 x 24 inches

The North Face Minibus 23 Tent Customer Reviews

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The North Face Minibus 23 Tent

5.0

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May

2009

(12 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Mighty Fine

By BigfootYancey

from Kansas City

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Fly Works Well
Sturdy
Waterproof

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking
Beach
Car Camping
Hiking
Mountaineering

Comments about The North Face Minibus 23 Tent:

It's a lil on the heavy side, but that ain't bad considering what this Thang offers.

There is generous headroom (more than footprint) thanks to the smart engineering of the two small orange poles and the C-Clips.

Pitchin' and strikin' is easy as pie- just set up once before you head anywhere. I'm diggin' the Twist-Clips and The hub system allows for a nice distribution of wind stress on the DAC poles, allowing the tent to hold up really well in higher wind. This system I believe also contributes to the condensation control.

I've had this tent in a couple rain situations. One was three days of non-stop rain with one solid hour of blinding down poor. I was camped next to a slope that fed ALOT of rain our way and did dig a very small trench around one side of it.
No leaks (tarp under floor). No condensation, either. At night with the rain, it would get muggy with my girlfriend and I in it, however, I just pulled back the sleeping bag, and could actually feel cool, clean air- so I believe the low-high vent system is smart and works really well.

A cool feature I liked is the inside-outside pockets. And the glow-n-dark zipper pull tabs glowed fairly bright all night on a night darker than a black steer's derrière.

So I really don't have any complaints, and actually LOVE this tent. And this is coming from a fella who avoided The North Face because I never took it serious with its wilderness chic business.
I think the company may spread itself a little too thin because of the chicness - some stuff is made poorly, some good. The Minibus 23 Is made GREAT.