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The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent

The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent

Item # 779048
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The North Face Trailhead 6—otherwise known as the campsite palace for 8!—includes 2 doors, a common area and 2 integrated roll-down dividers that create separate sleeping areas.

  • Fusion Pitch combines poles sleeves and clips for easy setup and improved ventilation; aluminum alloy poles provide a sturdy frame
  • Color-coded corner webbing on the canopy and rainfly ensures easy setup
  • Dual doors lessen entry/exit congestion and maximize ventilation; large front vestibule and small rear vestibule offer lots of storage area
  • Taped, coated nylon floor prevents water from seeping into the tent; bound internal floor seams supply clean angles to maximize user space
  • Internal pocket system keeps small items handy; compatible with The North Face #2 Gear Loft (sold separately) for extra interior hanging storage
  • Rainfly-only pitching: In nice weather, use only the poles, rainfly and footprint (sold separately) to save weight
  • Comes with stuff sacks, stakes and guylines
  • Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

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The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent Specs

Specification

Description

Season3-season
Design typeFreestanding tent
Sleeping capacity6
Fast pack weightNot applicable
Average minimum weight24 lbs. 6 oz.
Average packaged weight27 lbs. 9 oz.
Average weight - metric8.3 kilograms
Floor dimensions148 x 104 inches
Floor dimensions - metric376 x 264 centimeters
Floor area92.6 square feet
Vestibule area(Total for both) 31 square feet
Peak height72 inches
Peak height - metric183 centimeters
Doors2
Canopy fabricNylon taffeta
Floor fabricCoated nylon taffeta
Rainfly fabricCoated polyster taffeta
Number of poles4 + 1 vestibule
Pole materialAluminum
Pole diameter13 millimeters
Packed size10 x 29 inches

The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent Customer Reviews

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The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent
 
4.1

(based on 8 reviews)

88%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Comfortable (7)
  • Fly works well (7)
  • Easy to set up (6)
  • Sturdy (6)
  • Waterproof (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Car camping (8)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (5), Casual adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort driven (8)

    Reviewed by 8 customers

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    Apr

    6

    2009

    (31 of 33 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    not impressed

    By adammp1

    from Guilford, CT

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Waterproof

    Cons

    • Difficult To Setup
    • Flimsy Construction
    • Heavy
    • Poor Fly Design

    Best Uses

    • Car Camping

    Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

    This is actually my second review for this tent. There had previously been several negative reviews including my own. It is beyond me why REI would once again carry this inferior product(and omit the reviews).
    Don't be fooled by the price tag (only about $100 less than some of Northface's top-notch mountaineering tents), this tent is not worth the price. My problems began the first time I set this tent up; the entire floor sepperated from the seam beginning where the pole is inserted (trust me, no excessive force was used). Ok...a two-hour ride back to civilization, one large roll of duct-tape...problem solved. I then began attaching the fly. I was surprised that the fly must be guyed down with separate stakes and not attached to the points where the poles are inserted as is with most tents this style even of modest quality. Furthermore, you must attach four additional guy-lines for the sides of the tent to hold their shape even in nice weather. The result...several trip-lines; perfect for family camping. In fairness, I will mention, the tent was roomy, comfortable and water-proof. However, a much better tent can be had for the price.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (31 of 33 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jul

    9

    2009

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Perfect for four

    By underthestars

    from rancho cucuamonga, CA

    About Me Casual Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Easy To Set Up
    • Fly Works Well
    • Lightweight
    • Sturdy

    Cons

    • Not free standing

    Best Uses

    • Car Camping

    Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

    Just back from Sequoia National Forest with a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids). The tent was easy to set up and roomy once we settled in. Used 1 inflatable queen mattress and two sleeping pads and had space for couple of large duffles. The tent isn't exactly freestanding as I understood it: without staking out the corners, the poles only support the middle part of the tent and the sides are unusable, so no just throwing up the tent and jumping in. The rainfly is pretty easy to set up and the vestibule it provides was very useful as an entranceway and utility room. Even without tying down the guy wires the fly mostly held its shape. The summer night time temperature at our elevation(7000 feet) was cool/cold and the tent did an adequate job of keeping us comfortable(although we did have cold noses in the morning). With utility pockets above both room dividers and along the bottom edge of one wall, loops to hang lamps and such, the tent provided a very organized home away.

    • Gift:
    • No
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    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    May

    27

    2009

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Excellent Car Camping Tent

    By jmac57

    from Alexandria, VA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Easy To Set Up
    • Fly Works Well
    • Sturdy
    • Waterproof

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Car Camping

      Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

      Excellent tent. Very easy to set up despite a previous reviewer's comments. Four poles set up the tent and everything is color coded. Only one additional pole is needed to add the rain fly. After a few times setting it up, two people can set it up and stake it down (including rain fly) in about 10 mins. Very sturdy and the rain fly is leak proof.

      Only complaint is that there is little ventilation when the rain fly is used. This is fine during the spring and fall, but in the summer the tent can get pretty hot with the rainfly attached (as can all tents). The side windows are large but do not have zip covers (like the doors do). That would have been a nice touch. Also, it would have been nice if the rainfly offered some ventilation at the top where the top of the tent is mesh. Maybe sometime of velcro pop up vent like on the Half Dome rain fly would allow warm air to ventilate through the top of the tent when the rain fly is attached. Those are minor complaints, and if you're serious about it you can have a seamstress sew in some window zip covers and add some velcro vents in the top of the rainfly like I did. But overall this is the best car-camping tent out there, IMHO.

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      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      7

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Great car camping tent

      By Butter Kiki

      from Maryland

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy To Set Up
      • Fly Works Well
      • Roomy

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Car Camping

        Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

        We've had this tent for over a year now and love it. Any frequent car camping family should own it, if they can afford it. Our two kids can play card games in the tent during a down time, read books at night, and have their own rooms if they wanted.

        It is very roomy. There is space for two adults, two kids, two big dogs, many bags and much more. And I can stand up in it to change clothes. (I'm 5'1"...)

        One night, it dumped a sheet of water for a few hours. The next morning the inside the tent was completely dry, wall, floor and all. The fly did a great job.

        My husband can set it up by himself or with a "help" of our young eager campers.

        This is like Taj in the woods.

        • Gift:
        • No
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        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        May

        19

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Awesome Tent

        By clintara

        from Colorado Springs, Colorado

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Easy To Set Up
        • Fly Works Well
        • Sturdy
        • Waterproof

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Car Camping

          Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

          We have had this tent for quite a few years now and it's fantastic. Here in the Rocky Mountains we have withstood some very high winds, rain, hail and snowstorms and the tent holds its own and doesn't budge. Not once have we been wet. We are a family of four with two dogs and with all our gear, night table and heater there is still plenty of room. The rainfly is pulled away from the tent so it doesnt touch it and it comes completely to the ground giving you full coverage and protection. I would highly recommend this tent to others and will say that many a camper has been envious of our tent!

          • Gift:
          • No
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          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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          May

          10

          2009

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Great tent

          By docsavage

          from Houston, TX

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Comfortable
          • Easy To Set Up
          • Fly Works Well
          • Lightweight
          • Sturdy
          • Waterproof

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Car Camping

            Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

            I first bought this product to replace an old leaky tent. The first day I used it, I set it up in the rain with my 9 year old son. The set up is foolproof-the appropriate poles go into like colored sleeves. I've been in very stiff winds in this tent with nary a shudder. The other people we car camp with are jealous of this tent for it's ease of set up, it's roominess. I can also tell you, as a Gulf Coast camper, the huge vestibule is a bonus when it comes to keeping out bugs!

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Apr

            29

            2009

            (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            Good, not great.

            By Camper Joe

            from Pittsburgh

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Comfortable
            • Fly Works Well
            • Sturdy
            • Waterproof

            Cons

            • Difficult To Setup

            Best Uses

            • Car Camping

            Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

            Good but not great because too hard to set up, once set up a great tent very roomy.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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            Aug

            13

            2009

             
            4.0

            GREAT TENT!

            By VAGolfer51

            from Richmond, VA

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Pros

            • Comfortable
            • Easy To Set Up
            • Fly Works Well
            • Lightweight
            • Sturdy

            Cons

            • Too Cramped

            Best Uses

            • Beach
            • Car Camping

            Comments about The North Face Trailhead 6 Tent:

            Wonderful tent. Set up was relatively easy, took about 10 minutes by myself to have it in move in condition. Poles and stakes are very sturdy and well built, and overall tent design and layout is great. Not sure how you get 6 people in this tent - seemed like it is the perfect size for 4 adult campers - any more and you will be on top of each other! That said, the overall quality of the tent,the fabric, and the design, makes this a top buy from my perspective!

            • Gift:
            • No
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            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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