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The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent

The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent

Item # 779050
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The North Face Trailhead 8—otherwise known as the campside palace for 8!—includes a common area, 2 integrated roll-down dividers that create separate sleeping areas and 2 doors.

  • 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 maximize user space with clean angles
  • Internal pocket system keeps small items handy; compatible with The North Face #2 Gear Loft (sold separately) for extra interior hanging storage
  • Comes with stuff sacks, stakes and guylines
  • Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

Please note: The North Face products can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.

Imported.

Item 779050

The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent Specs

Specification

Description

Season3-season
Design typeFreestanding tent
Sleeping capacity8
Fast pack weightNot applicable
Average minimum weight29 lbs. 2 oz.
Average packaged weight32 lbs. 7 oz.
Average weight - metric9.7 kilograms
Floor dimensions206 x 104 inches
Floor dimensions - metric523 x 264 centimeters
Floor area122.6 square feet
Vestibule area(Total for both) 38 square feet
Peak height78 inches
Peak height - metric198 centimeters
Doors2
Canopy fabricNylon taffeta
Floor fabricCoated nylon taffeta
Rainfly fabricCoated polyester taffeta
Number of poles4 + 1 brow
Pole materialAluminum
Pole diameter13 millimeters
Packed size11 x 31 inches

The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent Customer Reviews

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The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent
 
4.9

(based on 7 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

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

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Car camping (7)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (4), Casual adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort driven (7)

    Reviewed by 7 customers

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    Mar

    29

    2009

    (29 of 29 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great family tent

    By burndoc

    from Nashville, TN

    About Me Casual 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 8 Tent:

      Father of five kids this is a great and comfortable tent for camping with kids. I was able to set up cots and we had plenty of room for gear. I took this tent out to Estes National Park and endured high winds and several nights of rain. The tent stood up to the wins and remain water tight. Someone actually came up to the tent one morning because they were sure the storms would tear the tent up. This is quality great and worth the price.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (29 of 29 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jun

      29

      2009

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Typical North Face Quality, Perfect

      By bigdavid

      from Long Island, NY & Houston, Texas

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Fly Works Well
      • Sturdy
      • Waterproof

      Cons

      • Collects Condensation

      Best Uses

      • Car Camping

      Comments about The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent:

      This is a great family tent, Perfect for camping with kids. We had more then enough room to set up our air mattress and store our gear. On one of our first camping trips we got caught up in this thunder storm. Not only did this tent stand up to 60mph winds but kept us completely dry as well. We are completely satisfied with the Quality of the tent. Worth every penny of the price

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      May

      22

      2009

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      A great family tent!

      By mathius

      from Nashville, TN

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Sturdy

      Cons

      • Difficult To Setup
      • Heavy

      Best Uses

      • Car Camping

      Comments about The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent:

      A great family tent - lots of room, pockets for stashing gear, typical North Face quality, and ability to partition rooms. The ONLY issue I have is the tent takes a while to set up but that is because it is BIG. Once it is up, it is rock solid. Just be sure to set it up on a dry run before going out for real!

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

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      12

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      [...], Performance and Quality

      By BLT

      from Mason City IA

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

      • Easy To Set Up
      • Fly Works Well
      • Sturdy
      • Tons of Stakes
      • Waterproof

      Cons

      • Heavy

      Best Uses

      • Car Camping

      Comments about The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent:

      Set this tent up in the rain for the first time, with two girls mind you, and it was almost completely dry inside once we got it set up. Good quality, waterproof, takes on high winds, awesome vestibule to store / get dry / take off shoes before entering the tent!

      Then the tent went on sale - and REI being as awesome as it is, price matched the new lower price. Just cant beat that deal!

      The only negative thing is the zippers on the vestibule. They are heavy duty, good quality. But they just wanna snag up the cover. It doesn't hurt anything, but it gets annoying always having to use two hands opening the vestibule zipper. There will never be a perfect tent~

      Still a GREAT product. LOVE the tent.

      • 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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      Jul

      8

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Great car camping tent

      By Teachermom65

      from Northeast US

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

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

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Car Camping

        Comments about The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent:

        We just took this tent on two car camping adventures where it rained really hard. Ours was one of the only dry tents in our group of friends/tents. The rain fly goes all the way to the ground and really protects the tent from taking H2O. Also, the floor is factory taped (unlike cheap tents from box stores). Get the footprint also and you'll be in good shape for windy, rainy weather.

        • 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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        Sep

        10

        2009

         
        5.0

        Best Family Camping Tent you can buy

        By SixBurgh

        from Pittsburgh, PA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Easy To Set Up
        • Sturdy
        • Waterproof

        Cons

        • Poor Fly Design

        Best Uses

        • Car Camping

        Comments about The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent:

        We bought this tent this past Spring and have used it at least 5 times so far this camping season. This tent is sturdy, waterproof, easy to set-up, and has tons of room. The only con I see with it is that the fly can by difficult to put on. Other than that, it is perfect. If you are taking the family camping, there is no other tent to own.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Comfort Driven

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Jul

        11

        2009

         
        4.0

        Worth the price.

        By moniker dog

        from Kenosha, WI

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

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

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Car Camping

          Comments about The North Face Trailhead 8 Tent:

          We love this tent. Easy to set up and lots of room for your gear. Only thing we don't like is it gets VERY HOT with the rainfly on! The rainfly is staked into the ground so, it is a little bit of a hassle to remove it during the day and put it on at night. Would rather be hot than WET. Also like the vestibule area. Great place to put things when it rains.

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

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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