ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy

Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

This tent would be perfect if it didn't leak at the two side doors as mentioned in other reviews. I love everything about the tent except the inadequate rainfly and the leaks at the zippers. I just ordered the Meramac that has an improved fly and is only a $25 difference from what I paid for the Osage. I strongly caution against purchasing this tent if there is any chance of extended periods of rain in your area. We camp in the Shenandoah and it rains often.

Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

I really tried to like this tent. We are a family of 5 with a couple of medium sized dogs. The tent was a great size but when it leaks it ruins the adventure. This is actually the 2nd Osage 3 room tent I have purchased. Both of the tents ended up being returned because of a leaky fly. The most recent trip we had about 6 hours of rain. Nothing too intense but steady. Luckily it was during the day and we could easily move gear to avoid the drips from the ceiling. Since the tent ceiling is mesh the leak must have originated from the fly.

On the pro side, the tent is very large and provided a great setup for my family. We had a queen air matress, twin air matress and 2 smaller air beds (kiddie style). There was still plenty of room for the dogs, bags and shoes.

If you can count on good weather then this tent is great. If it rains be ready to adjust your sleeping arrangements.

I will give Alps Mountaineering one more try and have ordered the Meramac 3 room tent. It is the same base as the Osage, but with a larger fly. Hopefully this will eliminate the leaking issue.

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I very seldom write reviews, and complaining about poor shopping decisions is really not my style, but this tent was one of the worst purchases I ever made. Just like other reviewers noted, the moment it started raining we ended up in a puddle. In the mountains of Idaho, with 3 little kids and and a puppy, that meant eventual abandoning of the camp/evacuation/long drive to a motel in the middle of the night. Three days when it rained on and off really ruined our vacation. Just like for other reviewers, this tent being waterproof was one of the most important things for us. Do not trust the description, whatever "durable waterproof polyurethane coating" is, the tent leaks like crazy, through the zippers, all seams and the floor.

Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

We set out with our bikes, Labrador and dog trailer to camp next to a lake and ride on some great bike paths.
We had the possibility of rain, and boy did it rain. We camped two days and decided to head back home after having to bail out buckets of water. We ended up spending the rest of our vacation at home!

Very disappointed in the quality of the tent. If there is a chance of rain.. better purchase another tent!

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I solely got this tent because I tend to have large groups for our camping trips (plus the price was too good to pass up). The 6' boys love it. As for us short girls, it feels like a mansion. I've used this tent several times but not in harsh or extreme weather conditions - rain, snow, wind. Always dry weather and lower elevation (under 7,000 ft. elevation). I've read the warnings about leakage but we've yet to experience leakage/extreme condensation build-up in this tent. I'd consider this a great budget tent.

Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

I got this tent and was pleased at first but the thing is so leaky.

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Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

First round of this tent went OK. I loved the screen mesh everywhere - when the fly is off you can feel like you are outdoors without the bugs! Three doors is fantastic and windows all around is great. I loved the windows in the rainfly too so you can see the sky even with the fly on.

That tent had seams begin to pull apart after two uses. I returned to REI to get it repaired and they offered to replace it. I accepted.

Next tent, the toggles were sewn in the wrong places to use the interior dividers, but that didn't really bother me. However, next time out, it rained and we had dripping at various places inside. After moving and moving again, I went to the car.

This spring (3rd use of second tent?) went to use it in the yard, and found the fiberglass poles are cracking and almost unusable.

Sigh - love the shape and the mesh (although sometimes hard to find a tent pad big enough for it) and the size (family of 5 and all our gear still has PLENTY of room). BUT, if I have to sleep in the car during a regular rain and replace poles twice a year, it's not worth the headache. Gonna try to figure out how to take it back and what to get instead.

Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

i bought this tent awhile back so that my whole family could fit in a tent, and so far i've only used it with a max of 5 people-which seems perfect because we had lots of extra room to spread out. i've noticed that the other reviews speak badly of it, but i havent used it in the rain yet and am not able to comment on its ability to keep out water. my brother and i have used it a couple times snow camping and love it. i know its a bit large for two people, but its so much more convenient to have a base camp this big than squeeze into a 2-4 person tent.

wind might be an issue, it was hard to say because there have only been a few big gusts of wind while camping. i tied a line to the tent pols themselves and stacked them into the ground - and it hardly moved after that. so i think i solved the problem..if that was a problem.

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The tent looks roomy and comfy, we liked the head room and the fact that it was on clearance, so we thought we were getting a great deal. The first night we had wind with light rain, woke up to puddles all around. Delightful. (not!) Second night the wind was a bit stronger and the I noticed that the zipper seam was coming apart (no strain, we did everything right, it's not our first time. by the end of our camping trip, there was a huge gaping hole above the main doorway, the seams had come apart completely. Utter disappointment, we decided that shopping clearance sales for a tent is unwise, you get what you pay for. Currently we have a Big Agnes Diamond 6 and a Kelty lounge 6 that are perfect! Big difference!

Comments about ALPS Mountaineering Osage 3-Room Tent - Special Buy:

This is really roomy tent. I bought it for my family of five and we can really spread out in it with all our gear. It is pretty easy to put together. Two people can put it up within 10 minutes. The tent works pretty good when it's dry. However, during a downpour water started leaking in through the zippers and coming in through the floor seams. We woke to find ourselves surrounded by water with everything soaked. It's too bad this tent did not perform well in inclement weather.