How to Choose Tents for Camping
Alite Sierra Shack Tent
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Unlike traditional tents with a handful of poles and complicated instructions, the Alite Sierra Shack breaks down in 2 quick folds and pops right up so your weekend home is set up in no time at all.
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Sleeping Capacity
2-person
Packaged Weight
6 lbs. 12 oz.
Number of Doors
3 doors
Best Use
Camping
- Ideal for car camping, this 3-season, 2-person tent has 3 doors so you can get in and out easily
- With doors on both sides, connecting with your friends is easy—just zip your Sierra Shacks together for a row of homes away from homes
- 3 daisy chain loops at the top of the tent make it easy to hang lanterns inside when the sun sets
- 2 mesh pockets at the top for stashing headlamps, keys, wallet, etc.
- Closeout
Imported.
View all Alite Camping Tents| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
| Minimum Trail Weight | 6 lbs. 12 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 6 lbs. 12 oz. |
| Packed Size | 3 x 29 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 88 x 58 inches |
| Floor Area | 35.5 square feet |
| Peak Height | 47 inches |
| Number of Doors | 3 doors |
| Number of Poles | 1 |
| Pole Material | Fiberglass |
| Pole Diameter | 6 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Mesh |
| Floor Fabric | 75-denier polyester |
| Rainfly Fabric | 75-denier polyester |
| Design Type | Semifreestanding |
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Norsefalconer
Charlotte, NC
Neat Tent for Its Intended Use.
6 years ago
I just received this, so I don't have practical experience. I will say that it sets up and takes down very quickly. It is also semi-self supporting. It will stand on it's own, but does not have a bottom perimeter support, so the tent will rock side to side on the curved internal main body support. There are four guy-out points near the top on each "corner," that, should anchor it pretty steady. Couple those with the four peg/stake points, and it should be solid. It is a single layer tent, but with three screen doors, plenty of ventilation is available to combat condensation. It can be zipped together with another Sierra Shack tent on either, or both, sides. That may add some stability as well. Above the two side doors are small overhangs with permanent vents just behind. The "front" door (to the left on the ad's picture) is not protected by any overhang, and despite some overlapping material, I'm concerned that the zipper will be a water entry point, as are the fairly low floor tub walls. The floor seems as tough as any tent I've recently owned, and the main body does seem to have a water resistant coating (PVC?). The interior volume is a positive for me, plenty of headroom and floor space for one + gear. Two people would be wise to buy another to zip on for gear, or for each person to have their own space. There are also three gear loops on the ceiling, one over each side door and in the middle. Two small trapezoid shaped gear pockets, roughly 12" x 4" (4.8cm x 1.6cm), are above each side door at the perm vent locations. There are four plastic tent pegs/stakes provided, but upgrades are suggested. The carry sack has a roll-top closure instead of a zipper, a big plus in my book. It's no trouble getting the tent back into the carry bag. The carry bag has 1" webbing that wraps completely around the bag, forming both loop carry handles and two strips of gear loops on each side where it's attached to the bag. This makes for practical and strong carrying and securing details, imo. I pretty much bought this as an experiment to see if I could carry a 30" round pop-up on my motorcycle. We'll see how that goes, and how it performs in the wild soon. If it doesn't work out, I'm sure it will be enjoyed by the Grandkids. All in all, it's a pretty cool tent. I'm going to give it 4 stars because I think it does what it's designed to do pretty well. Without field testing, I have no problem recommending this tent to a friend for fair weather use, and/or kids' recreation.
Yes , I recommend this product
Zoe D
Chicago, Illinois
Perfect for backyard/car camping
6 years ago
Cool concept, takes some time and patience to fold backup the first couple times. Haven't tested it in any harsh weather, but I don't plan on using it for anything other than casual tenting. Overall happy with the purchase.
Yes , I recommend this product