The North Face  Wawona 6 Footprint

We were looking either for a Kaiju 6 or Wawona 6 for a year and having a hard time finding it due to the RONA. When we found the new Wawona 6 at our local REI, we got it. It had plenty of room and we have already used it for several nights in Death Valley National Park, and will probably spend 20-30 more nights in it over the summer. It is a huge tent, and packs down relatively small for it's size, thanks to the partial coverage of the rainfly only covering mesh areas. The large vestibule is GREAT. -1 for TNF not including the footprint. A $70 extra expense on something many people would not consider optional....just through it in and adjust the price accordingly. And the footprint was harder to find than the tent was. But enough complaining about that. Great tent.

I purchased two of these (2021 style) footprints this spring along with two (2021 style) Wawona 6 tents. Both footprints are slightly larger than the tent and the straps made to stake them out to the tent with are too long resulting in the footprint not sitting snugly centered under the tent. Because of their larger size, a considerable amount of water collects between the footprint and the tent in a rain storm. I contacted TNF about it and they just said they would look into it. Also, for $65, TNF could have included a little stuff sack for the footprint. What a disappointment.

It's a big tarp, it probably should have been included with the tent, but what can you do. It is sliiiightly larger than the tent itself, enough to be a little annoying because it doesn't perfectly match up, but it hasn't hindered its use at all. The mat in front for shoes is nice and big as well, like that aspect of it.

I bought this footprint for my wawona 6 single wall tent (which has now been replaced by a double wall) and the dimensions do not fit. This is unacceptable for a $65 footprint designed for an exact match to your tent. The size is about 114 x 93 (not counting strap to guide pole). North face needs to distinguish between their different versions of the wawona 6. It’ll be going back.

We've almost always used tarps for our footprints before, partly because we already own tarps and footprints are pricey. Nevertheless, we splurged on the footprint since we'd already splurged on the tent, and I'm glad we did. When I got home, it was a snap to hang the light and simple footprint out to dry. Because we had the footprint, the bottom of the tent did not get wet, and I was glad I didn't have to hang the massive orange whale out to dry.

This clips in easily to the tent poles and does a good job of protecting the tent. It also comes with a little built-in "welcome mat" for your shoes. But it's a missed opportunity - for a few dollars more this could be a base layer for the porch that would have significantly improved the dryness of your gear, which would have been really nice!

We bought The North Face Wawona 6 tent June 2021 and the footprint to match from REI and it has worked great. There is a nice extra entry mat section that sticks out past the tent in the rainfly vestibule. We love this little extra space to put shoes.

Glad I was able to find it in stock. Fits the Wawona 6 perfect. This will help extend the life of the tent and possibly additional water repellentce.