Kelty  Wireless 6 Tent

My wife and I are 6'0" with a large dog, and we were looking for a more spacious, affordable car camping tent. We have no regrets with the Kelty Wireless 6. Dollar per dollar, this is the best value tent a step above a Coleman. It took me alone <10 minutes to set up the first time. I've read some marks against this tent for lack of ventilation, but after 3 nights in Wisconsin pouring rain with a heater inside, I did not find this to be the case. What's more, the ~12-18" walls at the bottom of the tent itself ensured no water seeped in. I'm taking it out this weekend in warmer (but also rainy weather) so will update this review when I return. Height-wise, my wife and I can each comfortably stand up straight in the middle of the tent. The vestibules are massive, which makes storage a non-issue. As others have said, the tent overall is pretty heavy, but that shouldn't matter if you're only carrying it a few yards to a car camping site.

I really wanted to love this tent, but mine had multiple quality issues. One of the fly corners had a vestibule loop sewn on instead of the corner buckle, so it could be attached at one corner without creative rigging. Worse than that, the ridge pole permanently deformed the first time I set it up. The doors also had a sever zipper hang up that made them difficult to use. Poor QC and material choice made me return this tent the next day... bought an Eureka Kohan 6 instead a love it.

I bought this to go weekend camping with my wife and 5 young children (ages 2-10). There's plenty of room for all of us, and I love the fact that I'm able to stand up inside of the tent. The vestibule area is great to keep footwear out of the tent and out of the rain. However, the pole that goes over the top of the tent from door to door snapped in half the fourth time we used it, causing the top and the rain fly to sag. Luckily we didn't experience any foul weather (and were just camping in the back yard this time) but I would expect these poles to last more than just a few uses.

This tent was great, until the wind blew. It was spacious, easy to set up, and allowed a nice cross breeze, but the second time we used it, we had a wind gust and both of the main poles snapped. It wasn't a crazy strong gust, or repeated gusts, just your standard Colorado summer wind gust, but that's all it took to destroy it.

After retiring my 6 person Kelty Outback I thought this model would be an upgrade. Nope. The rainfly on the Wireless doesn't go to the ground on the sides and it can't be pulled away from the tent body. This creates a big problem if there's any moisture as the tent wall leaks where the waterproof fly doesn't reach. we had water all around the perimeter on the inside of the tent. If I can't trust a tent's waterproofness then I can't feel confident with my family camping. Otherwise this would be an awesome tent. but for half the price I can get a crummy Coleman which will leak less. I'm really disappointed in Kelty.

Simple set-up, amazing price and it definitely delivers for most camping situations. Of course at that price you can't ask the same quality as a 600$ tent, but it really does the job!

Bought and returned this tent twice, which really bummed me out because I loved everything about it, except the poles! The first one had a broken pole segment and the shockcords weren't attached inside either pole on the second one...and yes, both tents were brand new with everything sealed/ziptied shut from the manufacturer. Kelty needs to do a few more quality checks.

This tent has lots of room for our family and our dog. It is very easy to setup. We loved the dual doors. The vestibules are great for storing dirty shoes and other items. The zippers are a little sticky and you have to be careful when opening and closing so that you do not damage the zipper. The fabric is nice but fragile. The tent had a small tear in the bottom when we first received it. We are returning it. However, we like it enough that we are replacing it with the same model. Overall it is a very nice, functional tent.

I was so exited about this tent . But upon opening a brand new one we noticed a small rip at the very tip mesh part . In the 2nd use a pole split into tons of pieces like bamboo. On the 3rd use more poles just split open and bent. Definitely a design flaw , had to return it.

Bought this from REI for our family of four as a car camping option (because toddlers take a ton of extra gear space, and I don’t want to store gear in the vestibule with desert spiders/snakes and an exploring toddler). Decided to do a test run at a local park that allowed overnight camping - mostly desert conditions next to a reservoir. Ground was dry and hard (typical July). Wind was 15-25 mph, so I knew I needed the rain fly to keep the wind off us. This meant everything needed to be well staked-down. Of the 10 stakes provided (ironically, Kelty has branded them ‘Nobendium’), 8 immediately bent to the point they were unusable after just that one attempt hammering them in (yes I know how to use a hammer - the stakes are just cheap). I ended up driving 20 minutes back home and getting a spare set of beefier stakes from another tent. If you’re going to deal with the weight of a 6-person tent, buy some 3/8-inch steel/aluminum stakes. You can pound on them all day and they won’t bend. But, once the stakes were in, everything held really well. Minimal flapping for such a high profile, and generously sized to accommodate my 6’0” height. I’d buy it again, but the stakes were silly.