Kelty  Timeout 6 Tent

Luckily, I decided to inspect the tent before my trip. I was extremely disappointed to discover that the tent poles were clearly old and had been used multiple times. The metal parts were dented, and some even had rust on them. I also wanted to set up the tent itself to determine whether I wanted to replace it with the same model. Unfortunately, I found a couple of stains, and the back of the tent sagged so badly that, if it rained, the fabric would touch the ground and likely allow water to seep in. I’m very frustrated that this appears to be a returned item that was not properly inspected before being sent out again. Now I have to go through the inconvenience of returning it and finding a suitable replacement before my trip.

I’ve owned this tent for about 3-4 years now and it’s held up pretty well for how cheap this tent was. The only real issue I have with this tent is the door zipper, it loves to get jammed so you have to keep zipping and unzipping it until you get it just right while applying some tension. It’s kept me dry from several storms with only minor puddles on the floor. After all this time the only damage to the tent was cracking a tent pole last set up, but that was due to my own rushed set up.

The tent is big but I think the dome shaped made the tent slightly shorter on the sides. For me, I prefer for it to be wide and high after trying the dome tent (which was my first)

The tent was relatively easy to set up but the metal eyelets that the tent poles fit into all fell out on the first use. The tent poles themselves looked dirty and used so this tent may have been a previously returned item from someone else. Door zipper catches on multiple spots. Would not recommend.