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Sleep in late, go to bed early or take an afternoon nap—the Kelty Daydreamer 6P tent has your back with Twilight Tech fabric that blocks out light so you can catch some zzz's any time of day or night.
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View all Kelty Camping TentsBest Use | Camping |
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Seasons | 3-season |
Sleeping Capacity | 6-person |
Minimum Trail Weight | 17 lbs. 12.8 oz. |
Packaged Weight | 19 lbs. 12 oz. |
Packed Size | 24 x 9 x 9 inches |
Floor Dimensions | 120 x 107 inches |
Floor Area | 89.2 square feet |
Vestibule Area | 26.7 square feet |
Peak Height | 77 inches |
Number of Doors | 1 door |
Number of Poles | 2 |
Pole Material | Fiberglass |
Pole Diameter | 13 millimeters |
Canopy Fabric | No-See-Um mesh |
Floor Fabric | 75-denier polyester/3,000 mm |
Rainfly Fabric | 75-denier polyester/5,000 mm with Twilight Tech coating |
Footprint Included | No |
Design Type | Freestanding |
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This is a high-quality tent that's easy to set up and is more spacious than I was expecting. I was able to set it up by myself even as a fairly short person. I first used it in a rainy campsite in the redwoods and it kept me dry and warm. Then I used it in the desert (with a pop-up over it) and the blackout rain fly did an excellent job of keeping the light out. I'm not sure if it was the pop-up or the blackout rain fly, but it was cooler inside the tent in the desert than it would have been in a regular tent. It's nice that it has the option to open large windows on the front and back to let in air flow and light when you want to. It fit both a long wide duo and a medium single Exped Megamat with room to spare. I think it would be possible to fit two long wide mats in it. It's also quite tall; I'm 5'3 and had plenty of clearance to stand up straight.
This was overall easy to set up, but there's a significant design flaw. The Velcro on the rain fly has the rough side facing the tent. When we wanted to open it slightly to get some air, the rough Velcro scratched the bug netting. We're unfortunately going to return it
The tent is super easy to set up even by yourself. It is as dark as they say with the heavy rain cover. Only thing I can see with this one is, it wouldn't be great for warmer to hot weather camping with the rainfly on...The rainfly is heavy and black underneath, so it absorbed and retains heat when zipped up completely... The window is huge and has its own rainfly zipper, it would be a better set up if there was a canopy pole to hold it up over the window and door if it's warm and raining though.. Awesome cool weather tent for sure..
Was looking for "blackout" tent for daytime naps and this fills the bill. Truly dark inside even in the sun. I can set it up by myself (I'm 5' 10") with one trick: after the poles and inner tent are set, connect the rainfly with the two rear (light green) clips to the tent, then tie a 20' line to one of the rainfly front door tiedown straps on the opposite side. Throw the line over the top (rear to front) and with the inner door open, stand inside the tent and pull the line to haul the rainfly up and over the tent. Great that the rainfly opens up front and back for air circulation. The blackout feature is also nice at night when neighbors have bright lights or when camped near a brightly lit bathroom. The tent seems plenty sturdy to stand up to wind (rainfly on and fully staked out) although I have yet to test it in windy conditions. Highly recommended.
Lots of room and headroom for standing and changing. Easily fits a xl size cot and a twin blowup mattress and a portable ac unit for when we go car camping. So far no leaks in 2 pretty strong rainstorms where the extra allowed us to comfortably hang out and play games and cool and eat. With both sides open lots of good airflow for those cool fall and spring days.