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Offering extreme durability, plentiful internal storage and high-mountain protection, the 2-person, 4-season The North Face Mountain 25 tent with footprint provides comfortable refuge from storms.
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View all The North Face Backpacking TentsBest Use | Mountaineering |
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Seasons | 4-season |
Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
Minimum Trail Weight | 8 lbs. 13 oz. |
Fly / Footprint Pitch Weight | 6 lbs. 5 oz. |
Packaged Weight | 9 lbs. 13 oz. |
Packed Size | 7 x 24 inches |
Floor Dimensions | 86 x 54 inches |
Floor Area | 29.3 square feet |
Vestibule Area | Front: 8 square feet; rear: 3 square feet |
Peak Height | 41 inches |
Number of Doors | 2 doors |
Number of Poles | 5 |
Pole Material | DAC aluminum |
Pole Diameter | Unavailable |
Canopy Fabric | 40-denier uncoated ripstop nylon, water-resistant finish |
Floor Fabric | 70-denier nylon, 10,000 mm polyurethane (PU) coating, water-resistant finish |
Rainfly Fabric | 40-denier nylon, 1,500 mm PU/silicone coating, water-resistant finish |
Footprint Included | Yes |
Design Type | Freestanding |
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[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This tent stacks up with those other expensive big name brand tent companies. This tent has over 55 camping miles and is still in excellent conditions. The PACNORWEST winters are wet, windy, and nasty but this tent keeps doing its job. Pictures taken at the Olympic Mountains.
Bought this tent as online purchase and found three items missing: tent stakes, snow anchors, and window in rain fly. Customer service was readily helpful but could not explain reasons for missing items. They sent me a complete replacement that did include the tents stakes and the snow anchors, but the rain fly still does not have a vestibule window as advertised and shown on both REI and North Face websites. This wasn't a deal breaker in my opinion but would have been a potentially nice feature. As for the tent itself, it is high quality and closely matches the old Marmot Bastille tent I loved and used for over a decade but which had aged out of service. This tent is almost an exact replica with some feature improvements (pole sleeves easier to use, vestibule setup easier, vestibule snow skirts).
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] LOVE! Great 2-person tent. First time, condensation, second time, none. When properly vented, this tent is a must for winter camping. Comes with everything you need (and four snow flap things that I have no idea what to do with). Great product. Well-made. Not the lightest, but I have figured out what to leave at home to lighten the load a little. Can fully sit up without heading your head (5'10") and LOTS of pockets on the inside. Snagged it on a great sale which makes it even better!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I use this tent for ski mountaineering and mountain hunting (goats, sheep, caribou, grizzly) in Alaska, where conditions can be difficult. It weighs a bit more but offers protection that inspires confidence to push the envelope and climb, ski, and hunt in places that might kill you if your gear fails.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I live van life in the summers and travel all over the US. This tent has never let me down! I've been in the worst weather conditions in the middle of forests and still bone dry and comfortable with this tent.
Love this tent. Took it out for a multi day camping trip and it was perfect. Can't wait to test it out in the snow.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Excellent 4 season tent, very sturdy, great in wind and heavy rain. Great for 2 persons nice alcove is useful.
I bought this 2 months ago and I am a happy camper
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've used this tent (and also past iteration) for multiday midweek fall and winter campouts. Through various legal and mostly ethical means through the years, I've managed to get ahold of this bad boy but never paid more than $150. Envy me. I know a good tent when I see one. Major upgrades from previous versions. I like the screened vents inside the roof (past version was not screened) and prop-up vents on the fly. Increases breathability of the tent quite a bit. Still getting used to using this effectively. I find it difficult to access the inside from the large vestibule, using it as a garage and I enter/exit from the short side. Takes choreography and planning to enter and exit. Takes at least 20-30 minutes to set this up correctly, soup to nuts (removing it from the bag, assembling poles, etc.). Not a point-to-point tent but definitely a base camp for your explorations. In the past, I've had seepage issues with many NF tent floors. A few have been very weatherproof, too. I do like NF and use it when I can. My biggest problem with their tents has always been breathability and air flow. I got rid of my beloved Rock 22 because it was just too suffocating in bad weather. My previous Mountain 25 was a condensation monster in cold weather. I replaced the stuffy Rock 22 with a less expensive brand that I do not expect to get a lot of years out of, but it has superior venting. I'm glad this new Mountain 25 version has addressed the venting 'thing'.