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View all Sierra Designs Camping Tents| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 4-person |
| Packaged Weight | 15 pounds |
| Packed Size | 10 x 26 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 94.5 x 94.5 inches |
| Floor Area | 61 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 28 + 14 square feet |
| Peak Height | 64 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 2 + 2 brow |
| Pole Material | Aluminum DAC-17 PressFit |
| Pole Diameter | 14.5 / 13 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Ripstop nylon |
| Floor Fabric | Coated nylon taffeta |
| Rainfly Fabric | Coated nylon taffeta |
| Footprint Included | No |
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I camp about 4x/year, and up until I bought this tent, I've been happy with the bare essentials. Not anymore. With a queen blow-up mattress and two people, this tent is absolute luxury. Even with 3, there's plenty of sleeping room. Poles seem very sturdy and no problems to report after about 6x using. Only drawbacks are: 1. some condensation when using fly in the morning (but could be my setup), 2. for whatever reason, there is a see through portion (about 8" high) that's right around the level of where you lay down on a blowup mattress -- cramps my style of sleeping in the buff. Other than that, great tent. Definitely get the footprint for it, too.
When I purchased this tent a little under 3 years ago, it was for car/backyard camping only. I already own 2 backpacking tents (TNF Tadpole 23, which I love, and a bivy/hammock combo). Needless to say, both get much more use. Since I have owned the Bedouin, I have used it maybe a dozen times when camping with my young daughter. At least 4 of my trips with this tent have been disappointing. Twice I've had tent poles bend/break under what I would consider to be normal conditions: windy, but not fierce, tstorms. The mesh close to the bottom of the tent (that one reviewer commented did not adequately shield one's nudity) also causes leaking--although I use the rainfly and am careful to stake it out, any amount of wind can drive a significant amount of water through that mesh. If this tent will be used in very dry, still conditions, it will probably perform well. I did not notice an excessive amount of condensation when the weather was perfect. Alas, so few places are reliable in that regard.