The North Face  Mountain 25 Tent

Worth the price, acceptance of the additional weight for secure protection from the elements, looking forward to several years of year round use based on quality of structure and build.

In short, I was disappointed with this tent and cannot recommend it. I will be returning it. My chief complaints are as follows, in order of severity: • No part of this tent seems waterproof. On the third use of this brand new tent (December 2016 version), we were just below 8,000 feet in 4’ of snow. At 31 degrees F and subsequently 20 degrees F, it rained and then snowed on us for 15 hours. The rain fly stuck to the tent body. Water poured through the rain fly and then through the tent body and side walls. Water poured through the floor despite the fact we used a footprint which was smaller than the tent perimeter. Water was dripping from the ceiling vents all night as the vent poles really just push the rainfly down instead of the vent out. Condensation was an issue even with all the vents and doors open. • The listed/specified length dimension is 86”. However, we measured 78” at the very most. This difference and discrepancy of 8” is a big deal for someone who is 6’-2” with gear. • Vestibules are somewhat small. • Doors are somewhat small and challenging to get in/out of for taller folk (other reviewers have mentioned this also). • The rain fly is not quite taught even when staked/guyed out completely. • Pole sleeves are difficult to work with IMO, especially in wind (other reviewers have mentioned this also). • The tent materials to not seem as durable as other expedition tents I have owned. The few clips the tent does use feel like they are going to tear through the tent body. • The yellow/black color scheme of the rain fly makes it look like a big bumblebee. Not a big deal if you are not allergic to bees. The features of this tent I DID like are as follows: • Interior gear pockets are quite nice. • Interior gear hanging loops are plentiful (I think I counted 22 total). • The tent comes with 4 snow stakes (bags) as well as a handful of aluminum non-snow stakes (but not enough for all stake/guy points). Not a big deal as most will want to do their own thing for snow staking. • Due to the pole sleeves, the tent body/canopy is VERY taught (although as mentioned, the rain fly is a little less so). • The reflective guy lines are awesome. • The included snow skirts/flaps on BOTH vestibules are great.