Sea to Summit  Telos Evo TR3 Tent

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve only set this up in my living room to check out the hardware and the ventilation. I’m liking the door orientation and one handed zipper operation. The fastener at the corners of tent seem a bit under thought. The pole end doesn’t actually lock into the tab but just sits in there, could have made the outer part a smaller hole to snug around the pole end. The cross pole roof support that snaps into the c shaped tab I feel like could have been simplified with simple single hole grommet. I feel like the c piece eventually will spread apart and wear out. The ventilation at the highest point of tent looks more then adequate which is why I have been tent shopping, condensation is the biggest problem for me. The vent unzips but is sewn to the top side instead of to bottom which would allow it to fall out of the way. Currently it opens but the flap hangs in the way of the ventilation hole making the process not very efficient. Needs a piece of Velcro or something to hold the flap out of way to allow air flow through. Almost a good idea just poor execution. Not sure how this was not realized during product development

*This is a review of the predecessor of this tent, the Telos TR2 Plus, which I am unable to find on the website anymore* While I have generally had a positive experience with Sea to Summit products, this has not been the case with the Telos TR2 plus tent. The tent and rainfly fabric are EXTREMELY delicate and are torn exceptionally easily. The tent stakes are very sharp and hurt the hand while driving into the ground. The setup takes much longer and is much more complicated than that of other tents in its class. The material quality is incommensurate to the tent’s quality. The fragile rain fly fabric tore while I opened my tent during routine field use. I contacted the warranty about potential repair or replacement options. Although I waited over a month for a reply, I was told the most that could be done is at-home repair with the included repair kit. It sounds like the tent stake problem has been resolved in the current model, but I would still be wary of the quality and longevity of this product and the warranty is unlikely to support you for damages accumulated through routine (and in my case, the first, use).