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(More customer reviews)The big difference between this tent and most that you can buy in the US is that it pitches fly-sheet-first. So instead of pitching the inner tent and then throwing the fly sheet over it, if needed, you pitch the outer tent and then raise the inner tent inside it.
I have had both types of tent and I have to admit that this is the style for me.
The down side to these tents is that if you want to keep the bugs out then you have to pitch the whole tent, you can't just have the inner. So fair weather campers in California are going to hate this.
The up side to this tent is that you can pitch it without getting your gear and your tent all soaking wet.
In the event that you need to pitch or strike the tent in the wet you can deal with your gear and your inner tent under cover. An anecdote may help: I was walking in the north west of Scotland in early October. As I approached my camping spot near Arisaig the heavens opened. Reaching my site I dropped my pack on the ground, pulled the tent off the top, unrolled it into four parts (pegs, poles, inner and outer). I always roll the groundsheet around the rest, so I had unrolled that on the ground. Without unfolding it I wrapped it over my pack and put the pegs on top. Now all my gear and the non-waterproof part of the tent were under cover. I unfolded the outer over the pile of gear and stuck the poles in. I now had a waterproof enclosure over my gear. I grabbed a few pegs to secure the outer corners and dived inside. I could now take off my rain gear and finish pitching the tent in the dry. In the morning it was still raining, but I was able to get everything except the outer tent packed in the dry before I took it down.
So for me this is the tent to have. If you camp in the majority of this continent, where getting wet during pitching and striking is likely, then you should seriously consider this tent or another with external poles.
As an added benefit, the poles don't run on the outer and the inner doesn't touch the outer, so there's less wear and greater longevity for the outer and the condensation doesn't transfer to the inner in cool weather.
For this specific tent, I find it very good. Build quality is great and there's adequate ventilation. It's not too heavy to carry, though it is a significant item. I recommend it over all the inner-first style tents.
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Product Description:
The Power Odyssee now with a Powerframe construction for even simpler set up and improved wind stability.Capacity: 2 persons; Weight: 2050 / 2460 g (min/max), 4 lb 8 oz / 5 lb 7 oz (min/max); Fly/wp: 40 D Polyamid Ripstop 240 T siliconized on both sides 3000 mm; Innertent: 30 D Polyester Ripstop 285 T; Floor/wp: 40 D Polyamid Ripstop 240 T laminated 10,000 mm; Stuff Sack: 55 x 16 cm / 22 x 6 in; Poles: Al 7001 T6; 9.0 mm; Pegs: 10; Guylines: 4.
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