See if you can get your hands on a pristine Room with a View by Mountain Hardware, shown here on a sea kayaking deployment in semi-privacy mode. Love the two weather windows!
Mine's still like new after 15-plus years and more than 60 nights out in all 4 seasons. (I stopped counting.)
Hard to spend a happier night in any other tent. Solo, it's a palace. À deux, a cosy nook. More storage than Carrie's closet in Sex in the City.
Heavy, at like 6 lbs dry with the footprint and the gear loft, but worth every ounce.
Breezy in hot weather. Gets you through bad weather days relaxed and in style.
Tent Tips: Store your tent clean after every use. I've taken to washing mine in a front-loading washer on the "hand wash" setting using Sportwash detergent. Air dry.
Never store a tent in its stuff sack. Ever. Fold it loosely and put it on a shelf out of direct sunlight.
Before you use it the next time, reproof the fly with Tectron spray and let it dry fully before you pack for the trip.
Never fold a tent for travel. Tents aren't like sails. The creases that come from folding it over and over will produce weaknesses in the fabric. So don't fold your tent. Stuff it.
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