Black Diamond Vista 3-Person Tent (Marigold)

by Black Diamond

Product Features

• Three-person tent with 360 degree views
• Provides 4.7 sq. meter (50.7 sq ft) of coverage. Vestibules adds 1.7 m2 (18 sq ft)
• Weight Tent & Poles: 5 lb 15 oz. Packaged Weight: 6 lb 8 oz. Packaged Size: 8" x 19". Dimensions 96 x 86 x 66 x 46"
• For easy living, they feature two full-size side doors and interior organizer pockets
• Throw on the seam-taped PU/silicone fly and you've added two vestibules and storm protection

Product Description

A double-wall tent with outstanding usable space, the Vista offers 360-degree views with privacy. This freestanding, three-season rig features a mesh canopy for excellent ventilation and star gazing, plus a perimeter of nylon ripstop along the bottom for campground privacy. This tent is fast and easy to pitch with external clips and a pole hub system. This single hub system, coupled with variable diameter poles, steepens the tent walls for incredible interior space and provides excellent stability in high winds. GROUND CLOTH purchased separately.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000NKELAC
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #427,213 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for the price, December 18, 2007

By 

Rowen di Bowen (MA ,United States) - See all my reviews

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I finally got around to testing this tent under a number of different circumstances after I purchased it a couple of months ago.
First it's quite spacey and like most 3 person tents it is very comfortable with two people.
The vestibules could have come a bit larger as there is not that much space to leave your backpack.
I like the the two doors.Makes it easier to get out when you don't have to crawl over the other person in the tent.
Although the external doors are fitted somewhat a bit awkward -meaning not exactly over the inner doors.So you kinda have to get around from one end to the other somehow.
All the mesh is nice if you want to watch the stars at night for instance but if it does get cold it can become a bit breathy in there,with the fly over it that is.
So definetly not more than a 3season tent,maybe even more like a 2 1/2 season one depending on where you camp.
I used it in the Australian outback/bush and in the mountains,in sun and hot tropical conditions and in pouring rain and mountain chills.
It performed very well in the rain but you need to have a good footprint.
I tried some polyester tarp stuff but because of the different size at the ends I have decided to order the original footprint from Backcountry.
Overall it is a good lightweight tent for camping and hiking but not for really cold weather (have a marmot pinnacle sleepingbag and good mat).
The one thing that is really strange is it seems to attract large crowds of flies,sandflies,and the like-must be because of the colour(?) I guess.
Can become a bit annoying depending on where you stay.
and they could have added a couple of spare pegs.
But in that price range a reliable and easy to put up lightweight option which performs well in rain.

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