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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Boy Scout Tent, June 2, 2009
We are a Boy Scout Troop that does a lot of backpacking and camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains of SC and NC. We have some older Kelty tents that have held up great through all of the abuse a group of teenage boys can put out, so we're very pleased with the brand. The features of the Gunnison were the best in the price range. We've had them out a couple of times and are happy with the room, weight and design of the tents. Especially the 2 door design and the large vestibules. We're expecting years of service from them. Will definitely buy again as we need more tents.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a pleasant surprise!, October 4, 2009
I was looking for the elusive middle ground of a roomy 2-3 person tent for canoe camping. It didn't need to be backpacker micro-lite but couldn't be a car camping dome style monstrosity, either. I also needed it to be freestanding, because gravel bars and sandy beaches aren't always great places for tents that require staking to remain up. I also was not looking to send a bunch of money, so I shopped the tried and true manufacturers of "real" (that is, not sporting goods store) tents, including Kelty.
Given the reasonable price my expectations weren't that high. Heck, I spent this much on a backpacking tent nearly two decades ago! So, imagine my pleasant surprise when I got an attractive tent with one of the fastest, most intuitive setups of any tent I've ever had. It is also honestly sized. You really could sleep three adults in it easily, and for two adults with some gear (or a dog) it actually works and works well. Also, it is extremely well vented (lots of screen) but with a full to-the-ground rainfly, so without the fly it could be used on a warm summer night and on a cold excursion the fly traps a bit of heat. A true three-season tent in my opinion.
Longevity and durability are obviously something to see over time, but I have no reason right now to expect problems (and will post if I do).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I like it, December 2, 2009
I got my gunnison a few weeks ago and have mixed emotions. I ended up getting the 3.1 for a little extra room and paid $199 on amazon with free shipping. As always with kelty, quality materials. However, the fastening mechanisms are all plastic and are specialty parts. I don't know how a plastic bottle can survive 1000 years in a landfill but a plastic clip cannot survive more then a few years on a compression sac. New out of the box all the fasteners are great, the ends of the all aluminum poles have a ball that locks into the clip on the tent making set up much easier. But some day those things will break, and I won't be able to stop at the local store and buy a new one (I have built/repaired LOTS of equipment from Jo Ann Fabrics). My other problem is the floor seems very thin and my other kelty footprints are the same material. I always worry about a puncture, so with this tent I use a $4.99 blue tarp (almost big enough) for a little bit of meat underneath. Hopefully my conserns are all for not and my tent will give me many years of pleasure. Thats really my only negative, the positives are many. Our first night it poured for about four hours and not a drop of water in our tent. The double door/vestibules are great, one side to enter and the other just big enough for two packs. The tent is relatively light, comes with aluminum poles, easy set up, plenty of room, looks good, everything I need at a reasonable price. I'm sure there are better tents, but this one is a great value.
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