Customer Reviews

Swiss Gear Valais 14- by 11-Foot Family Dome Tent

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The other lady S. Haley obviously started having problems when the poles were missing, so from then on out she wanted something to complain about. The openings are there for a reason and are closable.

The double arch makes it one of the largest area tents in its class, and it is waterproof unlike all others in its class. The overhangs on all sides allow for the largest opening of the screen system I have ever seen, especially during adverse weather. At 28 lbs it is not intended to be a backpack tent, but could be humped in for a short distance. The tent is of very high quality, unlike the Coleman options in class. The Wenger products offer sealed floors and seams, polyester taffeta fabric with two coats of polyurethane coating, the windows are massive for great air flow, an electrical port for supporting electrical devices (generator or for backyard camping), a mud mat, a gear loft for storing the lighter stuff that is always in the way, shoe pockets, and a removable rain fly for an open air experience during those clear sky camping outings.

If you want to save money and get 1/3rd the tent, buy a Coleman, if you want something that lasts and is well built get a Wenger Swissgear.

Absolutely beautiful. Spacious, quality design. Kept us dry in the rain and cool during the hot July camping trip. The best tent I've ever had.

I bough this tent for a four night outing and sprayed additional waterproofing on the sides and on the rain fly. The first night it rained hard and water was coming in through the top of the roof. Everything was soaked. The next day we had to go into town and we bought a tarp to go over the top of the rain fly. It continued to rain and we had less water in our tent from the roof but were experiencing leaking from the tent walls. I wasn't real happy with the windows either. There is a full screen that makes it look like a full window but they all zip down about half way and the rain fly is covering the areas of the windows so it is tough to see out. :(

Nice tent, very spacous. However the package was missing poles and the open screen area in the center of the tent appeared to be very succeptable to wind and rain. It comes with a nice rain fly but again the screen area over the door appeared too open to prevent heay rain from entering. I returned it and bought a Coleman tent with less open screen area.