Wenger Tyrolean II 2-Room Family Dome Tent

by Wenger

Product Features

• Two-room family dome-style tent with room divider sleeps 6
• Polyester taffeta tent body and a ripstop design rainfly with a double pass polyurethane coating
• One Flex door and one arch style door
• Mud mat attaches to the ground in front of your door
• Easy set up with color-coded frame-to-tent connections

Product Description

Product Description

Amazon.com Tent Guide
Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in! If you're a backpacker, alpine climber or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to take something designed to handle more adversity.

Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproofness.

For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.

Domes and Tunnels
Tents are broadly categorized into two types, freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floor-plan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it by being more lightweight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.

Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.

Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.

Product Description

Tyrolean II 2 Room Family Dome Tent dimensions of 15 feet by 8 feet by 72 inches fits 6 persons comfortably.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 23.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0009IAW38
• Item model number: WG31202
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,370,946 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value for the money, August 29, 2005

By 

K. Yearman (Barre, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wenger Tyrolean II 2-Room Family Dome Tent (Sports)

I purchased this tent to replace one from a different manufacturer that wore out last summer. I normally like to see my tents in person before I buy, but I didn't like anything I saw locally. I took a chance on this tent and am fairly pleased. Prior to my family's first camping trip with it, my wife and I set it up in the back yard. It went up pretty easy, although I think the instructions may have mixed up the front and back poles - according to the instructions, the front pole is slightly longer than the back, but we ended up reversing them for what seemed to be a better fit. This is one of those tents that you have to have completely set up, with the guy lines tight, before the interior floor space lays flat. Once set up, I found the interior very roomy, but shaped oddly. We used two full-size inflatable matresses, placed in a "T" formation, and there was plenty of room for my wife and I and two children, and our suitcases. There are a few handy pockets on the sides, as well as an optional overhead storage net. I'm stand 5'10" tall, and I can only stand upright in highest part of the tent, without the optional net. I found the entrance zippers a little tedious to use. Not that looks have anything to do with it, but the tent is pretty sharp. As with most tents, the storage bag could be a little larger. For the money, I'd recommend this tent.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfied for a "big" tent, February 2, 2006

By 

shane l perrin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wenger Tyrolean II 2-Room Family Dome Tent (Sports)

We purchased this sport dome tent this past december 2005. Since it's only been a month, we have used it only once so far.

I was in the market for something bigger since for the past 5 years my tent was a 9X9 dome, and it started getting snug with all our gear + 2 dogs.

So having good luck with a dome tent we stuck with the same structure. It looks a little different for a dome but for the price we were willing to try it out.

Set up was easy. We ended setting up the tent in about 20 minutes. The rainfly took a little figuring out which way it went on but after about 5 minutes we figured it out (this is why you want to set up your tent prior to going camping).

We got a little wind that night but the tent didn't budge or even need to be restaked. It had tons of room for everything. We slept on a queen size mattress and tons of extra space. We got a light sprinkle of rain overnight but no water leaked in at all. There was a little dew on the rainfly inside was completely dry. The dew dried up by noon and we packed up the gear completely dry.

Overall I am very satisfied with this tent and would recommend it for family camping.