Mountain Hardwear Room with a View

Review Date
June 11, 2004

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: woodtree80 ,  Climber

Price Paid:  $250.00

Summary:
Overall--a great tent!!

This tent has seen: 3inch ice storms, 3 people, zero degree weather, downpours, thunderstorms, extreme desert heat, two dogs and two people at the same time, and much more. This tent has held up beautifully through it all.

Problems:
Light-only if car-camping. Otherwise, not so much. Could use a little more headroom while sitting up, walls tend to sag. Water splashes from ground back into tent in strong rain, but what tent doesn't have that?

Good things:
Built strong. Lasts long time, sleeping room is great. Vestibule is great for gear and/or dogs, wet shoes, jackets, etc. Well ventilated. Easy set-up. Nice gear storage inside.

One other thing, those of who that don't like the sun coming in the morning--guess what? You bought a tent called room with a view!!! What do you expect? =)

Similar Products Used:
MSR Tarp, Sierra Designs, Kelty

Review Date
April 18, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Jon Dettling(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from ann arbor, mi

Price Paid:  $300.00 at BaseCamp in Billing,

Summary:
Great tent. love the design and the extra windows and pockets. It has worked well for me in all conditions. Plenty of room for two people and all their gear. Haven't had a single problem with it.

Review Date
March 12, 2002

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 5 votes

Reviewed by: Henry James(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker

Price Paid:  $270.00

Summary:
Great ventilation. Nice to leave the fly off on a starry evening. Pretty light and easy to set up. Lots of little extra pockets for stashing odds and ends. Good in wind. But .... not very good in prolonged rain or snow. Even with seam sealing there tends to be leakage along the "windows" and through the actual floor and fly walls. Anything more than an hour of rain and you'll likely get wet. If it's raining and windy, rain can blow under the fly and through the mesh walls into the tent. All in all, a great fair-weather tent but not to be relied upon in severe conditions.

Customer Service:
Never had to use it.

Similar Products Used:
Various Sierra Designs and Timberline tents.

Review Date
March 1, 2002

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: Henry James(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Appreciate the airy-ness and the "view" ... great in nice weather. But performs poorly in extended rainy weather. Leaks from floor and seams, and especially along edge of the "window", despite repeated waterproofings.

Review Date
May 5, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Joe Theobald(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Cincinnati, OH USA

Price Paid:  $295.00 at www.natureoutfitters.com

Summary:
You should seam seal this tent, and do it right. If you do this you won't have any problems. The rainfly comes factory taped so no worries there. My first night using this tent we received 12 hours of rain, sleet, and light hail. This tent held up to every bit of it. Even though Mountain Hardwear claims this is a 3-season, I'm willing to bet you could use it for light 4-season (not extreme blizzards though). I did have condensation inside the tent but I could have guyed it out better too. Vestibule is roomy enough for 2 pairs of boots and plenty of gear. I don't know what else to say about this tent. When I wake up dry, I'm happy.

Customer Service:
Haven't needed it.

Similar Products Used:
Coleman