Purchased from Sierra Expeditions. Excellent service but I really wanted some Howling Moon swag. A sticker or something. Tent arrived in great shape and on time. My daughter helped assemble it with me.
3"mattress is firm. Im 6'1" 195lb and can raise my hands above my head comfortably at night. Hip aches from time to time requiring a turn. Will see if that improves with use.
Accessories from top-tent.com include a shoe hammock and straps to roll up the cover. The tent comes with 2 shoe holders as it is important to keep the tent clean. We pull up an extension cord and splitter for powering a fan, laptop, and 2usb ports. We also use an IluminAID inflatable solar light. Fitted sheets over the ripstop fabric, sheet and wool blanket. Flat pillows are a must to crush down. Key is all of this stays up here and is ready at your next site.
First night we loved the stargazer feature but it got too cold after that night (low 40s). Overall the girls liked it as well did I. I look forward to more trips soon.
I did want to mention I am using Front Runner's mounts to secure the tent to the rack. Works great. Ive included a picture of the ladder as some complain of pain but I feel these are rounded and comfortable. I did use beeswax on the zippers and have had super smooth operation out of them. I think when camping with my wife I would like to have a heated pad back there as the folded out part tends to get cold in the morning.
3"mattress is firm. Im 6'1" 195lb and can raise my hands above my head comfortably at night. Hip aches from time to time requiring a turn. Will see if that improves with use.
Accessories from top-tent.com include a shoe hammock and straps to roll up the cover. The tent comes with 2 shoe holders as it is important to keep the tent clean. We pull up an extension cord and splitter for powering a fan, laptop, and 2usb ports. We also use an IluminAID inflatable solar light. Fitted sheets over the ripstop fabric, sheet and wool blanket. Flat pillows are a must to crush down. Key is all of this stays up here and is ready at your next site.
First night we loved the stargazer feature but it got too cold after that night (low 40s). Overall the girls liked it as well did I. I look forward to more trips soon.
I did want to mention I am using Front Runner's mounts to secure the tent to the rack. Works great. Ive included a picture of the ladder as some complain of pain but I feel these are rounded and comfortable. I did use beeswax on the zippers and have had super smooth operation out of them. I think when camping with my wife I would like to have a heated pad back there as the folded out part tends to get cold in the morning.
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