Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent
Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent
 |
Brand: Kelty Model : 40181006 Customer Rating : List Price : $179.95
|
Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent Feature
- Three-season, four-person tent is ideal for camping trips with family and friends
- Freestanding design with color-coded clip construction
- Mesh side vents and a mesh ceiling for great ventilation
- Watertight walls will keep your tent dry
- Guy points for added stability in windy conditions and noiseless zipper pulls
Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent Overviews
In the early 1950’s, Dick Kelty made backpacks for his friends in the Sierra Club. Time and experience proved that hiking was more pleasurable when the hiker could carry heavy loads without shoulder pain. This was accomplished with Kelty’s ideas of a hipbelt and light weight aluminum frames. A few of Kelty’s popular items are backpacks, adjustable poles, rain covers for backpacks, camp pillows, fanny packs, a carport tent or shelter, Thermolite Quallo sleeping bags,and chuckwagon dog packs.
Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent RelateItems
- Kelty Trail Dome 4 Footprint
- Coleman Tent Kit
- Intex Queen Prestige Downy Airbed with Hand Held Battery Pump
- Eureka Grasshopper Kids 30-Degree Sleeping Bag
- Coleman Tent Light
Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent Specifications
An ideal family-camping tent that offers a view of the stars at the campground or in the backcountry, the Kelty Trail Dome 4 features a simple pole design and clip-sleeve construction that make it a snap to pitch. Offering spacious room for four, the Trail Dome 4 has a 55 square foot floor area (but does not include a storage vestibule). It features internal storage pockets, mesh ceiling, gear loft loops, side-release buckle tent-fly connection, noiseless zipper pulls that resist jingling when it’s windy, and color-coded clip construction with DAC DA17 aluminum poles. ptable align=right width=400 cellpadding=10trtdimg src=”http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/sport-goods/kelty-traildome4-hero.jpg” border=0 align=top width=400 height=293brbrsmallibThe Kelty Trail Dome 4 four-person, three-season tent./b/i/small/td/trtrtdimg src=”http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/sport-goods/kelty-traildome4-dimensions.jpg” border=0 align=top width=350 height=257/td/tr/table The DA17 pre-bent poles are made of proprietary aluminum alloy designed by DAC specifically for tents, which provides a large diameter pole with high stiffness, strength and durability at an affordable price. The clip construction provides great fly separation and increased air movement, and it makes it easier to set-up your tent but offers less strength than full-length sleeves. The clips connecting the poles to the tent are color-coded so set-up is easy and quick in low light conditions. p The Water Tight Wall (WTW) construction keeps the doors and windows from leaking, even in driving rain. All exposed walls are constructed of coated fabrics with the seams shingled downward to shed water. Exposed windows and doors have wide flaps covering the edges so they won’t leak at the zipper even in high winds. Kelty’s ArcEdge construction lifts floor seams up off the ground, preventing water seepage around the floor and wall seams. Taped seams on the floor and the rainfly ensure that the tent is protected from moisture and wet weather. pbSpecifications/bbrulliSeasons: 3 seasons liCapacity: 4 person liFloor area: 55 square feet liVestibule area: none liPole type: Two 12mm DAC DA17 aluminum poles + two 8.5mm fiberglass awning poles liNumber of poles: 4 liNumber of doors: 1 liNumber of mesh windows: 3 liWall material: 68D 190T polyester taffeta liFloor material: 1800mm PU polyester taffeta liFly Material: 75D 190T, 1800 mm PU polyester-taffeta liDimensions: 99 x 80 x 57 inches (LxWxH) liWeight (minimum): 7 pounds, 10 ounces liWeight (packaged): 8 pounds, 7 ounces /ul
Kelty Trail Dome 4 Four Person Tent CustomerReview
Great tent. Went through a couple heavy rain storms and watertight as long as you keep equipment off the front and back upper portions. The tub is watertight, the fly keeps the sides dry, if equipment is touching the front or back above the tub floor water will come in. That’s because the front and back above the tub is breathable nylon. But nothing a few towels can’t clean up if you wake up in the night in a rain with equipment against that part of the front and back. As in most tents, this is hardly a 4 person tent. It is 6′x8′ afterall. (I guess each person gets 2′x6′) I used it for 3 weeks straight but as a one person with gear and found it perfect. If 4 people were to use it, they better be kids and have another place to store gear. It is indeed freestanding. I was in a sheltered area and never staked it out. But then again I was car camping and had plenty of gear in it. If I was at the beach or any other windy area, I would stake it down or find it rolling away I’m sure. Setup was easy but as in any tent, trying it at home first will make sure you have all parts and look smoother at the campsite the first time. I would suggest a ground cloth if car camping to extent floor life but that goes for any tent. br /br /Not super light for serious backpacking but for an overnight or weekend trip where you won’t be carrying huge amounts of food and other gear and if you can share some of the other gear’s weight with another person, it would be one of my first choices. br /br /I actually used this tent while working out of town while remodeling a house. Set it up on the patio and had access to electricity and used a radiator style electric heater in there on a week of record cold. Several nights below freezing and with the electric radiator style heater in there the tent stayed above 55F (60s for the most part) so with a electric radiator style heater it can be used in the winter as well. br /br /The wind flap on the door zipper got stuck in the zipper often but this is common with any tent with a weatherproof door. Just be careful and use 2 hands when possible. br /br /Seems to have classic Kelty Quality. (I used a Kelty frame pack hiking the AT years ago) Sad to say it was made in China, but quality seems to still be there.
*** Product Information and Prices Stored:Jun 07, 2010 21:00:29
