Sierra Designs: Velox 2 Tent

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Description

Sierra Designs: Velox 2 Tent - Altrec.com Product Description:

Forty-two years of tent design pays off: the Velox 2 is a freestanding design with two doors and two vestibules, and all for a candy bar's weight over four pounds! Double vestibules and doors let users come and go as they please, without disturbing a sleeping tent mate. The Swift Clips and Quick Pitch Swivel Hub make set-up easy and the SuperSeal Floor keeps water where it belongsoutside!

2 Person / 3-Season
Trail Weight 4 lbs 2 oz
Packed Weight 4 lbs 9 oz
Number of Doors 1
Interior Area 28.5 sq. ft.
Vestibule Area 7 + 7 sq. ft.
Peak Height 40"
Floor Material 70D Nylon Taffeta, 1800mm
Body Material 40D Nylon Rip Stop / 40D HT Nylon Rip Stop PU/Silicon, 1500mm
Fly Material 40D HT Nylon Rip Stop PU/Silicon, 1500mm
Number of Poles 2 + 1 ridge pole

Seattle Area Customers: This item is AVAILABLE ONLINE (may or may not be available in the Sturtevant's Bellevue/Puyallup stores).

Customer Reviews (1)

Sierra Designs: Velox 2 Tent - 1 Reviews

Robin - 2008-07-29
Almost perfect pros: amazing ventilation, very roomy for a 2 person ultralight, and good construction (easy and fast one person set-up). Having 2 doors is a luxury, and it's great to have 2 covered vestibules. I've had the tent for 3 weeks and put it through paces in an all-night major rainstorm. This leads to the only cons: because the interior is mesh and the floor only rises about 6" off the ground, in severe rain some water spray entered the tent from underneath the fly. Enough to really matter? No, especially when you consider the amount of ventilation you're getting. Second drawback is the zippers on the fly; in a downpour, I'd really rather not fight the overhang of the zipper, which continually sticks in the zipper if not held back. Lastly, which is purely asthetic, the zipper of the door puts pressure on the mesh, which resulted in small deformities in the screen near the zipper. This seems unavoidable if the tent is well staked. Not large enough to be an issue, even for no-see-ums, and the mesh doesn't seem in danger of actually tearing. Overall, I love the tent, and will gladly take it out again in inclement weather. Last pro--I made a ground cover out of a tarp, and cut it too large for the tent, which resulted in water trapped underneath. Even with large pockets of water sitting underneath me, I slept dry.

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