Incredible tent! Has withstood 35 mile per hour winds and below zero temps with no problems at all. Sheds snow like crazy too. One night the wind switched directions on me and I ended up with the front of the tent facing into very high winds, still no problems. The tent comes with reflective guy line and Easton monster pegs. The tent has plenty of room inside, the vestibules are also roomy, and it ventilates very well. You have to seam-seal the tent yourself, the only downside. Just take your time and do it right and you will have a tent that will perform incredibley for you.

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I have abused the Jana all over the Cascades and Olympic mountains as well as the Southwest deserts for a few years now. Even if the weather has been soggy rain, crushing wind, dumping snow, or even just ridiculously hot, this tent has continued to impress me and shows no sign of wear. I shopped for a couple of months before I decided on this tent because of the value, materials used, and high stability to weight ratio. It lists for a little over $400 but I found it on the internet for just over $200.

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This tent is a serious four season tent. It has plenty of guy out points for taking on high mountain winds. On the 4th or 5th trip with this tent, base camp was at about 11,000 feet. A storm blew in just as we got to camp, and due to the cold and exhaustion and dark I only got the tent up and guyed at one point on each side. The wind was blowing the snow sideways, and really picking up as I dove into the tent. I have no idea what the wind speed was, but it was the worst storm I have slept in, and I get about 50 days of camping in, in all kinds of weather each year. I have never heard the wind hit a tent so hard for so long, but this Jana tent stood up well under it all. The wind never slowed down that trip enough for a summit, or to let me see how it acts under a big snow load, but later trips confirmed the ability of the tent to hold large amounts of wet snow. As far as waterproofness, the only water that will get in will be your condensation and any you let in with you. You do have to seam seal it yourself, but this does three good things. It saves you money, because the good folks at the factory would have to charge you more to do it for you. It gets you acquainted with your tent so that your first set ups are in a controlled situation, and you know where all the bells and whistles this tent comes with are located at, and third, who is going to do a better job of seam sealing the tent, you, who will be sleeping in the tent, or someone who is paid to do it and has been breathing sealer all day? All material is top of the line, from the Easton stakes to the ripstop nylon rainfly. It is reinforced at all the right places, and has lots of attachment points both inside and out. I like the double zipper pulls, the velcro holds for the fly and lots of other nice pluses. On the down side, there are some things that can be helped, and some that can't. One thing I don't like is the storage bag. The tent poles have a bag separate from the bag that holds the tent and fly. The tent poles stick out several inches past the main bag. I worry that it will work lose and fall out some time, leaving me with a large waterproof expensive sleeping bag liner. The pole bag is also the place where you store the stakes, you use another flap in the bag to hold them, and it is hard to access, both to get the stakes out and put them back. On the side of things that can't be helped, it has more weight than I would like, but the trade off is worth it. Also, the tent is so waterproof that it is hard not to collect condensation inside. On all trips where I sleep on the snow, there is always lots of condensation under my pad, even if I vent both doors. On the failed summit attempt, I was covered with snow when I finally collapsed inside, and between the snow on my shell and what got in opening the door, there was enough to make the inside muggy, but a good towel job would help that. I strongly recommend this tent if you need a great four season tent that will let you sleep when the wind blows your way. You can find it for less than $300 if you look around.

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Nice tent. Plenty of room for two + packs, can fit 3 people if you have to. I like the two vest design. The rear vestibule is kinda small, but you can fit pack or two if you have to. Ventilation is fairly good. The setup is easy. This tent has been thru some heavy rain and kept me dry. Have not tested in high winds though, but excpect it to perform iwell. You can buy this tent for about $280 +/- if you shop around, but you have to seal the seams yourself, and that's a lot of work. The manual is not very well written, but folks at customer service were helpful enough. The only other tents which I considered for this price/weight were sierra designs tents, but I wanted two vestibules and I am happy with what I bought, no second thoughts. I give it 4 stars b/c I had to seal the seams myself, other than that it's a good tent.

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I had been searching for a good 3+ season tent when I ran across Garuda. Years ago I had climbed with one of the early designers of Dana Designs packs so I web searched and discovered Dana now carries tents. I made phone calls to Sierra Designs, North Face, Garuda, etc. After doing much research and finding out that Garuda uses some fabrics that are better than TNF and definitely uses more urethane coatings than TNF, and uses much better fabrics than Sierra Designs, and better poles than most folks, I opted for the Jana. It does require seam sealing and that can be a chore, but it is not something I am unfamiliar with. One of the first few times I had it out the wind came up. A little 25 MPH wind did not even cause so much as a ripple in the fly. I have not been out in a big snowfall yet, but this tent does appear to be bombproof. Only thing I would change about the tent is to make it just a bit longer. Since the rear of tent is so sloped, it wouldb e nicer to have a longer footprint but I can still fit in the tent with no problems even given my 6'1"" heighth. I am thoroughly impressed with the tent and with all the fokls at Garuda. They were more than extremely helpful.

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rock solid tent. seam sealing is a pain, and the pole sleeves aren't as quick and convenient as the clips, but when the #*&! really hits the fan, i can trust this tent not to fold. wind shedding is fantastic, and the structure just feels bombproof. i've tried other tents including the sierra designs convertibles, but they seem 8/10th's bombproof, whereas the jana gives me real piece of mind. a wee bit heavy, but don't expect 5-6 lb. tents to stand up to ma nature's worst. it'd be tough to cough up the $429 retail, but anything under $300 is a great deal.

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no issues so far.

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