Set this tent up the evening I got it. Easy to set up and attach the fly. I use to have a Eureka K2 and find this to be brighter, plus its 5 lbs lighter. Love the way that Kelty designed the tent. Very similar to TNF at a fraction of the cost. For those who want a true 4 season tent, this is a keeper.

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Used the Eureka K2-XT tent (2-3 man) for a trip to Wisconsin and -10 wind chill factor with heavy gusts. Both are bomb shells, with the kelty being a fraction of the price and weight.

This is an excellent tent. It is a bit heavy, but if you are looking for a bomb proof shelter, this is the one have. It is very roomie, and waterproof. The 1st time i used this was on a 2-day canoe trip, with a very heavy downpour. The only complaint is with the rain fly attached it can get quite, steamy. But without the rainfly this is a very breezy tent offering much versatility. I got a great deal on the tent, this tent will stay in my collection. Rating is A++.

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I was on hold with customer service as to be expected. I was inquiring about how the footprint connects to the tent. I have the manual, but its tricky. They were informative, I think they know how to attach it, but i'm still not shure. Ha!

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Various bad tents.The kelty 2002 collection rocks. c-ya. matt.

If you're looking for a tent w/ multiple vestiblules, 60" of width inside, ceiling vents, rainfly windows and 4pole sturdiness then this is the one for you (as it is me :) I wanted a year round tent that wouldn't make me cringe about winter camping or suffocate in summer (ahhh ceiling vents). It is a bit heavy at 10lbs but for it's versatility, # of features and comfortable 2person design it's worth it (5lbs each :) The new 2000 'flyboy' system which attaches the fly to each tent pole at guy points is excellent (offers superb added stablity alone if your a lazy 'guyer' too!). It's roomy inside, the hooped vestiblule fits 2packs side by side easily (no stacking!) and the other triangular vest. is perfect for boots and cooking and an entry/exit point w/out having to climb over your stowed packs/gear. There's a useful attic for drying things and the hooped vestibule stakes out with the every popular awning design too (adds great venting). The pole sleeves aren't continously attached to the body so this allows air flow around the tent under the fly (no dead air pockets here). You can leave the fly attached to the body when storing to offer 'dry' setup in the rain as well (another bonus of pole sleeve design). My only complaints to date are that the cloth pieces of the various screened windows/vents don't stay rolledup w/ their closures and the triangular vestiblule door can be hard to close all the way since it ends at such an acute angle. Overall, this tent kicks and has all the features I was looking for, highly recommended!

Customer Service

EMS online was very helpful and prompt w/ info requests and delivery.

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Eureka Timberline 2 (16yrs old now)

The typhoon is an easy tent to set up with the continuous pole sleeves but also offers excellent airflow between fly and vent to the volted pole sleeves. On all my trips in any temperature, i've yet to see very much condensation on the tent walls. This is also do to a vestibule door that can double as a vent without comprimising storm proofness. The tent is very roomy for two and very strong. The tent has to large vestibules as opposed to most tents that only have one. With extra room to store gear, there is plenty of living space inside the tent. The polyester rainfly is less likely to tear in high winds and is also less succeptible to UV damage. The only downfall is that it is a little heavy(10 lbs.) But it is worth every ounce. I bought this for $260 through Campmor and it I am very glad i did. It is a dependable tent.

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I recently took this tent to New Hampshire's Mount Washington ("home of the world's worst weather") for a winter climb in February. We camped above treeline at Lowe's Bald Spot near the auto road. The first night was hell outside with 70+ mph winds and drifting snow with temps well below zere. We built a snowwall around the tent which helped some but we found the most help came from putting snow over the bottom of the fly so that no wind could get underneath the fly. We cooked in the back vestibule and stored our gear in the front hooped one. With two guylines from each loop, this tent was bombproof. The two doors helped with cooking and exiting, while the vent on the hooped vestibule allowed the CO2 from the stove to leave and not suffacate us. My only complaint was the weight. It's a pretty heavy, but if you can't handle the weight, you shouldn't be on Mt. Washington in winter months.

Customer Service

Gave em a call to ask a few questions....I was on hold for a little while but i didn't mind becasue they had Bob Marley playing....but when i talked to the people, they were very nice and answered all my questions.

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A few years back we used a Coleman tent at a campground at the base of Mt. Washingotn....we had to tie it to a tree and it still almost got torn to shreds. That was a hell. I know kelty and coleman are definatley not in the same category, i just thought you should know that.