One of the best tent designs ever. The hooped vestibule alone is worth the cost of entry. Just came back from a trip in Olympic National Park where we were buffeted by 40 MPH winds and driving rain for three days, and stayed snug as bugs. It's a bit heavy by today's standards, but worth it if you plan on going up high. Though they stopped making these long ago, you can still find them on EBay. And the workmanship was so good, and the coatings so thick, that they hold up well. It's also worth noting that some former Moss people run a tent repair shop in Camden, ME, so they can pretty much fix anything that goes wrong, even put in a new floor

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Moss is defunct

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Bought about 10 years ago, use in cycle camping primarily.Have been in torential rains and 80-90 km/hr winds and survied, dry. Poles have broken way too easily. Very heavy packed and big (10lbs with foot print). Have also camped in winter and works well.Not easy to set up especially in the dark. The red color from floor leached out when tent was packed wet and now rest of tent is "pink", still works though.

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Replacement poles took 3 months to get all the way from west coast to east coast.

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I have one of these for sale in mint condition if anyone is interested. Original USA made one. Was purchased back in 1995 by a family member who passed and it has NEVER been used. I was told it was purchased for over 400$ Canadian. Email me if interested: imtrk at yahoo.ca

I puchased my Stardome in the summer of 2000 after a fairly extensive review of various tents and manufactures. The 2000 Stardome was the last year Moss tents were made in the USA. I chose the Stardome over the TNF Mountain Tent (which was my second choice) for the following reasons. The Mountain Tent is over a pound heavier and has a smaller floor area. In addition the over all internal volume of the Stardome is greater (due to the cathedral ceiling) and as a result more livable. Upon closer inspection the attention to detail on the Stardome was clearly superior to that of the Mountain Tent. The quality of the workmanship is truly second to none. Although the Stadome utilizes one less poll then the Mountain Tent (which contributes to it's lighter weight) the geometry of the polls creates and extremely stong design more than capable of handling anything one should encounter. The tent has withstood and performed beautifully in all my Sierra, Rockies and Cascade mountaineering trips in all seasons. Most recently I was caught in a late fall snow storm at 12,400' with high winds 50-60 mph and received 2' of snow over an 8 hour period and the tent was completely unfazed. My partner and I were safe and comfortable through the duration of the storm. The only improvement I can suggest would be the installation of a small peak vent thru the fly, which would work well with the existing mesh ceiling window to aid in the escape of excess heat/moisture paticularly during a torrential downpour when venting through the doors is not a viable option. I couldn't be happier with my purchase and can recommend the Stardome to anyone in need of a sturdy weatherproof four season shelter. However, good luck in finding one as the tent can no longer be found in its current incarnation. MSR has taken the basic design and removed one of the doors and the tent is now called the Fury. Although I prefer two doors the changes MSR made has reduced the weight by about a pound. That's not a terrilbe trade off for the loss of a door.

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I had a few to many one night and while milling around my tent I trip over one of the guy lines and fell into the tent snapping two poles and puncturing the pole sleeves in two places. Moss customer service repaired the sleeves at a small cost and gave me two new poles free of charge. Excellent service. Cheers!

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The StarDome is an excellent, versatile tent. I bought one about four years ago and I've use it for all types of trips.
I've taken it backpacking, climbing, sea kayaking, and skiing and it has been great in all instances. It holds up very well in heavy rain and is bomb-proof in wind and snow. I bought this tent specifically because it has two doors and a hooped vestibule. This makes for better ventilation in warm weather, easy access to your gear, and extra space in the event that you find yourself stuck inside for a few days.
Keep in mind that it's not a big tent and it's a little heavy for its size. It's also expensive ($350 was a sale price) but you get what you pay for.

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No problems yet.

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I never realized until I received my Stardome II that my old cheap tents were just that. After a sub-zero night in my Moss, then a hell of a six hour thunderstorm, I refuse to stay in a cheap tent ever again. Moss evidently puts immense thought into design, construction, and materials that the finished product is a work of art.

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When I e-mailed Moss for information they gave me a phone number and suggested I call. They answered all my questions with courtesy and competence. I would not hesitate to buy another Moss tent.

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The Tent Is Excellent. I have used it in 60+ mile per hour winds and it with stood them perfectly. In the eight years I have owned it, it has never failed to impress me. This includes two times I saw other tents fail next to mine. A friend initially made fun of the money I spent and bought a cheaper tent for himself. Two years later, he bought a stardome II also.

My only complaint is its weight. It is a little heavy for the sq footage it offers. As for other peoples complaints of its difficulty to set up, I disagree. Practise a little and you can, as I do, set it up in a couple of minutes, in the dark, without a flashlight.

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Other tents with mesh tops and sides can fill with rain water during set up, ie. before the fly is attached. The zip close mesh on this tent eliminates this problem - A Major Plus - especiallyu if you like down sleeping bags.

I was looking for quality craftmanship from the usa (or any other place without questionable labor practices), beautiful design and unobtrusive color for two people (one of whom measeures over 6',3") who would visit a broad variety of environments, temperatures and conditions. The Stardome II has proved to be an excellent choice. In the Southwestern deserts the ventillation made possible by exposing the overhead mesh is ideal (particularly without the fly). The full mesh at front and back door add a great amount of ventallation versatillity. Sierra Nevada snow and wind was remarkably easy to weather, the design and weight of the materials used in Moss tents providing, apparently, not only a tremendous amount of strength, but a great deal of welcome warmth. While Moss claims that there is no need for seam sealing, three days socked in on the Northwest's Olympic Seashore provided a different story. Once sealed however, the Stardome II has proved to be quite torrent proof. In anything but the most gentle conditions the tent does require firm staking all around, particularly to keep the fly tought and away from the tent body: All the rigging takes a little more time than one might be used to. She is a little on the heavy side by contemporary standards, but a remarkably functional, versitile and beautiful work of art seems well worth the effort.

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My ex-girlfriend, a very powerful woman, was left one afternoon alone with the Stasrdome II and somehow managed to bend a pole to the point of snapping it in her first attempt to set it up! Moss seemed just as amazed by the event as we were and was more than happy to replace the poll in no time.

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A great tent that suffers from its strengths. Like all Moss tents, this one is overbuilt, which is why I bought it. There's plenty of room for two inside, and the vestibule is enormous. However, because of the geometry (with poles which cross twice) it can be a bear to set up alone, in the cold, or in the dark- but it's this geometry which makes it so stable. The other thing is that the sidewalls are largely vertical, which means lots of inside room. However, this also means that unless you stake out ALL of the guy lines and add more, the fly will hit the tent by morning even if it's not raining, and condensation has been heavy at times. All in all, I like this tent a lot, but I think it's a venerable design at this point that could probably use a little updating. I did the same and ordered it from MEC, which made it a LOT cheaper. I sense that for all its small faults, I will own and love this tent for a LONG time.

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I've owned this tent for about 8 years now. I like how strong it is. I like the vestibule design. I like the moonroof. It could be a little roomier for my tastes and it is tricky to set up. The poles run very tightly in the sleeves.

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