Kelty Grand Mesa 4 3-Season Backpacking Tent

Product Reviews - Submitted by Actual Backcountry Edge Customers

Average customer rating:
Number of reviews: 5

Rating:
Customer: Anonymous Backcountry Edge Customer
Review Date: 9/17/2009

Likes: Easy to set up for one person (first-time camper). Perfect size for one twin size air mattress and a large dog bed
and still room to get around. Rain fly worked to keep morning dew off tent walls. Overnight temps near 50 degrees
& high humidity, I stayed comfortable.

Dislikes: stakes bent easily

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Rating:
Customer: Anonymous Backcountry Edge Customer
Review Date: 7/5/2009

Likes: I just had a chance over the July 4th weekend to use my new Grand Mesa 4 tent. It was firm and steady when the strong winds blew. Set up was easy, love the snap on clips. The aluminum poles with an elastic cord inside are great -- easy to set up and quite lightweight.

Dislikes: I wish I had bought another model that has more screen windows to allow more air flow. It was hot where I camped and it was impossible to take a nap in there. The zipper of the canopy kept on being stuck whenever I zipped it with one hand. The flap along the zipper got in the way. I figured a way to avoid this problem and that is, by using my free hand to slide the flap away from the zipper as I zipped. The tent was a little too small to fit two twin air mattresses. The tent pegs are quite flimsy, they bent if I hammered too hard. I would like it more if the storage pull string pouch is a zipped up bag instead.

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Rating:
Customer: Anonymous Backcountry Edge Customer
Review Date: 6/23/2009

Likes: Easy to setup. Can see the stars! Door to tent is big and wide, making access easy. Good ventilation.

Dislikes: Floor is thin.

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Rating:
Customer: Anonymous Backcountry Edge Customer
Review Date: 4/16/2009

Likes: We wanted a tent for our almost 11 year-old boy scout. We did a lot of research & decided that Kelty was the brand we wanted to buy. He's only been on one campout (2 if you count the living room) & he loves it. It has a cool factor for him in that all of his friends think the rainfly makes it look like a spaceship. Lightweight & zipper seems well made. We read some concerns about ventilation. Not sure if that will be an issue or not but I think if the rainfly is attached & staked out properly it won't be any worse than other tents. We like that the rainfly goes all of the way to the ground so that water won't be able to leak in any seams or windows. Important if you live in FL!

Dislikes: The stakes that it came with are about useless! They bend the first time you use them. I've seen this in many reviews so I'm sure Kelty knows this. We should probably call them and see if they'll do anything about it. We just bought more stakes at a sporting goods store. Much heavier though. This is a 2 person tent although it says 4. We had the Grand Mesa 2 and it was too small for 2 boys to have their own air mattress so we went to the Grand Mesa 4. Nice size for 2!

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Rating:
Customer: Anonymous Backcountry Edge Customer
Review Date: 12/5/2008

Likes: It offers a good combination of quality, weight, features and price. This tent does the basics very well, which is exactly what we wanted for our Boy Scout troop.

Dislikes: Nothing so far.