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freespirit
22nd March 2012, 05:31 PM
I have been using a coleman 3 season, 3 person tent for about the last ten years, the biggest selling point being that it was guaranteed to keep you dry.

it did. i have been in it during some horrendous downpours, and never got wet.

...but after ten years, it's paid it's dues and i wanted something a little more compact, easier to set up and strike, with a full fly and vestibules (the coleman fly is 3/4, no vestibule), as well as a tent that was considerably lighter. (the coleman weighs 9.6lbs)

so on my way home from work today, i decided to stop in @ my local outfitters to see what they had to offer. long story short, i picked the ASOLO Astro 2, two vestibules, aluminum poles, full fly and weighs 5 lbs. set it up once i got home, took ten minutes. not too bad for first time...lol

as soon as i got it set up, it started to rain a little, so i'm gonna leave it up for the night and strike it tommorow when i get home, after it dries.

MSRP- +/- $200, paid $169.95, plus tax. feels like a good deal...not a bad lookin tent either...

http://asolo-gear.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/Astro_2_4cc6fcc988e3e.jpg


http://www.asolo-gear.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/AG-TE-T0102_Astro3-C.jpg

http://www.asolo-gear.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/astro-2-dia.jpg


...can't wait to get camping in it! looks like the first trip of the year is going to be the end of april, a little three day trout trip. should be fun!

will post a review of the tent's performance after spending a night or two in it...

LuckyStrike
22nd March 2012, 08:59 PM
Let me know how camping goes I wouldn't mind having one myself. I'm sure at half the weight too that is a godsend if you are carrying it for any distance.

freespirit
23rd March 2012, 04:16 AM
weight is very important...last year on my trip, my pack weighed about 37 lbs, this year it will be about 32. on portages or hiking, that weight savings is huge...