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The Kelty® Trail IV dome tent for 4-people is a lightweight, free-standing backpacking tent with a nylon taffeta construction, taped floor and side seams. It includes a rain fly with a side-release buckle connection for quick and easy added protection.
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- Three-season, four-person tent is ideal for camping trips with family and friends- Freestanding design with color-coded clip construction
- Mesh side vents and a mesh ceiling for great ventilation
- Watertight walls will keep your tent dry
- Guy points for added stability in windy conditions and noiseless zipper pulls
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By Greg J. Wilvert
The Kelty Trail Dome 4 tent we just received from Amazon doesn't have the dimensions that Kelty claims. The width is at about 68", not 80", as claimed. I am 70" tall and cannot lie comfortably across the width. Also, the length of the tent is a few inches short of the claimed 99". The lesser width is a problem because we planned to be able to sleep widthwise; we bought the tent based on the advertised 80". I called Kelty and was told that I didn't misinterpret anything, and the interior dimensions should indeed be 80" x 99". I contacted Amazon and they sent me a UPS shipping label to send it back for free. However, since it was a good deal at $90.00 total, we decided to keep it rather than send it back. It seems to be high quality and is easy to set up. We'll just sleep lengthwise.
By Grzegorz Lecki (ohio usa)
I bought this tent in early 2008 for about 1 4 0 and it is still doing very well. For less than hundred it a steal. very highly recommended!
By C. Jelinek (Nebraska)
Received quickly. First time out it rained and snowed, everything stayed dry. Tent was a bit tricky getting the floor to lay right.
Good buy for the $$$.
By M. Carey (boston, ma)
So I'm not sure exactly what the problem was, but this tent was unusable. I just returned from an attempting camping trip with it, on which I had to go out and buy a different tent. The floor hung off the ground by about a foot on each side. We had the campground come look at it in case you were doing something wrong and they concurred that there was a manufacturers defect with it. I'll surely be sending this back to Amazon and hoping for a refund, since I had to spend almost double for a tent while away.
By Max (Seattle, WA)
Price: $159.99 at local Sports Authority
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, with sunbreaks. 2 days car camping.
Weight: Fairly light. 8 lbs.
Set-Up: The strength and durability of the aluminum poles are definetly worth the investment. You don't have to worry about snapping the poles unlike the fiberglass poles. I recommend putting the poles in the base "fastex" clips first, and then attaching the plastic clips on second. It's not really clear in the instructions. If you just bought this tent, I recommend practicing pitching the tent a few times. The first run took almost 30 minutes. I was able to set up this tent in under 10 minutes by myself. Always, always use a footprint or tarp when camping to save you from damaging the tent floor and moisture from the ground. Be sure to sweep your area of pine cones and small rocks. I also recommend getting beefier stakes. I've read the MSR Groundhog stakes are nice, but I got some $3 plastic ones at Walmart for a set of 6.
Tent fly: I like how the tent fly "clips" into the fastex clips at each corner. Also, I've read complaints of how the tent fly doesn't provide a good awning if you decide to step out during the rain. Pay attention to the color coded straps that will tell you how the tent fly is installed.
Front opening: The zipper of the opening is overstretched near the top. I was nervous that the zipper couldn't handle the stress of the two poles stretching it. I had to use a fastex clip with a strap (similar to the cross strap on a backpack) to wrap around the poles and pull them together to relieve the stress on the zipper. That solved the problem.
Storage compartments inside the tent: There are 4 mesh pockets at each corner of the tent. But they're aren't any hooks near the top of the tents if you wanted to hook a lantern to the roof.
Inside Space: I'm 5'7" and I was able to stand up completely with my head crouched a little bit. This is truly a 2 person camp with gear. I was able to fit a queen size air mat with no problems. The zipper wasn't as quiet as I hoped it to be. It still sounded like a zipper being pulled. The zipper was very smooth once I adjusted the two poles with the plastic strap. I didn't see any condensation the next morning, so I guess the tent vents very well.
Suggestions for design: This would be a perfect tent if it had a vestibule to store dirty clothes, boots, etc. A 2nd door would be nice, too.
Overall, I think I'll upgrade the the Kelty Gunnison 4.1 since it has a vestibule and a 2nd door. This is a nice tent for the camper on a budget.
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