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Buy Low Price From Here Now The Columbia(r) North Rim dome tent offers a lightweight and compact design that comfortably sleeps up to 4. It utilizes the GoBeDry(r) Ultimate Rain Protection system to help keep you dry and protected from the elements. Internal pockets, cup holders, and a gear loft combine to give you plenty of organization options.
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- Lightweight dome tent designed to sleep up to four people; features GoBe Dry® Ultimate Rain Protection System
- Includes color-coded poles and sleeves for easy setup
- Camp Port offers a conveniently located rain-protected passage for cables to and from your tent; two vestibules allow you to keep your gear covered
- Internal pockets, cup holders, and gear loft add plenty of organizational capability
- Measures 10 feet long by 7 feel wide by 5 feet tall
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"An awesome little tent!" 2008-07-22
By Shannon N. Folk
I bought this tent from a sporting goods store to take on an overnight camping trip. It was a last minute purchase because the tent I already had that I thought would be ok wasn't. I didn't even take this out of the box prior to setting it up it was so last minute. All in all, I have no complaints whatsoever with this tent. The poles are color coded-blue pole through the blue loops, green pole through the green loops, black pole for the rainfly. It went up in about 10 minutes with two people setting everything up. The inside was nice and roomy-four adults, a medium sized cooler and some backpacks fit comfortably. I am 5'4" tall and could almost stand up straight inside. The windows (3) were nice and big as was the door. There is a hook in the top of the tent for hanging a flashlight or battery lantern. There are side pockets attached for putting things like watches, glasses, or wallets, as well as cup holders and such that can be attached if desired. I didn't bother as we were attending a weekend-long wine festival-I figured we wouldn't care too much about cupholders :-) There was an attached welcome-mat type thing that you could leave your shoes on so no dirt would get inside the tent.
During our stay it poured not once, but 3 times, and not a drop came inside as we had attached the rainfly just in case. Like I said before, I hadn't taken it out to set it up or anything, so there was no additional seam seal or waterproofing on the tent and we stayed perfectly dry. I read reviews of other Columbia tents and saw complaints that their poles snapped, but we had no problem and it was fairly windy when it rained. I didn't care for the metal stakes that came with the tent. I had purchased additional stakes after hearing complaints about those as well but didn't need to use them. The ground was pretty rocky underneath the grass, so the stakes were difficult to put in without a mallet, but they remained in the ground, and the package came with more than enough to hold down the tent. Get a mallet and you'll have no issues.
I only spent about $100 on this tent, and it was worth every penny. I have other Columbia products (winter coat) and have had no problems dealing with their warranty department. They seem to stand behind their products, and if there was ever an issue with this tent I wouldn't expect to have any troubles with them. An awesome little tent, I say!
"benefits and drawbacks" 2008-04-29
By The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona)
I purchased Columbia's North Rim on a hunch. At the time, there was not a single review of the tent anywhere on the Internet. Being newly released, this is the first review to report on the merits and issues with this tent.
The Good . . .
The North Rim is outstanding in many respects. It is a roomy four person tent. The use of space is efficient in terms of design elements such as shape and profile. There are few dome tents of this large a size; most tents in the four person and up range often choose comfort (straight walls) over designs that would better enable a tent to withstand harsh weather (dome). The North Rim has all sorts of nifty features like drink holders, pockets, fabric shelves and a port that can be used to channel an electrical cable. The zippers are supposed to be self-correcting. Relative to the set-up size, the packaged tent is surprisingly light and compact. Taking around ten to fifteen minutes, it is also easy to set-up and take down. That written, two people will make the job significantly easier. The poles are color coordinated to make assembly easy. Recent Columbia tents have received a good deal of criticism for coming with cheap bendy stakes. The North Rim comes with sturdy stakes that actually work. The tent is also attractive in terms of design and color. In all of the official pictures, the tent's green looks like an ugly lime. In real life, it's darker and more pleasing to the eye.
. . . the Bad and the Ugly
Okay, so after writing about the merits of the North Rim, why the three star rating? In a word: poles. I went into this assuming that the technology behind fiberglass poles had recently made great advancements, thus making fiberglass a viable design choice for a tent of this size. In the first night that I used the tent, two poles shattered. (Check out the customer images for photos.) While I didn't have an anemometer to measure the exact wind speed, it just wasn't that windy. It was a typical night in the Sonoran Desert. In fact, out of our camp, the $20.00 five and dime store tent had no problems. So while the North Rim appears to thoughtfully balance inside comfort with an overall sturdy design, it is not enough. Keep your receipt handy; it will be essential in getting replacements under warranty. Columbia was very cooperative in sending out replacements.
In addition to the initial camping trip in my home state, I've now used the tent quite a few times in Colorado, Nevada, Utah and California. On the nights when the weather was cooperative, the tent did well. After a couple of additionally windy nights, the tent has shown significant distress. A clip on the fly broke. (see picture) From chafing due to wind, the pole sleeves have worn through. (see picture) I wanted a high quality, larger sized tent and I was willing to pay for it. I figured that by getting a tent with Columbia quality, I would be safe. The North Rim is a beautiful tent with many special features. In the end, the tent seems to be made to keep an easterner dry and not help a westerner outlast the wind. This is a fantastic tent . . . provided that it doesn't get windy where you camp!
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