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Posted by Wave Vidmar (Guest) on October 8, 2007 at 1:12:30 am EDT
In reply to wanted: north face aerohead/arrowhead tent review posted by winterahn on September 21, 2007 at 2:55:01 am EDT

I've lived in and out of a The North Face Arrowhead tent for over 25 years. It's an excellent 2 person 4-season tent. Typical 2 layer freestanding design (inner tent, outerfly).

I'm 6'2" and this tent will work for me, though not much room left. We've slept three adults in a pinch but not recommended. Plenty of headroom for sitting up, changind clothes. Coated nylon bathtub style floor, breathable nylon upper, waterproof outer fly, covers entire tent.

Reasonable to pitch, even in the dark. Pole sleeves with grommeted ends for the aluminum poles. Total 4 poles.

The sloping design sheds wind and is very stable in weather. The large entrance is easy to get in and out of the tent, and offers good ventilation. It's not quite as bomber a tent as a The North Face VE-24 but also weighs several pounds less.

Durable like most of The North Face tents, but with non-standard aluminum poles. You can get replacements for them but not as standard (I've never broken one). You can use guy wires when the weather is really bad but never have had to use them. I've slept in gale on Mt. Shasta at 12,000 feet with no worries, and dozens of winter trips in the Sierra.

Gear loops on inner roof of tent for attaching a drying rack. Mesh side pockets on each side of tent keep small items close at hand. Rear fabric window with zippers and no-see-um mesh. YKK zippers throughout.

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