Can Northpole make a good tent? (real question)

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Posted by Astrostrat89 on May 7, 2008 at 2:28:13 pm EDT

I am one of those guys who loves to research things well before I buy. I pickup a ton of info about tents all over the web, only a small percentage I think is any good.

I understand that names like The North Face, Kelty, and Eureka are some of the better brands out there. But after shopping around quite a bit I am looking at the Gander Mountain Guide Series Grizzly Den 8 Tent. Of course it's made by Northpole which normally gets reamed on the camping sites and forums.

Details on the tent here...

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=36733&pdesc=Gander_Mountain_Guide_Series_Grizzly_Den_8_Tent&cname=Tents&aID=72A&merchID=1009&r=view

I looked at the tent assembled in the store and read the specs and it seems to compare well with the mid to upper level Eureka's.($200-$250 range) The seams are folded and taped, the fabrics all seems to be at least decent and comparable. At least they list some of the details, I haven’t seen a Coleman even list fabric specs. In other words this seems to be a step up from the typical Wal-mart/Coleman tents everyone says stay away from. I know the only real test is to try it and take hose to it (in gentle shower mode) but there is a 10% restock after I set it up.

My needs are modest but I don't want junk either. And weather doesn't care if you’re hard-core or not if its gonna rain, its gonna rain. I don’t doubt that Northpole mostly makes crap, but doesn’t mean they don’t have a few gems out there if they try. Or am I just trying to talk myself into saving some money?

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