User Review: Kelty Dart 1

Kelty Dart 1
Above: The current Dart 1, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed January 13, 2007 by Kevin Dodge

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Fair to difficult (need to pratice at home)

So I set out on a forecasted clear skies and cold weather for my area (20s-30s). To find out it started raining very badly with pretty strong wind but not all that bad. I managed to make it to campsite and started setting up. I had no problem setting the tent up after practicing at home a few times. You really need to practice at home cause this thing isn't the easiest to set up when you're in bad conditions. Although little more complicated setup then the average tent it can still easily be setup in about 5 mins. I recommend a tarp or ground cloth.

Getting into my tent was a welcome shelter from the wind and rain. This tent is truly a bivy with a vestibule. If you're going lightweight in the summer this may be the tent for you. If you like to move around when you're sleeping and it's raining expect condensation like crazy. It, like other single walls, has condensation problem. There's not much room to move around at all but I was still pretty comfortable. The vestibule is huge I absolutely loved having the tent door open and fumbling through my gear with no problem.

Overall I stayed pretty dry despite condensation. With the vestibule I was even able to put my shoes on while sitting in the tent. Although if you're claustrophobic, this is not the tent for you. Good tent for the money and weight. Buy it again if I had the choice? I think not.

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