User Review: Kelty Gunnison 4

Kelty Gunnison 4
Above: The current Gunnison 4, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 20, 2007 by D williams

Rating:
Design: three-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 4
Ease of Setup: child's play
Weight: 8 pounds
Price Paid: $180

Update to review. March 3, 2006.

Having used my Kelty Gunnison 4 for two more seasons, from sea level, to 3,000 feet, I thought I'd pass along this additional observation to my previous review:

The tent is drafty at the floor because of it's lower side vents. And with the fly zipped up, it's muggy up above. With a full coverage fly this may be unavoidable ... the two small vents at the top of the tent don't breath as well as they need to. If I had it to do again, I'd look for more ventilation at the top of the tent, less at the bottom.

With that gripe registered, I'm still very pleased with the ratio of size to weight with this tent. It's sturdy in the wind and has kept my family dry in the rain. All this and aluminum poles for under $200! It's a great value. My niggle about the Fastex buckles working loose, I've learned to live with, btw. If I had designed the tent, I might have used shock cord and a hook there, but the way it's designed hasn't caused us any hardship.

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