User Review: Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 2

Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 2
Above: The current Light Wedge 2, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 28, 2009 by Andrew R

Rating:
Design: three-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy
Weight: ~2 lbs
Price Paid: $150

I've had this tent for roughly a year now. I'd say I'm still quite pleased with it. I've gone on two or three trips with it and it's held up great so far.

My biggest problem with it is the condensation. I think it would be better without the rain fly, but the weather always seems questionable when I set it up and so I always end up putting it on. The next morning the rain fly is soaked and so I have to kill time waiting for it to dry before packing up.

My girlfriend also has complained about the large size of the tent, I'm OK with it though. I've tested a lot of the smaller, lighter tents she thinks are better, and they seemed flimsy to me. I'd rather have a tent that's tough as nails and maybe a bit bigger than have a light weight one and worry about it tearing in the field. Set up and packing with this tent are also fantastic. Takes ten minutes at most.

Also, this is somewhat big for a 2 person backpacking tent, but for any of you who are new to this, don't expect to be sleeping next to someone in it unless you're really comfortable with that person, because you'll definitely be all up in each others' business.

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