User Review: Mountain Hardwear Night View

Mountain Hardwear Night View
Above: The current Night View, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 28, 1998 by Mark

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: 4 season convertable dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Moderate
Weight: ~8 lbs
Price Paid: ~$350

When purchasing this tent I compared it closely to the SD Omega tent. The factor that decided the MH for me was its larger floorspace (I'm 6'2"). Construction-wise it is very solid with 4 poles and mucho guy-out points (cords, stakes, etc all provided). I haven't used it in winter yet but it looks good for anything but the most severe conditions. It has as many features as a Cadillac with 2 UVX windows, a large removeable body panel with mesh (one of the UVX windows is right over the panel), door tie backs, a "torsion shelf" (can use for extra storage), lots of side mesh storage, a back zipper for adjusting the fly without going out and adjustable fly tension straps.

I'd recommend guying out the sides regardless of the conditions to minimize the fly touching the body. I've been very dry in this tent since I started doing that (even in Olympic NP).

Because of the many guy-out hooks and straps on the fly (all optional to save setup time) you can set this tent up without the body!

Only cons as far as I can tell are the weight (8+ lbs, ugh) and the fly can sometimes drip onto the bottommost edge of the tent leaving it damp. Some fine tuning of the tension straps might help this. Still I'd say this is a top choice for anyone looking for a tent to cover the majority of 4 season needs. Posibly the best CV tent out there; a most excellent tent!

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