REI Half Dome 2
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Reviewed by 18 Trailspace users
Description
The Half Dome 2 is a three-season tent made by REI. It has an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5), based on 18 user reviews.
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From REI:
"Grab a friend and hit the trail with the famous Half Dome three-season backpacking tent--featuring updated colors! Low, wind-shedding, two-pole design with two doors and vestibules for super-convenient entry/exit and separate storage areas. Features pole clips and DAC Featherlite® aluminum poles with locking pole tips for easy setup. Insider floor seams are engineered to create a nice, clean taut pitch and maximize floor space; factory seam-taping ensure a waterproof seal. Large D-shaped doors with no-see-um mesh panels and no-see-um mesh front and rear windows allow cross-ventilation, preventing condensation. Tent stays organized with the attic (included) and two interior pockets. Full-coverage, factory-sealed, UV-resistant, taut polyester rainfly protects the tent; two roof vents allow excellent airflow to prevent condensation. Nicely-placed, small clear film window in rainfly is the perfect size to view the weather conditions from inside tent. Rainfly rolls up and secures half-way open for extensive views to the outside; if the weather changes, it quickly and easily folds down into place. Color-coded rainfly corners allow easy orientation of rainfly on tent. Leak-proof rainfly construction ensures that water won't sneak through susceptible areas such as guy-out points and zippers in wet conditions. Attention to detail shows in the reflective guy points and zipper pulls, and adjustable ladder-loc tie-downs on the rainfly. Nine-section poles will break down a bit smaller for a better fit in your backpack. Comes with guylines and tighteners, stakes, pole repair tube, pole and stake bags and tapered, easy-to-stuff compression stuff sack. Footprint (sold separately) extends the life of your tent by protecting it from abrasive wear and tear. Average minimum weight specification based on tent, poles, attic and rainfly. Save weight by creating a minimalist shelter using rainfly, poles and footprint only."
User Reviews
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Radk2000, Dec 28, 2006
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Soloist, Oct 09, 2006
I would highly recommend this tent even though I stopped using it when I went UltraLight."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Frazier, Jun 19, 2006
I have tried several other tents in the past, with some success; but each trip I was unhappy with the large amount of space required for packing the larger tent and the corresponding lack of space for packing other things."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by JJG, Dec 29, 2005
It sets up fast, but the poles don't stretch the tent out to its full dimensions even on a flat surface. The actual floor dimension was not as wide as advertised, although it fits two 6 footers comfortably."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Jon, Nov 20, 2005
Some people say it's kinda small, but I guess it depends on what you want/need from a 2-person backpacking tent."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Valerie McKnelly, Sep 08, 2005
On the first trip, we really appreciated the light weight and good ventilation because it was muggy and warm."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Dean Zeisset, Jul 23, 2005
I've read the other reviews and I've found my experiences with this tent to be different than some."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Rex, Mar 23, 2005
There is not enough room to talk about how great tent this tent is! For the price you pay, you get SOOO MUCH more than ANY other tents in the this price range."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Mountain Joe, Aug 31, 2000
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Paul Ron, Aug 13, 2000
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Craig Connally, Jul 11, 2000
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Gregory Macdonald, Jun 14, 2000
My girlfriend and I used it backpacking last June at the Grand Canyon."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Hotar, Apr 10, 2000
First of all, it's probably the best value for the money of ANY tent I have seen for sale (including those cheap, heavy, poorly-vented, shoddily-constructed-with-Chinese-slave-labor tents from Wal-mart): At $100 or so, it's a bargain!
It's also quite lightweight for a *free-standing* tent, and pitches easily."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Aaron, Nov 12, 1998
Only complaint is that the rain fly seems to sag a bit in heavy rains causing a bit of condensation in the tent."
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by Michael, Sep 17, 1998
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Jul 26, 1997
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by beenie1@..., Jan 19, 1997
Half Dome 2
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Dec 02, 1996
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