User Review: REI Morph

REI Morph
Above: The current Morph, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed March 28, 2008 by DougP

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: 3/4 season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: very easy
Weight: 4-7 depending on what you include.
Price Paid: $145

Love it. It's great against wind and rain which is my main criteria. I've used it for 6 years backpacking mostly, and camping in Virginia/West Virginia, so the climate is mild even in winter.

Vestibule is roomy. Poles are tricky, need to be careful with them, not that hard to break. My poles snapped and I had to have them replaced; apparently there is a small size difference between year models of Morph, the set of Morph poles REI gave me (great warranty service!) stretch the tent precariously although they work. Bad QA on REI's part, I think.

Pros: durability, reliable water-proof, stable in weather, good ventilation/temperature control, easy set up. Weight (I'm not ultralight man, so it scores OK here). Good space with vestibule. Very easy to self-repair (design feature, I've not had to repair anything yet).

Cons: size without vestibule. It's a great one man backpack tent without vestibule (leave extra poles and vestibule home which makes an important weight difference)- but for two, well, it is a two man tent if the two are very intimate.

Poles - not the material which is fine - but the design, which will easily cause breakage if you don't pay attention to how you assemble/disassemble and fitting the ends exactly right. I've learned to just be careful and that doesn't bother me, but REI seems sometimes to wander off into pretty bizarre complicated designs.

Overall: I love the tent and am sure it will last a long time, but if I need parts I doubt I'll be able to get them for long into the future - REI is not very stable with its product lines, having discontinued the Morph. Well, I bought it on fire sale, so what did I expect?

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