User Review: Sierra Designs Baku 2

Sierra Designs Baku 2
Above: The current Baku 2, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed June 18, 2008 by Rex

Rating:
Design: 3 season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very Easy
Weight: 4 lb 7 oz.
Price Paid: $0.00

This is an amazing tent for a single wall design tent. As of June 2008, this tent is being closed out and no longer manufactured apparently. I think the fact that it is a single wall tent is the ONLY reason it apparently did not sell well and is being phased out of production.

I won mine from a contest with Sierra Designs right after it was first introduced (2006?). I was hesitant to use a single wall tent from the start, but since it was free, I thought, I will give it a try for the weight savings.

I have used mine hiking in the wilderness areas of northern Georgia, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, and the forests of northern Alabama every since the day I got it.

This is an extremely well made tent. I am totally impressed in its strength and quality verses weight. The fly is tough and will withstand some brutal weather! I have been in this tent in some pretty hard rain and it was not even seam sealed. I have only had one minor leak up near the vent area on top on the first rain event in the tent. Some McNett Seam Seal did the trick. It trickled in from the top vent and dripped.

For a one person and gear tent, you cannot beat the space versus weight. I currently own 11 tents (I know, everyone has a quirk) and this is by far the most favorite one I use for backcountry when WEIGHT is a big factor in the backcountry. I have full confidence in this tent in sustaining the elements.

The only downside I can say is that in January 2008, it got down to 9 degrees in northern Alabama while on a 4 day hike. With the high humidity levels we always have and the single wall-less breathing tent, the inside of my tent looked like a frost bucket in the morning. It took some time to thaw out the icicles protruding down from inside the tent!

This is an awesome tent as is most any of Sierra Designs products. Well thought in design, function, and quality. I honestly feel the reason this tent did not catch on is because people are just apprehensive to purchase a single wall tent.

If you are looking for a simple, high quality made, weight conscience type tent, then this tent will do you fine. It just takes getting used to that ONE thin piece of silicon nylon between you and the elements as opposed to dual nylon layers( base tent and fly).

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