User Review: Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight CD

Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight CD
Above: The current Clip Flashlight CD, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed December 21, 2007 by Pliny

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: Three-season, hoop frame, double wall tent
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Sets up quickly. Fast-Pack configuration needs to be "adjusted "
Weight: 4 pounds 11 ounces (about 2.14 kg)
Price Paid: $130

The Clip Flashlight tent has been very popular because it is a good all around tent. It is durable and mine has withstood wind and rain and kept out bugs without a problem. It is a double wall tent with aluminum hoops forward and aft that hold the shape of the tent well.

It sets up quickly. It is not free-standing, that is, needs pegs. There is adequate space for two, but no extra room for gear.

My only disappointment was that the advertised weight 3 lbs 10 ounces turned out to be a pound lighter than the carry weight. I wrote Sierra Designs about that and they wrote back a really nice letter explaining how that can happen.

Nevertheless, the tent is still heavier than I would like. There is a floor made for it so you can use the rain fly without the interior tent. (They call it Fast-Pack configuration.) This gets the weight down to about 3 lbs. 13 ounces, but no bug protection.

The tent is an excellent buy for the price and it is a reliable shelter. I have not used it lately for summer trips because now have a lighter weight tent. BTW, the Fast-Pack configuration seemed to keep rain out better when I extended the corner tabs of the tent with strings to pull the corners up and out further. Look at "similar" tents here as this same tent is reviewed under several names (Clip Flashlight, CD, and CD 2 for example).

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