User Review: Sierra Designs Electron

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

Reviewed September 1, 2006 by Thiago Silva

Rating:
Design: Three season free standing dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: A trained monkey could do it.
Price Paid: Can't remember

I won't go into detail, as the review above does that superbly. Just want to add that I'm very pleased with it. It was the best combination of weight/size/features that I could find without going into the ultralight territory. And the small bells and wistles, like color coding, attic and coffe slings, free footprint...they are the icing on the cake.

Camped in summer/fall conditions at 1500m once, with a fairly strong wind and rain overnight, but the tent was stiff as a rock (almost no flapping) and had no leaking or condensation whatsoever. For its price, I think it's an excellent bargain.

The only minor complaint I have so far is that the snag-free zippers of the fly openings do snag sometimes...oh well, I guess all of them do.