User Review: Sierra Designs Meteor Light

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

Reviewed October 3, 1999 by Larry

Rating:
Design: 3-season Freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Easy
Weight: 9 pounds
Price Paid: $269

I've used this tent for four years and it has endured torrential all-night thunderstorm rains, one foot of wet snow, freezing rain, sleet, hail(ping pong-sized), and winds exceeding 50 mph on exposed ridges. All common in the Guadalupe Mountains NP. In addition, I've slept in temps in the low teens, but it gets a little cool with all that no-see-um netting. The vestibule is rather large. The only gripe about the vestibule is you have to really reach to zip the fly all the way shut and hope the storm flap doesn't get caught on the zipper. There's plenty of room inside the 40sq ft tent for two people and gear. Lot's of sit up room as well. I've never had a leak and condensation has never occured inside the tent, it has, however, occured on the inside of the fly, but this was due to calm wind conditions. This tent pitches very taut and with common sense staking and guying it can handle rather tough weather. The tent is definitely heavier than advertised. The weight I quoted includes stakes for the tent (8), fly (5)and guy points (4), and the SD ground cloth. Overall, a very solid tent.