User Review: Sierra Designs Omega CD

Reviewed October 16, 2000 by an anonymous hiker

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: 3-4 season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Easy, clips are nice for "challenging" weather conditions
Weight: 7ish lbs.
Price Paid: $250?

First of all, I am happy with my tent. And it is my belief that you should ALWAYS seam seal your tent yourself before going out into the backcountry in October and assuming that the factory seal will be good enough. I wanted a tent I could take almost anywhere in any season, and still be lightweight. The Omega so far has fit in wherever I wanted it to.

I would say that the inside is fairly roomy, I have shared the space with a number of different people and didn't feel "too close". Also it fit comfortably a 6'6" friend. I have noticed a trend in tent design headed toward 2 doors rather than one, I think 2 doors would improve the omega although the new sierra designs 2 door tents are a bit funky looking. I would suggest something more along the line of how the 2 door marmot tents are. The one door isn't bad though, just makes it interesting to try to get out while climbing over all your stuff.

I especially like the clear window in the fly--easy to look out and decide if I should sleep in or not. The numerous guy line points are nice to keep the tent stable, it would be nice if there were additional points at the bottom of the fly to keep the fly from touching the tent body, although on the positive side the fly does fit very snugly and is very easy to adjust tension.

My last negative comment is that the center pole causes the floor of the tent to have a hump in it, although this goes away when you stake it down. I haven't tried the "super lightweight" configurations yet, I have been satisfied with the weight of everything all together and haven't needed to lose more. I would say that Sierra Designs tents in general are great, anyone would be happy with this or any other SD tent.

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