User Review: Sierra Designs Sirius 2

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

Reviewed March 6, 2007 by Liz

Rating:
Design: Three-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Fantastically simple
Weight: 4 lbs, 10 oz (excluding footprint)
Price Paid: $129

This is a great tent, especially for the price.

Pole-clips make set-up a breeze. Set-up time is 3 min or less. Very helpful in bad weather.

Roomy enough for two, but not packs. Can easily put 2 Therm-a-Rest reg length pads inside. However, tent is not overly long: My 6'2" husband just fits. My 6'5" brother hits the ends. Side to side the fit is just fine. Would be nice if the vestibules were bigger. I generally cover my pack in its rain cover, put my boots on top and shove that under the vestibule--it just fits.

Never had any condensation problems, and have taken this tent out from 25 - 60 degree weather.

I've found tent weight to be 4 lbs, 10 oz with tent, poles, 6 stakes, and rainfly.

This is a great, basic backpacking tent. Very durable. A real bargain for the price.