User Review: Sierra Designs Stretch Dome 3

Sierra Designs Stretch Dome 3
Above: The current Stretch Dome 3, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 25, 2001 by Susan

Rating:
Design: four season
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: Clips make it easy and fast, even with gloves on
Weight: 8
Price Paid: $300

Love the little features:

-- clips for attaching the tent to the poles -- easier and faster than sleeves

-- cinches for the tabs that hold the poles, so you can insert the poles while these are loose, then rank on them to make the tent taut without needing to bend the poles

-- double door (screen and single wall) for climate control

It's big, but it's a four-season, so what did I expect. It kept me warm and dry in some nasty weather in remotest Iceland. The Icelanders loved it so much they bought it from me used -- for more than twice what I paid for it. I came home and bought another one.