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 January 17, 2003 by Don

Rating:
Design: four-season freestanding Dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: ?
Price Paid: can't remember

Bought this tent in 1988 and have used it about an average of 30 days per year since. It has been a great tent, though too heavy for extended trips. Although considered a 3-person tent, it is really a roomy 2-person -- I would not want to spend too much time with three people in this tent. I replaced the fly, it ripped due to the years of UVs. The zippers and poles (cracks, some broke) finally wore out, but I sent it back to Sierra Designs and they repaired them -- good service. The floor coating has worn and the floor now leaks significantly, but considering the amount of use... Other than the zippers, I have not had any problems with the tent body -- no rips, holes, etc. It has been a very good tent and I am still using it 14 years later.