User Review: Stephenson's Warmlite Warmlite 3R

Reviewed February 15, 2009 by Gene Slusser

Rating:
Design: four-season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: fair
Weight: 3-4 pounds
Price Paid: $850

This is the most pathetic excuse for a tent. It is very fragile, gets holes in it both in the fabric of the walls and the mosquito netting, which is the most fragile, the poles are fragile, and it gets so much humidity and ventilates so poorly as to be like you are sleeping in a slow drizzle outside.

When sleeping with the front door completely open and ensuring that the back is kept free to ensure airflow, you still have to wipe it off every 2 hours to keep your bag somewhat dry. With the front door shut, you have to wipe the inside of the tent every hour to keep dry.

We have since moved to the Hilleberg tent, which is the same weight, very durable and completely dry all night.

Finally, since the tent has no vestibule and the front slopes back you get the inside of tent a mess in a storm of any type and there is no where to stage wet or muddy items. When contacted, the company's customer support about the idea of a vestibule they just insulted me and told me I obviously had no experience or knowledge. I have been camping, hiking and backpacking for 50 years.

Lastly the tent has not much room.

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