User Review: Texsport Knollwood Bivy Shelter

Texsport Knollwood Bivy Shelter
Above: The current Knollwood Bivy Shelter, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed September 16, 2009 by ecogirl22

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Design: 3 season bivy
Sleeps: 2
Weight: 3lbs
Price Paid: 25$

I bought this tent new from Amazon for the crazy price of 25$. I figured I had nothing to loose. For 3 lbs and 2 people, this is by far the best deal you will find anywhere. Most tents for 2 people are 4-5 lbs and will still set you back 100-200$ on sale.

This tent is a squeeze for two people, so don't plan on using it unless you're prepared to get close to the other person. Most other tents with these dimensions consider themselves solo tents, but two people do fit. It didn't rain so I can't comment on that aspect of the tent (you must seam seal it yourself).

I used this 4 night backpacking in the wilderness. We did notice condensation when we had it all zipped up, when we slept with the rainfly off (since it wasn't raining) there was no condensation. You can also leave the front door unzipped with the no see um zipped and that also takes the condensation down to very minimal.

It's super fast and easy to set up. It seemed to be rather durable--even with me stepping on the zipper a few times it didn't break nor did the poles (i heard bad reviews of the poles breaking).

Overall for the price and weight this the best deal. However, considering the price, I wouldn't be surprised if it falls apart after several weeks in field- but for the causal user who will prolly only pack out a few nights a year, it should do just fine.

I am getting a new tent because I am going super ultralight and want to get a 2 lb tent. To save the extra pound i will be paying 250$ more then what i paid for this tent so you see what a deal it is.

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