The North Face Rock 32

I have a different twist for my review. I am a motorcycle rider. I have a KLR650 dual sport bike. I like to go on multi-day rides that take me places that I need to camp overnight often. Sometimes this means areas that there is really no campground. Although weight is not as big as an issue for me as it is for a hiker, I still wanted a tent that was under 10 lbs packed.

In addition, at the end of the day, I need a place to put a lot more gear than a hiker typically carries, such as my large MX boots, heavy bulky off road riding gear along with my touring riding gear and boots, helmet etc, so a tent with ample storage was requirement.

So far this Rock 32 has fit the bill well. I have been caught in a very heavy rain for 2 days and it stayed dry the whole time. Having the large vestibules on both sides really helped to keep the mud out of the tent.

Overall I am very happy with this tent. It sets up easy with just me doing it and has the features I wanted. Plus I got it at a great price at my local Sports Authority store! If you are looking for a rugged, waterproof, roomy and easy to set up tent, this is a good one.

The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is the bag it comes with is kind of small and getting it stuffed back into it is a challenge, so I use a duffel bag I have instead of the bag it came with. Kind of a design issue with every tent I have ever owned, seems the designers do not ever try to pack them back in the bag after they have used them.

The design was nice, storage space good, set up very easy.  It seemed to be a great tent. I love the idea of this tent, the easy set up all mesh design.

BUT — and this is a big BUT — both times I used it the floor inside became totally wet...but the footprint and underside was dry...still not exactly sure why.

Yes, I used guylines...it couldn't be that hard to figure out?!  I have used cheap $40 tents with better luck. I live where it rains a lot and is humid a lot so staying DRY is essential no matter how slick this tent is.

Sure if you summer camp where it never rains or becomes moist I am sure you will love this tent,  but save yourself the cash and buy a cheap tent.

I called NF and just got some run around. I will be returning this tent...odd though because I read so many great reviews????

In my research looking for a 3-person tent it seemed that all the reviews stated that a 3-person tent in actuality is a 2 or 2.5 people - however with the Rock 32 fitting three people is not a problem.  Sure, you'll be snug in there with three people and have little room for gear (that's what the TWO vestibules are for anyway), but it really can be 3-person tent.

I compared the Rock 32 directly with the Mountain Hardwear Drifter 3 (literally setting them up side-by-side) and found that the Rock 32 is a better constructed and sturdier design, has more internal mesh pockets, and the included gear loft is perfect.

Also, the Rock 32 has the third pole extending the vestibules height on either side which made it much easier to get in and out and store more gear.  Finally, although the Drifter 3 had a little more length (head-to-toe when laying down), the Rock 32 had more width making fitting 3 people doable.  Even at 6'0" I still have a (little) room length-wise in the Rock 32.

It's not the lightest 3-person tent out there, but if you're actually using it for three people splitting the weight among them makes it entirely manageable.  All-in-all, a quality product that is high value the price.

The upside of raising kids to enjoy the outdoors is that they appreciate nature and live a fairly healthy life. The downside is that they "borrow" your stuff and you never see it again. So it went when they "borrowed" my Kelty 2 man tent that I had used for more than 10 years with no problems.

My wife for some strange reason declared she too wanted to go camping and hiking and for once she wasn't talking about a pre-dawn sale at Norstroms. So, off to Sports Basement we went after I did some research on-line. The Rock 32 seemed to fit the sort of compromise tent I was looking for, sturdy and well designed with plenty of room for my wife's stuff. With the AAA discount, it was $165 out the door.

We've used it twice and it has been easy to set up, roomy and comfortable. I did take away one star for the weight. I will be taking this on a trip this week to Yosemite and will have a better idea about how it works, I don't anticipate any problems.

Just got this tent two months ago and I have loved it since I set it up in my living room. Very sexy design, but that was just a bonus.

I really like the strong poles it comes with and the ease of setting it up (5 minutes). I have always had help but it could be done with one person instead of two. Hasn't rained on me yet but I sealed the seams and sprayed the fly so it should be good to go.

The bottom is pretty thin so get the footprint if you will be on rough terrain. Maybe some stronger stakes too but I haven't bent any yet. It fits me and my girlfriend with a ton of extra room, three would be a tight squeeze, as usual with a backpacker...

I don't see how you could find a better 3 person 3 season under $200. I bought last year's model in green.

No issues at all! However, like all 3 person tents, it's really only good for 2 people if you use sleep pads.
It's light. Sets up in seconds. Doesn't leak. LOTS of room.

It Breathes. It was a pleasure to use on a 2 week vacation this summer. Highly recommend!

Everything else was good until it rained and the tent leaked. Other than that, the tent was easy to set up and the two-door design was very good.