The North Face Stratos

Stratos
Reviewed by Jim Evans, Sep 28, 2008

"I have owned my Stratos for 8 years now and at last count have spent 279 nights in this tent. I use this tent not only for personal use but I also used it in the past while guiding hunters here in Alaska. I have used several other types of mid sized tents, and the Stratos beat them all hands down."

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Stratos
Reviewed by hcabats, Jun 23, 2008

"We have used this tent for 2 adults/2 children (5 & 2) with a queen size air mattress and plenty of room for our stuff. . . just looking online for a similar tent which would hold our now growing 2 adult/3 child family especially as they are getting older."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Ron Hofman, Jul 08, 2007

"My wife and I have used this tent now for 4 seasons. I have to say that, although the tent is well constructed, it is much harder to set up than the Sierra Designs tent we have. Once set up, it does withstand some severe weather though.

Last week, I found that the shock cords on the poles are starting to weaken (like an elastic band that doesn't work anymore), to the point where the poles are difficult to insert into each other (a lot of slack cord needing to be finangled into the poles!)."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Coondog, Sep 13, 2003

"Great tent! I know people don't like the weight, but if you take a three-man tent you should not be by yourself. Break it up between the group. I had this tent at 7,000 feet in 20 degree weather in 40 mph wind and it worked great. The only problem was one of the zippers froze."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Bridget, Feb 09, 2001

"Great for inclement weather car camping. Too heavy for a backpacking or motorcycle camping tent. It's huge and heavy. My only real complaint is that the rainfly is a pain. It takes twice as long to put the rainfly on as it does to erect the tent itself."

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Stratos (1998)
Reviewed by Don Dilworth, Dec 03, 2000

"The more I use this tent the more I like about it. I have used it in wind, rain, sleet and snow and it has never failed to impress. The more you use it, the more versatile you find it to be. The fly allows an infinite amount of adjustments for any weather conditions. My gear and I have never gotten wet. I love this tent!"

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Stratos
Reviewed by Charlie Smith, May 09, 2000

"This is a sturdy tent, but tends to dry out rather slowly. It seems kind of stupid that they expect you to seal the seams for yourself though. The top opens up to vent well, which is good if you're just done hot boxing. Also it doesn't wash to well either."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Ben Mottinger, Mar 20, 2000

"Great tent if you don't need a serious 4-season/expedition tent. Most 4-season tents are actually 3-season anyway since they're too hot in the summer. This tent is a nice compromise--plenty of ventilation in the roof and double doors. Large vestibules on both sides."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Bradley, Jun 01, 1999

"Allright, now that I've sold my Himalayan Hotel to someone doing a Denali trip, I can comfortably tote this nine pound wonder into Yosemite backcountry! Being a convertable tent, it has zip-out solid panels inside all mesh, leaving you with endless options for ventilation."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Dan Drez, Sep 03, 1998

"The tent was incredible!! I used it on a one and a half week canoe trip into Canada, and it was just fantastic!! It put up through torrential rains, and it was easy to carry on our long portages. I'd recommend it to anyone!!

Rating: 98 out of 100"

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Stratos
Reviewed by Bill Walsek, Jul 02, 1998

"Extremely well ventilated with two opposing full screen doors and a large ceiling screen--all of which can be zip shut in cold weather. Many nice convience features included--lantern loop, plenty of intergrated storage pockets, etc. One really nice feature is the fly can be partially installed on one half leaving the ceiling open for star gazing and should rain occur later the fly can be completely installed very quickly."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Elliot Wolters, Nov 30, 1997

"I found this tent to be a luxury on a three day trip in northeast Iowa. It performed great, staying dry for the most part. Only bad things were that if you completely close the roof there is a build up of condensation on the floor and walls. Also, a foam support is needed on both sides of the tent to keep the fly and tent seperate, only one provided."

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Stratos
Reviewed by Ryan Simper, Sep 10, 1997

"The only drawback of this tent is the weight, other than that it is a great 3+ season shelter. The tent is completely waterproof. It recently held up very well during 65 mph winds and torrential rain in Algonquin National Park, Ontario. Like all North Face tents, the fly goes all the way to the ground, and this particular tent has two doors, and two vestibules for storage."

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