User Review: The North Face Tadpole 23
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Design: 3-season thin long thing.
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: fine
Weight: 1.9 i think
Price Paid: £70.00
Thankfully I got this on sale. What is The North Face thinking of? It's the same weight as other tents in its class, but smaller- I'm 5'6'' and can't sit up in it, which is a real pain--I thought it wouldn't bug me, but it does. You can't pitch it in the rain as the fly sheet is so separate -- and if you pitch on damp ground the damp comes through the base, unless you get an extra footprint. Put two people in here and you'll have claustrophobia in seconds -- VERY cramped.
This is basically designed to be used somewhere really hot -- it's too chilly for use in spring summer (I've just come back from damp cornwall in late Sept/ early Oct and had a miserable time. I don't accept you're supposed to rely solely on a sleeping bag to stay warm. I think the tent should be more protective than this is.). I'm about to get a new one. I like the titanium poles, but that's it really. Doesn't come with enough tent pegs(?!) and the bag -- made of the thin fly sheet fabric, split to shreds. I will never buy anything else from North Face. What next -- a jacket without the left arm???
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Where to Buy
Buy Online We found the Tadpole 23 at 6 online stores:
| Store | Product Description | Price |
Moosejaw | Tadpole 23 Tent (Spring 2008) - Add Tadpole 23 Footprint for FREE w/ Purchase | $249.00 | Buy Now |
Backcountry.com | Tadpole 23 Tent 2-Person 3-Season | $248.95 | Buy Now |
Altrec Outdoors 2 purchase options: | Tadpole 23 Tent 18796 | $238.95 | Buy Now |
| Tadpole 23 Tent | $248.95 | Buy Now |
REI | Tadpole 23 Tent | $174.99 | Buy Now |
RockCreek | Tadpole 23 Tent (2 Person) | $248.95 | Buy Now |
EMS | Tadpole 23 Tent | $249.00 | Buy Now |
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