The North Face Westwind

Westwind
Reviewed by Sam, Sep 08, 2008

"Brilliant tent, holds up in some very hostile weather, 80+ mph gusts once! Must seam seal though and then performs flawlessly in driving rain.

Really gr8 compact light reliable shelter for 2. Love it."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Doc Mark Rutledge, Dec 28, 2006

"Greetings,

We bought our TNF Westwind, brand new, back when we were planning to thru hike the PCT. The tent held up better than we did! After 3 months and 850 miles, our Westwind had proved its merit in rain, snow, super high winds, and at altitude!!

Later, we used it on a backpack of Chitistone Canyon, and also in Denali National Park, up in Alaska, and I do not believe that ANY similar sized tent would have protected us as well as did our Westwind!! For the two weeks that we were in Alaska, we got either rain, or snow, every single day."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Peteaphid, Oct 16, 2006

"This was and is my first tent. I bought it in 1988 and some 18 years later it's still holding off the wind and rain, though I reckon I'll replace it soon (with another one). Lightweight, compact and a cryptic sand/pale blue colour when you're camping where you shouldn't (not bright yellow like they are nowadays)."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Jack Pledger, Sep 03, 2006

"My Westwind served well as a two-person and solo tent on a number of arctic trips in Canada. It balances lightness, design simplicity, roominess, and strength. The yellow fly made it seem cheery and cosey in the worst weather. When hit by an explosive katabatic wind and severe temperature drop in the McKenzie mountains near the Arctic circle, I was able to get my Westwind set-up quickly in spite freezing hands and violent shivering."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Jono Martin, Apr 03, 2006

"Finally treated myself to a new one after 20 years with the old. I christened it in April last year on the west coast of Scotland with four days wild camping in the Highlands, from sea level up to 3000 ft, and one final wild night alone on a campsite with winds gusting to 60 mph and heavy rain."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Roy Lipson, Sep 13, 2004

"By far the best "REALLY BAD WEATHER" tent I've used, handles winds that flatten my buddies' tents, snow loads within limits. If you leave the vestibule open and stake out the point between the two rear stakes you'll find the condensation that others have mentioned isn't a problem."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Matthias Svoboda, Sep 04, 2003

"Since the day I owned this tent (1996), I almost forgot how it was in the earlier days, when you always had to look out for water when it was raining and rain was something to worry about when camping. This tent holds completely tight, even when you open the zippers a bit for ventilation, and I never sealed the seams yet!

I actually like rain when camping now, once I am inside the tent, because of the nice sound it makes on its walls to sing you to sleep."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Bob Albright, Jan 10, 2003

"I had read a spec sheet a few years before I bought this tent that revealed that it withstood winds better than anything out there, which suprised me because it isn't free standing. I believe it. It is a bomb proof shelter that I'd never trade for anything, and suprising light I think for the 4-season rating."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Neil, May 23, 2002

"I've hand this tent since 1985 and have used it in all seasons all around the world (though nothing too extreme) and I love it. The ground sheet gave out a couple of years ago but I sent if off to The North Face in Scotland and they sewed in another for me (as well as new zips on the doors). I even had to ring them to send me a bill!"

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Westwind
Reviewed by Jono Martin, May 20, 2002

"I've had one for 15 years now and, despite its problems, would consider another. I have used it for solo backpacking in Scotland at all times of year without problems except:

1. condensation when it is cold and still -- I have several times found the foot of my sleeping bag sodden where it touched the sides in sub-zero temperatures."

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Westwind
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, May 05, 2000

"I love this tent, the weight of it means I can sleep solo with my gear in with me and still have ample space for a piano (should I need one). In hotter climates the double door is incredible, it welcomes every incoming breeze if pitched in the right direction."

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Westwind
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Jan 10, 1998

"Good windshedding profile in bad winds, stable and strong when properly guyed out and an amazingly light tent for an expedition quality design. This tent has given me years of exceptional use but on a recent cold weather trip I awoke in the morning with condensation dripping from the inner.

All in all, a good little tent !"

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Westwind
Reviewed by Pio Fortuno Jr., Jul 20, 1997

"This is an extremely lightweight 4-season tent that in my opinion gives you the most shelter for every ounce. However, since it is quite liliputian as compared to the dome designs, a claustrophobic person may feel ill at ease after several days of being tent bound during a driving storm or the like."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Harry@connix.com, Jul 01, 1997

"A great four-season tent. I spent four weeks in ours during a field research expedition that included a week of downpours; inside stayed completely dry. The fly adds the vestibule, which greatly enhances tent area."

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Westwind
Reviewed by Giles Chamberlin, Jun 09, 1997

"Just come back from a stormy weekend camped high in the English Lake District. The tent performed excellently, shrugging off the wind and rain.

The porch is roomier than I at first thought -- plenty of room for cooking, and the inner could be rolled back if preparing a banquet."

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Westwind
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Apr 03, 1997

"1. it's a good expedition tent with serious inner door waterproofing and windshedding outer.

2. You need to seam seal it for perfect waterproofing.

3. It has appalling condensation problems in cold weather, mainly due to the rubberized doors encouraging water to drip onto your head and feet."

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Westwind
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Dec 25, 1996

"It sheds snow great, but is way to much for spring and summer backpacking in the South where I live (Dallas). A great tent. I got it on sale for $179 at a local REI, and wouldn't trade it for any other four-season tent. It sheds water great also."

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