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Black Diamond Guiding Light

rated 4.0 of 5 stars

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photo: Black Diamond Guiding Light three-season tent

The tent it's really well built and once set up it's tight. It's roomy for 3 and probably tight for four although I have not yet used it with 4 people. It's super light for a 4 person tent and it packs really small. I am very happy in general.

The only big issue that I have with it is the condensation problem. We camped between 2200/3000 meters in the Alps and even leaving the outside doors open for ventilation we still got tons of condensation on the inside. What is really annoying is that when you touch the walls, which you do since you sleep sideways, the condensation starts dripping down. This literally means that in the morning you have your sleeping bag wet on both ends. Plus if you hit the tent the condensation starts dripping down from everywhere and it takes up to 2 hours to dry in the sun. I have not used it in rainy weather luckily, as I think it will be a problem to be wet and have to crawl inside to set it up.

I think they should get better fabric to solve the condensation issue and have the poles on the outside so you don't have to step inside to set it up.

Design: three-season freestanding
Sleeps: 4
Ease of Setup: medium/complicated
Price Paid: 400 euros

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