Setting up the Base Camp 4 is straightforward, thanks to its five-pole dome design. The poles are color-coded, which simplifies the process, and the reinforced structure ensures the tent stands up ...

With almost 45 feet of vestibule space and four stability-enhancing criss-crossing poles, the next size up of REI’s Base Camp, the Base Camp 6 Tent, offers the best combination of space and ...

Next peg out the fabric loops at the four base corners of the groundsheet ... At each side of the tent, position your 125cm-long trekking poles in the correct place, with the pole tip secured ...

This trekking-pole tent from smaller manufacturer Six Moon ... For shorter trips or base-camping trips, I love the extra space of a two-person freestanding tent to organize my gear and spread ...

Any single pole tent is going to struggle in wind ... The Lunar Solo pitches with six stakes for the base, two at each end, one for the back, one for the vestibule. The method I found that ...

Large vestibules for gear storage and cooking, heavy-duty poles ... several extra pounds. These tents are perfect for serious mountaineering routes and long term base-camping.

This includes poles that resist freezing and snapping ... Will you be hiking with the tent or base camping? If you often backpack or winter camp alone, a one-person backpacking or mountaineering ...

Fly vents near the base and roof ensure that air circulates ... in the tent can carry some of the weight. The translucent tent pole case even doubles as a diffuser for turning headlamps into ...

Tent poles have to be one of the most hated types of sports equipment in the world. They represent the long, difficult process of setting that huge, overly complex base camp tent up at quarter to ...

Learn More › Ultralight tents are one of the great engineering marvels: out of a sheet of wafer-thin fabric and a pair of trekking poles, you can make shelter suitable to withstand wind, rain, bugs, ...

The hubbed pole ends fit into aluminum grommets at the base of the tent. The grommet straps can then be staked out using MSR’s “needle” stakes. Weighing a mere quarter of an ounce ...

With its spacious interior, weather-resistant materials, and thoughtful features, the REI Co-op Base Camp 4 is a reliable and comfortable shelter. However, it isn't without its flaws—the tent's heavy ...