Big Agnes Spicer Peak 6 Person Dome Tent Review

The Spicer Peak 6 has one door and a peak center height of 6' 8, which is a little bit less than the average height of the 119 various 6 person tents we have examined With 82 square feet of room inside, it is significantly smaller than some other 6-person tents, and it would be quite tight for you and, up to five other campers all through the 3-seasons, this tent is recommended for use in, smaller tents similar to this one generally make a very nice choice for campers that welcome spending loads of hours outside the tent exploring.

Some of the great points about dome tents are, that they are under normal circumstances lightweight, making them simple to carry around. In near all instances, tents used for backpacking are of the dome type. They are generally speaking, freestanding and very simple to set up. In calm weather, you can do without guy lines and stakes, not that this is recommended.

Dome tents are easily the most common of all the different sorts of tents you will see when camping. They tend to do better in the rain than other types, allowing water to easily slide off the sloped walls, unlike cabin tents that have flat roofs, allowing the water to pool on the roof. The most straightforward dome tent will have a rectangular footprint, slanted sides two or more poles which converge in the center of the roof. Due to the way they are made, it is generally considered that they are best suited for up to a maximum of 6 people.

Below you can see a list of the tent's strongest and weakest points.

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PROS

1. Freestanding. The Spicer Peak can support its own weight on any terrain. It does not need to be staked down in most cases. But in case of strong winds, it is always best to secure it to the ground with the included steel stakes and guylines.
2. Vestibules. Having two vestibules. Gives you somewhere to store shoes and other items that can get dirty, muddy, this is a huge plus.
3. Internal storage. It is nice to see Big Agnes has added a gear loft and pockets in the interior to store some of your gear.
4. Breathable. The Spicer Peak's interior uses a mesh fabric on the inside of the tent, and this helps maximize the flow of air. With the extra ventilation, and this tent is great for use in the warmer months.
5. The rainfly completely covers the tent body. The rainfly covers the entire body of the tent from the top to the bottom and has a waterproof rating of 1500mm. Meaning it will easily protect you against heavy downpours.
6. Available in other sizes. Big Agnes has also made this model available in Other Sizes.

CONS

1. Susceptible to wind. Because of its size and shape, the Spicer Peak may not do best in strong winds if it is not firmly secured with the provided guy lines and stakes. Even though the tent is listed as freestanding in all but very calm conditions, one would want to stake and tie it down correctly.
2. Not spacious. With a floor area of 82 square feet, the Spicer Peak 6 is smaller than quite a lot of the 127 other 6 person tents we have looked at.
3. No windows. With no windows it is not easy to keep the tent ventilated on a hot summers night.
4. Only one room. The Spicer Peak is recommended for 6 people, some other tents of a similar size have more than one room allowing for a little more privacy.
5. Only one door. With just one door to get out in the middle of the night, it could disturb other people that are sleeping.
6. Footprint not Included. There is no included footprint, there is one sold separately designed for the Spicer Peak 6 footprint Even though the floor may be made of Polyester taffeta with waterproof polyurethane coating , it is still best to protect it further with a footprint, especially on rough terrain.
7. Sloping walls. Even though Dome tents have heaps of things to rave about. The sloping walls do tend to make it all the more smaller inside.

Big Agnes's Spicer Peak 6 tent is ideal for car camping. Here are a couple of other nice points not mentioned above which, were found and liked, while reviewing the model: Easily stow unzipped doors with Quick Stash door keeper, Stash creature comforts and sundries in multiple interior mesh pockets and Enhanced visibility at night with reflective guylines and webbing.

With good ratings, and a minimum headroom of 6' and 82 square feet of space for sleeping, this tent is like your very own small home away from home. This allows you together with 4 other campers to share some real quality time enjoying nature. We found a decent amount of positive points about the tent that you can study above.

If you found this page looking for suggestions on this particular tent, our view is, it should make for an awesome buy. In case you just happened to land on this page while looking for a brand new tent having never heard of this brand or this model before, it is perhaps a good thing to check out a few more similar tents.

Value for money: When thinking about value for your dollar, this tent is more expensive than the normal price point of all the one hundred and nineteen, six-person tents we have looked at, this just by itself is not a negative thing. We also need to take a look at other factors in detail, as we do for each tent.

When we determine the score of a single tent, we scrutinize loads of things, searching for things where the tent could excel against other comparable tents and where it is not quite as good. On this occasion, with a total rating of 4.6 and the price data above, It is simple to observe that with a ticket price of $292.47 info_outline Big Agnes's Spicer Peak 6 is a great purchase though it may be thought of as quite costly when set side by side with comparable tents.

The ratings show that the quality and dimensions the tent provides make it a good purchase for campers searching for a tent that will be used for many years. It could make an ok choice for most campers looking for a comfortable three-season dome tent to go camping in, that should serve you well for years to come.