Kelty Grand Mesa 2 Person Dome Tent Review

The Grand Mesa 2 has one door and a peak center height of 3' 7, which is a tiny bit less than the average height of the 211 various 2 person tents we have examined With 30 square feet of space inside, it is considerably smaller than some other 2-person tents, and it would be quite cramped for you and, another camper during the whole of the 3-seasons, this tent is recommended for use in, smaller tents like this one make an awesome choice for campers that like spending loads of time outside of their tent exploring.

Many of the cool things about dome tents are, that they are for, the most part not too heavy, making them easy to carry. In nearly all cases, tents used for backpacking are of the dome type. They are usually, freestanding and very straightforward to set up. In good weather, you can do without guy lines and stakes, not that this is recommended.

Dome tents are easily the most commonly seen of all the other types of tents you will see when camping. They tend to fair better in bad weather than other types, allowing rain to roll off the sloped walls, unlike cabin tents that have flat roofs, resulting in the rain pooling on the top. The most basic dome tent should have a square footprint, sloped sides a couple of poles which cross in the middle of the roof. Due to their construction, it is generally thought of that they are best for up to a maximum of 6 people.

Down below, you can find an account of the tent's pros and cons.

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PROS

1. Freestanding. The Grand Mesa 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 floor with the included steel stakes and guylines.
2. Vestibule. Having one vestibule. Affords you somewhere to store shoes and other things that can get dirty, muddy, this is a big plus.
3. Internal storage. It is good to see Kelty has added a gear loft and pockets in the interior to store some of your things.
4. Breathable. The Grand Mesa'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 whole body of the tent from the top to the bottom and has a waterproof rating of 0mm. Meaning it will easily protect you against heavy downpours.
6. If you are looking for this particular tent, you are in luck it has been discontinued on the manufactures website, but is still available elsewhere.
7. Lots of Positive Reviews The Grand Mesa 2 has Tons of very good Reviews
8. Fantastic Ratings The Grand Mesa 2 has some of the best ratings of all the tents on optimumtents.com
9. Available in other sizes. Kelty has also made this model available in Other Sizes.
10. Low price. It is a great deal for a 2 person dome tent providing this much space. Not many tents available on the market give this level of quality for only $139.95

CONS

1. Not roomy. With a floor area of 30 square feet, the Grand Mesa 2 is smaller than quite a few of the 211 other 2 person tents we have looked at.
2. Lacking in Headroom. With 8% less headroom than similar sized tents, one can see how this could be a negative thing for some campers.
3. Footprint not Included. There is no included footprint, there is one available separately specifically for the Grand Mesa 2 footprint Even though the floor may be made of Coated nylon taffeta, it is still better to protect it further with a footprint, especially on rough terrain.
4. Sloping walls. Even though Dome tents have heaps of attributes to rave about. The sloping sides do tend to make it all the more smaller inside.

Kelty's Grand Mesa 2 tent is really good for backpacking. There are a couple of other points not noted above which, were noticed and liked, while reviewing the model: Freestanding design means tent can be moved around after it has been set up to find that perfect spot, Generous mesh in the walls and rainfly vents provide airflow for good moisture evaporation and Features multiple guyout points and noiseless zipper pulls.

With fantastic ratings, lots of reviews and a peak height of 3' and 30 square feet of space to play with, this tent is like your very own small studio. It will enable you to spend some really enjoyable time in the outdoors. We found a decent amount of positive points about the tent that you can look at above.

If you came to this page looking for suggestions about this specific tent, our view is, it would make for a very good purchase. In case you just happened to land on this page while browsing for a brand new tent having not heard of this brand or this model previously, it is perhaps a good idea to look at a few more similar tents.

Value for money: As far as value for your dollar, this tent is significantly more competitive than the usual price of all the two hundred and ninety-two, two-person tents we have studied, this by itself does not make it excellent value for money. We also need to take into account other factors in-depth, as we do with each tent.

When we determine the valuation of a single tent, we examine tons of stuff, finding things where the tent could beat out other very similar tents and where it is coming up short. On this occasion, with a total rating of 4.9 and the price statistics above, one can view that with a cost of $139.95 Kelty's Grand Mesa 2 is an awesome purchase and incredibly priced in comparison with comparable tents.

The ratings show that the quality and size the tent provides were not in any way compromised to obtain a price well under the normal price for comparable tents. It is also worth noting it is marked down by 0% from the manufactures MSRP. It will make an awesome choice for most people searching for a comfy three-season backpacking tent to camp with, that will serve you well for years to come.