Kelty Salida 1 Person Dome Tent Review

The Salida 1 has one door and a maximum center height of 3' 2, which is a tiny bit less than the average height of the 68 other 1 person tents we have examined With 20 square feet of room inside, it is considerably smaller than some other 1-person tents, and it would be quite cramped for you during the whole of the 3-seasons, this tent is suggested for use in, smaller tents similar to this one can generally make a superb choice for people who appreciate spending loads of time outside exploring the great outdoors.

Some of the fantastic points about dome tents are, that they are generally speaking lightweight, making them easy to carry around. In most all cases, tents used for backpacking are of the dome type. They are generally speaking, freestanding and very straightforward to set up. In calm weather, you can do without securing the tent with stakes and ropes, not that this is suggested.

Dome tents are without a doubt the most common of all the different sorts of tents you will see when camping. They tend to do better in storms than other types, allowing rain to roll off the slanted walls, unlike cabin tents that have flat roofs, resulting in the water pooling on the top of the tent. The most basic dome tent should have a rectangular floor, slanted walls two or more poles which cross in the middle of the roof. Due to their construction, it is typically thought of that they are ideal for up to a maximum of 6 campers.

Down below, you can browse an account of the tent's strongest and weakest points.

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• 9 add_circle_outline PROS

• 4 add_circle_outline CONS

PROS

1. Freestanding. The Salida can support its own weight on any terrain. It does not even have 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. Offers you a place to store shoes and other items 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 Salida'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 summer.
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 1800mm. Meaning it will easily protect you against heavy rain.
6. If you are looking for this particular tent, you are in luck it has been discontinued on the manufactures site, but is still available elsewhere.
7. Tons of Positive Reviews The Salida 1 has Lots of excellent Reviews
8. Great Ratings The Salida 1 has some of the best ratings of all the tents on optimumtents.com
9. Other sizes are available. Kelty has also made this model available in Other Sizes.
10. Low price. It is a great purchase for a 1 person dome tent providing this much space. Not many tents available on the market give this level of quality for only $134.95

CONS

1. Not roomy. With a floor area of 20 square feet, the Salida 1 is smaller than quite a few of the 68 other 1 person tents we have looked at.
2. Lacking in Headroom. With 6% less headroom than similar sized tents, one can see how this could be a negative thing for some people.
3. Footprint not Included. There is no included footprint, The floor may be made of 68D Nylon but it is still best to protect it further with a footprint, especially on rough terrain.
4. Sloping walls. Even though Dome tents have many qualities to be positive about. The sloping walls do tend to make it all the more smaller inside.

Kelty's Salida 1 tent is ideal for backpacking. There are a couple of other things not already mentioned above which, were found and liked, while researching the model: The award-winning Salida 4-person tent is light enough to haul and packed with features that enhance every adventure., Backpack-friendly compact folding poles and Easy entry D door.

With excellent ratings, lots of reviews and a center height of 3' and 20 square feet of space for sleeping, this tent is like your very own small home away from home. It allows you to spend some delightful moments exploring the great outdoors. We found a decent amount of positive points about the tent that you can read through above.

If you found this website looking for suggestions on this actual tent, our view is, it will make for an excellent buy. If you simply happened to land on this page while looking for a brand new tent having not heard of this brand or this tent previously, it is perhaps a good thing to look at some other comparable tents also.

Value for money: In so much as value for your money, this tent is undoubtedly cheaper than the standard cost of all the one hundred and five, one-person tents we have studied, this just by itself does not make it good value for money. One should also think about other factors in-depth, as we do with each tent.

When we determine the score of a single tent, we examine a lot of stuff, finding areas where the tent could perform well against other near-identical tents and where it is not quite as good. On this occasion, with an overall score of 4.9 and the price statistics above, one can conclude that with a cost of $134.95 Kelty's Salida 1 is a superb buy and fabulously priced when compared with similar tents.

Its ratings show that the build and dimensions the tent gives you were not in any way compromised to arrive at a price unquestionably beneath the usual price for comparable tents. It is also worth noting it is discounted by 0% from the manufactures MSRP. It could make an excellent choice for nearly all people looking for an appropriate three-season backpacking tent to camp in, that will serve you well for years to come.