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Klymit Maxfield 4-Person Camping Tent

$349.99
$499.99 30% off Reference Price
Condition: New
Color: Orange/Grey
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Top positive review
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Unique tent, lots of space
By Dan Cell on Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
First, I've been purchased a lot of Klymit gear over the years and have been really impressed with the quality and competitive price. Their customer service has always been great, no matter what the issue.After purchasing this a couple months ago, I finally got a chance to spend a weekend with it. I was pleasantly surprised by the space and ease of set-up. It does take a bit to get used to at first because it is not a freestanding tent and the poles don't attach to the four corners like most other tents. So like all non-freestanding tents, if you don't know what that means, the corners need to be staked for the tent to assemble properly. The poles actually are a large 'H-Shape' and attach about two feet in from the corners on the sides. This creates a large dome that is lower in the back and high in the front.The tie-out points were sufficiently long and had cams to cinch the tent tight. This was appreciated since the rainfly did sag a bit when wet (like every other Sil-Nylon tent.) There is a vestibule in the rear that is only accessible inside. I didn't use that this time, but since there's only 1 entrance door; gear could be stored back there to keep the front vestibule open. I would think you could cook a full meal for 4 in the front vestibule if the weather is not good, its that big. Entering and exiting the tent was simple and the headroom was great for a ~6ft person. I fit a whole queen size air mattress with about ~30" left to spare on the one side. It seems to have a ton more floor space compared to two 2-person tents. Even with the tapered roof line, the foot of the tent still is pretty spacious and not claustrophobic at all. It was a mansion compared to my 1P Tiger Wall and 2P North Face Mica UL tents. Those both now seem like a bivy sack in livability.As far as construction, I had to re-tie some of the tie-out loops, but that wasn't a big deal. The fabric is on-par with most ultralight tents...which means they can't be abused too much. That keeps the overall weight to space at a very competitive range compared to other tents. I had one of the DAC aluminum stakes bend which isn't the tent's fault because I wasn't being careful and just stepped on it to push it in.The tent with its large front vestibule does take up a lot of ground space. The rain-fly attached very securely with the 8 (yes EIGHT) attachment points (4 poles and then the corners) which created space between the tent and fly for air movement. There were a couple more tie-outs on the fly that could be used if the weather was REALLY bad. I think there were enough and the structure was supported well enough to handle a good amount of snow load.Even though it with just myself sleeping in there this first time since my son was in his own tent during the scout camp, it will be a great backpacking tent for the three of us. Overall, I'm extremely happy with the tent.
Top critical review
Came ripped.
By Andrew on Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
This was an open box purchase, but it should have been marked as used and damaged. The tent door was ripped, the poles are bent, the stakes are bent and one is broken in half, and the inside was covered in debris.

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