Kelty Screenhouse (Navy/Grey, Medium) Review
| Categories | family camping tent |
| Product Code | B001M0NRA2 |
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| Price | $165.00 |
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Product Details
- Size: Medium
- Color: Navy/Grey
- Brand: Kelty
- Model: 40921010
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x
8.00" w x
24.00" l,
14.00 pounds
Features
- Sseasons: 3; Doors: 2; Poles: 4; Pole Type: DAC steel/DA17 Aluminum Combination poles; Fly Material: 75D 190T 450mm PU polyester taffeta
- Freestanding
- Clip-sleeve construction
- Closable mesh panels
- Pull-down shades
- Sseasons: 3; Doors: 2; Poles: 4; Pole Type: DAC steel/DA17 Aluminum Combination poles; Fly Material: 75D 190T 450mm PU polyester taffeta
- Freestanding
- Clip-sleeve construction
- Closable mesh panels
- Pull-down shades
Product Description
You love the outdoors, but you don't love the bugs. Neither do we. That's why we designed the Kelty Screenhouse, a classic mesh tent that covers a picnic table and leaves plenty of headroom. With durable DAC DA17 aluminum poles that practically set themselves up and pull-dwon shades for sun protection, the Screenhouse is a convenient, multi-purpose tent that lasts for generations.
Customer Reviews
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Best screenhouse yet
By S. J. Simmer
I bought this last year. It's a big improvement over the previous model from Kelty. Interior flaps run up from the bottom. Poles are sturdy. Spent a rainy, windy week in the BWCAW. It passed!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Great tent, but a BEAST to set up!
By David K. Spangler
I won one of these on eBay for $70.00 shipped. Such a deal! It's a great tent. I set it up in my driveway when I got it two weeks ago, and I have been basically living in it ever since. it's very pleasant in here except when it's terribly hot. Sort of an extended pre-field test, I suppose. I have a couple of chairs and a little table and an air mattress and a good pedestal fan, and my laptop for entertainment. It's a lot of space for one person- would be great for two to four to camp in, and more if they're just hanging out, eating, etc. Although this tent seems primarily aimed at folks who want to use this as an extra living space, I see no reason why you couldn't use it as your primary shelter(as I am right now), as it's basically a normal tent without a floor. I have been out here during some pretty major thunderstorms and I can tell you that this is an AMAZINGLY dry tent, considering it's just a "screenhouse." The window flaps do not zip, and this concerned me at first, but I've had little or no leakage due to this. However, the flaps are secured by means of loops and pegs,and the loops can wick water in and drip a bit. I haven't seen any need to do any extra sealing or waterproofing on this tent, but I think I might shoot these loops with some seam sealer and see if that helps.The no-floor part may be a deal-breaker for those who might be terribly concerned about creepy-crawlies, Jake the Snake, or what-have-you. True, I have a few miscellaneous bugs in here, but nothing horrible, and the skeeters and ticks don't seem to want to sneak under the walls, and that's my big concern. Now, I will say this- if you have one of these and set it up on a hard surface, expect to have water flowing in under your feet- there's nothing to keep it out, and for some reason I didn't initially consider this, until the first good rain came. So now I have a couple of tarps to serve as a floor, with the edges sort of turned up so as to keep the water at bay. Works quite well! I'm fairly sure that if the tent was set up on the actual ground it wouldn't have such drainage issues, or not to such a degree. Also, the tent should probably be guyed, as the directions suggest, which I have not done.....which leads me to the NEGATIVE ASPECTS of this tent, which are few.First, it is difficult to set up. No, really it is. I'm usually skeptical when people say that sort of thing in reviews- but I'm a believer as far as this thing is concerned. The directions are simple- too simple. Basically, you put some poles in some sleeves, attach some more poles, and you're set. Yeah, right. The directions should warn you that you are about to be extremely frustrated, then extremely exhausted. The sets of poles on the ends neither look nor seem as if they're going to fit the tent. Well, they do, but only after you're certain you're about to rip your new tent in half due to the stress that's put on the fabric during the assembly process......The directions recommend using the included guy lines, but they don't really say where they're supposed to go, and with a tent shaped like this it's not really intuitive. The crummy photos in the instruction pamphlet really should be replaced with line drawings with more detail. Also, Kelty should be ashamed of their ludicrous tent stakes. They're REALLY soft aluminum. Just junk. They're not even as good as the stakes that come with Texsport tents, which aren't supposed to be as high-end as Kelty- so get some decent stakes before you head out.All in all, this is a great tent, with quality construction, lots of room, and great ventilation. It's very waterproof, and although it's not easy to set up it's very stable even in nasty weather. If it weren't for the setup difficulty, the crappy directions and the seriously deficient stakes I'd give this a perfect rating, but as it is I'm very happy with it, especially at the bargain price I paid. But if you're looking for an easy setup this one's not for you.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
screenhouse not a funhouse
By L. T. F.
Quality of materials in this screen-house appear to be very satisfactory. However, for an easy up and down structure, this fails to make the grade. Was purchased as an adjunct to our caravan camper with the objective of providing outdoor space--often for an overnight stay. Poor directions and the need to stress and stretch the struts/fabric made it unacceptable.
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