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The North Face Roadrunner

£200.00

LFTO rating rating is 4
Owners' rating rating is 4

For many campers  this 2-person backpacking tent this will be the best choice. It is pitched inner-first, although you can pitch the flysheet on its own. The dome shape is very good at fending off winds from many directions. Inside you get acres of space with more useable headroom than some  others in this class. You also get two entrances and two porches. The entrances are well designed too with doors that can be opened from the top. Each porch is large enough for a big rucksack or you could cram two rucksacks in one and use the spare porch as a kitchen – luxury! The inner is made with lots of mesh and this makes the tent very cool in summer conditions. But at 2680g this is not the lightest. The predominantly mesh inner is great in warm weather but in a blustery cold day in the UK you may prefer less air flow. The tent is pitched inner-first too, which is a disadvantage in wet weather. The flysheet is rated as having a 1500mm hydrostatic head, which is lower than most rivals, so in the long term the level of waterproofness will be less durable.

Verdict: Buy it if you want plenty of space for sitting out a storm and good air flow for warm weather.

Design: 3-pole dome

Poles: shock corded alloy

Flysheet: 33 denier, 244T nylon ripstop with silicone and 1500mm PU

Inner: 40 denier, 240T nylon ripstop

Groundsheet: 70 denier, 210T nylon taffeta coated with 5000mm PU

Internal dimensions: length 205cm; width 130cm; height 102cm

Packed size: 58x19cm

Weight: 2680g

Made in: China

Stores in UK: England 55; Wales 0; Scotland 19; Ireland 4

Users' Overall Rating rating is 4(1 review)

  • roadrunner 22

    boring_old_fart

    User's Overall Rating rating is 4

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    Performancerating is 4
    Build qualityrating is 5
    Value for moneyrating is 4

    Lovely tent, quick to put up, rugged, and im sure it will stand some strong weather... only problems i find is, inner pitch first so if wet the inside can get wet, also i find the tent attracts alot of condensation, and due to the mesh inner, it does drip down on to you!

    (Written by: boring_old_fart)

    27 December 2007 21:54

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