Featherstone Backpacking Tent Lightweight for 3-Season Outdoor Camping, Hiking, and Biking - Includes Footprint & Mesh Gear Loft - Freestanding Tents with Ultralight Fly-Footprint Capability

I haven't field tested this yet but as you can see by the photos, it's the next best thing. After setup, I also ran a hose on it for some time to test its ability to resist rain. While wind and length of time would have been hard to replicate, I don't anticipate any rains that would dump at the same rate that a garden hose does either.I hadn't seen any directions on setting it up until I was putting it away and noticed that they were sewn into the inside of the bag. Oy! Nevertheless, I didn't need them once I laid out the tent and started putting the poles together in their one and only order. Basically, if you can put Tinker Toys together, this is a no-brainer.Just like with any tent, I still recommend that you do it for practice out in your yard or local park with nobody else around to make sure all parts are handy and you have your process understood. Just take it slow, set up your footprint, attach your tent, and work from the ground up. Don't rush it. It's easy but not necessarily intuitive without thinking the process through. That will make it go much faster when you are out in the woods or with a bunch of friends who are tempted to offer unsolicited advice or help.That said, I would also recommend NOT taking any help in setting up the tent. It's easy, you don't need to, and like with so many of these products, more hands are not better. Two people moving in different directions or working at different speeds can mean a bent pole or a forgotten step.The stakes are very small but are a great design and not cheapies like you see with some tents. I suppose you can bend them but I didn't feel like there was any risk to doing that in my experience. There are 12, which was more than what I needed. Also, an extra bit of cord that I suppose will have value somewhere sometime, but it wasn't necessary.The poles are thin and light and are connected by a seemingly strong elastic cord to pull them together in the proper order. While very light, the poles seem to be far sturdier than I would have imagined. There are also several 3-way joints to connect all the legs together. These connections are all better than I thought they would be and there's no risk of them coming apart by being jostled in a strong wind or during handling.There's a door on either side of the tent, allowing two people to have their own exit and not hop over the other. The rainfly is also set up this way allowing each to have a place to put shoes and a pack outside the tent and still stay dry.The top rainfly is also pretty durable and is held completely away from the tent netting, thus allowing for lots of ventilation and zero risk of touching it during rain and allowing it to bleed water through the fabric. I didn't realize until it was up but there's also a rainfly covering a bit of mesh in each end towards the top. This could come in handy on a hot sticky summer night to facilitate airflow and remove body heat inside.About size - While called a 2-person tent, that is a better descriptor for 2 people if both or at least one is smaller. Most kids, teens, and smaller women will find this adequate space. That said, I'm about 200# and while I could share this much space with someone of equal size, there wouldn't be any room for movement and would likely end up in both people losing some sleep. Length was not a problem at all. Someone 6.5 ft or less will be fine. I'll be using the extra space to store my gear.Note: This is a thoroughly vented tent with 90 % of the tent being mesh. That means it should breathe very easily and not get stuffy. However, the rainfly also doesn't go all the way to the ground. It's fine for privacy and having that any lower would potentially create other issues, so I don't have a problem with the design. However, the user needs to understand that it also makes it more subject to draft and heat loss, which may be problematic in cold windy weather. I don't see this tent being really useable much below 40 degrees unless you are prepared for such conditions with a sleeping pad/quilt and extra clothing. Around here in the GA/NC/TN mountains, that probably means its best use time is limited to about 6-7 months for most people. Not a problem for me and, again, there are benefits to this, but the user should be aware of this as a potential limitation.My only concern at this point is the durability of the floor. Aside from the protection from the footprint which I wouldn't do without, the floor seems thin and potentially subject to damage. Certainly, this material was chosen to keep the weight down, and that's great so long as it doesn't make it easy to damage. Time will tell, but I certainly will have that constant consideration and take a few extra precautions such as not sliding anything across the floor, putting packs and shoes on top of my sitting pad, and being extremely cautious with getting in and out and what might be tracked with that. Again, I haven't had any issues and this stuff might be Kevlar's strength, but I'll leave the potential for problems to accident instead of carelessness.Overall at this point, for what it is supposed to be, the description, my experience with the setup, and my overall experience, this tent is the go-to. I chose this one over about 2 dozen other options because of the reviews, what the company said about its products, the company profile itself, and others.Now.... for the real test, my shakedown 3-nighter is coming up. Any disappointments will certainly be noted.

Twice udated review. See below for very positive additions.Original review:I've always been a novice camper. Went with my folks when younger, always had those large 8+ person "cabin" type tents intended for nice weather, and thought that's what all campers did. Then I got my son involved in a local scouting troop and we hit the trail for their first campout. I packed a small a-frame type tent and it worked fine, but it was too bulky and I started noticing limitations. The other dads on the trip educated me quickly on what to look for in a good quality tent that could be used in cold and warm weather. So I started my search.I landed on the Peridot for 2 primary reasons.1. A hydrostatic water pressure rating that rivals some of the highest cost tents on the market at 5,000mm all around.2. A bathtub floor that adds a few more inches in height than your standard double-wall options, preventing those cold drafts from hitting you directly. This was what swayed me to the Peridot over the Granite which Featherstone also offers.These two things, in my mind, set my son and me up quite well for some cold weather camping with his troop. "Cold weather" in Texas, mind you. This isn't a blizzard worthy option. ;-)Sadly, the December trip had to be cancelled, so she'll see her first real test in January.Setup was a breeze, and having options to pitch the tent in multiple ways is a real winner for me. Aside from the normal full pitch, there are 3 ways this can be pitched that all have their benefits, depending on weather.1. Footprint and fly only, if you just need a sun shelter.2. Footprint and fly first, then inner tent added after to prevent rain from getting inside while pitching.3. No rainfly at all for those warm and cloudless nights to look at the starsAll variations will pitch and hold together on their own thanks to the fully free-standing design.Yes, the tent does include its own footprint and stakes. No need to buy additional gear or carry an extra ground tarp.Another big deal for me was packability. As it comes, the tent is shipped in one bag with all items included inside. The single shock-cord pole is the longest thing in the bag, and packs into its own bag. So I just removed that bag and will lash it to my pack. This lets the tent be compressed into a very small package to save main compartment space.So far, I'm very impressed with the quality of the Peridot. It does have inside pockets. It has a removeable gear loft included. There's also a hook for a small light inside.Design improvement callout: There was a redesign of this tent done in the last year or so that significantly improved the durability of this tent. From what I can tell from previous reviews (around 2021), this tent used to have simple eyelet grommets that the pole ends would slip into at each corner, and this eventually lead to tear-out of the grommets. I'm pleased to say those are no longer in use. The new design features a metal tab with a hole through it, which the tie-out webbing attaches to with a loop. These are on all corners. You stack them on top of each other when running the end of the tent pole through, and they are WAY stronger and cannot cause tear out by design. This was much needed and will extend the useful life of the tent considerably. They really should emphasize this change, as it makes a big difference.My only con(addressed later in Update #1): The cross bar that holds up the areas above each doorway has no pocket to set into when the rainfly is added on top. The tip of the pole is exposed and rubs on the inside of the rainfly. There was an attempt made to reinforce this area with more fabric layers, but with any shifting, the tip moves away from the reinforced area. This will eventually cause a wear spot and a hole to form shortly after, compromising the rain protection. I strongly recommend a simple nylon pocket be added to capture and secure these pole tips. In the meantime, users are encourage to add a custom tip protector of some kind that will prevent wear on the fabric. Anything small that can round the edges will work.This is really a well-designed tent for a great price, and I can't wait to see how she holds up.Update #1: (I was wrong about the rainfly/crossbeam contact points)I'm happy to report that I was wrong about the cross beam's contact points. When I had put the tent up previously, I did not visually inspect the area I was referring to, but only went by feel.When pitching the tent for our frigid January campout, I realized the exact recommendation I had in mind was precisely what was done as a redesign of the fly. There is a nylon webbing "pocket" to tuck the cross beam ends into. There's also a small loop that I think is intended to have the cross beam pass through, for extra strength to hold the fly down in high wind.With this revelation, I have updated my review to 5 stars. I am thoroughly impressed with this tent. It held two people, plus some gear, kept the chilly wind off of us due to the higher sides, and the vestibules gave us a great windbreak to heat out meals under with a small butane stove while we stayed comfortably inside.I am extremely pleased with my purchase and highly recommend this tent for windy autumn and early winter campouts. It's not designed or marketed for snowy conditions, so that's the only limitation, but those tents cost a lot more. This does exactly what it's advertised to do. Get it.Update #2: (Waterproof!!!)With our latest monthly campout, we were greeted by an absolute downpour overnight. While all of the other single-wall tents used had varying degrees of water ingress, our double-wall Peridot let absolutely ZERO water in. This was not a light sprinkle. It was at least 4 hours of steady rain. I was very happy that I chose the Periot over the Granite because the higher walls of the bathtub floor significantly reduced "splash-under" from drops of rain that missed the rainfly but hit hard enough just off the edge to kick up a tiny splash a few thousand times around the entire perimeter. The extra wall height kept the inside dry and clean while the outside took all the water and kicked up mud flecks. We had a bit of water run under the tent on top of the footprint, and the inside never got wet. Hugely impressed! The claimed 5000mm head pressure rating of the rainfly and floor appears to be completely trustworthy. This is a great tent.

This is a good tent for the price. It is not perfect by any means, but I think it offers good value. The weight is decent, the build quality is better than expected but with a few minor issues like an exposed thread here or there, and it’s roomy for a 1 person tent. It also comes with a footprint included, something many tents lack. My biggest complaints are that walls seem to sag inward more than I expected and the minor stitching issues I mentioned above. I look forward to trying this tent out in the fall and will report back if I have any issues.

The item arrived on time, and as describedIt has all the extras you need - without an inflated costI was able to hang my lantern on the hook inside the tent, nice pockets inside to keep everything organized. Large enough for 2 good sized adults and it is lightweight.

Overall very pleased with what Featherstone provides with the UL Granite 2 Person tent. Assembly is incredibly easy and well thoughout by the manufacturers. The rainfly requires a little more time to setup than some other tents I've used, but when attached, adds tremendously to the stablily and appearnce of the tent. Time will tell whether or not the fabric and poles can withstand the rigours of repeated setup and tear down in subpar conditions, but I feel confident this tent will last me a good couple seasons of periodic use. The included features of this tent such as the overhead storage hang, hook, and included groundsheet are all very nice additions you don't see often enough with these more affordably priced backpacking tents. So far I couldn't be happy with the purchase.

La he utilizado en climas frescos e incluso en una nevada y funcionó muy bien.El espacio es bueno. Dormí con mi perro de raza mediana y ambos cupimos.Quizá hasta funcione para 2 personas en una emergencia.Me hubiera gustado que tuviera doble acceso para que fuera más versátil y tener acceso a dos vestíbulos.Pero fuera de eso. Hasta ahora es mi tienda favorita para ir solo al cerro.

Good quality, all you need for hiking tent for that price.

Perfect for traveling on adventure bike around western australia and beyond.