Buy ALPS Mountaineering Vertex 4 Backpacking TentALPS Mountaineering Vertex 4 Backpacking Tent Product Description:
- Free-standing 2-pole design with 7000 Series aluminum poles
- Polyester fly resists UV damage and stays taut
- Factory sealed fly and floor seams for maximum weather protection
- 2 Doors (both with zippered mesh windows) and 2 vestibules - Easy Entry, Great Ventilation, and Extra Weather Protection
- Easy Assembly with Pole Clips that Quickly Snap Over the Tent Poles
Product Description
ALPS Mountaineering Vertex Backpacking 4 - Person Tent... easy to assemble and lightweight! Take a hike with this lightweight Tent! The Vertex is a 2 door, 4 person Tent that'll keep your pack light. Once you reach base camp, assembly is a cinch... just snap the tent clips in place over the strong and lightweight alloy aluminum poles. Mesh side panels and roof vents offer up superior ventilation and a scenic view, while the spreader section at the top of the tent gives you 52" of head room! Fast set-up, reliable performance: 2 doors with vestibules to store your gear; 2 aircraft aluminum poles are strong and lightweight; Poles are shock corded together as one continuous system; Weighs approx. 9 lbs.; Polyester fly and nylon floor are urethane coated with factory sealed seams for weather protection; Mesh storage pocket; Fly buckles to tent for secure attachment; Stakes and guy ropes included; Center height: 52"; Base size: 90 x 102"; Vestibule area: 31 sq. ft. Order Today! ALPS Mountaineering Vertex 4.0 AL Backpacking Tent
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Very nice tent
By Jeff
The Alps Mountaineering Vertex 4 is a very nice tent, with some very well engineered features and only a few complaints.When camping alone the 7.5'x8.5' floor space is very nice. When camping with a significant other, you also have enough room. However, as with any tent, you don't want to brush the walls or rain or even condensation from dew will wick through and you'll be damp in the morning. With the 4'4" height, the walls are at a fairly steep angle cutting back a little of the useable floor space. With a twin sized air mattress which puts you 6" or so off the ground, you lose 6-12" of floor space. With two twin sized air mattresses you better be on pretty close terms with your tent partner (after camping with a buddy over Memorial Day weekend, I thought about just using sleeping pads, but I'm now in the market for a larger tent for when I camp with friends). The 8"x22" pack size is nice and compact, and it is just small enough for motorcycle camping and possibly hiking.I LOVE the pole design. For the size of the tent, the aluminum poles and shock cords are quite thick and strong. It is a very sturdy tent, and while I haven't been in a storm yet, I suspect it would hold up well to some fairly stout winds. I love the hub system, makes putting it all together quite simple. In fact, with a little practice, this tent can be set up in about 5 min (not counting the pegs I had it up in about 5min my first time, though I'm not a rookie in setting up a tent).My one big complaint, lack of sufficient mesh. There is very little mesh in this tent. Maryland summers can be brutally hot and humid (the Weather Channel just rated Washington DC as #6 for worst summers of U.S. cities). By myself, my body heat can make it uncomfortable, two or more people and it is stifling. For around here, it is more a 2 season tent (spring and fall), and you can make due with it much of the winter with a good bag.Overall, I like this tent a lot. With a little more mesh it would be a great tent. Alternatively, if there was a way to close up the mesh there is, it would be better for the winter which would make it a great 4 season tent. It is easy to put up, it fits back in its stuff sack quite well, it is about typical on space for a 4 person tent (2 can be comfortable with air mattresses, 2-3 with sleep pads, 4 if you are VERY close).
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
ALPS Tent-Totally Impressed
By Todd in Atlanta
GREAT TENT-GREAT BUY! Alps has a great product line I didn't know about! This tent is more than I expected-lightweight aluminum pole system set up easily, especially with the clips that fasten the tent to the pole structure. Absolutely no problem setting up the tent by myself. The fly installed easily using a simple buckle system on the four tent corners. The fly completely covers the tent so there's no drip line on the tent itself. The floor space was large enough for a double-bed-size blowup mattress plus some. The two vestibules are key storage space outside the tent and not found on many tents. The zippers work well and didn't bind at all. I pitched the tent in soft soil, but in harder soil conditions I would recommend stouter tent stakes (short top-hook aluminum come with the tent). The guying that comes with the tent for the fly works well to hold off the fly from the tent to keep condensation and moisture out of the tent. I don't think this tent is heavy at all, and would carry it in/out of a campsite without hesitation. I'll still treat the seams for moisture penetration. There are two screened openings on the sides and one at the top that you can't close, just so you know. We camped out in 40F weather and were fine with good sleeping bags and down comforters though. Enjoy!
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Great 4 Person Tent!
By Jesse
I have not used this for camping yet, but I'm sure it'll do great! The backyard test setup was quick, took me about 7 mins to setup while the wind gusts were up to 30mph. The tent held up strong with the gusts, didn't even flex...inside the wind noise was minimal. Due to the pack weight and size, I would not consider this a backpacking tent...I will use it mainly for car camping.Here are some specs I got from the ALPS site that include packed size:Vertex 4 SpecsBase Size: 7'6 x 8'6Center Height: 4'4Vestibule Depth: 35"Tent Area: 64 sq. ft.Vestibule Area: 31 sq. ft.Tent and Fly Weight: 8 lb. 1 oz.Total Weight: 9 lb. 1 oz.Packed Size: 8" x 22"Pole Diameter: 9.5 mmColor: Sage/RustStyle: Two-pole rectangular domeUse Rating: 3 SeasonSleeps: FourVertex 4 Materials:* Fly: 75D, 185T, Poly Taffeta, 1500mm Multi-pass Urethane coating* Floor: 75D, 185T, Poly Taffeta, 2000mm Multi-pass Urethane coating* Walls: 75D, 185T, Poly Taffeta* Mesh: Nylon No See-um Mesh, 40D* Frame: 9.5mm 7000-series aluminumIncluded:Rain fly, 7000 Series Aluminum Poles, Pole Bag, Stake Bag, 6061 Aluminum Stakes, Guy Rope, Repair Swatches, Gear Loft, Mesh Storage Pockets, and Tent Bag with Drawstring
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