Sierra Designs Zeta 2 Two-Person Three-Season Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)I was fed up with discount-store tents whose fiberglass poles snapped after just a few outings. I needed quality, and i found it in Sierra Designs, with thoughtful design and construction at a good price. After hours of online research of reviews more detailed than this one (cheers to them), i settled on this item and have been happy i did. It was obvious upon seeing the physical product that Sierra Designs doesn't skimp on quality. The different types of connectors for the poles, including the proprietary "Jake's foot" design, allow reliably strong connections with enough ball-and-socket type flexibility that you don't worry the frame will snap apart in a strong breeze. The Jake's foot really is an efficient, well-designed mechanism. I'd like to buy that Jake a beer. The shape of the tent combines the best of the "tunnel" and "dome" designs, with lots of headroom at the center and the ends both, plus plenty of length for sleeping. The walls are mostly (durable) mesh, providing airflow that will prevent condensation inside the tent when the rainfly is installed, and allowing a fine view of the starry sky in fair weather. Finally, the doors (one on each side) are a great design too, with a zipper placed at the top that goes around 360 degrees allowing the door to "hang" from the top, rather than the door becoming a flap that can touch the ground and get stepped on and wet.
As with any tent purchase, remember to buy 1 "person size" up from what you need. That is, a "2-person" tent is really a tent for 1 person and their stuff; a "3-person" tent sleeps 2 persons plus stuff; etc. Also, do buy the footprint, which will protect the bottom of your new tent from wear and tear. Finally, before taking your new tent camping, make sure you do a test run setup in your living room or backyard. You'll be glad you've had the practice, when you leave the house late (as usual), encounter traffic on the way to the woods, and then reach your campsite with only a few precious minutes before dark falls.
One small gripe is that i wish the little window in the rain flap were bigger; that in itself is not enough of a complaint to subtract a star. My other gripe is that the aluminum pegs don't seem nearly so durable as the rest of the tent. I've already bent two of them. You'd do well to pick up a few spare tent pegs so you'll be prepared if the ground is hard on your trip (as was Indiana's during our drought this past summer). A 5-star product would be durable enough that i wouldn't need spare parts for a long time. They were probably trying to shave off ounces for the hard-core backpackers, but in the case of the pegs i think they goofed.
All in all, i would certainly recommend this product to a friend. It was merely a bonus that as a math geek i was attracted to the name being a Greek letter. -sj

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The new Tunnel Dome pole configuration of the Zeta 2 gives 32 sq ft of livable space for this roomy freestanding tent.Two doors with two large vestibules(8ft and 13ft) and full coverage rain fly make the interior space dry and accessible.Jakes Foot and Swift Clips makes set up fast and easy - even with one person.

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