Kelty Green River 6-Person Tent (Navy/Grey)
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List Price: $360.00
Our Price: $270.00
Your Save: $ 90.00 ( 25% )
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Binding: Sports
Brand: Kelty
Color: Navy/Grey
Department: unisex-adult
EAN: 0400100867860
Feature: Roomy six-person tent for basecamps, car camping with extra-large screened vestibule
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Label: Kelty
Manufacturer: Kelty
Model: 40599006
Publisher: Kelty
Studio: Kelty
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Features
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Roomy six-person tent for basecamps, car camping with extra-large screened vestibule
Three-season tent with ArcEdge construction to prevent water seepage
Freestanding design, shockcorded fiberglass frame with color-coded clips for easy assembly
Two large mesh windows for good ventilation, one door, flashlight loop, interior mesh pockets
Includes tent, pole and stake bags
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Spacious and Well-Made
Comment: I was looking for a tent roomy enough to fit a family of 4 but also provide complete rain fly coverage. This tent fits the bill perfectly. The inside is extremely spacious, helped by very high ceilings. There was no problem sleeping 2 adults and 2 kids inside this tent. The vestibule (my favorite part of the tent) is huge, and housed 7 adults (standing, mind you) seeking shelter from a quick rainstorm.
The set-up is as easy as any tent I have seen. Two people can easily tackle the set-up, but I have done it by myself a few times without any hassle. In high winds, however, make sure you have at least 2 sets of hands as the height of this tent makes it susceptible during set-up (and only during set-up). The corded poles can separate when trying to take down the tent, but compared to my last two tents this task is MUCH easier. These poles are much better constructed than the more flimsy ones of cheaper brands.
I have only had one rain to test this tent out in, and it was not a long event. I had seem sealed the rear seem (the one part of the tent the rain fly does not cover) and did a rough job all around the floor/wall seem (as others have suggested, this should have been factory taped). After the rain, I literally had 5 drops of rain insde the tent. It appears to have come through the floor/wall seem where the rain fly did not cover. After returning home, I sealed this seem again (I did a quick job the first time around) and do not expect any further problems.
Lastly, as an earlier reviewer stated, the footprint does not include the vestibule. I would suggest a small throw rug/tarp for the vestibule that is NOT attached to the main footprint/tarp. Since the vestibule is not totally rainproof (the blinds do flap in the wind a bit) some water might come in during an intense rain storm. If your vestibule tarp is attached to the main tent tarp, water could run down underneath your tent (depending on slope, of course). It is probably best to leave a few inches between the two to prevent this from happening.
All in all, this tent was well worth the money. After an exhaustive search, it had everything I wanted at a relatively low cost.
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Summary: Great 1 room tent
Comment: Just used this for our first camping trip - big 1 room tent - so if you don't have to have more than one room this is a great tent - the vestibule is a great mud room/storage area, which frees up the inside for sleeping & stuff - we fit a queen mattress, 2 small kids sleeping bags and a pack n play inside and still had extra room... rained the first night - all night - not a drop inside, just condensation. Be aware that the vestibule is not part of the Kelty "footprint" for the tent, so make sure you have a big tarp for the whole tent, or an extra tarp for just the vestibule. Overall a great one room family tent, water tight, spacious, easy to put up - looking forward to using it again.
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Summary: Spacious and a porch to boot
Comment: The coolest thing about this tent has to be the big vestibule. At first I thought it would be a place to hang out in. But it's a much better mud room -- a great place to store gear, to get changed and to act as a first-line barrier to stop bugs from getting into the tent.
Most important, having the vestibule maximizes your floor space, which is ample enough for my family of four (one queen, and two single air mattresses).
But the tent and vestibule combined do have a huge footprint, so be sure your favorite campgrounds have larger pads. Because it is so large, setup is a two-person job (three people are even better). And setup is not exactly intuitive, although the instructions are good and gets pretty easy with practice.
On our last trip, we were deluged the first night by thunderstorms. The second night, we got socked again by heavy rain.
After all that, I only spotted a few drops of water in the tent -- and that may have been perspiration rolloff. I should warn that the seam between the floor and tent body, although raised, is not taped; you should seal it because it is exposed on the backside of the tent.
One thing that still perplexes me about the vestibule is the way the rollup blinds hook to the side of the walls. It takes a little practice to stake out the footings for the vestibule to ensure there isn't too much sag in the blinds, and the side blinds invariably sag anyway. I definitely will add a few Velcro strips to get a better fit against the screens for those cool or rainy nights.
The other strange thing is that door to the tent is half-screen and half tent fabric. I suppose the vestibule and door are configured this way to assist in ventilation.
The ventilation is good in both cool and warmer weather. If it gets really hot, you'll have no choice but to roll the rainfly up and over the mesh roof.
One other point. Make sure to use all the guy lines provided. This seems to maximize air flow and prevents rainfly/tent body contact that may cause some water to get in.
Overall, I think this tent was a good choice. It stood up well in wind, seems to hold its own against the wettest weather, and provides a lot of flexibility because of the roomy vestibule.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Spacious family tent
Comment: I haven't gotten this out into the "wilds" yet, but I thought some observations out of the bag would be helpful to anyone looking for a large family tent. I purchased it so my family of four could have room to move around freely.
This tent, indeed, is large. Although rated for six people, you could easily get eight in there with room for the dog. There is no crouching or stooping in this tent, even near the sidewalls. It's like standing in your living room.
When erected, it looks like a big igloo and withstood several days of stiff March winds with no problem. The off-white color of the fly and body give the tent an even roomier and airier feel.
Contrary to what you can see in the on-line photos, the Green River 6 has lots of ventilation. The roof is almost entirely mesh, which is covered by the rainfly. It has no windows, other than one on the door, so you'll have to roll the rainfly off the roof on sticky nights.
The rainfly extends out from the door, creating a big vestibule that seems like it will be a cool place to hang out before bed or on rainy days. It's large enough for four to sit pretty comfortably.
Based on a backyard test, setup was straightforward, though definitely a two-person job because the tent is just so big.
Now for some nitpicks that may or may not become issues in the field.
I'm not crazy about the fiberglass poles. They tend to snag and come apart when inserting them in the pole sleeves. And the metal connecting-piece at the bottom of one pole fell off, leaving me wondering what I was supposed to use to insert over the stake ring. I found it and fixed the problem.
If the poles become an issue, I may just assemble my own aluminum poles.
A sprinkler test suggests the rainfly is watertight -- it shed water like a duck. But the fly does not cover the back seam. The fly cuts off about halfway up the back wall, apparently to assist in ventilation. One very small spot in the seam directly below this developed a little dripping after I soaked the area.
This seam, which connects the tent body and floor, is set up off the ground. But it's not a true bathtub seam, and should have been factory taped. As a precaution, I seam-sealed the entire perimeter. The floor has a taped seam down the middle which should not be a problem.
The door to the tent is half mesh and half fabric. There is no flap to zip up over the mesh part. The vestibule area covers the door, so privacy is not an issue but I wonder if drafts could be a problem in cooler weather.
The vestibule has fabric blinds that you can roll down to cover the screens. They only fasten with loops, leaving the blinds sagging somewhat.
Could this be a problem in rain? Maybe, but it is just a vestibule, after all. Still, I think Velcro would work better.(I may install my own Velcro strips at some point.)
When buying a tent, like anything else, you have to make tradeoffs and prioritize the things that are most important to you. If size, stability and a porch matter, this tent should be just the ticket.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Kelty 4 and 6 - person Green River Tents are so roomy they're truly a home away from home! SAVE BIG! These great Tents are so deluxe, they almost don't qualify as "roughing it"! 4-person Tent has floorspace of 9 x 9' and 6-person Tent is a spacious 9 x 13'. Each is constructed of super-durable, weather-beating 2 1/3-oz. nylon ripstop with extra-reinforced, inverted flooring for superior water and puncture protection. Each also features a bonus vestibule / "mudroom" area, screened against moisture and critters, and perfect for camp chairs and gear. Freestanding shock-corded fiberglass frame pulls it all together and sets up easily via color-coded clip / sleeve system. Camp in style: Cavernous Tents sleep either 4 or 6 full-size adults; Ripstop polyester rainfly resists UV damage and keeps out bugs, critters, and dampness; Screened vestibule is a great sitting porch and gear area; All seams factory-sealed for extreme protection from the elements; Packs to approx. 30 x 12" for easy transport. 4-person Tent weighs approx. 20 lbs., 15 ozs.; 6-person Tent weighs approx. 29 lbs., 5 ozs. Imported. Order yours today! AVAILABLE SEPARATELY: Kelty Green River 4-person Tent - word search in our store for 'Kelty'. Kelty Green River 6-person Tent
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