Kelty Salida 2 tent review
As we know less weight equates to higher price. The Kelty
Salida 2 person tent is one that balances both key criteria really well. Priced
at around $130 it weighs a mere 3lbs 12oz. That's the weight as quoted by Kelty
themselves although this is the unpacked weight. The packed weight figure is around 4lbs 8oz. This makes it ideal for up to 3 day hikes.
Although if you needed to you could replace the tent stakes with titanium sheep
hooks which can make the packaged weight lighter.
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This tent was winner of the 2011 Backpacker Editor's ChoiceAward,
making it one of the best backpacking tents on the market.
This is a freestanding tent making it a breeze to setup and
can be pitched amongst trees and frozen ground.
This tent contains an inner tent and rain fly. The inner
tent floor is PU coated and consists of a bath tub floor.
The rain fly drapes over the inner tent which creates a
vestible area that is not huge but there is enough space to cover shoes and
backpack quite easily. Each flap of the rain fly can be draped separately to
provide more space if needed.
The inner tent has ample space for 2 people and even some
gear. You could fit a six foot sleeping bag with room left over. Also contains
internal gear loops to hang lighting and other items if needed. The Salida 2
also comes included with gear loft for drying clothing, some other manufactures
will charge you extra for this. You will also find mesh pockets in the corners
to store small items(nice little feature).
Dimensions:
The packed dimensions are 7" by 22" making it a
reasonable size for hiking trips.
The pitced tent has a height of 43 inches, a width of 55
inches and length of 88 inches, ideal for 2 people and some gear.
Pros:
Very easy to setup
Can be setup virtually anywhere
Lot's of mesh ventilation
Cons:
The vestible space could have been bigger
Slightly on the heavy size for long hikes
Official specs:
- Seasons: 3
- Number of doors: 1
- Number of vestibules: 1
- Capacity: 2
- Minimum weight: 3 lb 12 oz / 1.70 kg
- Packaged weight: 4 lb 8 oz / 2.04 kg
- Floor area: 30.5 ft2 / 2.83 m2
- Vestibule area: 10 ft2 / .93 m2
- Length: 88 in / 223.5 cm
- Width: 55 / 45 in / 139.7 / 114.3 cm
- Height: 43 in / 109.22 cm
- Packed diameter: 7 in / 17.78 cm
- Packed Length: 22 in / 55.88 cm
Conclusion:
Overall this tents is a great 2 person, 3 season tent which
is versatile and a good all rounder. The price of around $130 is great value
for this good quality tent. As noted earlier it's slightly heavier than the
pricier backpacking tents but for the price it's awesome value.
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