[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was skeptical of the floor fabric when i set it up in the yard but was leaving for a 4 day trip thx next day, so tried it out. Put three small holes in it the first night. This tent is not for campers with dogs. I love Big Agnes and my two old copper spur 1 and 2 have had hundreds of nights each with many many dogs in them over the 14 yrs of use, and with only maybe 40-50% of the trips using a footprint. That fabric was far superior to this tents floor. We are well versed in the gentle use of ultralight tents and dogs don’t come in until everything is set up for the night and they lay in their spots. These holes occurred from one stretching in the morning. Was afraid tent wouldn’t make it through the first trip. Otherwise it weathered one of the heaviest rain storms I’ve endured over 30+ yrs of backpacking in Montana, this last weekend and stayed nice and dry. The set up is a little more fickle to get taught being a stake out foot end and actually requires two extra stakes than provided to keep the fly tight off the net at those corners, but when done right, it is quite dry and cozy and super roomy for two folks and two dogs or probably another person squeezed in middle. It’s pretty long inside with lots of space above head and feet and I’m 6’1. The mesh pockets are plentiful and huge with one essentially working as a great gear loft. Many great things but the wimpy floor fabric won’t do for us and will be going back. I don’t buy a super light tent and have to put a floor protector and footprint in the pack to not destroy it. That’s not only annoying from a design standpoint but turns a sub 3 lb tent into over 4 right away. If you have dogs, get the copper spur and you won’t even need a footprint and it’s one lb heavier, like you’ll end up being anyway with the tiger wall and all the things you’ll need to protect it.
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