"My wife and I use the Bedouin 4 on warm summer camping trips and when the weather is expected to turn wet. The Bedouin 4 provides a huge amount of room for 2-3 people with a lot of gear. It will snuggly hold 4 people with no or a very modest amount of gear.
The tent, which is 92" x 93" weighs in at almost 13 pounds. Way too much for packing, but it works great as a base camp tent. Interior height is 5' 4"- more than enough head room to stand up to put on pants.
The fly, in a bright light blue, comes all the way down, buckling into the tent body at the 4 corners. The fly has a large reflective Sierra Designs logo on each side and reflective guy points for night visibility. The vestibule is large enough for gear and even cooking.
The tent has alot of mesh on the upper half, as well as a 3" strip of mesh around the bottom. The door is fabric with mesh on top. All the mesh allows for great ventilation.
The fly also has buckles that are above the bottom 3 " mesh strip. This allows you to roll the bottom of the fly to a point above the lower mesh, providing privacy and shelter from dew and light rain while maintaining superior ventilation. That ventilation with overhead shelter was important when we woke up Saturday morning dry and cool after a heavy morning dew.
The tent has performed great on 2 recent experiences. The first was 3 solid days of rain. Not a drop got in. The second was heavy dew with relatively high temps through out the night. The airflow and ventilation kept us cool while the fly kept us dry.
The tent came with Sierra Designs clothes lines- a handy feature to dry out wet clothes.
What could be improved? Not a lot. I would add a second door for convenience. Other than that, the tent is comfortable, stable, secure and has kept us dry in very wet weather. I highly recommend this tent.
This tent retails for $289, but you can find it cheaper. I bought the tent at REI for $75.00.
Sierra Designs customer service is first rate."
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