Review on Hyke & Byke Zion Lightweight Backpacking Tents - 1 and 2 Person Dome Camping Tents with Footprint and Dual Doors by Francis Vasquez

I bought this tent for an adult who goes to Boy Scout camps. It has room for one person in all of reality. 2 can fit but not comfortable. I knew that beforehand, so it didn't bother me. The tent is ideal for one person with large vestibule equipment. I tested this tent. First I exposed it to strong wind and cold. With all the guy lines and tambour buttonholes used for guy lines, the tent withstood constant 35-40 mph winds with frequent gusts of up to 70 mph. One of the buttonholes began to stretch but held out until the end of the 3-day camp. At night, temperatures were below freezing and high ground moisture caused condensation inside the tent to freeze and dew to freeze outside the tent. The latitudinal openings do not remain open under these conditions because the support is not sufficiently ribbed to remain deployed by natural forces. The next test drive for this tent took place in heavy rain and high humidity. The speed of the raindrops hitting the fabric of the bow tie infiltrated micro-droplets so I could feel the drops, but they weren't big enough to do anything more than wet me. Since it was hot and stuffy, I got wet anyway. Back then I just growled, went to bed and endured. However, I again found that ventilation was limited and I wanted the vents to stay open, but they couldn't do so when exposed to a downpour. I have not tried this tent in not too deep tide conditions. As I camp all year round I am sure I will have the opportunity to try this out. I've done this with all the other tents I have. The tub floor and the threaded seams - even in the corners where fly clips and webbing are best left dry in these situations. I don't know yet how well this tent handles underwater angles. Overall, I've had a good test run with this tent so far and I've been very satisfied. I will buy more if I find a larger size. It's not heavy for the money and has great durability. I am very happy. I just need to figure out how to fix the vent and micro drip issue. I have a larger ultralight tent from another manufacturer and it has stiff poles on the vents and the outer tent material is silicone impregnated. I'm wondering if I can retrofit this tent with these two features. I also plan to get some old fashioned liquid caulk sealer and sand down the corners of the floor just in case. This is the highest quality tent I have found for the money. OTHER THINGS TENT BUYERS SHOULD KNOW: Due to the design of this tent, the tent may break in the rain. That's what I mean. During the high tide of the day I gathered my gear and placed it in the vestibule. Then I climbed into the lobby myself and unhooked the tent body from the poles, leaving the flysheet in place. I moved the tent pegs to the screen, unhooked the tent body and groundsheet, and left the screen in place over me. Then I collected the tent and the footprint. I put my tent in my backpack, put my raincoat on top of my backpack, then the raincoat over myself, then I'm out of my pants, wet packed and tied over my raincoat. I then had to set up a dry tent for the night and only had to worry about the wet fly. Due to the way this tent is designed it is a very simple process.