Bessport Camping Tent 1/2 Person Tent Waterproof Two Doors Backpacking Tent Easy Setup Lightweight for Outdoor, Hiking Mountaineering Travel

For a long time I had been looking for a solo tent which should tick these boxes: light weight; of the right size; with good quality and design. I thought I would have to pay US$200 upward to have such qualities in such a tent. And I got these in the Bessport 1, for much less.The tent weighs about 5 lbs out of the box. That seems heavy considering the weight of solo tents on the market these days. It is heavy for 'good' reasons: the included pegs were made of iron - they weigh 1 lb. On the other hand the tent is made of traditional PU coated polyester fabrics. These are heavier compared with, for example, sylnylon. I am not disapppointed by the fabrics, though. They are obviously more sturdy than sylnylon. This is obvious in the case of the tent floor. Having said all these I would say that the tent is well built with good quality.In order to reduce weight many solo tents on the market skim on size. The Ferrino Nemisi solo tent I own is a typical example. It measures 70 cm (27.5") at the head end and 50 cm (19,6") at the foot end. I can barely roll when I sleep in there. My head nearly scratch the roof when I sit up as the maximum height of this tent is 90 cm (35.4"). I am not really that big - 5'9". When I am in there there is no room for my pack or my boots. My Bessport solo on the other hand provides a lot more room in comparison, good enough for me and my gear.One interesting feature of the tent is the very tall "skirt" - the low wall of non-mesh fabric which surrounds the floor from the ground up. It is high - nearly 2' from the ground up. It is nearly up to my shoulders when I am sitting inside. This may be thought of as a 4 season feature - the skirt prevents drafts from coming in in winter time. On the other hand, however, this could be a barrier of good ventilation in summer.I had seen a review of this tent on YouTube. The reviewer conducted a rain test on this tent and subsequently observed that it leaked, as some parts of it were not properly seam sealed or taped. Hence he advised people not to buy this tent. I have not rain tested this tent. Neither have I used it in rain. Having seen this review, however, I did check the fly of my own Bessport tent, very meticulously. I can say that all the seams there are properly taped. And I see no reason why and how it could leak, ever.I highly recommend this tent to anyone who looks for a well made, good quality and fully functional tent. It is absolutely value for money.

I bought this same sized tent in the light gray, and because it performed so well, I bought another one in OD.I've seen all the reviews on this tent and am surprised that some buyers had bad experiences with it.Some even complained about the design of the doors, which I happen to absolutely love.This tent IS a 4 season tent.* It's water proo* It's light weight (4.9 ~ 5.2 lbs depending on the Tent Pegs you use, and yes, I weighed the entire tent in its bag on a digital medical scale made for humans)* It's easy to set up/break down* It's roomy overhead/head to foot/side to side.* It has mesh pockets on all 4 corners + an overhead light, etc., hanger & stash bed* It has guy points and excellent cordage for guy-lines + extra cordage.* The poles are Aluminum Tubular with shock-cord connectors that take-down into 14" lengths for a compact roll-up.I forgot to measure the width, but I'd guess they're ~ 8mm which I prefer for weight and compactness,and definitely not 11mm.I use a very light weight sil-poly tarp rated @ 4000 hydrostatic head 5' x 10' for my Footprint, but that is notcalculated in the weight described above.A thicker fabric is more protective, but the risk to reward is, it's heavier and takes up more space.The only thing I don't like are the Tent Pegs that come with it.They will easily bend if trying to stake into hard ground.I prefer the "V" (aka "L") shaped Pegs in Titanium, although the Aluminum "V" is lighter and cheaper.The "Tri-Star" peg version is also strong but they don't store together as compactly as the "V" version does.I know that occasionally some lemons may unfortunately get sold, but from the pics I saw from the complainers, I wonder if they were actually user errors and just wanted their money back instead of taking the loss for their own mistakes.e.g., Holes in the floor are usually from not clearing the campsite of debris and not using a footprint;A Rainfly that blows completely off of a good set of side release buckles in strong wind, was either not buckled right, &/or, not properly guy lined down, especially when expecting strong winds.Do I recommend this tent?Absolutely!For now the price is good @ $69.99

2 person tent purchased. Very easy to set up. First time used it rained for 5 hours and moderate wind. It held up well. It did leak but that was my fault because I had the door of the rain fly rolled open, it was up against the wall of the rain fly and it caused rain to seep in. Once it was unrolled and closed it did not leak anymore. It had good ventilation. Overall the 2 person tent is comfy for 1 person.

First I just want to start with saying the value of what you get is amazing for the price. Tent is 4.5 lbs. By myself I can set it up in about five minutes.Pros: super lightweight, has two doors, storage on all corners, a good bathtub, hanging hooks up top, great ventilation, tent poles are super lightweight and snap in easy, the attachment points are reenforced, the rain fly sits roughly three inches off the tent allowing for food ventilation, rain fly has several guy lines (I only used the corners and the vestibule ones), zippers are stitched well and slide with ease, easy pop up ventilation on either side that can Velcro down during rain.Cons: comes with 12 steel steaks @28 grams each (ditched them and put in 6 of the aluminum ones from Walmart @16 grams each), THATS IT!!!I have used this tent twice, one over night and a three night through trip. I had it set up and taken down before anyone else and the two guys I was with wanted this link so they can buy one. The tent steaks were the only negative that I have found yet. The zippers get caught in the material from time to time but I found that only happened when I was being quick but if I just calmly unzipped them like a normal person and not some ape, there were no issues. I'll be buying another for my son.