Exped Venus II Tent

admin November 15, 2007


Exped Venus II Tent

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Price: $348.95
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Slightly heavier than the Venus II Extreme Tent, Exped’s Venus II Tent is a weather-resistant tent for damp backpacking and stormy climbing conditions. Color-coded sleeves, poles and zippers make this near-freestanding shelter easy to set up, even if your hiking companion is new to the novelty of pitching a tent. Dual doors and vestibules make it easy to sort out your gear and tweak equipment completely out of the rain, sleet or snow. The opposing openings also accentuate airflow to minimize condensation while keeping plenty of airspace between the fly and canopy. Exped’s Venus II Tent also has a gear loft that fits inside one vestibule so you can dry damp gear or hang travel towels out of the rain. If you need the weight savings of 100 grams and would like a silicone-coated rainfly for the soggiest situations, check out the Exped Venus II Extreme.

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  • Waterproof rugged and roomy - I recently spent almost two weeks kayaking in the back country of Alaska. While the Exped tent is heavier than most of the other tents mine held up to wind and rain far better than anything else (but it did need to be staked). It has AMAZING vestibule space and was the envy of everyone on the trip. This is probably the easiest tent I have ever pitched. It was great that the inside part of the tent was attached to the rainfly in such a way that I didn’t have to mess around with trying to get a tarp over a mesh screen in heavy downpours. When I signed on for the trip I was advised to also get a ground sheet despite the fact that the folks at Outdoor Research in Seattle told me I wouldn’t need one. Well the ground sheet is well worth the purchase… as a TARP when trees are available near the tent for additional coverage. On the wettest days even those when I could not set up the groundsheet as a tarp not an ioto of water got inside the tent. Additionally the tent packed up nice and dry provided I removed the inside part of the tent from the rainfly prior to packing it up (I’m 5′3″ and was able to scramble around under the rainfly to unhook everything). I found that when setting up the tent it is easiest to peg the 4 corners before inserting the poles. There are way too many features to
      • Product Reviews for Exped Venus II Tent at Altrec.com

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    Exped Venus II Tent
    Price: $348.95
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    1. Backpacking & Hiking Tent Reviews on March 20th, 2008 7:55 pm

      […] are looking for an extreme tent, something to withstand harsh conditions, the critically acclaimed Exped Venus II is a solid buy. It was built for durability and serious shelter […]

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