Slumberjack 4 Person Trail Tent

Awesome tent
American Recreation owns Slumberjack, Sierra Designs and Kelty.

This tent, the Slumberjack trail tent is based off the same design as the Kelty - Trail Ridge (comes in 2, 3, 4, 6 person designs)

This tent also shares similar designs with the higher end Sierra Designs - Yahi tents (4, 6 person design)

Main Differences:

Slumberjack Trail Tent model main difference: fibreglass poles, no vents rainfly design, thinner coating for the nylon covers, clip system for rainfly.

Kelty Trail Ridge main differences: DAC DA17 poles, 2 air vents for rainfly, thicker 1800mm coating for nylon, top gera loft net, clip system for rainfly.

Sierra Designs Yahi main differences: Slightly different roof design, air vents and sew-free window, thicker 3000 coating for floor, Superseal Floor, m hub pole junction, 360 zipper door, clip system for rain fly and jakes foot pole attachment.

Basically these tents are well built, well...
wanted to love it
My first impression of this tent straight out of the box was that it was a little heavy at around 11 lbs but then i figured that i wouldn't be hauling a four person tent by myself and the weight could be split between two or more people so I wasn't that concerned. After setting the tent up without the rain fly in my living room, I was extremely impressed. There was plenty of room for me, the wife and my son for a comfortable nights sleep. The double doors were a plus and the zippers were extremely smooth and quiet. The entire tent is made up of mesh with a bathtub floor which provides for good ventilation. The seams are all taped which is a plus for a tent at this price point, however the floor of the tent has a seem on the bottom in the middle of the tent floor which is a big negative even though it is also taped. I set up the tent with the rain fly in my back yard on a windy day (20-30mph). The vestibules where fairly roomy but after being set up for about 20 minutes, one of...
Good tent for the money
Purchased at Cabela's for $120. So much better than any cheapo tent you get at wal-mart. Can withstand wind and rain, will not blow over and will keep you dry. Have used approx 30 nights in last 6 months, did break one of the fibreglass poles but was able to fix, will probably replace with aluminum alloy poles because of excessive use. Just big enough for queen size inflatable mattress, not much extra room. Great tent for 2 people to camp comfortably. At first thought 2 doors was excessive but can't imagine with only one door after I got used to it. Vestibules very handy to keep things dry. Could use some extra ventilation in rainfly.
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