Kelty Late Start 1 Person Dome Tent Review

The Late Start 1 has one door and a peak center height of 3' 1, which is a little bit less than the average height of the 68 various 1 person tents we have examined With 21 square feet of room inside, it is considerably smaller than some other 1-person tents, and it would be quite cramped for you during the whole of the 3-seasons, this tent is approved for use in, smaller tents similar to this one can make a good choice for people who prefer spending plenty of hours outside of their tent exploring.

Many of the cool things about dome tents are, that they are under normal circumstances light, making them easy to carry around. In near all instances, tents used for backpacking are of the dome type. They are usually, freestanding and very easy to set up. In calm weather, you can do without securing the tent with stakes and ropes, not that this is recommended.

Dome tents are easily the most commonly seen of all the various sorts of tents you will find when camping. They tend to do better in the rain than other types, allowing water to roll off the slanted sides, unlike cabin tents that have flat roofs, allowing the rain to pool on the top. The most straightforward dome tent will have a rectangular footprint, sloped walls two or more poles which cross in the middle of the roof. Due to their construction, it is typically considered that they are ideal for up to a maximum of 6 campers.

Down below, you can check out an account of the tent's strongest and weakest points.

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• 9 add_circle_outline PROS

• 3 add_circle_outline CONS

PROS

1. Freestanding. The Late Start can support its own weight on any terrain. It does not even have to be staked down in most cases. But in case of strong winds, it is always best to secure it to the floor with the included steel stakes and guylines.
2. Vestibule. Having one vestibule. Offers you somewhere to store shoes and other things that can get dirty, muddy, this is a big plus.
3. Internal storage. It is good to see Kelty has added a gear loft and pockets in the interior to store some of your things.
4. Breathable. The Late Start's interior uses a mesh fabric on the inside of the tent, and this helps maximize the flow of air. With the extra ventilation, and this tent is great for use in the summer.
5. The rainfly completely covers the tent body. The rainfly covers the whole body of the tent from the top to the bottom and has a waterproof rating of 1800mm. Meaning it will easily protect you against heavy rain.
6. Plenty of Positive Reviews The Late Start 1 has Lots of fantastic Reviews
7. Other sizes are available. Kelty has also made this model available in Other Sizes.
8. Low price. It is a great buy for a 1 person dome tent providing this much room. Not a lot of tents available on the market give this level of quality for only $139.95

CONS

1. Not spacious. With a floor area of 21 square feet, the Late Start 1 is smaller than quite a few of the 68 other 1 person tents we have looked at.
2. Lacking in Headroom. With 7% less headroom than similar sized tents, one can see how this could be a negative thing for some campers.
3. Footprint not Included. There is no included footprint, there is one sold separately designed for the Late Start 1 footprint Even though the floor may be made of 68D Polyester, it is still better to protect it further with a footprint, especially on rough terrain.
4. Sloping walls. Even though Dome tents have heaps of things to rave about. The sloping walls do tend to make it all the more smaller inside.

Kelty's Late Start 1 tent is really good for backpacking. Here are a couple of other things not mentioned above which, were found and liked, while researching the model: The Late Start does not care if you worked late or got stuck in traffic it knows your goal is aFAST setup, Big-time interior living space created with pre-bent poles and Full coverage waterproof rain fly.

With awesome ratings, quite a few reviews and a peak height of 3' and 21 square feet of space to enjoy, this tent is like your own miniature studio. This enables you to enjoy some really enjoyable time exploring the great outdoors. We found a decent amount of pros about the tent that you can check out above.

If you found this website looking for suggestions about this actual tent, we consider, it would make for a very good acquisition. If you simply happened to land on this website while browsing for a brand new tent having not heard of this brand or this tent previously, it is probably a good thing to check out some other comparable tents also.

Value for money: In so much as value for your money, this tent is a lot more competitive than the average cost of all the one hundred and five, one-person tents we have looked at, this alone by itself does not make it remarkable value for money. We also need to think about other factors in-depth, as we do for every tent.

When we tally up the overall score of a single tent, we regard loads of data points, looking for areas where the tent could exceed other comparable tents and where it is lacking. In this case, with a total rating of 5.0 and the price data above, one can see that with a cost of $139.95 Kelty's Late Start 1 is an awesome bargain and astonishingly competitively priced when compared with comparable tents.

Its ratings show that the quality and capacity the tent offers were not in any way compromised to obtain a price significantly beneath the average price for comparable tents. It will make a very good choice for most people looking for a comfy three-season backpacking tent to camp with, that will serve you well for years to come.