... When you first see it up, it looks a bit flimsy, but it is actually very resistant to the wind and The North Face have made every effort to reduce its weight as much as possible without compromising on the strength.
It is easy to put up on your own (even in the dark when you're tired) ... Read review
The North Face Tadpole 23. Tents. The North Face Tadpole 23 is a freestanding, ... more
front-entry, two-person backpacking tent suited for three-season use. With a trail weight of less than five pounds, it makes a great backpacking tent. Color-coded attachments and Fusion Pitch configur ....
The North Face Tadpole 23 Dl. Tents. A venerable classic, this two-person, three-season ... more
tent is as lightweight and user-friendly as ever, but now it sports improved ventilation and comfort. With a comprehensive, color-coded pitch system, a new full mesh canopy and overhead storage ....
Advantages: Lightweight, robust, colour coded poles, reflective guy ropes Disadvantages: It's not true 4-season, small cooking area, lack of headroom
...to the wind and The North Face have made every effort to reduce its weight as much as possible without compromising on the strength.
It is easy to put up on your own (even in the dark when you're tired) due to the 3 x colour coded poles and flysheet loops. Eg. Put the red pole in the sleeve and attach the red flysheet loops to it. Two people can put it up in no time at all, with a little practice, which is good when it's blowing a ... ...following information is from the NORTH FACE web-site:
Poles (3): 8.84 mm diameter
Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz (2.22 kg) with the stuffsack.
Canopy: 40 denier, 240T nylon ripstop.
Area: 35 sq ft (3.3 sq m).
Flysheet: 33 denier, 244T nylon with silicone and 1500 mm PU.
Vestibule Area : [front] 7 sq ft (0.7 sq m)
Floor : 70 denier, 210T nylon taffeta coated with 5000 mm PU. ... more
I bought a Tadpole 23 three years ago and use it for wild-country back-packing, rock-climbing and winter mountaineering.
It is an ultra-lightweight tent that weighs less than 2kg, designed for two people, in three-season conditions (However, I have used it for winter mountaineering in the UK, which it is fine for if you have a good sleeping bag and air mattress).
It does all the standard tent stuff - like keeping the wind and rain off you and your kit whilst allowing you to cook and sleep, but is much more sophisicated than a standard tent. When you first see it up, it looks a bit flimsy, but it is actually very resistant to the wind and The North Face have made every effort to reduce its weight as much as possible without compromising on the strength.
It is easy to put up on your own (even in the dark when you're tired) due to the 3 x colour coded poles and flysheet loops. Eg. Put the red pole in the sleeve and attach the red flysheet loops to it. Two people can put it up in no time at all, with a little practice, which is good when it's blowing a gale. You can put it up fly-sheet first, but I've found it just as quick to 'go for it' and put the inner up and then add the flysheet. It is useful, however, to put up just the flysheet if, like me, you want a bit of shade on a sunny day. The poles are made from 'Featherlight'(c) Aluminium and give a a high strength-to-weight ratio.They easily fit down the inside your rucksack once you have packed it. The pegs are so light, you almost want to stick them in the ground to stop them floating away! The whole tent, rolled up and compacted into it's compression sack (included) is small enough to stick to the outside of your rucksack (it you're not a purist!)
Because it is primarily designed as a lightweight expedition tent, there isn't much room left once there of two of you in it with all your kit - it's not designed for luxury living! The groundsheet raises off the floor in a bowl shape, which is good when there is surface water around after a particulary wet night. However, it isn't good when you spill your hot drink over yourself! At night, if your mate/girlfriend/wife turns over, you kind of have to turn over as well. Getting ready for bed and getting up in the morning is tricky and (at 6'4") I find it a struggle to get over-the-head tops on. The cooking/storage area is small and you need to do quite a bit of kit management to cook safely when its pouring with rain. During hot weather, it is nice to sleep with the fly-sheet removed. The 'tent boffins' have designed it so that the mesh panels aid air flow - I can't tell you much more than that on the technical side, but I know that it works. The reflective guy ropes are a really good feature. They look like standard black nylon guyropes, but each has a retro-reflective strand sown into it. It helps you find your tent when you are in the back country and there is little residual light and also stops the drunk bloke tripping over it when you're in a campsite.
In summary, if you want a ultra-lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable expedition tent, this is for you. If you want a back-of-the car, luxurious, spacious mansion with annexes that can take a double mattress, go to Millets!
The following information is from the NORTH FACE web-site:
Poles (3): 8.84 mm diameter Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz (2.22 kg) with the stuffsack. Canopy: 40 denier, 240T nylon ripstop. Area: 35 sq ft (3.3 sq m). Flysheet: 33 denier, 244T nylon with silicone and 1500 mm PU. Vestibule Area : [front] 7 sq ft (0.7 sq m) Floor : 70 denier, 210T nylon taffeta coated with 5000 mm PU.
Advantages: Easy pitching, good air circulation, lightweight, DAC poles, internal pockets, reflective guylines, compression sac. Disadvantages: The mesh door provides good air circulation but some times makes the tent too chilly.
I bought this fantastic tent just for £164.99 (the original price was £249.99) few months ago for two reasons; weight (2.2kg) and fantastic price. I used it several times at the Lakes and once in the mountain Olympos (Greece). Some pros were things like easy pitching, good air circulation, lightweight, fantastic DAC poles, internal pockets to store things like your head torch, reflective guylines (to avoid night accidents), and compression sac. However ... ...but some times that makes the tent too chilly. Once it was so windy and chilly that we finally slept with our heads at the tale of the tent and that had as result a very uncomfortable night. So, in cold weather make sure that you have a good sleeping bag (I recommend a 3-4 seasons bag). Moreover you should buy the ground sheet in order to protect your investment and also buy some extra pegs just in case because the tent is coming with the minimum ...
vasilispd 08.09.2008
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Advantages: Great wind resistance and great ultralight fly and footprint only pitching Disadvantages: seamtape on the fly peeled/crumbled and inside of the fly became sticky
...of the decline of The North Face's quality. I used it only one time and one time alone last year. When I inspected it before an upcoming trip I found the inside of the tentfly extremely sticky and the seamtape started to crumble and peel. This didn't happen to the other two tents in my closet. I put it away clean, dry and folded neatly and I can't think of a plausible explanation for it other than that the materials were hi-tech but of inferior quality. ...
Niko666 24.05.2007
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