Sierra Designs has released four new camping tents for the Spring 2022 season. Check out a tent or two below!
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Company Info: Sierra Designs Gear
Sierra Designs is an outdoors company creating beginner to mid-level outdoors gear. Founded in California circa 1965 by Bob Swanson and George Marks, they are now based out of Broomsfield, Colorado. Sierra is owned by Kellwood (Apparrel) Company, who also owns companies like Ames Taping Tools, Boston Market, and others. Their historical innovations include such inventions and designs such as:
- The OG Flash Tent in 1983 – This was a two person tent that 40 years ago weighed 1800 grams (four pounds)!
- Swift Clips – The plastic hooks that keep a tent suspended to poles.
- They were the first to make a women’s specific bag in 1995. What? did women not exist before or something? Oh! It’s about size/proportions/fill zone density.
- Zipperless sleeping bags in 2014
Sierra reports they offer a warranty on all products:
Sierra Designs branded products (tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, and apparel) purchased only from authorized retailers are warranted to the original owner against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the product. This does not mean your lifetime, but the reasonable lifetime of the product, considering its age and how you have cared for and used it.
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Products: Sierra Designs Spring 2022 New Camping Tents
Not a morning person? Keeping the kids on their nap schedule? The Alpenglow 4 tent is for anyone who prefers to rise without the shine on camping trips. Constructed with Twilight Tech, the tent block 98% of sunrays, keeping the tent’s interior dark, cool and comfortable for a few more zzz’s on your own sleep schedule, while a mesh body keeps air moving after the sun comes up. With massive interior space, an e-port and lots of pockets for your camping comforts and a covered vestibule for extended gear space, the Alpenglow is an ideal outdoor palace for family camping, whether you’re perched among the pines, palms or prickly pears.
- Peak Height: 59″ / 150 cm
- Floor Area: 63 ft2 / 5.85 m2
- Materials PE Floor, 3000mm WP 75D Twilight tech body, Noseeum Mesh.
- Minimum Weight: 12 lbs 2 oz / 5.5 kg
- MSRP: $169.95 USD
- Peak Height: 72″ / 183 cm
- Floor Area: 100 ft2 / 9.29 m2
- Materials PE Floor, 3000mm WP 75D Twilight tech body, Noseeum Mesh.
- Minimum Weight: 17 lbs 14 oz / 7.82 kg
- MSRP: $239.95 USD
- Tent Floor: 68D Polyester Taffeta, 1200mm WP, C0 DWR
- Tent Fly: 68D Polyester Taffeta, 1200mm WP, C0 DWR
- Peak Height: 52″ / 132 cm
- Floor Area: 56 ft2 / 5.2 m2
- Minimum Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz / 3.86 kg
- MSRP: $119.95 USD
- Tent Floor: 68D Polyester Taffeta, 1200mm WP, C0 DWR
- Tent Fly: 68D Polyester Taffeta, 1200mm WP, C0 DWR
- Peak Height: 70″ / 178 cm
- Floor Area: 90 ft2 / 8.36 m2
- Minimum Weight: 12 lbs 15 oz / 5.87 kg
- MSRP: $199.95 USD
Observations
I am not the primary focus for these newly released tents. These are tents for individuals who are car camping and may use their tent a few times per season. Sierra does make tents in different fields of customer focus, like the High Route that I’m hype about.
- Fly Fabric: 20D Nylon Ripstop, Silicone/1200mm PeU, FR CPAI84
- Floor Fabric: 20D Nylon Ripstop, DWR/1200mm PeU, FR CPAI84
- Body Fabric: 15D Nylon No-See-Um Mesh
- Minimum Weight: 1 lbs 12 oz / .79 kg
- Vestibule Area: 7.3 ft2 / .68 m2
- Interior Area (Tarp): 29.8 ft2 / 2.76 m2
- Interior Area (Nest): 16.6 ft2 / 1.54 m2
- Awning Overhang: 5 in / 38.5 cm
- MSRP: $299.95
It reminds me very much of the Dan Durston Tents that sell out quicker than free shots of Jim Beam at the detox unit. I would love to get my hands on this thing. If anyone has one, please let me know what you think of it.
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