ALPS Mountaineering Meramac 2-Person Tent
November 6, 2017 - Comment
The Meramac series tents are all free standing 2-pole designs with shock corded fiberglass or aluminum ferrules. The ferrules are the “connectors” that hold the poles together and we use aluminum, rather than steel, because aluminum can never rust. Our fiberglass poles are also normally one size larger than normal to offer you a sturdier, stronger tent. We use lightweight but strong polyester fabrics. The side walls are uncoated so the tent can “breathe” under the urethane coated fly. The fly uses a pole in the top, which gives you an awning over each door for excellent rain protection. Our fly is full length on the sides, not 3/4 length like some others, for better weather protection. We even have our factory seal the seams on the floor and fly for maximum water repellency. Entry and exit are enhanced with 2 doors, which means if you have to get out at night, you don’t need to crawl over the others to get to the only door. The second door is also nice for extra ventilation in hot, muggy weather. Our door zippers are a #8, which is one size larger than most, for extra durability. Mesh storage pockets and a gear loft are included to help you keep your gear organized.
Product Features
- Easy and fast assembly with free-standing two-pole design and Shock Corded Fiberglass Poles
- Polyester tent fly with 1500mm coating will resist water and UV damage, giving your tent ultimate weather protection
- Two doors with “single-zip operation” and zippered windows allows you easy entry and great ventilation
- Fully equipped with weatherproof fly and ridge pole to provide awnings over each door, mesh storage pockets, gear loft, steel stakes and guy ropes
- Base Size: 7’6 L x 5′ W, Center Height: 48″, Total Weight: 7 lbs. 9 oz.
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Alps camping gear always great – this is no exception. My first two man tent. I own a four man tent from Alps, which is awesome and has a full down to the ground rain fly which gets a little stuffy in the summer time. I bought this mainly to serve as a summer tent for myself as the boys have graduated to sleeping in their own tent. A 6’x8′ tarp will serve you well underneath the tent. Setup is extraordinarly simple, probably not light enough to backpack with but I’m solely a car camper so this works for me. I had it out one night in a massive…
My SOn loves it This is Very easy for my 12yo boy scout to setup and use by himself. we chose this 2 man tent so he would have space for his gear as opposed to those tents that are no bigger than a sleeping bag. The tent feel like a very high quality piece of gear and his first outing he was in the rain. Everything inside stayed dry!
Good tent for the price. I was hesitant to buy such a cheap bag. My hubby and I weren’t sure if we would take a shine to backpacking though, and figured were could always splurge on something pricier after going out a few times, and seeing if we really liked it.