OUTFITTER

We have many of the old versions of this tent that are still in good working condition. These new tents are made of cheaper/thinner material and aren’t made to last. If we were just camping in them here and there they would be fine but trying to use these tents for 3 months out of the summer isn’t feasible. They fall apart. We bought 12 new ones and almost all of them have ripped out on the top where the rod sleeves are, came apart at the stitching, or had the screens come apart. Everything is lighter and weaker than the old tents. We had to sew new rod sleeves in a lot of them with heavier canvas that was stronger. When I contacted spring bar about the sleeves they said we were setting the tents up wrong. Our company has been using these tents for 50 years. These are just expensive cheaply made tents that will fall apart. We will be trying a new tent company.

Just camped in Big Sur with our new tent! I managed to put it up in about 0 minutes by myself. Love the size, the feel of the canvas and the look is so classic. Big purchase but worth it!

I haven’t used it yet but really excited

Tent is easy to set up, roomy and built to last!

The cult following of these tents seems justified. I'm not what you'd call a "prepper" but I'm trying to buy things I will need to be happy for my retirement at today's prices. I wanted a tent with some real longevity to use as a "living room" on long trips out of my teardrop when parked for several days somewhere. Enough room for a couple chairs and a table, a small heater… Room of course to sleep if I had a guest join me. I settled on the Outfitter for ease of set up, size, and weight and it is perfect. I set it up in my yard and it's just like an intimate little room, comfortable to enter and exit, have a couple chairs, maybe even three… I think four people sitting in it might be a bit much and for that I would get probably the Vagabond or the Leisure Port shelter if you are ok with added size and weight.

If you have experience with public land camping or campgrounds, the 7 x 9' footprint of the Outfitter is just about as big as I want to go. The poles are lighter weight and the whole canvas package is easily manageable for one person.

I sprayed it down on a hot sunny day to season it and not a single water drop got inside. I would be totally confident in this tent in adverse conditions.

So far I am 100% satisfied; the tent arrived quickly and in perfect condition.

One point I would make is that the color "pearl gray" is, in my opinion, misleading. I don't mind the color at all, but it is NOT gray. I would describe it as more of an institutional mint green, like a hospital room from the 1950s or something like that. Sunlight looks really nice coming through the walls of the tent.