Factory 2nds—a selection of tents graded as a ‘cosmetic second’ by our tent inspectors.
It's a wonderfully crafted tent. I found it easy to setup and take down. Though, I failed to return the tent back to the bag. I'm looking forward to many comfortable nights in the traveller.
So nice to have a great time breaking it in. Nothing like PNW mountains under the evergreens in October with a day of rain, high humidity and wind to
see why I love this tent. Nothing beats a springbar, I have had a hand me down family camper for 20 years that my parents got in the 80's. Now my daughter
considers it hers so I had to upgrade to a hot tent. Quality control was awful tight on this tent...not complaining but !! Had a heck of a time finding any issue and
it performed flawlessly as I knew it would.
3rd season with this this tent. NO regrets on a Factory 2nd! I do see the "blemishes" they mentioned (Missing floor reinforcements on 1 side, untidy stitching and smaller tie backs) but the tent perform(ed) just fine. No leaks-except the 1st time it rained (at the seam above the door) but once it swelled up, it stopped and the amount of water I only used 1 shop towel to soak up. My other 2nds were a couple of Vagabonds and those still work flawlessly! Another quality product and saved me a few bucks off retail, too! ;)
Everything looks good so far, I still haven't put up the tent but everything seems to be in order.
Purchased a factory second… description said there was a flaw in the material near the door; still have not been able to find the flaw! Tent is awesome.
