• Monday, August 09th, 2010
Asolo Gear Ptarmigan 3-Person Backpacking Tent
- Extremely stable/sturdy 3 pole design w/vestibule pole in 7000 series aluminum
- 10’6″ long X 7’9″ wide, gear loft for extra storage
- 5000mm, PU coated nylon Floor
- 3000mm PU coated rip-stop polyester rainfly with UV protection
- Front entrance with large vestibule
Fully taped floor and fly with gear loftA great choice for rough-and-ready expedition-style camping trips, the three-person Asolo Gear Ptarmigan technical backpacking tent will keep you dry and sheltered even during winter excursions. It features a d
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(out of 8 reviews)
List Price: $ 250.00
Price: $ 250.00
Category: Backpacking
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Review by Happy camper for Asolo Gear Ptarmigan 3-Person Backpacking Tent
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Love this tent for winter camping, we went on a ice fishing weekend and with the temp dipping below 10 deg and the wind this tent held up! Light and easy to put up. Was a great trip and the tent made all the difference.
Review by Ricky C. for Asolo Gear Ptarmigan 3-Person Backpacking Tent
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I went on a three day 23 mile hiking trip a few weeks ago, and I decided to buy a tent. It is a very crucial part of the camping experience since it was going to be what kept me, my friend, and our equipment hot or cool/and DRY. After researching various outfitter stores, dicks, sportsman’s warehouse, wal-mart, target, you name it, I couldn’t find a good tent that was comfortable for two people, and fit my budget. They were either too big, too cheaply made OR Too small, very well-built, and too expensive. Im 6ft 175lbs, and the two person tent at the outfitters was more like 3 season one person tent that cost $399.99. So I decided to stop wasting my time and go to Amazon.com. I researched 2 person tents. I ended up choosing this one for several reasons. The fist is the space, It’s a 3-person dome that comfortably houses 2 with plenty of room for spreading out and your gear and sitting upright without smacking your head on the ceiling. It even comes with a nifty gear hammock you can clip to the ceiling. The second is that the orange rain fly, and the tent itself, are designed like a mountaineering tent. It clips in very easily to all six sides of the dome, and resists rain and wind very well. Search for “expedition tent and see how much they are, this will do the same job against wind in rain, but maybe not in the Himalayas. It is 4-season tent, It is heat seamed and has plenty of zip down windows with bug netting. It also has a nice-sized vestibule in the front for storing your gear and muddy boots if it gets rainy. It comes with lightweight aluminum stakes and a set of 4 aluminum poles. 3 for the tent, and 1 for the vestibule. The tent, the stakes, and the poles weigh about 8.5 pounds, which is good for backpacking. The brand Asolo is most commonly recognized as an Italian hiking boot-maker company, but this tent comes from a company with licensing agreement with Asolo, a Canadian tent maker named Asolo adventure gear. This is not an Italian Asolo product per se, but its quality is reflected in the name, which is surprisingly very good. The tent itself is actually made in China. But Bottom line is; This is a $250 sold on amazon for $189. It is 4-season-expedition-style tent, it is spacious, has cool features, and is DRY. Before you go out and spend $400-$1000 on a north face, MSR, REI, or any of that nonsense, I encourage you to consider this tent, I am extremely pleased with it. My buddy who bought the north face minibus 23, isn’t after he saw my tent.
Review by Mike for Asolo Gear Ptarmigan 3-Person Backpacking Tent
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We used this tent for a week on the Alaska Peninsula. We had daily showers and one night we had a heavy down pour all night. Everything stayed dry even though we did not tuck in our ground cloth and the tent was in a pool of water.
We really liked how the tent has a vent in the rain fly. It allowed us to have plenty of air circulation so we did not get any condensation inside the tent – unlike our other tent. No rain came through the vent in a heavy down pour. I also liked how the rain fly buckled to the the tent. The tent poles maintain about a 1-2 inch air space between the tent and the rain fly.
We have two 30 inch wide (oversize) mattress pads that fit in perfectly. This tent would be tight for 3 people but very comfortable for two.
We were in 20-25 mph winds uneventfully. We were ready for 30+ mph winds with the 18 guide wires/tent stakes (came with 20 aluminum tent pegs).
I always find it difficult to get in a tent with a vestibule but I would still rather have one then not. The vestibule has a loop at the top, we used a carabiner to hang our we raincoats off of it. It can support the weight since it has a tent pole just above the loop.
The tent also had a nice attachment inside the top so we could lay our flashlight and air horn (for the brown bears; we saw 7 or more every day).
Not the lightest backpacking tent but a solid performer. Recommend it without reservations.
Review by B. Plummer for Asolo Gear Ptarmigan 3-Person Backpacking Tent
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I bought this for a hunting trip this fall and for camping with my wife. I am 6′ 4″ and will just barely fit inside. It will be ok for just me and my gear, but will be a little tight with me and my wife (she is 5′ 9″). This is my fault for not pulling out a tape measure and laying it out on the floor before buying.
The tent itself is well constructed, and went together fairly easily. There is a pole that goes in the rain fly that is not covered in the instructions, but is easy enough to figure out with the pictures. The tent is tight, I climbed in and zipped it shut with all the windows closed and it started getting warmer immediately. There is a little vent in the ceiling that I expect will need to be open all of the time, there is also a corresponding hole in the rain-fly that has a little roof over it (pretty neat design). All of the zippers overlap and worked smoothly. The rain fly fit well and when staked down looks like it will give excellent coverage (I put it up in my living room). The floor is a tub style, and the vestibule is big enough for a backpack with room leftover for shoe/boot removal. The Tent breaks down easily and there is more then enough room in the sack that comes with it (you could probably just say the heck with folding and rolling and just cram it in there if you were in a hurry)
Review by Brett J. Weast-bates for Asolo Gear Ptarmigan 3-Person Backpacking Tent
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Awesome tent, Have used it on a 5 day snow camping trip to Yosemite recently. It shed the elements nicely and was easy to use. It is a little heavy when carrying the supplied metal steaks, but those help shear off snow and condensation from the inside. Great tent for the money, especially compared to the more expensive ones. I can’t wait to use it some more.