Ten Minute Tent: REI Half Dome 2 (Newest model 2010) Quick Tent Pitch

[djkenny]

Just bought the Half Dome 2 a few weeks ago. Looking forward to a summer bike camping tour. Seems like a great value. I doubt I will miss the Plus model's slight differences. I was on a tight budget and it was on sale. I heard a lot of good things from REI staff about the tent.

[Solidahmed]

Thank you so much! That was a lot of help. :-) It will save me a lot of time.

[bobmths]

thanks man appreciate it saved me 2 hrs wish i would have watched this before

[wmupchurch]

thanks for posting this. Just bought the tent and your set up was much easier to follow than the written instructions. Your video really made things easy and fast. Once I saw the video, I had the tent set up in 5 mins.

[EagleFlight195]

What did you think of the tents visibility inside of it at night? Say I wanted to lay down at night in it and look at the stars, is there a lot of the tent (nylon) getting in the way? Compared to the REI Quarter Dome T2's visibility, which tent do you think is better for star-gazing? Thank you!

[HLujan45]

The REI Half Dome Tent year of 2010 weighs 5.6 lbs with stakes, bag and guyout lines. The current price is $179 as of February 2011. The two part zipper is great because you can open it with one hand. - Mr. Tent

[arleask]

I actually bought this tent at a REI garage sale, and it was a awesome buy!

[3318ryan]

what is the weight of this tent?

[atonvent]

I dont get it. Supposedly REI "updated" this model. To me, this is a total downgrade and completely takes it off my list. Yes they increased headroom, but compared to the old one, they now have a smaller and lighter version (2P) and a bigger and heavier one (2P+). They added an extra pole, actually 2 since the old one was one connected set. They added 2 more zippers and made the doors more complex and harder to use. Plus they ditched the gear loft and window in the fly. Doesnt make sense.

[imcj6672]

I just bought this tent yesterday! Wasn't able to get it on sale (paid retail $200), but it's still a great bargain. How do you set up the guylines that are included with the tent?

[MichiganTNP]

I like it just went and got one. schmoo.