Omnipotent® Tent - Early Winters
Price: $249/OBO plus $20 shipping via USPS priority mail w/insurance if shipped.
Tent is currently in Iowa as seller has moved from the NW to the Midwest USA.
Payment is by Cash only or a Cashier's check please if tent is mailed to you.
USA sales/shipment only.
In its day, the Omnipotent retailed for $495 years ago.
Own a piece of Mountaineering History!
It was the finest mountaineering tent of its day!
It is truly still a marvel of engineering, design and durability.
Truly too a GREAT name for a tent!
It is definitely a FOUR season tent. Seller has snow camped with this tent .
It is rated as a two-person tent but could sleep three in a pinch.
The Omnipotent a free-standing tent with anchor points fore and aft.
It is designed to shed both snow loads and high winds.
It has always been stored unpacked, dry and loose in a dry environment.
When you do pack it in its stuff sack, pack it as you would a sleeping
bag. Do not fold the tent. If you fold the tent the same way, over
time, the folds could become weak points for the tent.
Its condition is very good.
Weight is ~ 7 lbs (tent and poles together).
Dimensions:
nside length 90 inches
inside width 53″ front 40″ rear
inside height 36 inches front 27 inches rear
outside width 64 " front 49″ rear
outside height 43″ front 33″ rear.
It has both a front entrance AND rear entrance.
What does this mean? You can have a nice breeze moving
thru your tent on a sunny, summers day.
In winter, this means you will less condensation.
The tent is a DOUBLE WALLED tent which also means more ventilation
and less condensation.
Both doors are GoreTex.
Both front and rear entries also have mosquito netting "doors"..
The four poles are elastic, shock corded so that "snap to" as soon as
you release them. They are of four different lengths. Arrange them
in length from shortest (at rear door) to longest (at front door) when
you put up the tent. It is suggested that you do a "dry run" or two
of setup prior to taking the tent on a trip.
Inside the tent are two "built-in" accessory pockets and a loop
inside the top of the tent near the front door where you could
hang a lamp.
Included with the Omnipotent are:
Original blue stuff sack for the tent
Original yellow stuff sack for poles.
Original ground cloth. This allows a layer of separation between the floor your Omnipotent
and the ground. It GREATLY increases the life of your tent floor.
The four poles.
A pole repair kit (never used).
A tent repair kit. (never used).
A setup guide.
A space blanket adapted by the seller for use with the tent.
See URL below for photos:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/spo/6271248158.html
Thanks for looking
Seller