hoofmarks Posted March 3, 2004 Posted March 3, 2004 I am looking for some feedback from those that may have any experience with these tents. Any problems or outstanding issues to be wary of ?? Good Experiences / Bad Experiences / Glad you bought / Sad you bought with this product from use in the field ?? Thanks - hoofmarks Quote
skyclimb Posted March 3, 2004 Posted March 3, 2004 Good so far Bomber construction MK3, with a vestibule that rocks for lightweight efficiency Customize your shizza with the mesh inners, and the extra guy points. Vestibule is nice for extended stays. Quote
hasbeen Posted March 3, 2004 Posted March 3, 2004 I have a MKI XL. I love it. Breathes well, good ventilation (got two vents) even with a single door. Bombproof and simple to set up. Integral Designs is a great company to work with. You can customize the tent to some degree with things like the number of doors, weight of floor material, number of vents, and whether the bug netting is inside or outside of the door material. I can't recommend the tent highly enough. Quote
hoofmarks Posted March 4, 2004 Author Posted March 4, 2004 Thanks for the feedback on the ID tents. I'm familiar with Biblers - any of the same problem on the ID as with the Bibler and the poles popping out of the corners in wind and damaging the fabric in the corners ??? Quote
hasbeen Posted March 4, 2004 Posted March 4, 2004 I've never had my poles "pop out." I haven't had the tent in a really high wind situation, though. The ID design does not use that little snap thingy in the corner like the Bibler. On the ID, the whole corner of the tent is reinforced and the pole just sits in the reinforced corner. There is really nothing for the pole to pop out of. The velcro wraps around the poles also do a good job holding the poles in the corners. The ID design solutions may at first seem a little less high tech than the Bibler but, imo, they may actually work better. Quote
JoshK Posted March 4, 2004 Posted March 4, 2004 The corner pole "receptacle" on the ID is better than the bibler. The vents are also better, IMO. Quote
YWESKI Posted March 4, 2004 Posted March 4, 2004 (edited) I have used both the I-tent and the MK1XL and I agree with JoshK and Hasbeen, the pole corners on the MK is much easier to deal with. Also the net pockets on the I-tent sit way too high from the floor, so if you put stuffs in them, they tend to come apart from the tent through time. As for the MK, the pockets are place right at the floor level. Edited March 4, 2004 by YWESKI Quote
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