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Kelty Salida 4 (Read 1958 times)
HighnDry
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Kelty Salida 4
Sep 10th, 2013 at 1:52am
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I only wanted to post this because I owe this tent a huge high-five for getting my family through a nasty thunderstorm on Agnes....and not blowing away or swamping during the deluge! To be fair, there are far better 4-person tents out there and I'd be the first to say so.

However, we staked this tent out in the usual way with its 4 corner guy wires and 3 mid-fly guy wires and seamed-sealed all fabric seams well before taking it into the backcountry....and it held up!

With a good (cheap too!) heavy duty space blanket as a groundcloth, we had minimal moisture inside -- maybe a small puddle in one corner about 1-2 in diam....and nothing else! Also held it's ground in some very strong gusts that tossed our 45lb canoe into the water...

Also, we found this at a discounted price (under 200 US) so for a roomy family tent that only weighs barely 7 lbs. we think this is a keeper and would recommend to other families!

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Re: Kelty Salida 4
Reply #1 - Sep 10th, 2013 at 10:25am
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My Kelty Gunnison-4 has been serving me well for several years. Similar in design and cost. Quick and easy to set up.
  
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Re: Kelty Salida 4
Reply #2 - Sep 10th, 2013 at 12:56pm
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My Cabela's is also similar in design  and has 2 doors.  It is very durable. Quick to put up.
  
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Re: Kelty Salida 4
Reply #3 - Sep 14th, 2013 at 7:23am
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My Kelty external frame backpack is over 30 years old and still going strong: if Kelty still makes things like they used to, your tent should have a long life ahead of it.
  
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