Great price for the quality. - Kelty Salida 1 Tent - 1 Person-3 Season

I have a slightly older model of the Kelty Salida 2 person Tent purchased in 2011. I wanted to give a review on the durability of that tent.

I have been very impressed by the quality and durability of the tent. In the last 5 years of use (1 weekend trip per month on average), I have not had any problems. All of the zippers have worked flawlessly with no bad spots, no rips or tears in the fabric or mesh, the water proofing has held up great, and the poles are just as good as new. The only wear you can see is in the fabric colors fading and some of the zipper pull cords are showing their core fibers. There are no holes in the floor even though I have only used a ground cloth about 20% of the time. I've had to reapply the water proofing on the rain fly of my REI half dome tent that has about the same amount of use, but the Kelty still sheds water.

I also have a Kelty backpack that I have greatly abused for the last 10 years that is still going strong. Kelty makes some great products that last. I know I'm sounding like a paid advertiser, but my experience has been really great.

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.