Reviews & Ratings for Vaude Campo Xt 5 Person Tent — 1 review — Page 1

I just received my Campo XT5 from Campsaver after much thought. I have camped for 50 years and very much enjoy it. My does not because of the inconvienients my smaller mountaineering tents pose for her. Basically if I am going to get her to join me on outings I needed a bigger tent. I also considered options from Big Agnes, Kelty, Marmot, REI and Redvers. For comparison my other tents include; an original Eureka Backcountry-2 Outfitter, Alps Mystic-1.5, Marmot Nusku-2 and an Exped Andromeda-2. In the end this seemed like it was of the quality I wanted and covered the space considerations I needed to make for my wife.

At this time I can't give a complete review of the tent and will do that when warmer weather returns. What I can provide is an "un-boxing" review. My first impression of the tent was "WOW" even as I was removing it from the stuff sack. it is an interesting affair with a roll top much like you would find on a dry-bag. The roll-top stiffener is made of medium weight plastic and in has the instructions for pitching printed directly on it. Nice touch. I unrolled the tent on my garage floor and began the initial evaluation pitch. Pretty straight forward for anyone that has pitched a free-standing dome tent with a secondary rain fly. Using duct tape as corner anchors on the floor further allowed me to extend the two vestibules and do a walk through. At this point my impression of the tent is that it is of very good