Bibler Bombshelter Review

"This tent has served me well for years and made me a firm believer in single wall tents. One of the few Bibler tents with built-in vestibules (a huge plus if you've ever tried to clip on one of the accessory vestibules). The vestibules make it easy to keep a door open for good ventilation. You need to practice setting it up before a trip but once you get the hang of it it's not difficult and like all Biblers the poles are inside, which allows easier setup in rain or snow. Its low profile makes it immovable in a hurricane when properly staked out. I've never had condensation inside the tent. A dream for a backpacking expedition or base camp trip for two! That's the only flaw I've found - Bibler still sells it as a four-person tent and it's just not possible to fit four normal-sized people plus gear into the tent. Perhaps three in a pinch if two didn't mind sleeping in the same bag, but not four. Like all Biblers it's expensive, even though Black Diamond dropped the price after acquiring Bibler and sending production offshore. At 8+ pounds it's heavy for a weekend trip but worth it if the trip is longer or you expect heavy weather. Be sure to seam-seal the tent carefully."