Mountain Hardwear Solitude Review

"The construction of this tent is outstanding. The stitching is flawless. The body is dark grey and the netting(lots of it) is black. There are 8 purple stake loops on the main body, but 5 stakes are all that's needed. The fly is teal with purple stake loops and guy loops. It is a non-freestanding tent but it is VERY SOLID when set up using the 2 poles threaded through the pole sleeves. If you're 6ft or taller, you may have problems with condensation developing in the foot well due to the sleeping bag blocking the no see-um netting. This is a one-person tent so there's no room for your pack unless it's used as a foot or head pillow. The vestibule is only large enough for a pair of boots. Tent weight with 10 standard tent stakes provided by MH is 4 pounds, 8 ounces without a groundcloth--a far cry from the pack weight of 3 pounds, 10 ounces MH declares. The tent is very stormworthy and handles snow loads well considering it's a 3-season tent. I wouldn't want to spend rainy days holed up in this tent. Add an extra pound and you can get a Clip Flashlight or a freestanding Summer Moon with mucho space."

"Took this one out this weekend in a greenfield and slept in it to test it before I take it to Philmont Scout Ranch this summer in New Mexico. Non-freestanding, 1 person tent. I loved it. Air flow was good. Rained during the night, only problems stemmed from my own stupidity of allowing to groudcloth to come out from under the tent. Fixing that with a footprint. Very light. I would recommend it."

"I agree with other posts about this tent. I love it. Its a durable 3 season solo tent. Held up to sustained 45 mile winds in the high Sierras with no trouble. There is only one problem with this Solo Tent.

The vestibule is too small."

"A well made tent, but it's nearly impossible to force the pole ends through three grommets : Fly, Tent body, and Footprint."

"I love this tent. I am 6'2" so it is a bit small, but it does the job. I took it to Many Point Scout Camp a couple years back and our entire camp site was surprised by a large storm at 3:00am. Our site was on the edge of the lake and winds of 75+ mph were reached! My tent shook it off without a problem. In fact, it was the only tent remaining standing after the storm."

"I love this tent, just bought a MSR Hubba and I am selling it after only 3 nights use as I much prefer the Solitude. It keep me much much warmer and is much sturdier in windy conditions. The vestibule is small but I am able to put my full size backpack on it's side in there on top of my shoes, and it did not get wet in rain and I was in lots of rain."