Product Description

Wenger Adler 3 room cabin dome tent, sleeps 11 in a 193 square foot area. Center height is 80 inches--high enough for an average adult man to stand comfortably. "U" and arch style doors, mud mat, 3 divider curtains, patented hoop fly system and snag-free zipper covers, along with many other features. Given our roots in the foothills of the Swiss Alps, Wenger knows a little bit about the importance of reliable shelter, by tending to details most overlook. Limited Lifetime Warranty available. Customer care support at 1-888-797-2769 and www.wengerna.com

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88406 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: Red/Grey/Charcoal
• Brand: Wenger
• Model: WG31231
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Three-room, 11-person dome-style tent measures 17 by 15 feet (193 square foot area)
• Large zip-down walls to give screenhouse look and feel
• Polyester taffeta tent body and ripstop design rainfly with double pass polyurethane coating
• U- and arch-style doors, large windows, generous roof vent
• Center height of 80 inches; 33-pound carry weight

Amazon.com Product Description
Gather up the gang and head to the great outdoors with the comfortably spacious Wenger Appenzell three-family dome-style tent, which can comfortably sleep up to 11 people and divides into three rooms. It also features large zip-down walls that turn the tent into a screenhouse--perfect for hot summer afternoons. The rooms are created by simply closing the sewn-in divider curtains. It has a base measurement of 17 by 15 feet, 193 square foot area, and 80-inch center height. It has a polyester taffeta with double pass polyurethane coating tent body and a sonic-sealed polyethylene floor. The tent also includes an embossed rip-stop fly with quick-release buckles.

The Climate Control venting system allows for hotter air to escape and cooler air to enter the tent for more comfortable sleeping. The mud mat attaches to the ground in front of the door to help keep your tent floor clean. A number of storage options will keep your gear out of the way, including a gear loft organizer and e-port for electrical cord access. The frame is composed of shock-corded fiberglass poles that are color-coded for quick assembly. When packed up, the tent weighs 33 pounds, and can be easily toted around in the included zippered carry duffel.

Manufacturer's Warranty
Ten-year warranty

Amazon.com Tent Guide
Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in! If you're a backpacker, alpine climber or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to take something designed to handle more adversity.

Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproofness.

For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.

Domes and Tunnels
Tents are broadly categorized into two types, freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floor-plan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it by being more lightweight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.

Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.

Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.

Customer Reviews

Lots of BANG for The Buck!
I'm the type of person that will endlessly research something before buying. This tent purchase was no exception. I must have spent a good 3-4 weeks reading online reviews and looking at every kind of tent you can think of....from Eureka to Columbia, Coleman, North Pole, REI, and everything in between. I wanted something that would be large enough to hold my family of 4 plus any gear that we wanted to take along with room enough to maneuver and plenty of ventilation for those hot summer nights. I wanted a quality tent at a decent price and one that was well designed and easy to put up. I was seriously looking at Eureka tents and the Columbia Cougar Flats tent. We just bought this Wenger Adler tent and set it up in the backyard this weekend. I was VERY pleased with the decision I made in buying the tent after getting the thing put up. I was apprehensive about the harsh and strange diagram of the shape of the tent. It's nowhere near as bad as the diagram would suggest. It took about 30 minutes for my husband and I to put the tent up the first time but we carefully followed the instructions. It was very easy to do and I'm positive we can have the thing up in about 10-15 minutes from now on. It does take two people to put the tent up, however. I can't say enough positive things about the size, shape and overall design of the tent. It's VERY spacious and can be made to be as open or as closed as you want. There are two large walls on the "back side" of the tent that can be opened. The entire roof is mesh, which will be GREAT for stargazing and for ventilation. There's several different mesh pockets around the walls of the tent for keeping things stowed away...(a very handy feature that I'm not sure is mentioned in any of the descriptions). You can partition off the tent to form up to 3 rooms with a "clip up" wall or you can leave the thing open as one large unit. There's a mud mat included and a mesh hammock hanger to clip to the top of the tent for wet clothes to dry. I was also worried that the dome shape of the tent would cause the height of the tent along the edges to be too short for my husband and I to walk around....no worries there! The tent is designed in such a way that a very good height is maintained around a VERY large percentage of the tent which is a fabulous feature in itself. Being a woman, I have to bring up the fact that the tent is SHARP once put up....the colors are great. Very nice looking tent. Cannot attest to how the tent would stand up to rain, since I haven't tested it in a downpour as of yet. For my family and our car camping trips, this tent will more than do the job!

Quite possibly, the greatest family tent ever.
I was a bit skeptical that this tent would be large enough for my family of 6, as most "person" tent measurements are way off. We have an 8-person tent that barely fits our queen-sized air mattress and another sleeping bag. I was wrong.

We set up the tent for the first time at the campsite (due to constant rain in our area we didn't have the opportunity to set it up previous.) It took us roughly 20 minutes from start to finish. The tent setup consists mainly of sliding and securing 9 fiberglass poles: 3 main, 3 secondary, and 3 overdoor fly poles. We fit our queen-sized air mattress, a Pack n Play crib, 3 sleeping bags, and all of our gear in the tent with plenty of room to fit 2-3 more sleeping bags if we had to.

The airflow dynamic is great; the entire ceiling is mesh and we had no difficulty sleeping comfortably with the window and door flys zipped.

One evening, we did have torrential downpours all night. We had very little moisture in the tent; only in one small area there were a couple of droplets because I had left the window about an inch unzipped. There wasn't even enough moisture to puddle... like a small sprinkle of water on the wall.

My husband is 6'5" and had no trouble standing comfortably in most of the center areas of the tent.

The windows are such that the inside fly zips a distance away from the mesh fly, so that it would be difficult for someone on the outside to unzip the inside fly after getting the "window" mesh opened. In my opinion, it is a good security feature.

Since there is no floor view provided, the floor is hexagonal.

Overall, I'd give it 10 stars if I could. This is definitely a tent I would purchase again.

Our portable bedroom!
My wife and I wanted a tent big enough for all the comforts of home. It had to be able to handle two people, two NEBO Sports Outfitter XXL Cots (these are huge and great, I might add), three chairs, a table, and all of our stuff. We wanted room to live, not just sleep. This tent came through with flying colors. Easy setup (once we figured out where the front door was), ample headroom, and lots and lots of space. Picture a living-room sized igloo. The fiberglass shock-corded poles are much larger/stronger than my old Coleman tent. This tent was perfect and looks to be built to last.