+ I CAN ANSWER! Hi Jockmcallister, I m thinking of buying an Olympus for travelling around South America, I was wondering if you have tried out the new tent you were sent yet? Is it ok? Any feedback would be great.
Cheers
I\'ve had my olympus for about 9 months and it\'s seen alot of bad weather including a force 9 gale in Sutherland. It was extremely strong and hardly budged all night. I like the deep pockets, space and ease of erecting, however the problems kiwijay states are a real issue. Because of the rear door design water can def leak throu into the inner tent. My tent had a faulty rear door in which the material didn\'t repel the water so it just soaked throu.
Macpac replaced the tent swifly and ensured me that it was a one off. I haven\'t yet tested the new tent in the wet.
Despite this problem i still like the Olympus but i would still prefer the older design.
9/10
This tent is crap. The fly zip over the rear entry sits directly over the internal tent inner and when it rains water drips onto the zip and leaks onto the inner which then saturates and comes into the tent. This was never a problem with the previous design with dual vestibules. You can no longer pitch just the inner and have lost the multi pitch fuction of the original tent. The new fabric is nice, but still not seam sealed.
The one thing i do like about the new design is the colour.
Macpac..... your making crapsacs!
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Features:
Three pole tunnel design
Dual entry
Adjustable front vestibule for cooking and gear
Storm flaps on all vestibule panels keep weather out
Inner vents with zip closure allows venting even when doors are shut
Inner vents with zip closure allows venting even when doors are shut
Fully seam sealed tub floor
Dual extractor vents at both ends
Poles sleeved into flysheet to reduce deformation
specifications
Rolled Size 55cm x 21 cm
Minimum Use Weight 2.6kg
Persons 2-3
Fabric UV30™
Total Weight 3.6kg
Vestibule Area 1.3m²
Colours Yellow
Sage
Need more? Further information on this Tent may be directly obtained from 
macpac.co.nz.
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: Hi Jockmcallister, I m thinking of buying an Olympus for travelling around South America, I was wondering if you have tried out the new tent you were sent yet? Is it ok? Any feedback would be great.
Cheers