Mountain Designs Kaon

Sunshine says : I have owned this tent for two years now, used in mixed conditions. The tent for a three man is VERY light, 2.6kg at the full packed weight, and if you carry the poles seperately you can really crush the size down quite small to take up no space in your pack. The three pole cross over design means that it has good wind strength, i have woken up in a notorious Tasmanian Western Arthurs wind storm in a very exposed location and despite one of the poles taking a full amount of flexing, the tent held up quite well. However, the tent is particularly waterproof, its rated to 1500mm with a silicone coating but I have found that in Tasmania, under driving wind, rain just seems to get through. It also lacks proper doors (uses only mesh) and therefore it is quite cold inside the tent, so I would not use it four seasons. It makes a great 3 season tent, as it is so light and will take a good wind force to trouble it, but I wouldn\'t be so sure to pay its high price tag for just three seasons of use.