TETON Sports Mountain Ultra Tents, 1-4 Person Backpacking Tent, Lightweight, Perfect for Camping, Hiking and Backpacking – Waterproof and Built to Last

I do a lot of camping. Usually 8-9 months a year. I have several Teton Sports products, (2 sleeping bags, sleeping bag liners, self-inflating sleep pad, pillow, backpack) and am very happy with all of them. I wanted to find a good 3-season tent. I went with this Mountain Ultra 4P. I camp alone, but don't like to be cramped into a tiny tent. So, I went with this 4P Ultra. I love it! I'm 6'1", 220 lbs., and I'm very comfortable in this tent. I've now used it for an entire season, March through mid-November, with no issues or negatives. The description lists it as a 4-Season tent. I'll go 3-Season, but would be hestitant to try this in 4 seasons. There's a lot of ventilation to this tent, so that fourth season may not work out so well. Setup is easy. The tent is sturdy. It has excellent ventilation. It has doors at both ends, with vestibules. Storage pockets inside, and a place to hang a light. Even though it's water resistant, I always waterproof and seam seal my tents. I've had no issues with leaking. Because of the ventilation quality, I've had no issues with condensation build-up. This really is a fantastic tent for my adventures. I highly recommend it.

Well worth the cost. Easy to put up, seams are taped and sealed, no loose stitching, zippers functioned fine, very fine mesh, well ventilated no condensation issues, and bone dry waterproof rainfly and inner bathtub. This 4 person tent is for car camping only. Replaced the tent stakes, but usually do on all my tents. Two adults with 2 small dogs with all our gear and we had plenty of room. Good head room with room to stretch. In fact next time I’m bringing 2 low profile cots for us to sleep on. Light to moderate rain for 2 days and a night and the inner tent stayed bone dry. Good 3 season tent. Exceptional tent for the cost. It compares with more expensive brands, which aren’t always well made compared to this Teton. I would recommend to any of my friends and family.

My quick summary is, avoid if you are tall. For youth and scouts car and front country camping it's perfect. I recommend it to many first-timers. Its a quality build, very high value for money. If you are thinking about this for your scout who might have to backpack this in the future, understand what you are buying in terms of weight and material before you purchase this as a one and done solution for their scout career.Read on if you are further interested.First the good. Seems well made, stiching looks good, no loose threads. Didn't leak a drop in multiple nights of heavy rain. Ventilation worked great, much less condensation than other tents I have, and other people's tents who were in same conditions as me. When properly staked out the zippers in the mesh inner work smooth and didn't bind up, easy one hand use. In fact they work better than some much more expensive tents that I have. I can't speak too longevity or durability, as I've only spent five nights in it, but the materials and construction make me think that you can get many many uses out of this tent if properly cared for. It has nice aluminum poles, nice guy lines to stake the tent out. Just purchase some better stakes when you order the tent.What I don't like is the tent length. Unfortunately, I would have to advise that if you are a tall person to avoid this tent. The dimensions say 78 inches, and it is exactly 78" on the outside of the floor when pulled tight with stakes. Unfortunately this is just too short for many sleeping pads. You can see from my attached photos that my large comfortable Kelty pad, which is also at 78" is pushing out on either side of the tent inner. I was very worried about this in the rainstorm, however the bathtub floor did keep my pad dry. I'm not a tall person, only 5' 8", so this isn't a really big problem for me. However, if you are a taller person the head and feet of your sleeping bag are going to be in the mesh on either side of the tent. The widest part is at the very bottom and of course the tent slopes inward as it moves up, so this exacerbates the problem. My shorter 75 inch backpacking pad fits in here no problem. If you were thinking about putting a cot in here, forget about it unless it's for a child.Also, the pockets sewn into the mesh inner are, in my opinion, basically worthless. They are very slender and tall, anything put in there falls to the bottom, and I have a difficult time getting my hand down to the bottom to retrieve anything. A child should be able to get their smaller hand in no problem. However, it does come with a mesh gear loft, which was very useful.Also, this is advertised as a backpacking tent. I guess if you wanted to carry this much weight, you could use it for that. It does pack up fairly small, but in reality a true backpacking tent would be about half this weight. It's not really a problem with a tent, as much as marketing. It's very understandable that a tent at this price point, made with these materials is going to be heavy. That's the trade-off for getting an inexpensive tent.I bought this tent to reduce use on my expensive ultralight sill/nylon backpacking tents while I was car camping with my son in Cub scouts. Multiple nights every month will put a beating on anything, and this inexpensive tent is perfect for that. Especially because most tents get damaged from careless scouts playing. I would much rather them damage a $100 tent instead of a $500 tent. If you understand what you're buying, it's a great purchase.

I bought a 2 person mountain Ultra a few months ago, and found it very well made except for the stakes. I liked it enough that I just purchased the 4 person. I use them for motorcycle camping. For that, the 4 person makes more sense. It is only a bit larger packed, but has roughly 2x the interior volume. Both are quite heavy for backpacking, but are just about perfect for motocamping. About the stakes. Just plan on buying better tent stakes. I couldn't understand why Teton Sports only includes 10 stakes when the setup is best with 12....until I tried to set it up with 12 (borrowing 2 from the other tent). The 2 side stakes immediately pulled out of the ground with just a gentle breeze. TS knows they just won't work. So much about this tent is above expected quality, it is disappointing that TS cheaped out on the stakes. Just budget another $10 or so for better stakes and you will have a great tent. Super waterproof (especially with a coating of Scotch Guard on the rainfly), great ventilation, even with the rainfly fulling buttoned down. Very happy with both, but I just like the greater space in the 4 person. BTW, because they are essentially the same design, they take about the same time to put up. Maybe 10% longer for the 4 person getting the rainfly in place.