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ATEPA two-person freestanding tent review

A freestanding 20D nylon tent that names its pole alloy and gives a 4000 mm (157.5 in) figure to the fabric rather than to a panel, so the floor is left without one.

What this listing puts on record

A 210 × 255 × 100 cm (82.7 × 100.4 × 39.4 in) size for two, 20D nylon with a silicone coating and taped corners and seams, a fabric rain resistance figure of 4000 mm (157.5 in) and above, a freestanding construction on one integrated 7001 aluminum alloy pole with clips, ultralight three-sided aluminum pegs with reflective heads, a B3 mesh inner, two D-shaped mesh doors with two-way zips, a large mesh window, two ceiling vents, removable triangular storage panels on both sides, inner pockets and a lamp hook. The title gives 1.9 kg (4.2 lb).

The number and the panel it is not attached to

4000 mm and above, for the fabric. The bullet describes a fabric with that rain resistance. Rain resistance is a flysheet property, and we have recorded it there.

The floor gets no figure. A groundsheet takes pressure rather than falling water, and it is the figure that decides whether a wet pitch reaches you. It is not published.

What is unusually specific

7001 aluminum. Most listings on this shelf either say aluminum or say nothing. Naming the alloy is a claim you can compare against a replacement section, and it is the part of a tent most likely to need one.

Freestanding, with clips rather than sleeves. Clips pitch faster, dry faster and put less abrasion on a 20D fly than sleeves do.

Before ordering

Read the 210 × 255 × 100 cm (82.7 × 100.4 × 39.4 in) carefully — the maker does not say which of the first two figures is the sleeping length, and a 255 cm (100.4 in) dimension is unusually long for a two-person floor. Ask before assuming.

Availability

The American Amazon store returned nothing, so the buy link opens a local search rather than a page that is not there.

Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Names the pole alloy — 7001 aluminum — rather than saying aluminum and stopping there
  • States freestanding construction with an integrated clip-attached pole, and reflective heads on the aluminum pegs
  • Publishes the pitched box at 210 × 255 × 100 cm (82.7 × 100.4 × 39.4 in) and taped corners and seams alongside a 20D silicone-coated fly

Compromises

  • The 4000 mm (157.5 in) figure is given to the fabric generally, so the floor — the panel that meets wet ground — has no figure of its own
  • The 1.9 kg (4.2 lb) comes from the title with no trail or packed label, and the box includes pegs and guylines
  • No season rating is claimed and no ventilation figure is given beyond a description of two ceiling vents

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Specifications

Trail weightNot published on the listing — one figure appears, in the title, without a label
Packed weight1.9 kg (4.2 lb) — stated in the title, with no indication of what is counted
Floor area210 × 255 cm (82.7 × 100.4 in) — stated as part of a 210 × 255 × 100 cm (82.7 × 100.4 × 39.4 in) size; the maker does not say which figure is the length
Peak height100 cm (39.4 in) — stated as the third figure of the 210 × 255 × 100 cm (82.7 × 100.4 × 39.4 in) size
Hydrostatic head — flysheet4000 mm (157.5 in) and above — stated for the fabric’s rain resistance, not attributed to the flysheet specifically
Hydrostatic head — groundsheetNot published on the listing — the single fabric figure is never attributed to the floor
Fabric denier20D nylon with a silicone coating — stated, with taped corners and seams
Pole material7001 aluminum alloy — stated, as one integrated pole with clip attachment; the pegs are aluminum three-sided stakes
Pitch typeFreestanding — stated
Season ratingNot published on the listing
Amazon referenceB0DQXKZ7C2
EAN6936876856387

What people ask before buying

Does the 7001 alloy grade matter?

It is a high-strength aluminum used for tent poles precisely because it takes a bend and springs back. Naming the grade rather than saying aluminum is a specific claim about the part that fails first in wind, and it is the kind of detail that can be checked against a spare.

Why is a freestanding tent still supplied with pegs?

Freestanding means it holds its shape unpegged, not that it stays where you left it. The guylines and pegs are what stop it moving in wind and what tension the fly away from the inner to keep condensation off you.

Does ATEPA publish a trail weight?

No. Not published on the listing — one figure appears, in the title, without a label. What the listing does publish instead is the pole material: 7001 aluminum alloy — stated, as one integrated pole with clip attachment; the pegs are aluminum three-sided stakes.

Our score

7.8/ 10

A freestanding 20D tent with its pole alloy on the page and its floor figure absent. For pitches on platforms, gravel or hard ground it is the sensible pick of this group; on saturated ground the missing groundsheet number is the gap.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

Two people who camp where pegs may not bite and want a named pole alloy under a 20D fly.

The camping gear guides it appears in

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for camping and hiking gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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