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Grand Canyon CARDOVA 1 dome tent review

A named trekking tent from an established brand whose whole listing runs on adjectives: it describes a single-pole dome with a mesh inner and publishes not one figure.

What this listing puts on record

A single-pole dome for one to two people, a full mesh inner tent, a high pole arch described as giving headroom, and a quick pitch. Five bullets, no numbers.

The figure everyone sorts by

Weight. A trekking tent is chosen on it, and makers publish it two ways — packed weight counts everything in the bag, trail weight counts only what stands the tent up. This listing publishes neither, and calls the tent light instead.

The two figures that decide a wet night

Hydrostatic head, flysheet and groundsheet. Both absent. A tent from a brand with a catalog behind it almost certainly has both figures somewhere; they are not on this page.

What you can still take from it

The construction is described precisely enough to be useful: one pole, a mesh inner, a tall arch. That tells you the pitch is short, that condensation has somewhere to go, and that the inner can probably be used on its own in warm weather — though the listing does not say so.

Before ordering

Ask the seller for the trail weight, the packed weight and both water columns, or find them on the maker’s own catalog page, before comparing this against anything else on the shelf.

Availability

The American Amazon catalog lists it with no seller standing behind the entry.

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 its construction plainly: a single-pole dome, which is the shortest pitch sequence a dome can have
  • States a full mesh inner tent, so ventilation and insect protection are built in rather than optional
  • Carries a manufacturer part number, which makes spares and footprints traceable to a catalog entry

Compromises

  • Publishes no weight of any kind, so it cannot be compared with any other tent on the one figure trekkers sort by
  • Publishes no hydrostatic head for the flysheet and none for the groundsheet
  • Gives no floor dimensions and no peak height, so the claimed headroom of the high arch cannot be checked against anything

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
  • United States

Specifications

Trail weightNot published on the listing
Packed weightNot published on the listing — the listing calls the tent light and gives no figure
Floor areaNot published on the listing
Peak heightNot published on the listing — a high pole arch is claimed for headroom, without a measurement
Hydrostatic head — flysheetNot published on the listing
Hydrostatic head — groundsheetNot published on the listing
Fabric denierNot published on the listing
Pole materialNot published on the listing — a single-pole construction is named, the material is not
Pitch typeDome on a single-pole construction — stated, and described as quick to put up
Season ratingNot published on the listing
Amazon referenceB0848FJRZ6
EAN5703384087630

What people ask before buying

What does a single-pole construction change?

It shortens the pitch and reduces the parts to lose, and it usually means the tent is not freestanding — the shape comes from tension in the guylines and pegs rather than from crossing poles. This listing does not say either way.

Why does a named brand publish fewer figures than an unbranded one?

Established makers often keep specifications on their own site and use the marketplace listing for description only. That is a reasonable choice for them, and it means the marketplace page cannot be compared like for like with one that publishes everything.

Does Grand Canyon publish a trail weight?

No. Not published on the listing. What the listing does publish instead is the pitch type: Dome on a single-pole construction — stated, and described as quick to put up.

Our score

7.8/ 10

A recognisable trekking tent whose listing tells you the shape and nothing else. If the brand is why you are here it will not disappoint on construction; if you are comparing weights and water columns, this page gives you nothing to compare with.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

A buyer who is choosing on the brand and the shape, and who will get the numbers from a retailer rather than the listing.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 400.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

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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