Sierra Designs Tents Portland OR

Sierra Designs Sirius 3 Tent

When I was poking around the Internet tent shopping last year, I had several requirements in mind for my new backpacking tent:

• Lightweight – Close to 5 pounds: I was looking for lightweight backpacking tents where I could split the weight and have it be about 2.5 pounds per person.
• Double doors: I don’t like to disturb my tentmate if nature calls at night.
• Room inside for gear: As you can probably tell by the rest of this website, I love hiking gear, and I also treat it well. I hate keeping gear outside, even under tent vestibules, especially if it is raining.
• Roomy enough for 2 large people (plus gear): I like my space!
• Price under $200 including footprint: This eliminated a lot of tents on the market. Luckily I was able to get this Sierra Designs tent when it was on sale!

I thought the search would have been easier, but I found most tents too expensive, and way too heavy. Since I bought it, I’ve used my Sierra Designs Sirius 3 tent numerous times. Technically it is a 3 person tent, but I don’t know of any 3 humans who would be able to get a decent night sleep in this tent… but the great thing about it is that it is quite roomy for 2 people, and it is still lightweight! In total it is 5lbs 8oz, which doesn’t feel like much when you split it between 2 people.

Sierra Designs Sirius 3 Footprint

There are far more expensive tents that have similar features, but this one is an excellent value in my opinion.

Sierra Designs Sirius 3 Tent

Sierra Designs Sirius 3 Footprint

If you only need a 2 person tent (or a tent for one person and a lot of gear), Sierra Designs also makes a smaller model of the Sirius Tent.

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