Portal 2

This tent was so worth it.

I'm writing in after having owned and used a Portal 2 for about a year and a half now. After 230 miles in Scotland, 120 in Greenland, and a slew of smaller trips in between, here's what I like about it: 1) It keeps the water out. The material of the fly is especially impressive. I remember plenty of days in Scotland where my rain gear was utterly soaked, but this tent was a dry safe haven all through the night. 2) It's roomy. My sister and I shared this tent in Greenland. Both of us had big, inflatable pads and large packs. There's always plenty of room inside the tent and in the vestibules to either side. 3) It's not fragile. There have been nights where the wind blew hard enough, I worried the poles (I don't have the heavy-duty ones) would be damaged. And then there's all the times I've accidentally set up camp on top of a bristly heather bush or walked full throttle into the guy-lines. Despite these efforts, the tent remains fully intact and functional. 4) It's easy to set up and take down. Which, as we all know, is brilliant when you need to move camp every day. Conclusion? This tent was worth every penny I spent on it. Thanks SlingFin!

Incredible customer service

I’ve had the tent for three years and it’s seen some abuse - from winter camping in the snow above Tahoe to camps with our Boy Scout troop. I recently left it up in a very big windstorm here in the UK (over 60mph gusts) without using all the guy lines or walking pole supports. Unfortunately, while away from the camping location, the wind built up further and blew the tent over (my fault entirely. There was some mesh damage that Slingfin very quickly repaired, and I was able to replace all the bent and broken poles at a very reasonable cost. This is a very unusual level of customer support and I’m very grateful that the tent could be repaired. Kudos and thanks to Tim

Love it

I am very happy that I got this tent. I took it on a 6 night trip in the Sierras, and it felt very sturdy and easy to pitch. I did not experience high winds, but I had to set and break camp in the rain, and it was very easy. In fact, I liked pitching it fly first (assuming you use the floor), since it was easier for me to insert the cross pole this way, from inside. I appreciated all the little pockets, especially as I was looking for space to hang wet clothes. For one person, it is a palace, but this is exactly what I wanted (even if at the expense of some extra weight), and the space allowed to pack my backpack while I was inside, and it was raining outside. One very small, tiny remark - the little hoops and strings for keeping the doors rolled up - would criss-cross if I was not careful enough. For example, if I tried to undo the loop with one hand, I would almost always end up twisting the whole system, and I was then required to get up and use both hands to untwist it. Not sure if these attachments should be thicker, or maybe the system could be different. But as I said, it is a super minor detail. Overall, I am very happy and I have confidence that the tent will protect me in different conditions.