Pop-Up Goodness or Pop-Up Junk? Teton Sports Vista Quick Hiker Review
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- In this Agenda Free Review, Luke is going over his Pros and Cons concerning an interesting Pop-up tent from Teton Sports.
This is the Vista 2 Quick Tent....is it worth your hard earned money?
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Teton Sports Vista 2 Quick Tent - Review
Setup Measurements : 82" x 60" x 41"
Weight : 6.3 lbs
Packed Measurements : 33” x 7” x 7”
Materials :
The Fly : 75D 190T Taffeta
That is all that is listed but I suspect the floor is made of a polyester material of some sort.
Price : Retail $120
Colors : There is an impressive variety of colors in which this tent is available :
grey and silver
Brown
Green
Yellow
Accessories : Teton has a number of available accessories for the quick hiker series of tents including cots and an elite rain fly which goes to the ground when the tent is being used on a cot.
Available Versions :
Quick Tent 1 Person
Quick Tent 2 Person
And there are sets which feature a quick tent and a cot.
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Review Pros :
Good quality
Size and weight isn’t bad considering this is a car camping tent. I’ve read reviews where people are complaining about backpacking with this tent…..which is pretty funny.
With my testing this tent has been 100% waterproof.
Fast setup and breakdown. The keyword is can be; there is a con here; with the popup and breakdown mechanism, it can be a bit finicky and if you aren’t careful you can get it misaligned.
Also, it isn’t always easy to get it locked or to unlock the mechanism.
The cord on top of the locking mechanism can get stuck in the setup mechanism if you aren’t careful.
Good color options
Review Cons :
No way to pull the fly out and away from the tent body - because of this condensation control could be better with this tent. The fly will often times lay on the mesh of tent
Lack of vents and again, no way to pull the fly away from the body on all sides means that ventilation doesn’t rate very high.
I spoke of the issues with setting up and breaking down the tent. The mechanism isn’t the smoothest or the easiest to use.
Fly can come into contact with the tent body and if you have this tent sealed up and condensation has formed on the fly, it can run down tent body or even fall into the tent.
Due to the plastic and fiberglass frame, I would recommend being careful and setting up the tent and breaking it down delicately. There are plenty of reports of these tents breaking….I haven’t had any issues yet but I have been careful with it.
Summary :
All in all I like this tent but I don’t love it; the quality is good, it’s waterproof but as is, it isn’t the best tent for locations that receive a lot of rain and that’s because of the poor ventilation and condensation control.
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Hey man, you don't know how much help you have been for me with all your reviews and content. And I just wanted to say thank you for these videos
Good honest review. Thanks for all you do for the community. The real world use you experience and then explain in your reviews is priceless info for folks looking to buy such equipment. Thank so much!
Another superlative review. Your candor is always appreciated. Much of the information given can be applied when one is considering buying another tent--knowledge is power.
The one-person Vista tent looks very interesting to me working in conjunction with the x-large Teton Sports cot which I already own. I like the looks of the long fly for use with the cot. Good to know it is good quality. Good suggestion with the tarp clips. Thanks for this review.
After seeing your initial video on this tent, I decided to buy it. I was very impressed with the quality, waterproofness, and price. Nothing in this review makes me have second thoughts. I intend to use it mainly for car camping and I will put my own guyout lines on it and use those tarp clips. It should work very well with those modifications, which only cost a few bucks.
I just had mine out this weekend and for $103 it was worth it for the reduced time of setup and takedown. Great tent, I picked up mine after your initial review of the tent and I'm glad I did. I can confirm the waterproof-ness and quality of the tent, but it's definitely not a backpacking tent by any means. Thanks Luke for the review.
I have the 1 person model and im pretty happy with it, just need a tarp for the ground and its golden
Thanks for the review, looks nice for car camping tent, fast setup with no headaches.
BTW, why you never use metric units for measurements for the "other" people who is not from the US? If possible to pop them up on the screen will help, thanks.
He normally has them displayed on screen when mentioning measurements not in metric. I haven’t watched this video in its entirety yet
No thanks keep your silly metric system!!
"Lifetime Warranty"? - In the real world, I wonder if a customer can get satisfaction if they submit a warranty claim.
@@azclaimjumper I was sent a whole new tent due to a broken fiberglass pole. I sent them a couple of pix, they sent me a new tent. I asked for only a replacement pole.
As an imperialist, when I encounter metric I just convert it myself using google. It’s not that hard if you really want to know the specifics.
The Vista 1 plus the XXL cot, XXL pad, and elite rainfly is a pretty good car camping setup. It gets you off the ground and sets up in minutes. Very comfortable sleep also, the best sleep I've gotten camping
I've had the same setup as you for years. I did switch out the XXL pad for an Exped Megamat for more warmth.
@@ralphkeith2905 I thought about looking at other pad setups because the Teton pad takes up a ton of space. But it is sized perfectly for the tent and cot. Maybe I'll check the dimensions on the Exped. I know they are pricy
@@joeweaver9913 they are pricey, but I like to snow camp and wanted the extra insulation.
@@ralphkeith2905 there are other brands claiming 9.5 R value but TH-cam videos pretty unanimous agree the Exped is #1 for a lot of reasons
Bought a Mt Ultra 2 from TS at Christmas. First night out water all over the floor only. Hold it up to light and looked like Swiss cheese. Emailed them and got a replacement for that part. So far no leaks but not really raining here. TS was good on emails and responding to my concerns. Great job Cullen!
Tarp clips! That's exactly what I need for the fly on my Napier truck bed tent. They give you a nice big mesh window but the fly gets pressed against the tent body and seals up when the wind blows on it, stopping airflow. Those clips will work perfectly! As for the name, I'd say they're thinking like a "quick hike" as in not far in. Because yeah, that tent is monstrous. But if you're going backpacking you're probably not as concerned with fast setup as you are with weight, packed size, and performance. This should make a good, cheap car camping tent with the mods you listed. Atleast its waterproof. That's more than most cheap tents offer!
I got it. I think the cons are easy to sort out. Make an anchor for the front and back sides to use some guy lines to create space off the interior layer. Buy better stakes and guy lines for the 4 points they have on the exterior. After carefully looking at it and feeling how it opens I figured out the least effort way to open with minimal stress to the parts. Grab top poles, 2 thumbs for bottom poles, minimum force. Looking at an extra $20 and maybe 1 hours of work. Also, the first horizontal seam off the ground is not taped, so I got some sealant for that to ensure my feet will stay dry when brushing against the wall (I'm 5'11"). Thanks for the review, I was considering applying water repellant right away but it looks good enough to hold off on that.
Was thinking the exact same thing with the mods, just ordered one. Looks forward to a 5min or less setup.
I love your reviews, they always appear to to be considered, balanced and fair. Top job! 👍
Getting mine tomorrow, and I live in a humid place and rains a lot. So I’ll test it and post after. But I got this because I want to do an overnight quick fishing camp and get out. So we’ll see, I think I’ll just test more the things that make it quicker to set up and break down. I don’t mind putting my own money to make it rainproof. Well I’ll see. Keep you guys posted
I bought this for backyard camp outs. It fits three sleeping pads/3 people (one of them being a child). I had the same issue with condensation. I think I’ll add some guylines for the sides. Other than the condensation issue, it has been good.
Great review! I’ve no experience with this brand but seems like it’s a few tweaks away from being a good beginner car camp tent.
Back in the early 2000’s I had a 10x10’ pop up tent by a brand called Hillary. I loved it. It was great for car camping because of the ultra quick setup/teardown and was big enough I could stand up inside of it to get changed. I had to put it out to pasture a few years ago because the polyester material just started to break down and it was no longer waterproof. Long story short- the pop-ups do have a place for the weekend warrior car camping.
I"m impressed at a good quality, waterproof, for such a low price.
Thank you for this review of this type of pop up tent. I was about to get one for Grand kids next year. :-) You helped me out a ton of information on these styles of Pop up tents. :-) I was truly going to ask if you ever did a test on this style of tent. You answered all my worries thank God for you and your family you all are beautiful and awesome 💖💖💖💖. Have a great New Year in 2023:-) Hugs and love you all there 💞💕💕💕.
As always Luke, great review. I agree on the cons. Very simple things which certainly should not have been missed. I also cannot understand why companies, especially Teton Sports would cheap out on the stakes. Nature Hike shorted me 2 tent stakes on a tent, then refused to supply them. I returned the tent. That cost them my business on ANY of their products and I happily let anyone in speaking distance know this. Good news travels fast, but bad news, faster and further.
I’ve said this before. Try using a piece of Tyvek as a ground sheet. Review it. In your review consider weight because its very light. It’s also virtually indestructible and waterproof 😊
I use this tent for motorcycle camping. Fast set up after long day with rain is key. Self supporting, doesnt need to be guyed and staked just to work. Fits an ultralight cot inside plus all my gear in there with me. For the price and performance, all flaws are forgiven. Pop it up, crawl in and sleep.
I have the single with cot, pad and larger fly. I really like the setup for truck camping and it's very comfortable. I have no issue getting the single back into the bag, not sure why you are having so much issue with the double.
I’ve got the yellow single one with the cot & I can’t say enough good about the company 💯👍
I hiked 27 miles of Appalachian Trail with the Vista 1, which is a 4 lbs and 27 inches long. Not ideal but it is possible
Woot Woot for Luke's Honest reviews!❤
Always appreciate the review and info Luke S&H
FINALLY I have had my eye on this but didn't want to do anything until you took a look so I have had my fingers crossed for a while now. they might be stuck that way...
I got some tarp extenders to pull the fly away from the body of my Vista 1.
I’ve first owned the 1 person vista maybe a year and a half to 2 years ago and I especially loved it with the cot and had zero issues. A year ago I got the Vista 2 person and have been using it since. I live in the pacific where the humidity is high, and it always rains on a near daily basis and yet I have had no issues. As I’ve said in a previous post on another of your reviews, I like some of your reviews and take most of your reviews with a grain of salt, and this is one with salt. I’ve backpacked the vista 2 across the top of my backpack, and although it’s a bit wide, I had no issues as I’m a muscular polynesian with wide shoulders. I love my vista 1 and vista 2 although they are a bit small it’s been great in keeping me out of the weather. At the price of the Vista 1 and Vista 2 you can’t go wrong. Buy the Vista 1 for a kid and use the vista 2 as a one person like I do and you’ll be a happy camper lol
That was an outstanding episode. My own golf goal for this year is to play more rounds.
An awesome pop up option for 1 person is the Catoma Wolverine. Don’t hear people talking about it anymore but it’s one of my go to tents. Liked it so much I bought 2.
Companies should really pay attention to your honest reviews of their products.
Thank you for the review my friend
Ive got a Coleman 4 person throw down and peg (pop up i guess, but really all ya do is throw it at the ground n pooof its there).
Its a bloody good tent for car camping.
Heaps of space, great ventilation, decent headroom, good doors.
Easy as to pack once you practice the folding technique a couple times (once you got tne knack its wicked fast to put away) and it fits in the bag without being sworn at for 10 minutes.
The reason I love hammock camping and tarp camping is the ease of stuff sacks it’s so much quicker than tents and I’m in Alaska so it’s easier set up in winter when you have 4 feet of snow
Thanks for the review Luke. I hope Teton chooses to make the changes you mentioned to the tent. The tent looks like it has some potential if they make a few changes like you mentioned
Another fair and honest review . I’ve got one similar tent and your review is similar to my experience. I will say this type of tent will handle a storm or at least the one I’ve got did and tarp clips do come in handy as well as plastic tent stakes.
Awesome review! Thanks Luke!
Outstanding review! I'm a dedicated cheap tent enthusiast. For decades I bought only high quality tents; little weight, lots of cost. Then in 2006 I found the perfect place to pitch up for an entire season ( April- late October ) outside an idyllic Colorado ski town. I camped there for 13 seasons, and hope to return when familial obligations are sorted out. One problem with life at 9000 feet in Colorado is that this is black bear country, and black bears love destroying tents. Expensive tents made for bike travelers are not the preferred choice. Cheap tents fill the bill. They're often larger to. Something I don't mind at all. It's nice, when returning to camp in the evening, and finding my tent destroyed by some passing bear, to have my traveling tent rolled up there, ready for use. The next day, I'll just order another cheap tent from Amazon. Cheap tents have their purpose, like a base camp, a few miles from an idyllic town with a lot of bears.
Your top mechanism is already cracked. You can see it at 3:19, 5:06, 5:36, and lastly at 9:57.
I own the Teton XXL Cot with the pad and love it. A fellow Scout leader uses one of these tents on his XXL cot and has already turned in, and received the replacement for the frame but still loves the setup for our adventures. I am still considering the purchase but I love being able to stand up in my tent to get dressed. We use 10' x 10' canopies with our setups. Love your videos, and appreciate the honest feedback.
For us car campers, have you ever reviewed The Ozark Trail 4-Person Connect Tent Universal Canopy Tent? That is the setup I currently use, and with my Cubs I can attach three tents on one canopy. (I have two of these setups actually and the youth and parents love it.) Have a great day.
I have the one person version of this with the cot. I had a great night of sleep in it, mostly because of the mat and the cot, but there was quite a bit of condensation because we were near a river. If it isn't going to rain you can keep the vent and the door open and that might help. The one person was just a hair short for me, I'm 6'2" tall, so my feet would touch the wall of the tent and get some condensation on my bag if I wasn't careful. If it was the only tent I would be buying, I would pass on it. I bought it because I have many other tents and wanted to try something new and liked the cot set up option. I will definitely go car camping with it again some time but I have several other, much, much lighter and smaller options for hiking.
If Teton would fix their product everything that you mentioned in the cons would probably be a very good tent but like you said in bad rains or heavy storms no I for one I trust your advice I can always say strength and honor and that is what we need to stand by 💪
One Con that you never even touched in is the mosquito netting, it is very soft and fine. I own the 1 person version and I would rather a thick misquote mesh found on $39.00 tents, like coleman or Ozark Trail since the poles fold up onto it and can not avoid bruising and freying the netting. To many hard contact points on such a soft fine material. P.S the bag size is rather large I thought.
I've had a gear top 102 men tent for 5 years use quite a bit and no problems it works great I've never seen you talk about it maybe I missed it
What tent.......Target fixed on that jacket...BAAAD A$$$ bro🤙😎🤙
Great video, Mahalo for sharing.
Decathlon has a similar "umbrella" style of quick-setup hubs, but they're on the inside of the integrated rain fly so the mechanism can't jam up because of crap getting in between. They're also big and heavy -- if a company were to make an ultralight version of this setup mechanism they would have a killer product on their hands.
I have the one person version of this tent and I also bought the cot system and it works great for car camping. I have strapped the one person version on to the backpack and hiked up to 10 miles with it. A bit bulky but if you travel light with other items it wasn't bad but definitely not a tent for ultra light backpacking. It has worked well in the seven trips last year with two involving rain and light winds. I think its a good system but it has some limitations for sure. You are definitely NOT going to hike anywhere with the cot system!!
yes, the cot weighs about 32 lbs!!!
Thanks Luke!⛺️
Thanks
My boy goes hiking with it. He had a choice lighter load or easier setup. He chooses easier setup.
Interesting tent.
At 9:14 in the video. It looks like the plastic hub is cracking. Is it?
I was going to comment on that too. Looks cracked to me.
Nice concise review
A military duffel bag will fix the storage issue easily Luke the cons are fixable, But I will continue to use my Coleman 4-person popup tent. Thanks for sharing.
I added tent clips to the 3 walls at the bottom and pulled them out. Solved alot of problems. They need 3 tie outs at the bottom. 1 on each wall other than the door. I have 1 person and I hike with it lol. Short trips but the set up is super fast lol
I bought one many months ago, simply for the function of it. Can't complain
Every once in a while I find myself watching your reviews. They are always top quality, you are very well prepared and really know what you are talking about. I always want to go camping after seeing you talking about tents and all that good stuff! Keep up the good work, Luke and Suzy!
Which pop up tent do you recommend?
..a comparison with decathlon quick-set tents could be interesting...
Great video! Can you tell us what that sweet looking grey top layer is?
Mesh. It's grey bug mesh. Open sky sleeping on dry nights.
Want to start by saying love your channel think you do an excellent job on your reviews you've made a difference in a few pieces of gear I've bought like the tiger it's 110 and so on was watching the video on this hiker tent and noticed that about 5 minutes or 40 seconds in you're showing a view of the hub assembly the sleeve where the rod goes in and comes down from the hub assembly real close to your hand with the rope there appears to be a crack in that plastic you may want to take a look at that
Absolutely! it’s a quick hiker number 2. The hiker with this thing out in the woods will dump it real quick.
9:14 looks like the hub is already starting to crack. Look at the upper fiberglass pole near your hand.
where did you find the zippered woobie, I have searched everywhere thanks great information
That pop up locking mechanism is used in a few generic mozzie dome tents over here in Australia....I have found them all to be a bit problematic to use...especially during pack up!
Might be the quick hiker is meant as a base camp tent set up in an area that has many hiking trails. That way, each day you are there, you can take quick hikes and come back to base camp and the car. Sometimes, engineers are not good at naming.
i've never even seen it called the Quick Hiker tent. It's the Teton Sports Vista 1 or the Teton Sports Vista 2 tent. That's it.
@@joeweaver9913he's definitely got the name of it wrong. Vista 2 Quick Tent.
Would work fine for hiking hehehe we truck camp , Horse back, and Side by Side on my brother in law land. just not a strong enough tent. Or large enough for us usually use a Poly teepee hot tent for 3 adults and 4 children wish you a do more videos with it you have a couple Storm camping with it.
I've often found that Teton tents like popped up one are long with there carry case. if they could shorten this at lease half the length especially length.
Would love to see your review of this tent in the cot configuration with the elite fly. I do own the tent and got it for the cot option for boy scout camp outs. So far so good, but again would love to see you try it 🤔
the 1person variant works fine for me in conjuntion with a 10x10 tarp..
The website does not call this the hiker tent
Thx! Luke
I wonder if one couldnt sew in a loop to pull that fly off the side of the tent.
That closing song, sounding like Dr. Disrespect
Luke can you point in the direction of some choices for use with my Tigris cot when wet, stormy night be a factor. Going 3 days per wk tent camping for work. Don't have to hump the camp load far. Thanks
Wow that is big!!!
Who makes a better version of this style of tent?
9:13 - watch it, that plastic socket for the tent pole is cracking!
I’m one who doesn’t car camp or go hiking.
I do, however, motorcycle camp and this tent has served me quite well so far for three years.
I’ve seamed sealed it and installed tarp clips on the fly.
Been in some torrent type rain storms while camping on my road trips with nary a rain drop finding it’s way into the tent.
It has served me well.
It could be a hiking tent if u have someone to help carry it like older kids 😂 I backpacked it out with my two older kids 16 and 13 and I carried some of there gear to make it easier to get there tent out we hiked for 5 miles and camped I slept in my hammock it wasn’t to bad on them just a little long can’t getting snagged on stuff but once they figured it out it was good.
Teton Sports stand behind their warranty. Good company to deal with. Their products are a bit on the heavy side, but they hold up well. This includes the backpacks.
thank you
More of a general question. Anytime I use a tarp as a groundsheet and it rains, the rain runs off the fly, onto the tarp and pools between the tarp and bathtub floor eventually seeping through and soaking my sleeping pad and sometimes sleeping bag.
Am I doing something wrong?
Good Evening from Bahrain!
Great video, thanks 👍
Why couldn't they used titanium and aluminum joints that would strengthen it and lightened it up some, but the size is decent I think these companies need to listen to you about their products and make improvements that you advise would make some of the products better for the consumer.
Test the Trekker tent 2v
Just watched another video that caught my eye talking about the best instant tents for 2022 and this tent on the video that I just watched was called the Teton Sports Outfitter so they did change the name
I'm looking far a decent pop up tent for use mainly at the beach....So it would need to be able to cope with wind, rain and provide shade also...Is this tent a viable option ?
2:05 is that a crack on the plastic hub or just a flash from the molding?
I would like to see you test and review the 3 second tent by Reactive Outdoors. Thanks.
Good review
I was surprised by the weight, thought it would be heavier
I have watched your reviews on tents I have found that they contain good information about how good or bad a tent is. I would like you to review a tent that I have used camping in Northern California in the Eldorado national forest off of Mormon immigrant trail to several locations silver fork at 7,100 feet , miece rd at 6,500 feet alder creek rd both at the creek itself at 5,500 feet and at a bench at the top of the road at 6,200 feet and at loon lake off highway 50 on ice house rd at roughly 6,500-7,000 feet I have camped in summer weather and in fall winter weather in snow and freezing temperatures I have found that the tent works well however in 6 inches of snow I have found moisture inside of the tent at ground level not sure from condensation or actual snow melt. I had to put up a heavy tarp as both additional waterproofing and heat insulation using a mr buddy tent heater that was plenty adequate for the job. So I’m interested in what you think of the browning glacier 4-5 person tent. Me personally I like the aluminum tent poles and that there is only 2 which makes it easier to put up as does the fact it attaches to the tent with clips. The rain fly works great as well. I do put down a tarp before setting up the tent for additional floor protection and insulation from the ground and I always carry extra line paracord 400-1000 pound to tie off the tent in real windy conditions using both the supplied tent stakes of a heavy but short l shape and ones I bought that are 14 inches long with 2 tie down points and made of heavy solid round stock steel the heaviest tent stakes I could find b considering that camping in open ridges you get a lot of wind. I camped this way for one reason alone and that during fire season so if or when a fire breaks out I can see it and know if I need to pack up and get out of the way in time. In fall I tend to camp within the tree line and just below a ridge for protection from the worst of the weather and wind also away from all snags or trees which have dead tops or limbs. Coming from the logging industry I know firsthand what can happen with snags dead tops and limbs so I avoid them at all costs.. I’m asking you opinion for a reason. We have moved out of California to south western Missouri in the bolivar area and I want to know if this is going to be a tent I can use in this area because of its open ground and severe weather being severe thunderstorms and tornado weather. Already last spring we went through our first tornado warned hailstorm with hail golf ball sized and a few the size of my hand the spring before we went through a severe thunderstorm that produced a EF 1 tornado that hit 1 mile from us we got clipped by it but not directly hit however it did damage to the property trees down and objects stuck or wrapped in trees plus dented the rented mobile home we live in.
Suggestions for an affordable tent for two people that you can stand up in.....
Sometimes I wonder if the too small storage bags are a marketing gimmick to make you think the tent packs up smaller than it really does.
My best wishes
Have you ever looked at any of the gazelle tents?
Interesting one. I like the concept but not the materials choices and it does seem like they kinda gave up halfway through the R&D phase.
Luke have you considered filming in HDR? Is it worth the effort?