I bought the DOPOLE 2LI BLEM earlier this year and during this summer season have used it on 4 backpacking trips in the high altitude (10,000 ft plus) wilderness areas of Utah and Wyoming in the USA. LOVE THIS TENT! Getting the perfect pitch is easy for me - just make sure it is "square" when setting the four stakes (the setup on Tarptent's website is very useful), and adjust the poles (angle and height) as needed. Very stable using just the four stakes and INCREDIBLY STABLE using all guy out points with eight stakes. The "windows" are what sold me - unique and so great to have for views and ventilation - cannot find that with any other pole tent out there. I agree with this tent also being the most roomy 2 person tent out there, especially weighing at 2 lbs (including extra stakes and guylines) - massive indeed, which is what I have found to be it's "biggest" drawback (*pun intended, haha!) - you have to have a 8 foot square space for this palace, but as you said not a problem in most cases. A palace indeed. I really appreciate your feedback regarding the windows keeping the rain out from gail force winds and rain blowing directly against the windows - had wondered about that situation. Also because of your video I will be investing in the liner for the high humid trips to avoid any condensation dripping on me. Really appreciate your videos and the work you put into them!
Thank you very much mate, appreciate hearing your views on the tent. I've just had it out on a very windy trip to the Peak District in the UK. I clocked winds at 36.8 mph, and there was a pretty heavy hailstorm too. The tent was fine with both. It does get quite 'flappy' in strong winds, but once all the guys were out, it stood up really well. The ground was quite soft however, and if I hadn't put large rocks on top of the stakes, things would have been very different. That's not a problem specific to this one tent though. The liner did a really good job - condensation turned to frost/ice overnight, then started dripping in the morning, but the liner caught everything. Hope you continue to have great trips with yours!
@@PaulandaPack Fantastic feedback. I noticed you did a review for on the TT Double Rainbow Ultra. Which tent do you prefer overall? Would you say the Dipole 2 is more stable in high winds than the Double Rainbow when all the guys are out?
@@craigsmith9541 Well, I liked some features of the DR, especially the porch mode. The room inside was great too. I didn't have it out in anything over 15-20mph, and it handled that pretty well. The main worry I had was the small carbon crossing pole, and how much it flexed when the sides were hit by wind. I know that trekking poles can be inserted on the inside to help ease this problem, but I didn't have much success when I tried, though I was probably doing it wrong! The Dipole 2, I've had out in almost 40mph winds. It's actually really surprised me with it's performance. Personally, I'd take the Dipole over the DR Ultra, even though the Dipole 2 does get pretty noisy when the wind is causing the material to flap around.
@@PaulandaPack Thank you for your feedback again! I'm planning on purchasing the DR for use as an ultralight 2 person that can be setup as a stand alone tent without stakes when need be. The porch mode looks like a great feature too. Carry on!
That looks a bit better Paul! 😂 Flipping night and day. I bet you can't wait to take it out again now without the saggy inner. I like the look of it even more now. Well done for re-filming it mate.
Yeah thanks mate. The difference in the overall rigidity of the tent is noticeable too. As you say, I'm looking forward to getting it back out even more now! The re-film was a bit of a faff, but it needed doing!
Yes this time the setting up of the tent is much better. The first video made me think: I'm definitely not going to buy this tent. However, I don't plan to buy dcf version myself, maybe i want to buy the DW silpoly 2 that is just out. Thanks for this video.
Thank you! Totally agree, that first video was a poor representation of the tent. Much fairer now, and I'd love to get this out in some weather and see how it fares. The DW Silpoly versions do look really nice, and with the bonus of being able to choose solid or mesh inners and swap them.
That's some dedication filming and editing that lot again :) If you're going to continue using the door-pulling-out-hook-thing I'd hook it onto the loops you added, it's a bit of a faff hooking to the grosgrain loop at the best of times. I don't know if you noticed that the hook has an adjuster? The mirrored image threw me for a bit 🤣
Haha yeah, it was, but the last video wasn't a fair depiction of the tent, so I think it was the best thing to do. Hope you didn't mind me mentioning you in there! Yeah, the clip things on the doors, I'm not a big fan of them. I prefer just to stake my doors through loops.
@@PaulandaPack It was worth the effort, the pitch was so much better, the longer poles certainly helped. It was a shock being mentioned, but I'm recovering 🤣I'm with you on the door clips, I added Lineloc 3s to all of those loops with a length of guyline so I can pull that edge down, or out, depending on the weather. I'm taking my dipole DW to NZ in 4 weeks, it's my first long trip without my Notch Li for a long time, hopefully I don't regret it. Bit of a tip, if you ever replace guys on a LL3 leave a tail after the thumb knot and add a second thumb knot (2" gap?) so that you have something to grab when the guy is fully extended.
@@AmblingMan Thanks, I was blown away by the difference in how much sturdier the tent felt. I'm sure you've made the right decision by taking the DW Dipole, a bit more room and the bonus of double walls. Hope you have a great trip.
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I bought the DOPOLE 2LI BLEM earlier this year and during this summer season have used it on 4 backpacking trips in the high altitude (10,000 ft plus) wilderness areas of Utah and Wyoming in the USA. LOVE THIS TENT! Getting the perfect pitch is easy for me - just make sure it is "square" when setting the four stakes (the setup on Tarptent's website is very useful), and adjust the poles (angle and height) as needed. Very stable using just the four stakes and INCREDIBLY STABLE using all guy out points with eight stakes. The "windows" are what sold me - unique and so great to have for views and ventilation - cannot find that with any other pole tent out there. I agree with this tent also being the most roomy 2 person tent out there, especially weighing at 2 lbs (including extra stakes and guylines) - massive indeed, which is what I have found to be it's "biggest" drawback (*pun intended, haha!) - you have to have a 8 foot square space for this palace, but as you said not a problem in most cases. A palace indeed. I really appreciate your feedback regarding the windows keeping the rain out from gail force winds and rain blowing directly against the windows - had wondered about that situation. Also because of your video I will be investing in the liner for the high humid trips to avoid any condensation dripping on me. Really appreciate your videos and the work you put into them!
Thank you very much mate, appreciate hearing your views on the tent.
I've just had it out on a very windy trip to the Peak District in the UK. I clocked winds at 36.8 mph, and there was a pretty heavy hailstorm too. The tent was fine with both. It does get quite 'flappy' in strong winds, but once all the guys were out, it stood up really well. The ground was quite soft however, and if I hadn't put large rocks on top of the stakes, things would have been very different. That's not a problem specific to this one tent though.
The liner did a really good job - condensation turned to frost/ice overnight, then started dripping in the morning, but the liner caught everything.
Hope you continue to have great trips with yours!
@@PaulandaPack Fantastic feedback. I noticed you did a review for on the TT Double Rainbow Ultra. Which tent do you prefer overall? Would you say the Dipole 2 is more stable in high winds than the Double Rainbow when all the guys are out?
@@craigsmith9541 Well, I liked some features of the DR, especially the porch mode. The room inside was great too. I didn't have it out in anything over 15-20mph, and it handled that pretty well. The main worry I had was the small carbon crossing pole, and how much it flexed when the sides were hit by wind. I know that trekking poles can be inserted on the inside to help ease this problem, but I didn't have much success when I tried, though I was probably doing it wrong!
The Dipole 2, I've had out in almost 40mph winds. It's actually really surprised me with it's performance. Personally, I'd take the Dipole over the DR Ultra, even though the Dipole 2 does get pretty noisy when the wind is causing the material to flap around.
@@PaulandaPack Thank you for your feedback again! I'm planning on purchasing the DR for use as an ultralight 2 person that can be setup as a stand alone tent without stakes when need be. The porch mode looks like a great feature too. Carry on!
That looks a bit better Paul! 😂 Flipping night and day. I bet you can't wait to take it out again now without the saggy inner. I like the look of it even more now. Well done for re-filming it mate.
Yeah thanks mate. The difference in the overall rigidity of the tent is noticeable too. As you say, I'm looking forward to getting it back out even more now!
The re-film was a bit of a faff, but it needed doing!
What a lovely tent. It is a shame the pole placement lets it down. Thank you for showing us.
Thanks for watching!
Yes this time the setting up of the tent is much better. The first video made me think: I'm definitely not going to buy this tent.
However, I don't plan to buy dcf version myself, maybe i want to buy the DW silpoly 2 that is just out. Thanks for this video.
Thank you! Totally agree, that first video was a poor representation of the tent. Much fairer now, and I'd love to get this out in some weather and see how it fares. The DW Silpoly versions do look really nice, and with the bonus of being able to choose solid or mesh inners and swap them.
That's some dedication filming and editing that lot again :) If you're going to continue using the door-pulling-out-hook-thing I'd hook it onto the loops you added, it's a bit of a faff hooking to the grosgrain loop at the best of times. I don't know if you noticed that the hook has an adjuster? The mirrored image threw me for a bit 🤣
Haha yeah, it was, but the last video wasn't a fair depiction of the tent, so I think it was the best thing to do. Hope you didn't mind me mentioning you in there!
Yeah, the clip things on the doors, I'm not a big fan of them. I prefer just to stake my doors through loops.
@@PaulandaPack It was worth the effort, the pitch was so much better, the longer poles certainly helped. It was a shock being mentioned, but I'm recovering 🤣I'm with you on the door clips, I added Lineloc 3s to all of those loops with a length of guyline so I can pull that edge down, or out, depending on the weather. I'm taking my dipole DW to NZ in 4 weeks, it's my first long trip without my Notch Li for a long time, hopefully I don't regret it. Bit of a tip, if you ever replace guys on a LL3 leave a tail after the thumb knot and add a second thumb knot (2" gap?) so that you have something to grab when the guy is fully extended.
@@AmblingMan Thanks, I was blown away by the difference in how much sturdier the tent felt. I'm sure you've made the right decision by taking the DW Dipole, a bit more room and the bonus of double walls. Hope you have a great trip.