Wenzel Klondike Tent Review {Absolute Nightmare Twice!}
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
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The klondike tent by wenzel was an absolute disaster. Although this is a large 8 person tent it does not have structural stability and is not waterproof. My friend loaned this to us after her sister had it collapse on her earlier this year with a little wind. Now last night we had wind and rain and the tent got rained in completely and collapsed and got demolished with rain. This happened after earlier this week we had some rain and the tent pole broke, cracked at the end. We taped it and put it back up then the OTHER side broke. Then we reinforced it with 2 strings tied to the ground on each side (4 additional homemade support strings) and all of it collapsed and was rained in on.
This tent is not aerodynamic. It is not water resistant and it completely collapsed on us. Highly recommend avoiding it. It cannot withstand the lightest wind and rain.
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Just watched another video on the same tent in 60 mph winds and rain no leaks or collapse maybe you guys don't know how to set up tents
Strange. I HIGHLY doubt this tent can handle that based on our experience.
I agree with robert i have the same one and never had any problems in heavy wind or rain
This tent MUST be securely anchored or it will not remain standing up.
I chose this tent because it was the only one with a screen room that could be secured against the rain.
Years ago I had a canvas tent with an open screen room, no floor because if it rained you would not want a floor to catch and hold the water. I really liked that screen room but wanted one I could close up in case of rain. So this was just what I wanted.
I have put this tent up several times all by myself with very little effort. I'm 75 and have some stiff joints so younger, healthy people should have no trouble.
The first thing I recommend with any tent is buy good stakes.
The little pin like stakes are no good in a windy, rainy situation.
The plastic stakes can break if you encounter a rock.
If the stakes are not secure, the tent will collapse and might break the poles. So sturdy stakes are a must with any tent.
I bought some sturdy stakes at a farm implement store that are at least 1/4 inch think, about thick as a good ball point pen. They were at least 8 inches long. If they won't fit in the tent bag, get a sturdy bag for just the stakes and fasten it to the outside of the tent bag.
I did not like the way it moved around with gusty winds that came and went.
So, I added MORE GUY ROPES to every pole. That really stabilized it. You could probably just tie ropes above the clip where the factory elastic strap of the rain fly fastens. I chose to drill a hole in the metal pipe where I tied a loop of sturdy rope and then tied off two more guy ropes so they made an A stretching out from the tent. It was much sturdier after that. You could do that to any tent I would think.
I really appreciate the big windows for the ventilation. You can leave the rain fly off in good weather if you like, it ventilates even better that way. I camped in weather that dropped to 45 overnight, a small electric heater kept the humidity out and the tent stayed at about 60 degrees. In Wisconsin the humidity makes everything damp and it feels a lot colder than the temperature would suggest. I hate having everything damp in the morning.
With all tents I recommend a treatment with Dry Guy or Nikwax. Both are very good at waterproofing a tent. Concentrate on the seams. I work it in with a paint brush. After all, they punch thousands of holes in the fabric when they sew it up, it is unreasonable to expect it to be water tight.
Use a good thick tarp underneath to protect the floor from anything that might poke a hole in it. I use a tarp bigger than the tent floor and roll it toward the tent so it causes a bump that outside water has to climb over before it can get under the tent floor.
Putting the tent back in the bag takes some work. I had to roll it really slow and lay on it in steps as I rolled to get the air out. Otherwise it would not fit in the bag. I suspect the factory hires a 500 pound gorilla to pack those tents in the bag.
For the rain fly, I start by fastening the awning to the front poles. That prevents the fly from slipping off. The slightest breeze will send it slipping away. I pull a guy rope and coax the fly up and over the large room. When you are working alone you have to use every angle. You could tie a thick rope to a guy rope and toss it over the big room, I have done that when it was really windy.
This tent is so roomy and the screen area is a perfect place to relax with the screens open on a nice day. I"m thinking I should buy another one and keep it in storage for the day when the current one is no longer usable.
My family had a Wenzel tent for over 20 years (no joke) from back in the 80's. They used to be all canvas with the bathtub bottoms. I went to buy one for myself as an adult and it was the same as this one. Corners collapsing like crazy in slight wind. I had to hold them up with bungee cords attached to trees and poles. Their quality, like most things, has gone drastically downhill. Will only be buying Eureka brand tents... They're the only ones I've had consistent good luck with, but they're about double the cost of any other brands.
Thank you for sharing!
Did you have the guy wires out completely?
These kind of issues don't even happen with 30 dollar tents. I know because I hiked 1300 miles and five months with one. My inclination is that your paid by a competing tent brand to make this one look bad. If not, idk what to tell u. No tents are this bad.
I’ve been using this tent for two years with ZERO issue.. I’ve spent nights in severe thunderstorms heavy wind with ZERO issues.. I have to think this one is on you pal not Wenzel
idk, it's pretty bad
Ive never been camping but a few things jump out at me. 1. Obvioulsly an 8 person tent is going to have flush sides and more surface area. 2. In a storm a larger tent is going to have to be anchored better. 3. Were there metal stakes or the short plastic? I saw string not paracord. Im not the expert but looks like user error.
Just tested out this tent this past weekend for the first time. Super easy setup. We put a tarp down as a ground sheet.
The following day was a nightmare but this tent held up. We were camped right on the water up on a hill on a backcountry site in southern ontario. It poured all night into the morning. There were a few leaks but very minor. The bottom vent window and around the door. Both didnt really amount to much.
That day we had 55km/h winds all day and night. Luckily we bought different stakes as we used every one it came with and then some lol. The flimsy metal ones it came with were bent from the weather. I had to go crazy with the guy lines reinforcing anywhere i could. And checking stakes every so often.
It got down to 6 degrees that night. Was a cold sleep lol. The previous night only got down to 25 which was comfortable with the mesh roof and a fan that hung from the ceiling loop.
Overall good for warm weather and minimal wind.
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Hey buddy!