The North Face: Minibus 23 Tent

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The North Face: Minibus 23 Tent - Altrec.com Product Description:

With revolutionary interior volume, The North Face Minibus 23 Tent feels like a room for two on wheels. Wide space head room compliments the huge vestibules with matching doors to give lots of area for maneuvering. Livability features include a large, crystal clear PU window that allows for weather watching, high-low venting system, convenient overhead pockets for stowing essentials, and abundant gear loops for hanging and drying. A color-coded pitch system makes your outdoor life a breeze.

Canopy Fabric: 40D 210T nylon ripstop
Floor Fabric: 70D 210T nylon taffeta with 5000 mm PU coating
Fly Fabric: 40D 238T siliconized nylon with 1500 mm PU coating
DAC Featherlite™ NSL poles
Ultralight Twist-Clip canopy pitch system
Ingenious Jake's Foot at tent floor corners
Easy-to-use Ball Cap clips on brow pole ends
Comprehensive color-coded pitch system includes poles, canopy, and fly
Two large vestibules matched with two large D doors
Exclusive inside-outside pockets
Large, crystal clear PU window allows weather watching
Fully taped bathtub floor
High-low venting system harnesses convection and crossflow
Convenient overhead pockets stow headlamps and fragile items
Abundant gear loops
Compatible with Gear Loft #2
Compression stuff sack included
Capacity: 2
Floor Area: 35 sq ft (325 sq m)
Number of Poles: 4 Diameter:: 90 mm, 96 mm
Stuffed Size: 24" x 65" (61 x 16 cm)
Vestibule Area: 235 sq ft (22 sq m)
Trail Weight: 5 lbs 15 oz (27 kg) Total Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz (288 kg)

Customer Reviews (1)

The North Face: Minibus 23 Tent - 1 Reviews

matt mayfield - 2009-08-11
top notch It's a little heavier than most in it's class but some things to consider- this is a TRUE two person tent. There is generous headroom (more than footprint) thanks to the smart engineering of the two small orange poles and the C-Clips. Pitchin' and strikin' is easy as pie- just set up once before you head anywhere. I'm diggin' the Twist-Clips and The hub system allows for a nice distribution of wind stress on the DAC poles, allowing the tent to hold up really well in higher wind. This system I believe also contributes to the condensation control. I've had this tent in a couple rain situations. One was three days of non-stop rain with one solid hour of blinding down poor. I was camped next to a slope that fed ALOT of rain our way and did dig a very small trench around one side of it. No leaks (tarp under floor). No condensation, either. At night with the rain, it would get muggy with my girlfriend and I in it, however, I just pulled back the sleeping bag, and could actually feel cool, clean air- so I believe the low-high vent system is smart and works really well. A cool feature I liked is the inside-outside pockets. And the glow-n-dark zipper pull tabs glowed fairly bright all night on a night darker than a black steer's behind. Don't really have any complaints, and actually LOVE this tent. I always looked away from The North Face for it seemed they were more into the outdoor chic business. Maybe the company spreads itself a little too thin because of this - some stuff is made merely "alright", some good. The Minibus 23 Is made GREAT.

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