Kelty Green River 6 Tent Review

The Kelty green river 6 tent is a dome shaped 6 man tent suitable for base camp trips for the family, with great ventilation we found this Kelty camping tent worth reviewing more

The Kelty company has been making tents and other outdoor gear since the early 50's. You don't stay in business that long unless you make a good product at a reasonable price.

However, you also need to keep up with current trends which often means that some products will eventually be discontinued to make way for those that may be bigger and better. Such is the case with the Kelty Green River tent line.

While these Kelty camping tents were popular tents for many people, they are being discontinued. However, there are still plenty of these tents to found and so we thought it was only fitting to include a review of the Kelty green river 6 Tent in our tent reviews for those who are looking to buy one.

Features of The Kelty Green River 6 Tent

The Kelty Green River 6 Six Person Tent is a 3 season dome shaped tent. This Kelty tent has several features worth taking note of including:

• 83 sq foot screened vestibule with pull up privacy shades
• Interior height of 6"7" insures standing room for almost everyone
• 1 door
• 2 windows
• 4 poles
• storage loft
• organizer pockets

• * Dimensions: 162 x 108 x 79 inches
• * Floor area: 121 square feet
• * Vestibule area: 83 square feet
• * Weight: 29 pounds, 5 ounces
• * Seasons: 3
• * Doors: 1
• * Windows: 2
• * Wall material: 68D 190T polyester ripstop
• * Floor material: 1800mm PU nylon-taffeta
• * Fly material: 75D 190T, 1800mm PU polyester ripstop
• * Number of poles: 4

While the Kelty Green River 4 tent scored mixed reviews the reviews for the Green River 6 are consistently favorable.

People just seem to love the size of this tent and can't quit talking about it's roominess. However, the tent did have a couple of flaws according to some users, so here are the pros and cons of the Kelty green river 6 man tent as seen through the eyes of people who actually used this tent.

Pros of the Green River 6

The Kelty green river 6 person tent has plenty of good points and viewers are quick to point them out.

Here are some of the features they liked about this Kelty camping tent.

• Roomy One reviewer had this to say about the space inside this tent. "You could easily get 8 people in there with room for the dog."
• Great Vestibule.
• Set up is pretty straightforward. Though most did agree that due to it's size the Green River 6 needed at least two people to set it up.
• Lots of ventilation. Many of the reviewers pointed out that the entire top of the tent is mesh and that air circulation is great
• Water proof as one reviewer stated: "Stood up well in wind and holds it's own against the wettest weather.

Cons of the Green River 6

Of course nothing is ever really perfect and some reviewers found a couple of features that they wished were different.

fiber glass poles. Most consumers thought that due to the largeness of this tent and it's intended purpose for three seasons that the poles should have been aluminum rather that fiberglass.

One door. Many users felt that for family use one door to this tent was simply not enough.

Conclusions

Most reviewers felt that the Kelty green river 6 tent was a well thought out and designed tent that had a lot to offer a camping family.

They especially liked it's huge size for a 6 man tent and roomy vestibule. This Kelty green river tent seems like a good fit for most car camping families and especially if they can catch this tent on sale as it is being discontinued. You might just get great value for your money.

We advised above that most stores no longer sell this Kelty camping tent, although Amazon.com still do.