Kelty Yellowstone 6 From The Kelty Yellowstone Tent Range

We take a look at the advantages and disadvantages for this Kelty Yellowstone tent that buyers have found, to help your decision making easier.

Kelty Yellowstone 6 Person Tent Features

This Kelty tent is freestanding, which allows the tent to be set up without stakes or guylines. This is a positive when pitching, if deciding after getting inside the tent you have set up on uncomfortable or uneven ground the tent can be moved before using stakes.

Stakes and guylines and flysheet, will still be used after finding the correct spot for good stability and protection from weather.

Setting up: Setting up the Kelty Yellowstone is made easy with the color coded clip construction. Clip construction is easier than using sleeves, although the weakness in clip construction is the possibility of them snapping.

Room: Although advertised to sleep six people this will be like a tin of sardines, for sure. Most tents are advertised as maximum person tents, although 4 people is for comfort and room to manoeuvre and this applies for this Kelty camping tent.

At just over six feet in height, and 9.5 feet width + length, most will find that plenty of room for a dome style tent.

Ventilation: With most of the Kelty tents range, including this tent, do not suffer condensation issues, due to the mesh ceiling and side wall vents preventing condensation from building up.

• Seasons: 3
• Capacity: 6 person
• Minimum weight: 17 lb. 7 oz. / 7.91 kg
• Packaged weight: 18 lb. 5 oz. / 8.31 kg
• Floor area: 90 ft2 / 8 m2
• Vestibule area: NA

• Dimensions:
• Length: 114" / 290 cm
• Width: 114" / 290 cm
• Height: 76" / 193 cm
• Number of poles: 3
• Pole type: Two 9.5 mm fiberglass pole + one 11 mm fiberglass pole
• Number of doors: 1
• Packaged diameter: 12" / 33 cm
• Packaged Length: 33" / 84 cm

• Car camping
• Base Camp

The obvious advantage is the cost, at around $200. Also, easy pitching and setting up is what some tent buyers prefer. The Kelty Yellowstone 6 tent will provide good ventilation and has no reason to not protect a family from various weather conditions for the 3 seasons.

Poles made from fibreglass break easier that other aluminium types, long term. Zippers getting caught, explained by consumers. Many prefer a tent vestibule to store gear and other items whilst camping.

The Kelty Yellowstone 6 person tent will suit a small family of four, conscious of not spending too much money for a tent, without buying the cheapest for $100, that will certainly not compare to this Kelty Yellowstone. Its purpose as a basic shelter serves well for recreational camping trips.

If you would like a Kelty tent that is lighter, with better poles and a vestibule for gear storage then its worth comparing the Kelty Grand Mesa Dome Tent, by returning to the Kelty Tents page.