Sierra Designs Velox 2 Tent

Almost perfect
pros: amazing ventilation, very roomy for a 2 person ultralight, and good construction (easy and fast one person set-up). Having 2 doors is a luxury, and it's great to have 2 covered vestibules. I've had the tent for 3 weeks and put it through paces in an all-night major rainstorm. This leads to the only cons: because the interior is mesh and the floor only rises about 6" off the ground, in severe rain some water spray entered the tent from underneath the fly. Enough to really matter? No, especially when you consider the amount of ventilation you're getting. Second drawback is the zippers on the fly; in a downpour, I'd really rather not fight the overhang of the zipper, which continually sticks in the zipper if not held back. Lastly, which is purely asthetic, the zipper of the door puts pressure on the mesh, which resulted in small deformities in the screen near the zipper. This seems unavoidable if the tent is well staked. Not large enough to be an issue, even for no-see-ums, and the mesh doesn't seem in danger of actually tearing. Overall, I love the tent, and will gladly take it out again in inclement weather. Last pro--I made a ground cover out of a tarp, and cut it too large for the tent, which resulted in water trapped underneath. Even with large pockets of water sitting underneath me, I slept dry.

Almost perfect
pros: amazing ventilation, very roomy for a 2 person ultralight, and good construction (easy and fast one person set-up). Having 2 doors is a luxury, and it's great to have 2 covered vestibules. I've had the tent for 3 weeks and put it through paces in an all-night major rainstorm. This leads to the only cons: because the interior is mesh and the floor only rises about 6" off the ground, in severe rain some water spray entered the tent from underneath the fly. Enough to really matter? No, especially when you consider the amount of ventilation you're getting. Second drawback is the zippers on the fly; in a downpour, I'd really rather not fight the overhang of the zipper, which continually sticks in the zipper if not held back. Lastly, which is purely asthetic, the zipper of the door puts pressure on the mesh, which resulted in small deformities in the screen near the zipper. This seems unavoidable if the tent is well staked. Not large enough to be an issue, even for no-see-ums, and the mesh doesn't seem in danger of actually tearing. Overall, I love the tent, and will gladly take it out again in inclement weather. Last pro--I made a ground cover out of a tarp, and cut it too large for the tent, which resulted in water trapped underneath. Even with large pockets of water sitting underneath me, I slept dry.