NEW Alpkit Polestar | Trekking Pole Tent | Set Up & First Impressions 

Thanks for the review!

I had a crap first night in mine in the Lakes due to it flapping around in the wind. As you say, the lack of anchor points / guys down the sides means it gets battered. Also I found the inner door doesn't roll up very well, and seems to droop in your face. Another potential problem I noticed was if you have the plastic cups fitted to the bottom of your trekking poles, they rub the fly, so could cause damage. Overall, I'm pretty underwhelmed with this tent, it should be £60 tops, still considering if it is getting sent back to Alpkit :(

Hi this was a good review of the tent, id have to warn you though, towards the end you mention taking this out on the fells when its windy, i really think just looking at the design of this tent it will not be good in the wind. This looks like its designed for low level trails in the summer at the most, just be careful you could end up having a bad experience, but all the best, was a nice review.

Hi Guys. Thank you for an objective review. I liked it so much, I went our yesterday and bought one. You are right about the side panels needing a guy. What is the product that you suggested to use to attach ones own guys to the side panels? Namaste-Pette

I actually empty my Osprey Rook dry sacks for food and clothes down the bottom and ruck sack inside accross the top which allows a higher pillow which I like. bit coffin like but light and I am not expecting the Hilton

Did you ever stick on those DCF patches, and did they work? I was under the impression that DCF GUY patches don’t stick to siliconised fabrics. Be interested to if I can modify mine in the same way.

Thanks, good review, does it have any ventilation options at the foot end?

Yuk. Huge, unsupported panels on the sides - will flap like crazy in any wind and intrude on the living area. And the door doesn't protect the drip line of the sleeping area - this is a showstopper in rainy UK conditions . If there's any wind at all your kit gets wet as you move in and out, and you can't keep the door open for views, cooking and venting when it's inclement. Seriously underwhelming...

Cool, didn't realise it was out already. Not so sure now having seen this review, I don't want a tent that attracts doggies, lol. Would have to see how it performs in strong wind.

Hi just to let you know - you put the pole at the foot end in the wrong place. I know because I did this first time. Indeed the instructions tell you to do that I even phoned the store to check and they also said to put it in that sleeve, but that's not correct. It doesn't go in the 'sleeve' indeed that's not a sleeve it's just a seam. The pole goes under the flap at the end where the guy line is attached. So on the outside of the flysheet, not on the inside. If you look at Alpkit's video you can see how the pole is meant to go. You can see the correct placement here in Alpkit's video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CwJoZHHm3zE.html Hope that helps.

that's one shit tent. I think they just design stuff and knock it out without any prior testing, apart from by end purchasers, so plenty of landfill from this company.

Terrible design, sorry Alpkit but that's a lame attempt 😒