Sierra Designs Lost Coast 2 Tent Ideal for Camping and Backpacking

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1. Peeps Verified Buyer – 9 March 2024

   Some of the reviews aren’t so great, but I’m a tried & tested Sierra Designs believer. Been through many terrible rain storms in these and they perform outstandingly!
   

2. Kenda Kitner Verified Buyer – 3 September 2024

   Ordered this and when I put it up it had several cuts in the floor, and no see-em mesh. It was definitely a return. I was able to return with no problems to the seller.
   As far as the tent itself, it was spacious enough for me and my son to sleep in. 6’05 and 6’02, both around 220. Easy set up and I liked the clamshell bag instead of stuffsack. Don’t think I like the single entry for two people though.
   

3. Henry H Le Verified Buyer – 12 February 2025

   It’s a fairly priced 2-person tent. It’s self standing, so it wasn’t important to stake out the tent. It’s small, so like many 2-person tents, so it’s fine for 2 people, and great for 1 person. It’s easy to set up with 2 people, but tricky for 1 person. The vestibule isn’t as big as it looks in the pictures, but it’s sufficient to boil water in a Jetboil. It’s not terribly easy to re-pack in the carrying case. It always takes me a few tries to get the shape just right. At 4 pounds, it’s great for a backpacking trip, and fits decently in my backpack straps.

   I ended up using it in the rain and water can creep through the sides when the rain is really coming down. Water could also trickle through the vestibule zipper. In my opinion, it’s a much better dry weather tent with some rainy-day capacity. The air flow is great, with very little condensation.

   Cost cutting features such as a single door, no interior storage pockets, a single central hanging spot for a lamp, and usable but not particularly outstanding vertical room. It’s not a prosumer product, but for $100, it’s a great entry-level backpacking tent.
   

4. Jean Verified Buyer – 14 February 2025

   The Lost Coast Tent Pros: – the ceiling and wall are steeper and higher than comparable Tabernash. – This allows enough room for a real 6’ head-to-toe to fit due to the steeper tent walls (the Tabernash wasn’t long enough for a 6’ (82”) person. – Full aluminum poles making Lost Coast tent super light compared to Tabernash (especially the next sized up to fit me would be at 11 lbs). Cons: – head to toe entry door is inferior to side entry door (on the Tabernash). – no storage pockets near head. – no privacy wall option (probably unnecessary if you throw on the tent fly for temporary privacy). Advice to Sierra: – you really need to make both the Lost Coast and Tabernash in 86” or 88” length tents, test it with a real 6’ person, feet and forehead touching in a deal-breaker. – backpackers will want aluminum poles on both. – dual side entry on both would be ideal, but at the very least the Lost coast should have a single side-entry. The butt swing pivot is far superior to the claustrophobic shuffle work of a long-way-entry tent. Other then that, great work guys, super quality work. I love the clips, I love the materials. The non-cancerous PWC (as opposed to all Walmart and REI cancer causing tent materials). The aluminum poles are great. I’m hoping you expand production on that to get deals to use them on all your tents.

   

5. Skyrix03 Verified Buyer – 11 March 2025

   I use this for 1-2 people. Fits great in backpacking gear and does a good job on trail Enough room for 2 medium sized people. Might be a tight squeeze for 2 larger folks. For one person camping there’s plenty of space for gear in the tent. Pack out is easy and quick. I would probably recommend buying the footprint as well for anything other than established campsites although I didn’t have any actual issues with it when I used it without. I use this with my husband when we camp so that one of us can carry food and the other carries the tent. I can still do a full pack out if I’m solo camping though so it’s fine either way.