ALPS Mountaineering Chaos 3 Person Tent for Outdoor Adventures

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1. Travis N. Verified Buyer – 24 August 2024

   I bought this tent for a 3-day backpacking trip with my son. I’m 6’4” and found it difficult to find a tent long enough for me while still being light enough to carry. This tent checked all the boxes. No only did I fit, but had room to spare. Though not the lightest tent, it’s light enough to pack in and out. It held up to the rain and gusting wind we faced the first night. It’s a great value. Finally, I love the gear loft. Two minor knocks (though not enough to knock off a star): Though my son’s smaller pack fit easily in the vestibule, my larger pack made it really hard to get in and out. Like most tents, trying to get it back into the sack is an engineering feat unto itself.

   

2. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 22 December 2024

   Once opening the package and beginning assembly, we saw that the cord in one of the rod assembly was completely severed, which made it impossible to set up since it’s 1 of the 2 parts of the tent frame.
   I’m not sure how it come completely cut in 2 pieces like that but I’m more surprised that it made it through quality control when the rods themselves would be separating without it.

   I sent a message to the seller using the function on whatcampingtent.com simply asking for the part to be replaced almost a week ago, but I have yet to receive a reply. For almost 200 for a small tent, I’m pretty disappointed with the broken rod and the lack of response for a legitimate product issue. I’ll update this review based on what happens, but I’m tempering my expectations and will likely just file a complaint with whatcampingtent.com and ask for a refund within the next few days.
   

3. Adam Brown Verified Buyer – 28 January 2025

   I am pretty happy with the tent so far. Went on a 6 day trip with 4 different campsites and no issues at all. Had to set up camp in the dark a couple of times with no issues and was very easy to set up. I did use the Alps footprint and would just roll the tent up with the footprint and it still easily fit in the bag. I did use different stakes (msr groundhog) as I think those are the best stakes I have found. As always, if you need to fit x amount of people, always buy x+1 tent.

   

4. Taylor G. Verified Buyer – 12 February 2025

   This is my savory design. It’s my second one. First one burned up bc it was too close to the bon fire. Love the double doors, heavy duty zipper, light weight rods, porch area for taking off shoes. Pockets on both sides. Super simple structure that is simple to set up. Best of all at night you can see through the roof as if it’s not even there, perfect for star gazing.
   

5. Aaron Verified Buyer – 10 March 2025

   Did a trial setup inside and didn’t like it so I returned it. Ceiling is too low and side walls are not pre-bent to provide decent space while moving around. Overall it felt like they wasted a lot of possible space with the pole design and the entire tent takes up more footprint space than it needs due to the fly design. Returned and bought a Sierra Designs Meteor Lite 3 through moosejaw for 45% off list. Still cost me a lot more than this but I’m much happier with the tent, and that it’s light enough for backpacking. This tent would probably hold up well. It seems sturdy. But I just wasn’t a fan of the engineering on it.
   

6. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 16 March 2025

   This is a great tent!! The space to weight ratio is pretty good.
   This 3 person tent is a good fit for two people plus gear. Descent head room and extra storage pocket to help keep gear organized and off the floor.
   I highly recommend this tent for the budget backpacker needing a 3 person tent.
   Excellent choice and easy to set up.