Backpacking~$150Kelty
Kelty Grand Mesa 2
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Sixty-five ounces, 30 square feet, 43 inches of peak height and a 16-inch packed length — the Grand Mesa is four ounces lighter than the Late Start with half an inch more headroom and a shorter pack, for about $150. The poles are compact folding press-fit rather than shock-corded full-length sections, which is why it packs so short. One door and one vestibule, as at every price point down here.
Floor area per person
15.0 sq ft
Standard — 14 to 17 sq ft each — the normal two-pads-and-no-spare-room fit
Weight per person
32.5 oz
from the trail weight of 4 lb 1 oz
Peak height
43 in
Approx. price
~$150
Pads: 28.5 in of floor width each — 2 × 25 in pads fit.
Length: a 85 in floor leaves room for a sleeper up to about 6ft 7in once you allow six inches for a foot box and a pillow.
Best for
A budget backpacking tent for a small pack, where a short packed length matters more than a second door.
Specifications
- Type
- Backpacking
- Rated capacity
- 2-person
- Floor area per person(estimated)
- 15.0 sq ft (standard)
- Floor area
- 30 sq ft
- Peak height
- 43 in
- Minimum trail weight
- 4 lb 1 oz
- Packed weight
- 4 lb 12 oz
- Weight per person(estimated)
- 32.5 oz (trail weight)
- Packed size
- 16 x 7 x 7 in
- Interior floor width
- 57 in
- Pad fit(estimated)
- 2 × 25 in pads fit
- Fits sleepers up to(estimated)
- 6ft 7in tall
- Doors
- 1
- Vestibules
- 1
- Freestanding
- freestanding
- Poles
- aluminum
- Wall type
- double wall
- Season rating
- 3-season
- Fly fabric
- 68D polyester, 1200 mm
- Floor fabric
- 68D polyester, 1200 mm
- Floor denier
- 68D
- Floor hydrostatic head
- 1,200 mm
- Approx. price
- ~$150
Features
- Compact folding press-fit poles for a 16 in packed length
- 43 in peak height, half an inch over the Late Start
- Single door with a vestibule
- Also sold in a 4-person
In its favour
- 16 in packed length fits inside a small pack rather than strapped to it
- 43 in peak height is generous for the price
- 65 oz undercuts the Late Start 2 by four ounces
- Aluminium poles at $150
- Sold in 2 and 4 person, both on the compact press-fit pole set
Against it
- Kelty publishes no vestibule area for this model
- One door, one vestibule
- Press-fit pole sections separate more easily than shock-corded ones when packing
Written from the published specification sheet, not from owner reports.
What owners report
No owner discussion has been collected for the Kelty Grand Mesa 2 yet. Rather than summarise sentiment nobody expressed, this section stays empty until there is something real to read — the methodology page explains where these come from and why some tents have none.