
REI Co-op - Flash Air 1
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Last updated: Nov 25, 2025 Scoring
I have one because I wanted a standing-height tent and metal poles that long are hard/painful for me to manage solo (shoulder issue). Pitching mine is easy for one person. I can't speak to long-term durability, but the air poles are tough - you'd have to really be trying hard to puncture one. No problems with stability with the guy lines staked. Mine has short metal brow poles and lots of stakes, so it isn't totally effortless to pitch but the type of effort it requires is better for me. I use a battery-powered stand-up paddleboard pump. It's heavier than a metal pole tent because of the thick pole fabric, but it is a whole lot lighter and packs a lot smaller than a Gazelle, which I would have no room to store. If you have no physical limitations (or you have help, or you're getting a tent small enough that you can handle the metal poles), then you might not need an air tent for the same reason I got one. And if you care what people think then maybe you shouldn't get one - I gather from the replies that some people really dislike other people's air pole tents? I don't get it, they're just tents and who cares what's holding them up? Anyway, I am too new to this to give you a useful comparison of air pole vs metal pole (other than my shoulder not hurting with the air one) but overall I'm happy with mine. Was the least expensive air pole tent at REI (meaning a reliable brand).
r/CampingGear • Has Anyone Tried an Inflatable Camping Tent? Pros and Cons? ->I've got a Coleman Hooligan with a bathtub floor. It's had no issues with NC downpours. Had rivers flowing under it with no moisture inside. Of course over got an REI Flash Air that's also handled those monsoons with no issues and that is just a standard floor. Like others have said, you have quality enough tents that this shouldn't be an issue. However a bathtub floor never hurts
r/CampingGear • Small tent that can handle lots of rain ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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