Big Agnes Mad House 8 Person Tent

About This Item
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Capacity

Sleeps 8

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End Use

Camping

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Trail Weight

21+ lbs.

Design and Details

  • Spacious and strong tents for four-season mountaineering
  • Features two doors and two vestibules
  • Doors have two closure options: Zip up mesh door only for ventilation or zip up the polyester layer for full protection
  • Vestibule may be staked out as a shade using trekking poles
  • Dual room set up available with included fabric wall that can be stowed away when not in use
  • Front door features dual-zipper construction for smooth opening and closing
  • Use only one zipper for quick reach-through access
  • Dual-zipper door is smooth closing and the discrete seam design creates a clean, modern aesthetic
  • Dual-zipper door allows for easy entry
  • Use only one zipper for quick reach-through access storm flaps on vestibule zipper
  • Oversized 3D Bin pockets provide ample storage without encroaching on your livable space
  • Fly vents and windows with two closure options: Mesh only for ventilation, or zip up the nylon layer for complete closure
  • One double-zip door designed to be set up as an awning using trekking poles
  • Velcro tabs connect fly to pole structure providing perfect pitch and extra stability
  • Dual, equalized guylines for added stability and strength in high winds
  • Color-coded webbing and buckles make set up easy
  • Ready to pitch with pre-cut guylines and tensioners attached to fly
  • Reflective guylines and reflective webbing
  • Easy-grip zipper pulls
  • To extend the life of your tent floor we recommend using a big agnes footprint-sold separately
  • Multiple interior loops for attaching gear lofts, accessories and mtnGLO tent and camp lights
  • Fly is dominico undyed polyester rip-stop made with high tenacity yarns which increase tear strength by 20-25% over standard nylon or polyester rip-stop fabrics
  • Provides high UV resistance and stability during temperature and moisture fluctuations, allowing for a solid and stable pitched tent
  • Fly material uses a unique pigment-dye coloring process that resists fading and increases UV resistance; extending the longevity of the fabric when used in high altitude conditions
  • Fly with 1200mm waterproof polyurethane coating plus an additional polyurethane coating on the face of the fabric to increase tear strength and UV resistance
  • Tent body is polyester rip-stop breathable and polyester mesh
  • Floor is polyester oxford with a 5000mm polyurethane coating
  • All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (no PVC or VOC's)
  • **Trekking poles sold separately**
  • Brand : Big Agnes
  • Web ID: 23TUMUMDHS8PTNTS2CAT
  • SKU: 25593664
End UseMountaineering, Camping
Season4 Season
Capacity (people)8 Person
Minimum Trail Weight23 lbs 1 oz
Packed Weight25 lbs 3 oz
Floor Dimensions176" x 116" / 96"
Peak Height73"
# of Doors2
Design TypeDome
Packed Size26" x 12" x 15"
Floor Area124 ft²
Vestibule Area31 ft² + 7 ft²
Footprint IncludedNo
Number of Poles6
Pole MaterialAluminum
FabricFloor: Polyester Oxford with a 5000mm polyurethane coating; Fly: Dominico® undyed polyester ripstop made with high tenacity yarns; Body: Polyester ripstop breathable and polyester mesh

REVIEWS

4.6
100%
Recommended

9 Reviews

I Would Buy Again

We haven't used the new tent, but did set it up. Looks a lot like our Flying Diamond 8 we had for 10+ years, but many improvements! Warranty was fast and precise and a great experience. You've kept a loyal customer happy

Excellent 4 - Season Tent

I love this tent! I wish my wife felt the same way as I do. She doesn't like the low ceiling in the back part of the tent. She wishes it was the same height as it is up front. However, the Rain Fly is terrific! It is thicker than any tent out there and the Guy lines are the best. It's a 4-Season tent and we put it through the "Test" at The Grand Tetons in May of 2021. That first night, it was really cold and snowed heavily. We didn't know that until the following morning. We were toasty through out the night and the wind didn't budge the tent. I didn't know that it snowed until I went outside the following morning. The snow just slid off the Rainfly with ease. Inside, the tent was "bone dry". The Vestibule is quite nice and has good height. I wish Big Agnes would add one just like this to some of their other tents.

Garbage

I bought this tent believing that the fact you're charging twice what your competitors are for an 8 person car camping tent would make it a better tent. I've never felt so let down by a brand I trusted. The first time we put it up to test it out before our trip 1 of the main cross piles bent. My wife bent it, following the instructions to a T. She maybe 130lbs on a bad day. Then my wife took it on a 9 day camp trip and the second day one of the vestibule poles snapped in the wind. It was in a protected area and the wind didn't even surpass 10 mph that day. The energy splint that was provided is useless, it's to diameter is to wide to stay snug over the snapped section even when under tension, and it's too short in length to stay put. This tent is a hot mess, Big Agnes you're a disappointment. What happened to you.

Received incentive

Solid

Back to follow up on previous review. Camping on south bass island Ohio. Had some rain and heavy winds great amount Of room for two. Zipper on fly is alittle fussy The steaks are not very desirable no hook on end for steaking out tent can slip off. I brought plenty of other steak options so I wasn't worried about it.

Madhouse 8

I have been waiting for my dream tent It took about an hour to set up and look over the ins and out. I feel confident about being protected from the elements. Big Agnes products are awesome I also have battle mountain 3

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