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See the 11 tests

1. In the Box
2. Set Up & Take Down
3. Base Area
4. Peak Height
5. Vestibule
6. Doors
7. Storage
8. Ventilation & Condensation
9. Rain & Wind Protection
10. Quality
11. Portability
12. Pros, Cons, Recommendation
13. Bonus: Must Read!

In the Box

• Poles Pre-attachedfiberglass, built into the tent
• Stakes 8in their own bag
• Guylines 4pre-attached
• Instructions Sewn onto the carry bagso they can’t get lost

Note I bought mine back when it was sold as the Outfitters Quick Tent. It was rebranded to the Vista Quick Tent shortly after, so a few of the details below describe the older model.

Set Up & Take Down

Unfold the body flat, lock the two longer poles with the black mechanism, then lift the drawstring at the center hub with one hand and push down on the hub with the other. That’s the tent up.

• Pop up (no staking) 1.25 min
• Full set-up (with staking) 2.75 min
• Take down (no staking) 2 min
• Take down + pack up 2.5 min

Coming down is just as easy. There’s a sticker on the gray poles marked "Press Down", and pressing there folds every pole flat at once.

Base Area

• Inner length 80in
• Inner width 36in
• Inner area 20.0 sq ftvery generous for a 1-person tent

• Total area with vestibule 23.3 sq ft
• Single sleeping pads 1with plenty of floor left for gear

Peak Height

• Peak height 33inat the center only, the walls dome off from there
• On a 1.5in pad I sit up under the peakhead almost touching, sitting with a slouch
• Full or queen mattress None

Vestibule

• Vestibule 13.3 sq ft
• Vestibule width 12inlongest point, enough for footwear and a bit more
• Vestibule loops 2one per side, so either side can be the opening

Doors

• Doors 1
• Door size 44 x 26inopens almost to the ground, so getting in is easy
• Door zippers 2each works from inside or outside
• Door latches 2near the ground: loose, and they unravel on me

Storage

• Pockets Noneon my older model
• Lantern loop 1two ceiling straps you tie into a loop
• Gear loft NoneI believe the newer Vista adds one
• E-port None

Ventilation & Condensation

• Mesh coverage About two-thirdswith the rainfly off
• Vents Noneon my older model

You don’t have to take the fly off to get air moving, either. Clip the front of the rainfly back to the sides and the big mesh panel along the front length does the work. For real cross ventilation you need the second door, and my Vista 1 vs Vista 2 comparison shows what that’s worth.

• Rainfly-to-ground gap 2inand it did not leak through it
• Condensation overnight Nonemesh, fabric and floor all dry the next morning

On rainy days the fly has to stay down, which does limit things, but that 2-inch gap I was worried about never let a drop in.

Rain & Wind Protection

• Heavy rain test 1 hrwater hose, stopwatch
• Dry inside at 30 min Completely
• First seepage 43 mina patch coming through the rainfly
• Inside after the full hour Still drymesh, fabric and floor all dry

By the end of the hour a few spots on the rainfly were damp, and running my hand along the underside it was slightly damp across most of it. The inside was still dry, though. Even the yellow fabric below the fly’s reach was dry.

• Guylines 42 front, 2 back
• Wind Pretty sturdythe short-pole side more so than the long-pole side

Pro Tip One hour of heavy rain is about this tent’s ceiling unless you waterproof it yourself. The floor isn’t heavy-duty, so I’d use a groundsheet with it.

Quality

• Body, floor and rainfly 75D 190T Taffeta
• Mesh No-see-umTeton calls it micro mesh; it’s smooth, silky, tiny holes
• Poles Fiberglassnoticeably thicker than my other pop up tents
• Zippers Not brandedbut very, very smooth

• Seams sealed Rainfly + floor-to-bodythe two that matter most
• Stitching Consistentmostly double, single on the pole clip attachments
• Loose threads None
• Carry bag High qualitytakes a lot of tension, everything goes back in easily

The body material is genuinely good for the money. My one wish is a heavier floor. It wasn’t wet after the hour, but it felt like it wouldn’t have held out much longer.

Portability

• Packed size 28 x 9 x 5inbigger than a regular 2-person dome tent
• Weight (tent + bag) 4.6 lbs

• Weight (with stakes + strap) 5.0 lbs
• Carry bag Shoulder strap

Pros, Cons, Recommendation

So what are the pros and cons, and would I recommend the Teton Vista 1 Quick Tent?

High quality

For pros, I found this Quick Tent remarkably high quality for the price that I paid.

Super spacious

This Quick Tent is also super, super spacious, and has 20 square feet of space inside the tent, and another 3.3 square feet of vestibule space. It’s very generously sized for sure.

Versatile

This Quick Tent is also easily my most versatile pop up tent. You can stake down either side of the vestibule, because both sides come with these loops. You can have the vestibule completely opened, partially opened, or completely closed.

Removable rainfly

You can also just take the rainfly off entirely for tons of ventilation on hot days. This is not a common feature for pop up tents because most of them have pre-attached rainflies, plus not a lot of mesh.

Water resistant

This Quick Tent also stood up to 1 hour of heavy rain, and many hours of light rain, while still being completely dry on the inside.

Reasonably priced

I paid less than $100 bucks for this tent. So, that’s a lot of pros for a very reasonable price. It ranks with the top tents under $100 I have tested.

Lifetime warranty

It even comes with a lifetime warranty.

Doesn’t pop open right out of the carry bag

If you’re expecting your tent to pop open right out of the carry bag, well, this Quick Tent doesn’t do that. But even so, it takes less than 3 minutes to set up, and just 2 and a half minutes to pack up, so still pretty quick. And that’s including staking and guying out the entire tent.

One hour of heavy rain is probably the limit

One hour of heavy rain is probably the limit for this tent, if you don’t waterproof it yourself.

Peak height not very high

The peak height isn’t very high at 33 inches, so you can’t have super thick camping mattresses in this tent.

Bonus: Must Read!

Every figure above is from my own testing. Measured by hand, bought with my own money.