Tentsile Tent Wall (3.0) Review

Wall (3.0) is a single tent wall that attaches along the top edge of a Tentsile tent with bungee loops and hook points and is pegged to the ground below. The page says it fits all 3-Person Tree Tents and names 2 or 3 person models from Flite to Safari Vista, and it describes uses from hammock flysheet to lightweight bivi shelter. The size is 3.8m / 12.5ft (top) x 6m / 20ft (bottom) x 1.5m / 4.5ft (width), the weight 300g/0.6lbs and the price $80 in four colors.

Options and pricing

Four colors share the same $80 price: Forest Green and Dark Grey are available, while Predator and Camo showed as out of stock when read. The price covers one wall; the page says pegs are required but sold separately, and it points to a Zipped Triple Wall pack for anyone needing more than one wall. There is no size choice: the listing gives one set of measurements and a weight of 300g/0.6lbs.

How it compares

The wall lists $80, against From $109 for the Double-Bubble Insect Mesh Enclosure, which the sibling spec describes as no-see-um insect mesh enclosing the space between two levels, and From $109 for the Ground Conversion Kits, whose spec line mentions an 8,000HH rated ground sheet. The Insulated Quilts list From $129 with a size line naming 3-Person Tree Tents & Hammocks. Each covers a different job: wind and rain screening, insect mesh, a ground floor or insulation.

Shipping, returns and warranty

Shipping is free on orders over $199 sent from the US (lower 48) and EU countries; for Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand the page says its rates are kept as low as it can and gives a rough guide of $10 for most accessories and $20 for heavier items inside the US mainland. Average delivery is 3 to 5 working days in the US and EU and 7 to 10 days for the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. PO Box addresses are refused. The page says no extra taxes or duties apply to purchases from the US, EU, Canada, Australia or the UK, optional cover from Route can be added at checkout, and free shipping covers the first delivery attempt only; stack and accessory parts can come from different warehouses and arrive in separate packages. Returns: unused, unopened products in their original packaging can go back within 30 days of receipt, and opened or tested products can too, with a restocking fee the page gives as $20 for an unopened box and $50 for a used product (another line on the same page says $30 for all non-warranty returns). You pay return shipping on opened products unless they are defective or were sent wrongly, pre-loved and clearance sales are final, Canadian returns go to a US return centre with duties paid, and EU returns that are not warranty cases go to the UK. Warranty: products bought on tentsile.com after January 2025 carry a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects when used as the manuals say; straps and ratchets are covered for 5 years and a rainfly is meant to be replaced about every 3 years. The exclusions include poles and pegs, wear and tear, UV degradation (fabric rated for 1,500 hours for black mesh, 2,500 hours for green fabric and 3,500 hours for Safari fabric), snow load over 1 inch, high winds and products bought from third parties. Orders from $35 to $2,000 can be split into four payments with Zip, ClearPay, PayPal or Afterpay.

Before you buy

Tentsile's page header says "Rated 4.5/5" with "1100+ reviews" and "120,000+ Happy Customers"; these are the store's own figures and were not checked. Independent coverage we could open is thin: a hands-on review of the Connect by TechGadgetsCanada (March 2024, about 8 set-ups and 4 to 5 nights) found a steep learning curve, workable trees at only about half of its stops and one cold night, and a Wilderness Times write-up of the Stingray summarises specs and owner feedback without showing any hands-on testing. Tentsile's own pages set limits that matter, for example a recommended set-up height of 1.2m / 4ft on its Trilogy page, a 1 inch snow-load limit in its warranty terms and an FAQ warning that tension loads can reach 15kN, so only healthy trees should be used. The store also warns about copycat sites, and its returns and warranty terms apply to purchases made on tentsile.com.