Big Sky Chinook 1P tents

[stu]

Anyone have these tents?
They seem to tick a lot of boxes, but hoping for some user feedback:
https://www.backpackinglight.com.au/big-sky-big-sky-chinook-1p-tent.html

Thanks in advance

[Lamont]

I have both the Revolution 1 and 2 person which are identical except for the complete third cross pole and I think the fly comes down closer to the ground.
They are excellent. Someone on here will have the Chinook. There is a video review on youtube from an Australian. I think he was from trailhiking.com or some such website. Cheers.

[stu]

Nice, thanks Lamont.
Found the 2P video, assume basically the same as the 1P. They look like a lighter Hillebeg Soulo (which I've had in the past, but very heavy @ 2.5kg). Think I'm sold. Thanks for the reply. Cheers.

[RonK]

No problem with the goods, but there have been many complaints about the reliability of supply.
Some buyers have waited months for delivery.

[andrewa]

I’m trying to get used to 1 person tents, and even this one looks to have a pretty small interior. Once you’ve got your head around the interior dimensions, which are bigger than what I’ve recently used, it looks great!

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[dashandsaph]

If you don't want to wait for supply from the US, try backpackinglight.com.au or the physical store off Little Bourke Street Melbourne. They stocked Big Sky last time I was in there so you may be able to get it off the shelf. I have another Big Sky tent with the exoskeleton I really like but it did take ages out of the US. I heard indirectly this had been improved.

[Lamont]

Big Sky were/are more miss than hit. I bought both my tents from BPL in Melb. and was very happy to do so. Not affiliated with them in any way-just a punter.
I know of and emailed (in the email/digital sense) someone who recently bought from the US to Aus. and had a detailed to and fro with them and got his tent.
I had multiple emails unanswered but that was about a year ago. Search thru' posts on BW.com and other forums and my experience it seems is still commonplace. Unless you are in the US! Cheers

[Strider]

I have checked them out at BPL and they look very very good, the Chinook 2P will likely be my next solo tent. Definitely let BPL take the risk with supply - at one stage there were a lot of customers paying up front and not receiving the product until sometimes months later.

[Lamont]

Big Sky have the strangest website/s -did you notice there are two?!
They don't even seem to be linked!-it is like they don't want business. Or do they?
Many people in the US have mused they should make a much greater impression just like Laurent's site at KS.
Those websites can do your head in!