[Decathlon QUECHUA] arpenaz3 review

Review page for the arpenaz3 tent from Keshua, a proprietary manufacturer of a sporting goods company called Decathlon.

Overview

QUECHUA Camping Tent Arpenaz Fresh & Black-Tent for 3 people, easy and quick to set up: Free-standing dome structure. The "Fresh & Black" series that realizes a good night's sleep in a cool and dark space.引用元：https://www.decathlon.co.jp/

Quechua's Arpenaz 3 tent, which is already out of print.
Now a simple anteroom has been added MH100 It seems that the model has been changed to a tent. white model Is a little expensive.
Check out Quechua page As it is often not sold on Amazon.

The feature of this Arpenaz3 is that it has excellent light-shielding and heat-shielding properties, and it is inexpensive with abundant equipment such as ventilation.
It's more like a "good deal" than a "good thing", and it has enough quality and equipment for a dome-shaped tent.
Although I have purchased it and have it, I have used it only once, so there are many unknown parts, but I can recommend it.

The setup is the same standard pattern as a common dome tent.

Spec

• Sleeping space: 190 x 200 x 121 cm
• Carrying cover: 57 x 16 x 16 cm / 14.6 L
• Mass: 3.2 kg
• Heat shield: Ventilation, door with mosquito net, good sleep design of "FRESH & BLACK" material
• Shading: "Fresh & Black" (patented) outer fabric. Achieves 99% darkness even in the middle of the day
• Durability: Maximum wind speed 40km / h (Wind 5): Verified by installing on a turntable in a wind tunnel
• Waterproof: 200mm / m² per hour (Tropical) Water volume test and field test (equivalent to rain)
• Price: 7,490 yen

For "FRESH & BLACK", see the item "What is FRESH & BLACK" below.

Coleman Touring Dome LX Spec

Comparison with Coleman Touring Dome LX (for 2-3 people) As a similar tent

• Sleeping space: 180 x 210 x 110 cm
• Carrying cover: 49 x 21 x 21 cm
• Mass: 5.2 kg
• Price: 19,800 yen

The only major difference from Arpenaz3 is that it has an anterior room (simple tarp).
The size is similar, but the price is higher than Arpenaz3.
I have never used light-shielding / heat-shielding, so it is unknown.

FRESH & BLACK

To briefly explain FRESH & BLACK, it is a fabric unique to Quechua, and it feels like it has excellent light-shielding and heat-shielding properties.
I'm talking about patents, but there is no page that talks about "FRESH & BLACK", so it's a mystery in detail. I'm worried if I explain
but the reliability of shading and heat shielding is outstanding. Especially when it comes to shading, it has the highest level of quality. If the deadline is closed, a lantern is essential even in the daytime.
It's hard to evaluate the heat shield because I haven't used it, but it feels like I'm blocking it to the extent that I can sleep soundly with a cheap air mat sleeping bag in the cold that requires a stove. How about summer???

By the way, Quechua tents and tarps are mostly made with this FRESH & BLACK.

Size

I like this size exquisitely. It's hard to say that it's compact, but it's hard to find a smaller one for 2 to 3 people.
But it's not narrow, and I don't feel the narrowness when I enter. (Because the shading is so great, it may feel narrow in that sense?)
In a solo camp, you can use it in a very relaxed mood, two people can relax, and three people have a tough luggage, but is it okay to sleep? Feeling like.
When there are three people, it would be miserable if there were people who had a bad sleep, but since there is no front room etc. in the first place, it is a "sleeping" tent, so it may be just the right size for three people.

Since there are entrances and exits in front and behind, it is easy for two people to enter and exit, and the height of the lantern hung on the ceiling lantern is easy to operate.

Merits

As I have written so far, the merit is "this equipment and quality at this price".
As long as you can buy a tent with a ventilator, pocket, lantern hanging, double doors, shading, heat shielding, and waterproofing at this price with a reliable manufacturer.

Don't get me wrong, it's evaluated as a "dome-shaped tent for 2 to 3 people", so don't compare it with a tipi or pap tent, let alone a dome-shaped tent for 5 or more people. NS.

Demerit

The first disadvantage is the stereotyped shape, so it may be undeniable that it looks like a small fish.
After that, I have to bring my shoes into the tent because there is no front room, and it really feels like a tent that also serves as a luggage storage and sleeps.
You can't use it like enjoying camping with a tent.