40D × 238T ripstop nylon 6
1500 mm DuraShield PU Silcone coated
Body Fabric
20D nylon micromesh, 40D × 238T ripstop nylon 6
Floor Fabric
40D × 238T ripstop nylon 6
10,000 mm DuraShield PU coated
Dragontail Features
Dragontail with open vestibule and door.
Ultralight: Strong, hooped design affords full
protection at less than 5lbs.
Improved Protection: Zippered seal on overhead
ventilation tunnel seals out spindrift and new pole clips ease set
up.
New profile: Peaked center helps shed rain and
snow and a smaller floor plan increases pitching options.
Additional Features: DuraShield™-coated
fabrics, large vestibule, four internal pockets, multiple reflective
guy points.
Photos below of the older Dragontail tent. Many of the features are the same
as the current model with the exception of the sleeve pole design (now clip
design), The overall length of the tent 149" (now 130"), the floor area
30 sq ft (now 29 sq ft) and the vestibule area 14 sq ft (now 10 sq ft). The
overall weight and materials have also changed from the version below.
Dragontail Additional Photos
MSR 2008 Dragontail with 5' 7" model
Rear 3/4 view of the Dragontail. The rear side
of the tent does not feature a door for entry.
Front view of the Dragontail. The blue arrow
points to the vent at the top of the front vestibule. The black stripe
on the left of the fly front is the 2 -way zipper. The 2008 vent was secured
closed with loop and toggles. The vent for the current clip version Dragontail
features a zippered vent.
Close-up view of the front vent of the Dragontail.
The vent is opened and the top of the interior mesh canopy can be seen
as well as the top of the rear vent which is exactly like the front vent.
The front fly door of the Dragontail can be opened
from the middle as shown above....
Or from the left side as shown in picture above.
The front interior door is half fabric and half mesh as seen above.
5'7" model sitting inside the MSR Dragontail.
Interior door is rolled down and tied back.
Vestibule of the Dragontail with a sized 12 pair
of shoes .
One of the two interior side mesh pockets. There
is an identical pocket on the opposite side of the tent.
Image above shows the zippered access to the
mesh area above the interior of the tent. This zipper gives you access
to the vent above the front vestibule from inside the tent, shown closed
in this photo. The rear vent is accessible just as in the front vent pictured
above.
The entire top part of the interior of the Dragontail
is mesh to help with ventilation and for storing gear.
View of the front vent through the interior zipper
access in the mesh ceiling.
