Spacious. Easy assembly. Great price. What more can a family ask for in a tent?
This is an amazingly spacious tent. We bought the 8-man tent based on advice regarding room for a family of five, and it actually ended up being much bigger than we needed. Part of me wishes we got the 6-man tent instead, but its generally much better to have erred on the side of being too large rather than too small. The setup was quick and easy-- I generally dont like those auto pop-up fast-pitch tents (fast-pitch tents dont strike me as being durable; whereas, if you need to repair traditional tent poles, you can easily purchase a repair kit online). Besides, this tent only came with 4 poles (two for the main body, one for the vestibule, and one for the rainfly)... so no degree in rocket science required for successful assembly.
The vestibule is a really nice touch. Its nice having a protected area for shoes and other basics... and Id imagine the kids might want to set their sleeping bags up there to enjoy the view (and some separation).
As far as sturdiness goes, it does the job for us. We generally have been fair weather campers... and most (not all) of our trips are at the coastal campsite about a mile away from home.
Spacious. Easy assembly. Great price. What more can a family ask for in a tent?
This is an amazingly spacious tent. We bought the 8-man tent based on advice regarding room for a family of five, and it actually ended up being much bigger than we needed. Part of me wishes we got the 6-man tent instead, but its generally much better to have erred on the side of being too large rather than too small. The setup was quick and easy-- I generally dont like those auto pop-up fast-pitch tents (fast-pitch tents dont strike me as being durable; whereas, if you need to repair traditional tent poles, you can easily purchase a repair kit online). Besides, this tent only came with 4 poles (two for the main body, one for the vestibule, and one for the rainfly)... so no degree in rocket science required for successful assembly. The vestibule is a really nice touch. Its nice having a protected area for shoes and other basics... and Id imagine the kids might want to set their sleeping bags up there to enjoy the view (and some separation). As far as sturdiness goes, it does the job for us. We generally have been fair weather campers... and most (not all) of our trips are at the coastal campsite about a mile away from home.