We put this tent to the test on its maiden voyage. Our family of four and the dog went to a three day off roading rally in Southern Vermont. The set up is easy and quick. Loved the little mud room space before you get in the main room. We brought a rug and used it to keep our shoes lined up. The dog thought that was his room at night. The sleeping area was big enough for a queen sized mattress and a twin sized mattress to lay in. We knew weather was coming in on the first full day there so decided to throw our clothing and most of our bedding in the car on our way out to the trails. We returned to camp about 4 hours later when the storm had just started. It was an incredible, fast moving, heavy wind, rain and lightning storm. It was raining so hard the windshield wipers couldnt keep up. We were in our car watching tents being thrown and pop up tents being twisted and crushed. It was at that point I remembered leaving the feather bed in the tent with the blow up mattress and assumed it was a total loss. I will say that we used all the stakes and the fly as well as bringing a waxed ground cloth for the tent to sit on. I also will tell you that I drove one of my tires onto a section of the tent so it didnt fly away.
When the storm finally passed and we emerged form our rig the destruction around us looked as though a small hurricane had ripped through our campground.
People lost everything. People gave up and left. Not us. Not our tent. There was a little mud splash where my tire had been, the bottoms of the mattresses had a few spot of water, the feather bed was completely fine.
No rips, not tears, no destruction. We have two more rallys this fall and are super thankful to have such a sturdy tent to bring along.
Sturdy and Spacious
We put this tent to the test on its maiden voyage. Our family of four and the dog went to a three day off roading rally in Southern Vermont. The set up is easy and quick. Loved the little mud room space before you get in the main room. We brought a rug and used it to keep our shoes lined up. The dog thought that was his room at night. The sleeping area was big enough for a queen sized mattress and a twin sized mattress to lay in. We knew weather was coming in on the first full day there so decided to throw our clothing and most of our bedding in the car on our way out to the trails. We returned to camp about 4 hours later when the storm had just started. It was an incredible, fast moving, heavy wind, rain and lightning storm. It was raining so hard the windshield wipers couldnt keep up. We were in our car watching tents being thrown and pop up tents being twisted and crushed. It was at that point I remembered leaving the feather bed in the tent with the blow up mattress and assumed it was a total loss. I will say that we used all the stakes and the fly as well as bringing a waxed ground cloth for the tent to sit on. I also will tell you that I drove one of my tires onto a section of the tent so it didnt fly away. When the storm finally passed and we emerged form our rig the destruction around us looked as though a small hurricane had ripped through our campground. People lost everything. People gave up and left. Not us. Not our tent. There was a little mud splash where my tire had been, the bottoms of the mattresses had a few spot of water, the feather bed was completely fine. No rips, not tears, no destruction. We have two more rallys this fall and are super thankful to have such a sturdy tent to bring along.