I can pitch this tent by myself in about 30 minutes if but having a second pair of hands is nice. There are a few tricky bits I can ...
My first use of this tent was in the dune camping sites of Assateague National Park with my mother. Im a 36yr old woman and am 6ft tall. My mother is 5ft 10in tall.
I can pitch this tent by myself in about 30 minutes if but having a second pair of hands is nice. There are a few tricky bits I can see being a hassle especially if you are on the shorter side. Getting the rain fly up and over for instance might be difficult without my added height. Overall I think the setup of this tent is pretty simple with one or two people. My mother and I handled it relatively well on a windy beach with sun beating down on us.
The interior is very roomy. All 6ft of me is able to stand up straight in the very center (makes dressing so much easier). That being said, Im not sure we could fit 8 people in this tent as is advertised. Comfortably Id say 4 or 5 our size maybe if you dont mind being right up against each other. The bottom of the tent is made of a heavier tarp material and has nice high walls to keep water out. We were expecting wind and some rain on our trip so before hand we were sure to add a layer of weather protectant and seal all the seams. No matter what, I always add a layer of weather protectant to my tent every year I use it. When it rained the rain fly worked reasonably well and we were able to keep the interior windows partially unzipped as long as the wind didnt pick up too much. The porch area functions as a nice airlock where we would sit to clean off our feet before entering the main part of the tent. It worked well to keep some of the sand and dirt out but as a porch it wasnt really tall enough for us to sit in for any length of time. The rain fly does not extend out far enough to protect the porch which wasnt a big deal to us as we werent using it as a porch but the drain holes didnt work very well to let the water out that had collected from the rainstorm. We ended up with several puddles. Maybe it would be different if wed been on level ground instead of sand?
Overall this had been a great tent and weve used if multiple times with no problems. Has been well worth the money so far.
I can pitch this tent by myself in about 30 minutes if but having a second pair of hands is nice. There are a few tricky bits I can ...
My first use of this tent was in the dune camping sites of Assateague National Park with my mother. Im a 36yr old woman and am 6ft tall. My mother is 5ft 10in tall. I can pitch this tent by myself in about 30 minutes if but having a second pair of hands is nice. There are a few tricky bits I can see being a hassle especially if you are on the shorter side. Getting the rain fly up and over for instance might be difficult without my added height. Overall I think the setup of this tent is pretty simple with one or two people. My mother and I handled it relatively well on a windy beach with sun beating down on us. The interior is very roomy. All 6ft of me is able to stand up straight in the very center (makes dressing so much easier). That being said, Im not sure we could fit 8 people in this tent as is advertised. Comfortably Id say 4 or 5 our size maybe if you dont mind being right up against each other. The bottom of the tent is made of a heavier tarp material and has nice high walls to keep water out. We were expecting wind and some rain on our trip so before hand we were sure to add a layer of weather protectant and seal all the seams. No matter what, I always add a layer of weather protectant to my tent every year I use it. When it rained the rain fly worked reasonably well and we were able to keep the interior windows partially unzipped as long as the wind didnt pick up too much. The porch area functions as a nice airlock where we would sit to clean off our feet before entering the main part of the tent. It worked well to keep some of the sand and dirt out but as a porch it wasnt really tall enough for us to sit in for any length of time. The rain fly does not extend out far enough to protect the porch which wasnt a big deal to us as we werent using it as a porch but the drain holes didnt work very well to let the water out that had collected from the rainstorm. We ended up with several puddles. Maybe it would be different if wed been on level ground instead of sand? Overall this had been a great tent and weve used if multiple times with no problems. Has been well worth the money so far.