I bought this tent for a boy scout camping trip in the fall, but didnt end up using it until May, so I never opened it out of the original packaging until it was way too late to return. The mosquito mesh on the internal main door was completely unsewn on one side. This was easy enough to negate, we just didnt unzip the flap and kept that side closed. Ill attach pictures.
I used this tent in May in southern Louisiana during termite swarms. It was hot, humid, and very important to keep bugs out. At night, I was able to open the side vents and front vent (just one bc the other had the above mentioned defect) and get a nice breeze going, with the rain flap covering the windows enough to keep my tent nice and private. That was the entire reason I chose this model of tent and it performed beautifully.
When I bought this, I assumed I would have my husband helping me put it up, but so far its been just me. With the occasional help from someone to help stick the tension poles on the rods, it is super easy to put up. And really easy to take down.
When we used this tent, it poured for a couple hours. We were able to sorta sit in chairs on the front poor of we sat sideways. But rain definitely comes in the front half of the porch and quickly floods. No water got in the tent though bc of the raised floor sides, which is the other main reason I bought this tent. The only thing that was bothersome besides the defective mesh on the front door flap was that after it rained, getting in and out of the porch area was a little gross bc the main zippers are of course all on the ground full of water and mud and crud from the rain.
Overall I really recommend this tent. I bought it for my 3 person family bc being able to stand up in it and have room and not be sleeping on top of each other was important to me. Im only knocking a star off bc quality control should have caught that an entire mesh panel wasnt sewn correctly.
Great tent, sad it had a defect!
I bought this tent for a boy scout camping trip in the fall, but didnt end up using it until May, so I never opened it out of the original packaging until it was way too late to return. The mosquito mesh on the internal main door was completely unsewn on one side. This was easy enough to negate, we just didnt unzip the flap and kept that side closed. Ill attach pictures. I used this tent in May in southern Louisiana during termite swarms. It was hot, humid, and very important to keep bugs out. At night, I was able to open the side vents and front vent (just one bc the other had the above mentioned defect) and get a nice breeze going, with the rain flap covering the windows enough to keep my tent nice and private. That was the entire reason I chose this model of tent and it performed beautifully. When I bought this, I assumed I would have my husband helping me put it up, but so far its been just me. With the occasional help from someone to help stick the tension poles on the rods, it is super easy to put up. And really easy to take down. When we used this tent, it poured for a couple hours. We were able to sorta sit in chairs on the front poor of we sat sideways. But rain definitely comes in the front half of the porch and quickly floods. No water got in the tent though bc of the raised floor sides, which is the other main reason I bought this tent. The only thing that was bothersome besides the defective mesh on the front door flap was that after it rained, getting in and out of the porch area was a little gross bc the main zippers are of course all on the ground full of water and mud and crud from the rain. Overall I really recommend this tent. I bought it for my 3 person family bc being able to stand up in it and have room and not be sleeping on top of each other was important to me. Im only knocking a star off bc quality control should have caught that an entire mesh panel wasnt sewn correctly.