... of summer camping in various locations this tent is easy to put up and take down
After 2 weeks of summer camping in various locations this tent is easy to put up and take down. I think our record was 10 minutes for setup and a little less for take down when a storm was on its way. The interior of the tent stayed dry during 3 nights of light rains. The screened alcove got wet but this was not a surprise. We never figured out how to use the rain fly tie downs that are on either side over the alcove at the front of the tent. We did get a small tear in the tent pole sleeve on the top of the tent but it could be due to an overzealous child helper. I wouldnt try to fit 8 people into this tent; we squeezed in 5 on a wet night.
... of summer camping in various locations this tent is easy to put up and take down
After 2 weeks of summer camping in various locations this tent is easy to put up and take down. I think our record was 10 minutes for setup and a little less for take down when a storm was on its way. The interior of the tent stayed dry during 3 nights of light rains. The screened alcove got wet but this was not a surprise. We never figured out how to use the rain fly tie downs that are on either side over the alcove at the front of the tent. We did get a small tear in the tent pole sleeve on the top of the tent but it could be due to an overzealous child helper. I wouldnt try to fit 8 people into this tent; we squeezed in 5 on a wet night.