Good tent, good price and fast shipping. Easy to assemble and take down. Lightweight. Only thing I didnt like is that the carrying bag is small so that unless you pack it , factory style, it wont all fit back in.
This is a very cool tent..... for nice weather. Ive had this tent out 6-7 times over the past 2 years and unfortunately have ended up in the rain about 4 of those times.
The major design flaw in this tent is the porch area. The porch, which is screen, extends beyond the coverage of the rainfly and the whole area gets soaked if theres even a moderate rain. Any gear left in the porch area will be wet if its left in the rain.
The main cabin of the tent isnt weather proof either. I put my own coat of water proofing on the tent when I first purchased it and my 3rd time out in rain, there was enough leaking through the sidewall that a puddle had formed in one of the tent corners.
This tent is ridiculous in many good ways (Im saying that because Im actually a backpacker that can sleep with barely a mat on the ground and a tiny lightweight tent above me) but Ive been trying to break my partner into the outdoors and needed a tent big enough for a Queen size blow up mattress. This tent is not only big enough for a Queen size mattress, but also a card table and 2 camping chairs. The enclosed porch is also so big it can fit the card table and 2 chairs. Its fairly easy to assemble for a tent and is a quick 2-person job. Ive only run into trouble with this tent with inclement weather during a crazy windstorm (lasted all night) and the gusts got so intense by the morning that people even camping in campers took off. The tent started to come apart at that point so we packed up. Another time in Big Sur it started raining really hard and even though the rain fly was on tight, we did get some sprays of water coming in - that said it wasnt that bad. We were at the lowest part of the campsite and in the morning we knew we were in a huge puddle but it hadnt penetrated the inside of our tent so that was great. Id say its a great deal for glamping!
We took this on a scout camping trip. Had 2 adults and 2 kids in it. I fit a queen mattress and a twin mattress and a half twin mattress (it was only blown up a little to fill the gap between the twin and side of the tent so no one rolled off). They filled up the space from left to right completely but there was about 3 feet of floor space open between the door and the start of the mattresses. So we were able to walk in the tent area and change standing on the floor before crawling on to the beds. The hook for the lantern was great, made having hands free lighting. It rained all night and we stayed completely dry inside tent. The screened in porch area is great for getting inside and taking off your shoes before going into the sleeping area. Keeps it clean and its an extra layer for no bugs! Unfortunately it isnt protected from the rain so our bags did get wet. Luckily I woke up and pulled our shoes inside when it began to rain. Over all it was really easy to set up. Poles were easily identifiable and once we removed the thing on the storage bag that says remove to make the bag bigger, we were able to repack it with no problem. The only thing I thought was weird and didnt like, is that in the screen porch area, were the pole corners meet the ground, there are openings (they look like holes or spots were the material wasnt sewn correctly, but its the exact same on both sides). I hate bugs and spiders and I felt that was an easy area for them to enter! But I tried not to think about that and didnt have a hotel of spider and bugs when we woke up!
This tent did great we camped in unexpected snow showers and freezing temperatures. My issue with the tent is that the screen room really has zero protection from the weather, but I did know that buying the tent. I bought this tent for the sole purpose of camping with my two boys and having more room inside for more comforts like air mattress and my cot. Straight out the box I didnt spray any waterproofing on it for this trip and it was dry inside the tent except for the screen room. I do recommend this tent I have a few tents I like s floors the best even though they are noisy.
Just booked another camping trip and will be bringing this tent again. The only think they didnt include was a power cord hole (so we just run it through the zipper of the door.
I expect many years with this. Add a carpet/rug to the patio portion, to keep dirt and sand out of the main tent. You can thank me later.
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Pretty good.
Good tent, good price and fast shipping. Easy to assemble and take down. Lightweight. Only thing I didnt like is that the carrying bag is small so that unless you pack it , factory style, it wont all fit back in.
The screened area will get wet
Its not a big deal. Theres a nice drain in the screened area by the entrance. If its a big concern, buy the dome tent without the screen.
Good tent, nightmare in rain
This is a very cool tent..... for nice weather. Ive had this tent out 6-7 times over the past 2 years and unfortunately have ended up in the rain about 4 of those times. The major design flaw in this tent is the porch area. The porch, which is screen, extends beyond the coverage of the rainfly and the whole area gets soaked if theres even a moderate rain. Any gear left in the porch area will be wet if its left in the rain. The main cabin of the tent isnt weather proof either. I put my own coat of water proofing on the tent when I first purchased it and my 3rd time out in rain, there was enough leaking through the sidewall that a puddle had formed in one of the tent corners.
This tent survived extream rain and thunder storms!!
Easy to pitch (we did it in the dark).. it also survived afew thunder storms! Great tent for weekends away.
The Ultimate Fair Weather Glamping Tent
This tent is ridiculous in many good ways (Im saying that because Im actually a backpacker that can sleep with barely a mat on the ground and a tiny lightweight tent above me) but Ive been trying to break my partner into the outdoors and needed a tent big enough for a Queen size blow up mattress. This tent is not only big enough for a Queen size mattress, but also a card table and 2 camping chairs. The enclosed porch is also so big it can fit the card table and 2 chairs. Its fairly easy to assemble for a tent and is a quick 2-person job. Ive only run into trouble with this tent with inclement weather during a crazy windstorm (lasted all night) and the gusts got so intense by the morning that people even camping in campers took off. The tent started to come apart at that point so we packed up. Another time in Big Sur it started raining really hard and even though the rain fly was on tight, we did get some sprays of water coming in - that said it wasnt that bad. We were at the lowest part of the campsite and in the morning we knew we were in a huge puddle but it hadnt penetrated the inside of our tent so that was great. Id say its a great deal for glamping!
Definitely big inside!
We took this on a scout camping trip. Had 2 adults and 2 kids in it. I fit a queen mattress and a twin mattress and a half twin mattress (it was only blown up a little to fill the gap between the twin and side of the tent so no one rolled off). They filled up the space from left to right completely but there was about 3 feet of floor space open between the door and the start of the mattresses. So we were able to walk in the tent area and change standing on the floor before crawling on to the beds. The hook for the lantern was great, made having hands free lighting. It rained all night and we stayed completely dry inside tent. The screened in porch area is great for getting inside and taking off your shoes before going into the sleeping area. Keeps it clean and its an extra layer for no bugs! Unfortunately it isnt protected from the rain so our bags did get wet. Luckily I woke up and pulled our shoes inside when it began to rain. Over all it was really easy to set up. Poles were easily identifiable and once we removed the thing on the storage bag that says remove to make the bag bigger, we were able to repack it with no problem. The only thing I thought was weird and didnt like, is that in the screen porch area, were the pole corners meet the ground, there are openings (they look like holes or spots were the material wasnt sewn correctly, but its the exact same on both sides). I hate bugs and spiders and I felt that was an easy area for them to enter! But I tried not to think about that and didnt have a hotel of spider and bugs when we woke up!
Awsome product
Worked great
Straight out of box waterproof
This tent did great we camped in unexpected snow showers and freezing temperatures. My issue with the tent is that the screen room really has zero protection from the weather, but I did know that buying the tent. I bought this tent for the sole purpose of camping with my two boys and having more room inside for more comforts like air mattress and my cot. Straight out the box I didnt spray any waterproofing on it for this trip and it was dry inside the tent except for the screen room. I do recommend this tent I have a few tents I like s floors the best even though they are noisy.
Have used a few times and LOVE it!
Just booked another camping trip and will be bringing this tent again. The only think they didnt include was a power cord hole (so we just run it through the zipper of the door. I expect many years with this. Add a carpet/rug to the patio portion, to keep dirt and sand out of the main tent. You can thank me later.
Helps to keep the sand out of the sleeping area
The porch is amazing.
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