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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Lots of BANG for The Buck! May 14, 2007
By Carla Clapp
I'm the type of person that will endlessly research something before buying. This tent purchase was no exception. I must have spent a good 3-4 weeks reading online reviews and looking at every kind of tent you can think of....from Eureka to Columbia, Coleman, North Pole, REI, and everything in between. I wanted something that would be large enough to hold my family of 4 plus any gear that we wanted to take along with room enough to maneuver and plenty of ventilation for those hot summer nights. I wanted a quality tent at a decent price and one that was well designed and easy to put up. I was seriously looking at Eureka tents and the Columbia Cougar Flats tent. We just bought this Wenger Adler tent and set it up in the backyard this weekend. I was VERY pleased with the decision I made in buying the tent after getting the thing put up. I was apprehensive about the harsh and strange diagram of the shape of the tent. It's nowhere near as bad as the diagram would suggest. It took about 30 minutes for my husband and I to put the tent up the first time but we carefully followed the instructions. It was very easy to do and I'm positive we can have the thing up in about 10-15 minutes from now on. It does take two people to put the tent up, however. I can't say enough positive things about the size, shape and overall design of the tent. It's VERY spacious and can be made to be as open or as closed as you want. There are two large walls on the "back side" of the tent that can be opened. The entire roof is mesh, which will be GREAT for stargazing and for ventilation. There's several different mesh pockets around the walls of the tent for keeping things stowed away...(a very handy feature that I'm not sure is mentioned in any of the descriptions). You can partition off the tent to form up to 3 rooms with a "clip up" wall or you can leave the thing open as one large unit. There's a mud mat included and a mesh hammock hanger to clip to the top of the tent for wet clothes to dry. I was also worried that the dome shape of the tent would cause the height of the tent along the edges to be too short for my husband and I to walk around....no worries there! The tent is designed in such a way that a very good height is maintained around a VERY large percentage of the tent which is a fabulous feature in itself. Being a woman, I have to bring up the fact that the tent is SHARP once put up....the colors are great. Very nice looking tent. Cannot attest to how the tent would stand up to rain, since I haven't tested it in a downpour as of yet. For my family and our car camping trips, this tent will more than do the job!
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Quite possibly, the greatest family tent ever. Jul 17, 2007
By D. A. Wils
I was a bit skeptical that this tent would be large enough for my family of 6, as most "person" tent measurements are way off. We have an 8-person tent that barely fits our queen-sized air mattress and another sleeping bag. I was wrong.
We set up the tent for the first time at the campsite (due to constant rain in our area we didn't have the opportunity to set it up previous.) It took us roughly 20 minutes from start to finish. The tent setup consists mainly of sliding and securing 9 fiberglass poles: 3 main, 3 secondary, and 3 overdoor fly poles. We fit our queen-sized air mattress, a Pack n Play crib, 3 sleeping bags, and all of our gear in the tent with plenty of room to fit 2-3 more sleeping bags if we had to.
The airflow dynamic is great; the entire ceiling is mesh and we had no difficulty sleeping comfortably with the window and door flys zipped.
One evening, we did have torrential downpours all night. We had very little moisture in the tent; only in one small area there were a couple of droplets because I had left the window about an inch unzipped. There wasn't even enough moisture to puddle... like a small sprinkle of water on the wall.
My husband is 6'5" and had no trouble standing comfortably in most of the center areas of the tent.
The windows are such that the inside fly zips a distance away from the mesh fly, so that it would be difficult for someone on the outside to unzip the inside fly after getting the "window" mesh opened. In my opinion, it is a good security feature.
Since there is no floor view provided, the floor is hexagonal.
Overall, I'd give it 10 stars if I could. This is definitely a tent I would purchase again.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Our portable bedroom! Apr 08, 2007
By Alfred Beavers
My wife and I wanted a tent big enough for all the comforts of home. It had to be able to handle two people, two NEBO Sports Outfitter XXL Cots (these are huge and great, I might add), three chairs, a table, and all of our stuff. We wanted room to live, not just sleep. This tent came through with flying colors. Easy setup (once we figured out where the front door was), ample headroom, and lots and lots of space. Picture a living-room sized igloo. The fiberglass shock-corded poles are much larger/stronger than my old Coleman tent. This tent was perfect and looks to be built to last.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Roomy and Easy to Setup Jul 20, 2007
By Geordie W. Korper
I have not used it in the rain or anything remotely inclement, but it is easy to setup and take down and I had no issues with it. It has a nice roomy layout and the space can be divided fairly well.
It is too heavy and bulky to carry very far, but I would highly recommend it if you need something for camping in a not very remote location.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Could Not Be More Pleased Jun 09, 2007
By Scott Trippel
I bought this tent for our family camping events. I received it within 5 days of ordering it. The following weekend, my ten year old son and I set it up in the yard. It turns out that this tent goes up easier than my 6 man Coleman tent. It is hugely spacious, 193 sq ft. It will work well for my family of five. I am very pleased with this tent.
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