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 great tent at great price. Feb 16, 2010
I did my research and found this tent would fit my needs perfectly. i was going to take my 2 daughters camping and needed some room for them and their junk. Tent came super fast and box wasnt as big as i thought it would be. Perfect because i have to carry everything myself.
I didnt get a chance to pre-assemble it because i live in an apartment and its way to big to set up in my living room. I read the instructions and it seemed pretty simple. When it came time to put it up, i was going to have only my 8yr old help me out !
Day of camping I first put a tarp under the tent just in case of leaks or rain. Tent was a breeze setting up. Daughter only had to help hold the 2 poles while i attached them at the bottom clips. Only took about 40 minutes to get it up,and that was taking my time so I could let my daughter "help".
The tent was pretty roomy. Came with super zippers that can open/close the doors halfway, partway, sideways, upside-down!! really kewl. It also came with little pouches to put your needed stuff in easy to find spots. there was even a storage at the top of the tent for hmm my bread!! great so it didnt get smashed.
Size of the inside was big enough for a queen sized inflatable bed and a twin sized futon (i wanted something soft to sleep on!)> Tons of room for all the gear along the sides.
It didnt rain so I didnt get to see if it was watertight. I bought the seam sealers but didnt use them because i didnt have time to air it out afterwards. But it seemed pretty well made.
Only negatives i found were the outside "flap/cover/thingy" sits a bit too snug against the roof so there wasnt that much ventilation and the door started a few inches above the ground so u have to be careful not to trip on it coming in or out. And in the morning, the dew got the insides near the bottom wet so dont put your stuff too close to the sides. I had no clue it would be soo cold!! Guess even in Hawaii its cold in the mornings! Ooo, forgot to add, id replace the tent spikes because the thin metal ones didnt really hold in the ground that well. I bought some cheap ones made out of plastic at walmart for few bucks.
Taking the tent down was a super breeze, and it even fit back in the original zipper bag with no problems. I even got it back in the original box!!
overall: awesome tent!! it was perfect and my daughters loved it! Ill have to take them camping again!!
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Amazon charges you twice! Feb 11, 2010
Amazon shipped the product first with UPS, where it got lost. They sent a replacement very quickly. Now they charge me twice and have no process established to get it right. So: the product is great, but don't buy at Amazon!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
to many side screens Nov 14, 2009
this tent again has to many side screens. first of all, when the wind blows cold air comes under the rain cover. and dust blows into the tent. i had a problem with this tent, defective stiches and zipper defect the rods are terrible it only last 1 night of camping and the rods broke....don't recommend this tent.
Buy Real Tent Stakes! Nov 09, 2009
My wife and I just got back from a trip with this tent and it worked great. It did not rain, but it was very windy the first night (gusting up to 25 mph). We did not use the rain-fly rods because the side windows do not have a zipper-flap to 'close' them. So, we just allowed the rain-fly to seal the windows, which it did quite nicely. Temperatures were in the mid 20s minus wind-chill, but we were comfortable in the tent. I don't know how this tent would've held up if we'd had a driving rain along with the wind, but frankly, we wouldn't have stayed in those conditions with ANY tent. This tent could sleep four adults elbow-to-elbow, but we had two twin airbeds to either side (for us) and two large dog beds between the beds. There was still plenty of room for boots, leashes and such at the foot of our beds, and I had a regular sized backpack, heavy jacket, and clothes at the head-end of my airbed.
Finally, I absolutely recommend getting real tent stakes, even those plastic yellow stakes. The little metal stakes that come with this tent are going to be useless at a lot of camp sites.
Roomy Easy Set-up Tent Oct 20, 2009
I haven't camp in several years now that my sons are grown. I was looking for a tent that I could set-up with out any help. I'd say I found it! I set it up in less than 30mins. I'm sure I can do better the more I use it. I bought a twin mattress that converts to a king size. I still have room even with the king. So I'd say for me and my dog I have plenty of space for storage, sleeping, dressing and sitting in my oversized camp chair. It didn't rain so I can't comment on that. I think that 4 people could be comfortable in this tent, with some room to spare for gear. I'm not impressed with the stakes that were included. The one's included are a joke, if the ground is soft they won't stay put. I bought metal one's that are much better. When it's all packed up, it's lightweight and doesn't take up much space. Very good buy for the money!
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