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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Superior Value for the Price!Sep 11, 2009
By James D Fisher
This is a great tent for the money but there are trade offs. After exhaustive researching for a suitable tent for backpacking\light camping I chose this model. The tent is relatively light at 5 pounds which makes it acceptable for backpacking, but the packed length is around 2ft which is a little long.
In addition to the other reviewer: #1 waterproofing - I have read many reviews on this tent and as long as you seal the seams, it works perfectly.
#2 Directions - They stink, way worse than what he said. Easiest method is this, pull out the 6 corners (leave some slack) and stake down. Extend your poles, you have two the same length and one smaller. Push through respective sleeves and insert through the staked rings. You can handle it from there just by looking at the picture, and also if you have another person helping you it would be great.
#3 Size - If you have ever bought a tent you know manufacturers purposely overstate their capacity. Two aduls can sleep some what comfortably and you could possibly squeeze in a young child but thats about it.
All in all one of the cheapest decent quality tents that you can buy. (Texsports website sells it for about twenty bucks more!)
*Update* Did some back yard camping with my son and I was able to use a Queen air mattress in it, although I did have to let one corner stick out of the tent about 2 inches and not zip up that side. Any other size inflatable (smaller than Queen) should work fine though.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Good for the PriceSep 14, 2007
By J. Hopwood
If you are not a frequent camper (like me) this is a good tent for the price. It pretty much does the job and looks good, I like the mesh windows but I do have three complaints.
1. Unless you have your tent pitched on some canvas (as my friends did) it is going to get wet in the rain. I thought having a rain fly would solve any weather issues but it definitely doesn't. My tent and everything in it was soaked after a storm. Maybe that's just me not being the most educated camper but again I thought that maybe they should tell you that.
2. The instructions are the worst. They just are. The only advice I can give you is to mark your poles with a waterproof pen after you first set it up because each one has to go in a specific place, in a specific order and they don't really tell you so the first time you really have to struggle through it.
3. There is no way this is a 3-man tent, it just isn't. At most you could get a couple in the tent but even then you are going to be quite crowded if you have anything more than a backpack with you.
Final thoughts... it did the job and I didn't spend a fortune so even with the 3 complaints above I feel like I got what I needed out of it.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 watch the starsOct 01, 2009
By A. Young
I saw a review of this tent on a website that said 'great for watching stars in the pacific northwest' and I was looking for a tent to take to the PNW that I could pack in a suitcase and lug around for a month.
I went with 3 friends we all brought tents with us and we stayed in 5 different places in 5 days, so I was an expert at setting up this tent and breaking it down. My friends both had expensive northface tents I set mine up in the same amount of time it took them to set theirs up. The instructions are not all that difficult if you are used to setting up a tent, it's quite simple really, one pole is shorter that one goes in the shorter side.
The only complaint I have is that the poles don't stay together as well as they should. When I got home I bent the metal connectors a little bit with a pair of pliers and they now stay together a lot better. I also haven't been in the rain with this tent yet so I don't know how well the rain fly works or if the bottom stays dry, it always makes me nervous to camp in a rain storm with a new tent.
My friends did make fun of all the zippers on this, the door has a zipper, it is on the outside, the screen has a zipper it is on the inside, and then the fly has a zipper, and there is a door on the other side too. so 6 zippers, I'm not saying it is a complaint it is just loud when trying to close everything up for the night.
So for the cost of this tent, it is easy to pack, easy to set up, and easy to lug around. And finally if you take this tent out to the Redwoods, or anywhere with a view of the sky, you will not get much sleep because you will want to stay up all night to watch the beautiful stars.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good, Bad, and UglyMay 16, 2011
By SSSDigger
The good:
Unique design, stays warm easily because of the low ceiling. Lightweight option for biking or car camping. Glow in the dark zipper pulls are a subtle touch of awesomeness. Dual doors mean easy access and no wifey rolling over me to head to the woods at night. :)
The bad:
Doesn't lend itself to backpacking simply because it's a touch on the heavy side and the poles fold too long. The seams aren't sewn real well, so they're gone over a couple of times in a few places, adding even more thread to the seams. You need to seam seal it ASAP or you'll get a wet floor (learned from experience). The nylon floor is too thin and no substitute for a tarp-type floor. A footprint is absolutely necessary but not included. Zippers are a bit stiff.
The ugly:
Plain and simple, it's the poles. I opened the bag, and one of the metal pole ends fell out. Not a great start, but I've done this before. I was able to pound it back on with a rubber mallet. I used the opportunity to tighten up the way-to-loose shock cord by pulling about three feet through and chopping it off. With this modification, this was the best of the three poles. Score!
Even better, that weekend I had the opportunity to modify a second pole when the end came off of it, too. I took the tent out a third time this past weekend, hoping that the third one would fall off but no luck. Maybe over Memorial Day.
Seriously, though, with the pole modification and weatherproofing, adding the footprint, and crossing it off my backpacking list, it's a decent tent for the price. Like I said before, I really like the style. I'll keep using it till it falls apart and feel that I got my money's worth. As a twice-a-month camper, that says a lot.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Not so great after continuous use...Feb 25, 2011
By Seth Adkins
UPDATE 7/24/11: After several uses of this tent I have broken 2 poles (cracked and split the whole length of each pole), and the ends keep on popping off on the poles. I have found the stitching of the tent to stretch and create gaps that keep getting bigger. I have downgraded my review... But all of these things were fixable as I used duct tape to tape the pole where it split/cracked and it worked fine. I bent the metal ends on the poles and taped where the stitching is stretching. Overall still a great value as I have used this tent several times.
This tent is an excellent value. I camped 4 times this year in it so far, and it is holding up well. One recommendation I have is to use seam sealer on the entire tent and fly before camping. The seams are taped pretty well already, but if you want ultimate rain protection then sealing the seams will help tremendously. Another recommendation is to purchase an inexpensive tarp to use as a ground cover underneath the tent. This tent is a budget tent, so the material on the ground is not very thick (but still sufficient). I camped in some heavy rain in Big Sur, CA this winter for two nights and I stayed completely dry. My neighbors had a much more expensive tent and they were soaked (but they never sealed the seams and only relied on the factory taping).
The stitching on the tent is decent, although over time I can see that their may be issues in the corners where the stitching is being stretched. However, after setting this tent up four times it is still holding up well. Also, floorspace is not big enough for 3 people. You will be lucky to get two people in the tent comfortably. This is due to the awkward shape of the floor. If you are looking for a tent for 2-3 people, look at other tents with a rectangle or square shaped floor for more space. I am a 6'4" male with a slim build, but with a rectangular sleeping bag there was only enough room for me and my gear (backpack, pillow, clothes, shoes, laptop haha). One other thing to note is that this tent is excellent for a taller person with its 9 foot long floor. Most 2-3 person tents only offer a 7.5 foot floor.
Remember guys, this tent is a budget priced tent. You are not going to get a 4 season tent for $50 that will last forever. But, if you want a relatively reliable tent for 1-2 people that is inexpensive then this is your buy. Good luck, have fun in the outdoors!
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