This goes perfectly for our tent and helped us stay extra dry in two major thunder storms while camping! Definitely recommend it!

Edit: Since first posting this review - I've had this tent out on three more camping trips. All of them have been 5 - 7 days. The last two (one in Fall 2018, and 2019 Memorial Weekend/Week) I've experienced many days of rain, and a few days of all out storms. Last fall, I lost my canopy and some other equipment, but the Kodiak held up. This past camping trip, I forgot the ground tarp. We had several storms roll through with heavy rain and wind. The tent held up fine, and when packing it up, I was absolutely stunned to find the bottom of the tent totally dry. It seemed to fare better without the ground tarp in that aspect. I can't say enough about this tent - it's really holding up to all the conditions. I've since added carpet and even a 4 foot table to the interior of the tent. This fall we are planning an island camping trip where I'm going to be forced to drop some of my gear to be able to fit it on the boat --- the tent is coming though - because it's the most important part of my camping trips other then water and food. My first canvas tent. I've always wanted one, but most are hard to impossible for 1 person to setup. Being a single dad with small children, I've stuck with easier nylon tents. This year, after blowing through a 3rd nylon tent in 3 years, I decided to look for something better quality. I first was on the fence with the price. I knew canvas cost more, but I wanted a good size, stand up in tent. After reading reviews and watching videos, I knew the Kodiak Canvas 14x10 was what I wanted. When I saw a weekend sale on it, I got it for a decent price on whatcampingtent.com. Delivery was quick. I did the initial setup and seasoning on a stretch of warm and sunny days so I knew I could put it up, get it wet, and dry it out quick. Setup was pretty easy, only requiring a little muscle to get the two support poles in. Everything else was a cinch. The quality of the tent stood out - everything from the tent stakes to the structure itself speaks of quality. The windows are great - my only complaint would be the awning poles - I think telescoping poles would be much more appropriate to adjust height - rather then having to angle them during rain. They also could've used a little more height - I have to duck under it a little to get in and out of the tent. It's not taking off a star, or even a half, it's one of the only things they could improve on in my opinion. Everything else is so well thought out - and the storage bag is definitely a step in the right direction. 40 years of stuffing stuff into storage bags that don't fit right - Kodiak got this one perfect! I did get the tent out on a week long camping trip this past week. It performed great, and sleeping in canvas is so much more comfortable then nylon. We got a variety of weather - hot and humid, cold, rain (although not a downpour). The lowest was around 45F, the highest was 87F. I ran a small Mr. Heater to warm the tent up during the coldest night, and it worked great in the Kodiak Canvas. I also ran it at the end to help dry out the tent after rain the previous day. Worked like a charm - although the awning was still a little wet due to water pooling on it - so be careful of that - even a little rain will puddle up in the awning - with just goes to show how waterproof the material is. Great investment - I expect this tent to last for years.

You can tell from the photos that the wind is blowing pretty hard. The tent is pushed in on one side, but that was OK because it protected my husband from the wind and we were all able to put our things inside while we were enjoying the beach. We took it with us on our cruise and I have to say it was a purchase we all appreciated. No need to purchase beach chairs. We found a nice open spot away from crowds and had a shady spot to watch the waves and you can even zip it all the way up and change if need be. It was perfect! The inside has mesh pockets to put anything you need on hand. We put our drinks, sun screen and seashells in there and the pockets on the outside were great because we filled them with sand and it didn’t move. It’s pretty lightweight, so easy enough to carry long distances and it has tent pegs too in case you have a grassy area to pop it up in. It is SO easy to set up but you definitely need some fitness for putting it back. The directions do help, you just don’t want to force it because it could potentially cause damage or create integrity issues. We also love the extra loops on the outside, as you can see from the pictures we added a little sun block of our own as an extra shield and that worked fabulously as well as for hanging wet items. All in all, LOVE this tent!