Upgraded to this tent cause my twins and I didn’t have enough room in our small Coleman tent. Plus I wanted to camp at anytime of year. We did a test camp in the backyard to break it in and see how much space everything would take up. Plenty of room for everything we have. (Full bed, single cot, backpacks, cooler, heater.) Very impressed with the quality and materials. I don’t see any defects so far. This was very easy to setup. My only negative is that I bought this like a week to early. It’s currently 30% off. And if you’re thinking about getting this, I would highly recommend it.

I gave this four stars, for a few reasons, one being that it came with a hole in it. Nothing that can’t be stitched, but I didn’t intend on having to do that. Second, I grew up going to the beach on weekends and know how breezy and windy it can get there, and believe me; there’s a difference. Well, I figured this would be a great opportunity to throw some shade on a yard sale I was having, because the day prior, I got sunburned even with it being overcast. Ouch. Well, I knew we were going to have wind gusts that ranged between 8mph winds to 23mph winds… the latter coming In the evening. First, the set up (I was by myself) was a bit tricky. But, Once I figured out where in the yard it was getting placed, I put the grass pegs in the ground and hammered them down. The rods came together easily, and the bands go on top of the fabric and cinches just below the ball of each pole, but one. This is another reason I gave it 4 stars; as it could’ve come with a fifth band to cinch the middle pole. Each time a gust of wind came through, it lifted the fabric off the center pole and it fell. So, I ended up hammering the poles further into the ground too and that seemed to do the trick (also taking the rubber bands and cinching the center pole to the fabric). After some adjusting, I found that the further the “wings” or “legs” of the fabric are apart, the better. When it got to be a bit too gusty, I just took it down which was seconds compared to getting it up. Cool! Overall, I like it. It is going to be perfect for camping, and if I should find myself near a beach again, it will certainly go with me!