Customer Reviews With Photos

Pay 179.99 you’d think it would fit 2 people… it only does with one kinda of in front of the other and then no leg space for either.

I'm a Kayak Camper, so pack weight isn't so much of an issue. Which is fortunate since this rain fly has a little heft to it. Not a whole lot, but it's easily the heaviest piece of gear making up my hammock shelter. The tarp completes my set-up and is very much appreciated. Just the difference of having a wind break is worth putting a tarp up. I've just now got this tarp in the mail and I immediately set it up. Here are my initial impressions... Beyond the pack weight, what struck me most is in the quality. The material is dense, fine thread treated ripstop nylon, with a small mesh locking weave. The fabric should be very tough to abrade & tear. It's well trimmed, with taped & sewn hemming all around & a double sewn ridge line. There's 9 anchor points around the hem, one in the tarps center, with solid sewn backing tabs and heavy duty plastic D rings. I've fit two spare carabiners to the ridge line points to attach the tarp directly to my hammock support straps. The 12' tarp extends well over a foot at each end of my Fox Outfitters double parachute hammock. Even with the tarp's peak at over 6.5', the sides extend well down below the hammocks hang, and blocks any breeze from blowing across the hammock. Anchor lines are high visibility para cord with tensioners. The tent stakes are anodized aluminum with 3 notches & each stake has a high visibility cord bite tied on each end, making them easy to spot & pull out the ground. Good attention to detail there, although, I only wish there were more than just 4 stakes included. Two tie points along the hem have tie lines but no stakes, although I do see how those two points may be best anchored to something off the ground to open the sides up. Not anchoring the two points mid way along the sides tends to let the sides come in or out when a breeze comes up. I'll be getting two more anchor stakes to fill the need. Beyond all that, under the tarp there's plenty of room under cover, protected from the elements. Since I just got the tarp and have only set it up I can't describe how it will be in the rain, but obviously from what quality I see in it now, I have no doubt the tarp will easily keep things dry. Is it worth the price? Absolutely! Outside of adding two more ground stakes & not being a fly-weight tarp to pack along, I can't find nothing against it. If you don't have a tarp & need one, or if you need a tarp, but don't have a lot to spend, definitely buy this one. It's worth the price & more. October 2021 Update: Since my purchase in 2019, the tarp has lasted three summers of HEAVY use. I'm replacing the tarp not for any design defect, but for that the accumulated months of sun exposure has weathered the fabric & made plastic eyelets brittle. Nylon & Plastic can only take so much. The fabric has developed tears, & leaks. I've certainly got my money's worth from it. I won't be buying another though. Instead, my next tarp shall have metal eyelets & stouter web strap attachment points, no more plastic to break. I may spend more accordingly, but for my use, it's needed. THIS TARP IS STILL A GREAT VALUE. It's just for me, not able to go the distance.

This tent is awesome. It took 5 minutes to set up, unlike the 30 minutes of fustration try to put up my old tent alone. It's much larger than my old tent. The only thing that I don't like is there's not a way to tie open the door flaps. I added a velcro strip on the roof to attach the door flap. As others have stated, take down requires some practice, so practice before you go camping. Once you figure out the technique, it takes down in about 45 seconds.

Bought these to hold down the frame of the animatronic witches in the photo. I live in a very windy area and they aren't going anywhere.

Let's get some details up front and out of the way: this is first and foremost a car camping tent because of the weight (close to 20 lbs in all- backpacking tents should ideally be under 5 lbs max), has PLENTY of space for 4 campers (a palace for 2), lets you easily stand up in it being ~6 foot tall, and does not include the poles required to create a nifty awning. Now before buying this, I researched tents for days, weeks even, with several time gaps between heavy readings to let the information settle. After a lot of deliberation and being on a tight budget, I decided to purchase the tent. This decision was largely due in part to the price being 2/5 of the LIST price (suggested MSRP). I've seen the tent since then cost quite a bit more, so that, in all honesty, puts the Daybreak 6 in competition with A LOT more tents than I was considering at the time. With that said, is it a good tent? Yes. It's a solid performer. Is it worth it? I would say yes, but that really depends on your budget and what else you're considering at the current price listing. A few other notes: I would recommend having a second person there for the setup, but I have been able to do it on my own many times with little issue. I've been using the tent with the separately available footprint and REI adjustable tarp poles with no complaints other than the lack of an upper vent in the rain fly.

The Hammock and rain tarp is made well. The storage bag is a nice easy way to carry it around. The setup is pretty simple and takes no time at all. The quality is great and it’s sturdy and durable. I would recommend this product

Great quality, zippers are easy to use, comes with metal stakes and tie downs and comes with a separate, clear rain cover to extend the roof over the door and window. It is easy to fold (I have 2 other tents that are similar and they all fold the same way, which is why I say “easy”). If you’re not familiar with the closing instructions, you will need to practice closing it a few times before taking it out. Pops up quickly and strong, so make sure you have plenty of space. Can easily fit 3-4 adults sitting. Someone else mentioned the carrying case seems too big, but once you open it from the original fold and then close it yourself, the it definitely is a perfect fit for the carrying case. As far as the securing strap (the strap that secures it from popping open), I would recommend using an elastic securing strap or clipping securing strap to hold it together, as the adjustable securing strap that it comes with isn’t as user friendly. It does have a strong plastic smell upon opening, but just let it air out and then it goes away. Other than, great product!

I wanted an oversized lightweight easy to pack rain tarp for over my hammock when I'm camping in the mountains. I used this product for the first time at our Arkansas colors rally this past late October had weather that was in the high 30s to the high 60s. Heavy-do every night and had a very light shower one day. Very glad I have this oversized tarp over everything as nothing got wet and it was completely dry underneath. Pack up was a little tougher than normal but after putting it up two more times since October makes it a little easier and something I've gotten used to. As a moto-camping person something has to be able to pack down small enough to fit all the gear in dry bags and strap them to a motorcycle. This may be a little large for a backpacker but it's perfect for someone Moto camping and especially packs away really small if someone is camping from a vehicle. I do not know about longevity yet but hope it will last for years.

Product: Clear Sport Tent Brand: East Oak Size: 4 ft x 4 ft Color: Beige For use under certain circumstances, this is a nice shelter. It is made of clear, medium weight plastic and sets up/unfolds almost instantly. It came packaged with all the bells and whistles I could imagine, including: a full zip door, two half zip windows on either side of the door, a detachable exterior canopy to cover the clear top when shading is desired, a detachable “floor” made of tarp material, a carry bag, stakes, and more. The shelter offers the ability to create a more controlled micro environment when heating or cooling is desired while maintaining full light and visibility. As soon as I set it up in the sun, I could feel it growing warmer inside. An example of a time when I would have welcomed this product was when I was judging a sheep dog trial in misty, rainy weather. I needed good visibility and also a way to keep the rain off both me and the judging papers. The greatest weakness I can see with this product is that it will probably blow over like a tumbleweed in strong winds, even if staked and tethered. That was my experience with a similar product designed as a greenhouse—it blew around like crazy. I would not recommend this for windy conditions. At the same time, it’s lightweight and easier to cart around than a traditional canopy, which is also vulnerable to the wind. This seems like a nice version for this type of product. I would like to get a bigger one, but that’s on me.

I bought this for 20 degree weather to be able to smoke outside. It definitely has helped fight against the wind. Super easy set up.

The outer bag has backpack handles which is so nice for the beach, then you take the tent out and it just pops right up! So stinking easy. There’s bags to fill with sand and stakes to strap the corners down. The windows are such a nice touch to get a nice breeze! To fold back together at first was a little confusing but I just followed the steps that were printed out in my bag step by step and after that it basically folded itself back up and I just tucked it in, it fit right back in to the bag. Absolutely love!!! Can’t wait to use at the beach!

I used this tent last weekend when I went camping by myself and I am extremely glad I bought this tent! Without looking at the instructions I setup the tent myself in about 2-3 minutes while I figured it all out. This tent is huge and so comfortable compared to my last tent which is a Eureka 4 person triangle tent. I love the design of this tent and I am so glad whatcampingtent.com still carries this model as the new Coleman model is smaller (14x8). Having the extra 2 feet of floor space along the entire length of this tent adds about 28 feet of floor space! I love that it can be split into 2 rooms. For me I used the back room for my queen air mattress and my gear and then had 1 of the 2 dividers down on the side of the bed to make it a more private space. In the front room which has massive windows all around I kept a few pieces of gear and had a ton of extra space. I bought some good quality tent stakes to replace the cheap ones the tent comes with and I didnt use the tie-downs. When it got rather windy the tent held up perfectly and had no issues at all. Pros: - Large tent with lots of storage, sleeping, and hang out space. - All the inside seams of the tent are taped as a extra waterproofing method and the floor piece goes up the wall about 6 inches to prevent ground water seeping in as there are no ground level seems. - Very easy to setup and take down, even with 1 person it was fairly easy. - Good quality materials and fabric. - Customizable windows all around the tent which allow either unzipping or unzipping and hanging with straps. - Doors on both side of the tent. - High ceiling allows you to stand up and walk around the whole tent (unless you are unusually tall). - Tent looks really nice and the design is unique. The frame kind of looks like a spider holding the tent up! Cons: - When packed up the tent is rather heavy to carry around so hopefully you can setup camp where you park and dont have to haul it too far - I wish there was a couple more storage pockets on the inside of the tent for little items like keys, glasses, wallets etc. There are 2 now but 2 more would be fantastic - When the windows are down/unzipped, there arent any straps to keep the flap neat and tidy, you just have to tuck the flap into the bottom of the window area - The last and biggest con would be that I didnt buy one of these a long time ago!!! Such a fantastic tent!!!! For a rainfly I went to Colemans website and purchased the 10 person tent rainfly using the Family discount and it ended up being $35 + $9 shipping. I had to call Coleman to get this discount as the rainflys are backordered until 9/21/12. The sales rep I spoke with wasnt even aware there was a Family discount and I had to tell her how I got the discount but she was happy to apply it to my order and it saved me $20 or so! To get the Family discount you go to the coleman website, click on the Site Map link at the very bottom of the page (in fine print) and then on the right column click on the Coleman Family Store link. When prompted for a password enter "Family" without the quotes. Once in the family store you can browse to Tents, and then Accessories, and scroll down to find the "Instant Tent Rainfly Accessory for 10-Person Tent" model 2000010328. The rainfly sold on whatcampingtent.com and most other sites wont fit this tent so make sure you purchase the correct one. I would highly recommend this tent to anyone who enjoys camping!!

I used the original Opalus 2 for a few years and loved it, so when I saw this one I just had to have it. It's not necessarily a better version, though some things are better (and some are worse). It's a whole different beast meant for a different application, so depending on what kind of tent you need, the original Opalus is by no means obsolete. This is more of a winter tent while the original is more of a 3 season. You can use it in the winter, though. I did. A lot! That said, I have not used this UL yet at all, other than pitched it in the yard half a dozen times to inspect it and make a Tyvek groundsheet for it, but I don't foresee any issues that will make themselves apparent only in the field. WHAT I LIKE: * The aesthetics. It's a wicked looking tent, like some kind of mean as hell insect or something, and the color is perfect. *But it's not all just aesthetics. The pole angle is different from the original and should increase wind resistance. The vestibule door is also taller and narrower. It's wide enough and the increased height is a welcome change because the door on the original is very low, but to it's credit probably performs better in the rain than this one will. * The size. It's a little taller and a little shorter (lengthwise) than the original. I think the angle of the end walls is steeper, too, which should actually increase usable space while still allowing for a more compact footprint, slightly smaller pack size and maybe a tiny bit of weight reduction. * The weight. The weight is accurate and very good for this much tent. My scale reads exactly 4.5lbs with everything included. * Fly construction. The UL has fewer seams and fewer seams = fewer failure and potential leak points. Also, the way the material wraps up and over the poles isn't just stronger than the original. It's also very visually appealing. * The inner. It's like a very, very finely woven mesh, almost solid fabric, but not quite. This kind of material is rare to see and it's good for stopping drafts and staying a couple degrees warmer than mesh while also remaining more breathable than solid fabric. It's good stuff. It's also grey, while it appears closer to white in the pictures. * Zipper vents and the door window. Each end of the vestibule has a vent that can be zipped shut. There is no mesh here, but it doesn't matter. The vestibule door also has a window with a solid zippered covering and a mesh panel. You can also unzip the high side of the door for a meshless window. The inner has a mesh window in the door and at the foot. Both can be zipped closed. The rear vent also has a zipper underneath so you can reach through and shut the rear vestibule vent. * Fully opening front end. It's funny because I said they would do something like this one day. I mean, it was such a no-brainer. It's really REALLY nice, too. Undoing the center guyline and corner stakes to make it work is a bit of a hassle, but it's worth it. * Reduced weight. Considering the sheer size of the original Opalus, it's weight was impressive. This one is even lighter. They've achieved that partly by reducing the waterproof rating on the vestibule by half. 1500mm is plenty on the fly that always sheds water, though. More weight is probably saved by the inner material. * Solid straps instead of elastic. The original has elastic straps holding the inner in the vestibule. They do keep it a little tighter, but are also prone to failure. The straps on the UL are not elastic and far less likely to fail, but they don't pull tension on the inner like elastic does. It's tight enough, just not "self-adjusting". That's a fair trade for better durability. WHAT I DON'T LIKE: * Poles only go in from one side. I've been told by Naturehike that this is to reduce pitching time by removing a step in the pole insertion. Good in theory, but bad in practice because it doesn't work. You still have to go to the other side and pull the fly back so the poles will spring into the final third of the pole sleeves. This design also makes it more difficult to get the poles back out and you have to be real careful how you do it or else the poles will separate and might pinch the fabric if they spring back together. * No toggles on the fly vents. They really need toggles or else they flap around loudly in a strong wind. The vestibule door window has a toggle and the inner door has a toggle. It's a mystery to me why they didn't also add them to the fly vents.Weight, probably, but this isn't where I'd have shaved it and they need to address this. I guess I'll just take a couple clothes pins. * No supports on the fly vents. The original doesn't have them either and it's okay, but they will sometimes close when you don't want them to. At least the UL has a guy line there to keep them open, but I'd honestly rather have little support rods and scratch the lines. I bet it'd be a tiny bit lighter, too. * The mesh window on the inner door should be twice as big as it is. * Flimsy inner pockets. The inner is so flimsy that any weight in the pockets just drags it down. Not a big deal, but it is a thing. * The stakes. They're V-stakes. The original had Y-stakes and not just any ol' generic Y-stake, but like the curved MSR mini groundhogs that really bite. THINGS TO KNOW: * Following the pitching directions is critically important. When I first got this I thought the poles were too long. I was convinced of it. Turns out that you have to adjust the grey straps on the door side of the fly BEFORE you tighten the guy lines. If you don't do this you can't do it later. The straps won't budge and this puts a dangerous amount of stress on the stitching at the bottom corners of the door where some straps all come together. * The tent has 19 stakes and 8 guy lines. None are extras and to get the best pitch you'll need to use all or nearly all of them, unlike the original Opalus where you could just guy and stake the corners and you were good to go in clear weather. I guess that's okay because most of your use of this tent will probably be in conditions where you'd do that even with the original Opalus. * No groundsheet. I don't care, myself. I use Tyvek because all the holly leaves will destroy anything less, anyway. Like the inner, you can permanently attach a groundsheet so it all pitches together. * The tent is not silnylon like so many people call it. The silicone coating is like Nikwax Solarproof type stuff. You want this because the tent is nylon and vulnerable to UV damage without it. It also makes the water bead and run off which does help reduce dry time somewhat. On my original Opalus it would last about a year depending on how much use the tent got before it wore off and needed to be reapplied. No problem and Naturehike doesn't claim that it's silnylon. People like to call it that, though, and it's not. * Nylon tents sag and need adjusting when they get wet. Even high humidity is enough to do it. This is normal, just make sure you leave enough line to do it, particularly on the fly corners where it's very easy to run out of enough line to pull it any tighter later. * Do not store this or any other tent in it's carry sack. That's the best way to ruin the waterproofing. Store it in a laundry bag so it can vent and make sure it's dry before you do. Only put it in the carry sack when you're going to use it. FINAL THOUGHTS: I'm pretty notorious for seeking out the nastiest weather I can find and I'm looking forward to putting this tent through the wringer, but it's got to get a lot cooler before I do. The original has survived tropical storms without a scratch and I expect this one to do even better. Barring any surprises during actual use, they really knocked this one out of the park. The build quality and features are excellent and demonstrate that Naturehike has moved beyond simply copying it's betters and is becoming a legitimate and respectable outdoor gear brand. An intimidating one, too, if they keep this up. I'm impressed they even made this thing. HOWEVER, while the Opalus has been around for a while, this UL is very different and a first iteration. Improvements will come, things like vent flap toggles, larger inner door window.... Maybe they'll even do something about the annoying pole sleeve design. It's worth the money now, but it'll probably be even more worth it if you wait a year or so for them to iron out the kinks.

I got this tent for a June-July camping trip from California to Alaska and back during the summer. In the two-person sized tent, we could fit two adults and a very large German Shepard comfortably in it. My 70-year-old mother was a little worried about getting in and out of it because of the low entrance but she didn’t have any trouble. I was very worried about the durability but it lasted the entire trip and still looks great. One of the reasons I got a pop up tent was because it folds flat, and I did not have a lot of room in the car for a traditional tent. But it was cool to just toss it on the ground, and after the first two times, it was super easy to fold back into the bag and takes only about a minute. We camped in Northern California, Oregon, the middle of British Columbia, Alaska, Montana and Wyoming. Most of the time, we left the doors open and with just the screen zipped up to see the scenery and the stars at night. We did get rained on in Montana and the tent flooded, but I think that was mostly my fault for not staking it down. So the door-sides of the tent were not on the ground and it formed a sort of bowl that catches the rain instead of sheeting off the doors. I want to take it out in the rain again to see if that was the issue. But it is odd that the outside door does not zip on the bottom. We never had a problem with condensation, but we didn’t close the tent up all the way except for during the thunderstorm. This tent would be no good at all for snow because there is very little support for the top and it would collapse easily. You can’t even hang a lantern from the ceiling but there is one hook over one of the doors that can hold a very light-weight lantern. Overall, I love this tent and I can’t wait to take it out again.

This tent is not made from durable material. This tent is definitely not water proof. This tent does set up quickly and I see no issue using it in the backyard or for gatherings in the park. However this tent will not hold up to weather conditions like wind or rain. First of all just picking up the bag the tent comes in one of the handles just ripped off. Then I tried to unzip the bag. The zipper was so stiff that the tag for your thumb ripped right off. I pinched the material at the end of the bag and unzipping the zipper caused the whole zipper to rip from the bag easier then it was to unzip the zipper. Considering they use the same material for the bag as they do the tent, this did not leave me feeling confident. Once set up the areas where the tent was tight on seams, it held pretty well. However with not much pressure you can here the sewing starting to pull out of the material. I feel that if it was out on a windy day the wind would probably just tear this tent apart in short order. Water Proof? Not exactly. The tent had pinholes all over the material. I have included photos of this. If you are in a picnic or backyard. Sure, this tent will work. I would not travel to far from civilization with this as my shelter.