Customer Reviews With Photos

I took this tent out for its maiden voyage at a festival presidents day weekend. When i was assembling it, i notice the lines for the center poles were simply not long enough so i had to use some extra line to hold the center pole. Once i got all the poles up, i had to secure the center poles with two extra lines each. Luckily i had spare line and stakes. The tent unfortunately only held up for a day before one of the center poles and its attachment point ripped out of the tent. Luckily because of how spacious the tent was, i was able to continue the festival with only one side of the tent up as it formed like a tp. I suspect that the stitching for the center pole attachments were weak as the attachment ribbon did not look torn, it just ripped out of its pocket. Giving it two stars because it was still useable after it failed, but it didnt even work out of the box because the lines were too short to secure the center poles and it seemed like the center poles needed secured with more stakes and lines to secure in any amount of wind. If it had longer center pole lines i would say this is a 3 season tent. It unfortunately is not a 4 season tent as it cant stand up to wind without extra stales and reinforcing the stitching.

I had a previous bad experience with the “sanlike” brand poles this seller offered which bent like cardboard in a 20mph gust. But, thought I’d give these poles which Komclub advertised as having a thicker wall for increased sturdiness. The photo attached shows a side by side comparison, and these poles’ walls are indeed a bit thicker. More importantly, the poles have withstood winds up to 60mph without issue. The attached video shows the poles handling ~35mph gusts just fine. I did take the canvas awning down for a day that was rated for 70-80mph gusts out of caution, but these poles will fare well through moderate storms up to 60mph winds just fine so long as you leave a bit of slack on the guy lines to give them play. If you’re looking for awning/canopy poles that can hold up in the outdoors, I definitely recommend these as they are lightweight, compact and get the job done.

Love it so far. Used twice on 2 night camping trips. The set up and take down is amazingly quick. And it’s actually possible to put it in the bag unlike most other tents. The floor comes off to sweep out all the dirt and debris which is necessary for us with kids. The wind also picked up pretty strong and the tent did not fold in on itself. Plenty of ventilation with the windows and rain fly off.

There's a lot of pros to this Fire-Maple 2-person tent! First off, it's very spacious for a backpacking tent. The tent has a high ceiling throughout and allows you to sit up fully. No more weird hunching you have to do inside. Storage is also well thought out. There's with deep pockets in all four corners and multiple compartments in the center ceiling. There’s even a central hook for hanging a light or fan, which comes in handy at night. Ventilation seems solid. There are small support stakes at the top that help improve airflow, and once the rainfly is staked out, the sides will get better circulation. That said, I haven’t tested it outside overnight yet, so I can’t fully speak to how it handles condensation in real conditions. Setup was simple and intuitive. I setup the tent solo and didn't need any instructions. The zippers are smooth and don’t catch. The rainfly doors can be rolled up and secured neatly. The only design flaw I noticed is that the long sides of the tent remain a bit flimsy since there’s no place to add a stake or pole for support. This might not be a big issue once the tent is weighed down with gear and supported along the sides with a sleep pad, but I figured it's worth noting. Overall, I'm eager to use this tent this summer. I have high hopes it'll be my go-to freestanding tent due to its functionality and ease of use.

Set up at a archery shoot. Very easy to do by myself. Plenty of room for my cot and gear and camping partner. Wish the door had a zipper at the bottom of the door so I you don't up zip the whole door.

This tent is awesome. It has lots of room inside and sets up pretty fast. I only have two issues with it but still giving it a 5 star. Inside the tent it’s very cool and the material is very thick. I am currently camping in Wyoming and have experienced 10-20 mph gusts and the tent is holding up. I have attached heavier duty stake poles and attached the string attachments to each corner. Without these added attachments this tent will blow over. Also it’s kinda a pain to get back in the bag but once you figure it out it’s not bad. This tent is super roomy, very light, easy to set up and appears to be excellent material. It’s only been through one use but so far it’s highly recommended. Update, after many camping trips the utility tent is still in great condition and holding up great

Not what was shown in the picture. This product is 1 ply of mylar with orange color on the outside and shiny on the inside. The photo advertising the item clearly shows a woman in the bag and the bag being thick enough to stand on it's own, and not rip when used. That is Not this product. This is a basic mylar sleeping bag with orange on 1 side and an included travel bag which is Not needed because this item is so thin it will probably be a 1 time emergency use only!

I hate the cheap tent stakes that come with most tents. These can take a pounding, and the added bonus of the glow in the dark help to mark your site. These may seem a little pricey, but they are quality tent stakes and the plastic end can be picked up by my camping mallet. These will be going in my tent package from now on. Great hold, nice feature for the glow in the dark, and nice stuff sack.

Used a 1/2" battery impact to install these 30" attachments in the ground. Installed a 45 x 25 tarp over the RV, supposed to be a wet & cold winter this year in Idaho. We get strong winds, so we'll see if the screws stay in the ground or pull out. Fingers crossed.

Easy to set up and take down (it’s like those car window shades that you have to fold in on themselves). Definitely a necessity for our 5 month old’s first beach trip. Much bigger on the inside than i thought it would be. Also really like the flap on the back that lets a beachy breeze through. 10/10 would def buy again

We purchased this for a home in Puerto Rico that we're staying in while remodeling it. We would often leave the windows open. Some of them didn't have screens yet, so we were looking for a solution to guarantee we would not be bothered by bugs at night. We were sleeping on a queen size air mattress with a memory foam topper. We first tried putting the mattress and topper inside, but it didn't allow enough headroom. Once we switched to only the topper inside, it worked well. Definitely zero issues with any kind of bugs and we were still able to feel a good breeze with a fan. There was plenty of room for the queen size topper. I'm 6'1" and had no problems with fit at all. It is extremely fast and easy to set up. It basically just pops up. It was a little trickier to break down, but after doing it a couple of times I got the hang of it. This was a great solution for us.

Carry case has a tear right out the the box, door flap had obviously been rolled up and tied for some time due to the lines on it, and there was dirt on the inside of it. There is also a small defect of the loning/ inner layer of fabric, but that was so small it's not a big deal. No instructions came with it, so I had to YouTube how to close it up. Otherwise the color was what I ordered and for what I'm using it for it should hold up fine. Not happy I recieved something used though 😑

Received the tent today and on initial set up, it looks great! Seams look well sealed with good stitching. Not the lightest backpacking tent on the market, but definitely not heavy, either. Sets up extremely easily much like a traditional camping tent, 2 cross-poles and 1 pole to add additional room to the main vestibule. Only 7 stakes included so you will need to buy more to use guy lines. Love the colors of the tent, will make it easy to locate at night. The main vestibule is HUGE. 2 pockets on each side and 3 pockets in one corner. Also has a headlamp pocket to diffuse light so you don’t need a lamp. Biggest complaint: did not come with the included footprint, reached out to the manufacturer and will edit this after they reach out. Edit: Marmot was unable to assist but whatcampingtent.com made sure we got taken care of super quickly! The footprint is durable and lightweight, has grommets and a spot for stakes so you don’t need additional stakes for the footprint, just use the same you have for the tent.

UPDATE - About 1.5 years of ownership and ~20 trips in. During this time, I have had no real complaints. I just got back from a 3 day camping trip where I faced 40-50 mph gusts on and off for almost 6 hours and intermittent torrential rainfall. The tent stayed in place with the winds (I am using stronger 10" steel stakes) and stayed dry from the rainfall. I did have to tighten a few of the guy lines twice after the heaviest winds to keep the fly taut, but that's to be expected and it wasn't excessive and never caused an actual problem. There were no leaks but there was some wetness on the inside lower vent where rain had splashed up under the fly and onto the tent body, but nothing actually leaked inside the tent, and this only happened when the tent was sitting in about 1/2" of standing water from the rain (it dropped almost 4in of rain in an hour) with gusting winds. I have started using a DOD Outdoors SOTO sleeping pad, which is kind of a hybrid between a sleeping pad and a full air mattress. I use the small size, and it leaves about a foot or so of usable space to the side of the pad and fills the tent lengthwise, so with this pad it is definitely a one person and a small dog size tent. You could fit the medium size pad in and it would pretty much fill the interior, but two small-mid size adults can sleep on a medium pad, so if you don't mind the closeness this could still be considered a 2 person tent even with a luxury sleeping solution, and definitely can fit 2 average size adults if using sleeping bags, but for maximum sleeping comfort, I would still consider this a single person tent. All in, I could not be more satisfied with this tent...I paid $250 when it first came out, for the current price of $190 this is unbeatable IMO. I am in love with this tent. I'm a 4-season camper...once a month, I go to a different place for a 3-day camping weekend to get away and "reset" and do some manly stuff. For years, I've used a fairly generic 3 season tent in the Spring-Mid Fall seasons. That tent served me well, but it always leaked, and after having kids my getaways are on a little more ridgid schedule, so I have to just deal with whatever weather is happening when I camp (I go third weekend of the month, rain, shine or snowstorm), so I decided to give the Scaena a try. I was initially interested in the Cosmitto, but after seeing reviews and video on how badly it leaked, I started looking again. The Scaena is supposedly the "replacement" for the Cosmitto, or it's what the Cosmitto was supposed to be. At the time of purchasing, the Scaena was a fairly new release and there wasn't a lot of information out there on it, but what I did see was very positive and have me high hopes, so I figured I'd give it a shot, and I'm so glad I did. Pros Waterproof - It's actually waterproof. I've used this in 2 different rain storms now, once in the back yard to test it, and once at a campsite. The backyard storm came with about 15 mile an hour gusts and decently hard rain, but I was also fairly protected by the fence and trees, but the tent didn't leak. The campsite storm was a different story. It rolled in overnight with torrential rains and 40mph gusts for about 2 hours. Not. One. Drop. No water at all made it inside this tent. It also breathes well enough when it's completely closed up to prevent condensation from forming. Size - This is a perfect size tent for me. It's large enough for 2 average size people to sleep in comfortably if you need, but not so large that it's difficult to setup solo. I often take one of the dogs with me when I camp, and there's plenty of room for my sleeping pad, his dog bed, and my pack. With all of that in there there's not a massive amount of extra space left over, but it's just use for sleeping so space is sufficient. If you're at a public campground or you're camping where there are other people around, 2 average size people could dress inside the tent fairly easily. If you're taller or on the bigger side, you might consider this a single person or 1.5 person size tent. It's not very long, so if you're much over 6', you might have to curl your legs a bit when you sleep. I'm 5'11" and if I stretch and extend my toes I can just touch the walls end-to-end. Weight/Pack size - This is another important feature to me. I adjust my packs based off of where I'm camping. Sometimes I can pull right up to the campsite and have a cooler, comfy chairs, an air mattress and a few comforts, or sometimes I'm camping 2 miles from the nearest place I can access via vehicle and I backpack to the campsite. This tent packs small enough and light enough that I can still use it as a pack tent without overburdening myself. Setup/Teardown - Very simple to setup and pack away. It comes with everything you need to deploy, including a ground sheet and pretty good quality aluminum stakes. Quality - Everything is good quality. Poles are aluminum rather than fiberglass, so they should hold up to pretty significant winds. I've been in 40mph gusts an the tent remained sturdy. The nylon and fabric of the tent body and fly are good quality and have not given me any issues. Color/Design - I know this is somewhat subjective, but I hate bright colored tents that look like they were made for children. The earth tones of this tent blend in with the environment well enough that you could stealth camp pretty easily if you wanted to. The way this tent is designed maximizes interior space while still keeping the body fairly small. The tent breathes well even with the fly attached and breathes well enough when fully closed that condensation won't form. Cost - $250 might seem like a fair amount for a tent, especially if you're accustomed to whatever junk you get at Walmart, but for a quality 3 season tent with the features and abilities that the Scaena has, $250 is a bargain. Cons Stakes - The stakes that come with the tent are decent quality, but they're not very long. I always use steel 10" stakes with my tents. It's hard to call this a "con" because there's nothing wrong with the stakes that come with it, and they perform as well as they are able. Steel stakes would be an "upgrade," but I'm nitpicking details because it's hard to find negatives with this guy. "Hasty Shelter" - The "quick deploy" or "hasty shelter" setup of this tent is pretty much a gimmick. It allows you to setup the tent using only the poles and the fly, and not using the body. But because the fly only covers 3 sides of the tent, you are basically just setting up a tarp. I'm not sure why anyone would want to do that. They advertise it as a "bushcraft" shelter, but if you're really into bushcrafting and think staying in a tent is too comfortable, then you're better off building a shelter with timber and thatch.

Had the bigger stakes for my RV awning tie down set and bought some smaller for backups and general use. Decided to try for dog tie outs at the campsite and they worked fantastic! Solid and did not budge. Two things I might carry a spare wood dowel the size of the storage tube, I feel this plastic thing may break sometime. I will use a carabiner next time to attach the leash to the Orange Screw. It wasn’t easy to attach the dog leash clip through the Orange hole or to the side rails.