Customer Reviews With Photos
The tent took roughly 10- 15 minutes to assemble. I watched 2 video from whatcampingtent.com, messed up once, completely un-assembled then reassembled, but it was a breeze once I was done. It was a calm day so I don’t know how it holds up in the wind, or the sand, but putting the spokes into soil worked perfectly. I would definitely recommend purchasing small sand bags if you intend to use in strong winds or over a long day. I do not remember seeing instructions come with my tent. So please watch the videos carefully before assembly. Tent is also very small. If you keep it open and intend to shade while sitting in lawn chairs “maybe” 3 adults can fit inside, otherwise, to close it up and sit or lay comfortably inside is 2 persons max (including teens, and babies). Perfect for mom and baby or toddler, or couple. Opinion: not a good camping tent. Not spacious.
This tent is a nightmare. When I first took it out of the box and tried to put it up, it wouldn’t stay up. I had two friends helping me. Finally we realized that one of the poles hadn’t been assembled correctly at the factory. Thankfully my friends were able to unscrew it and turn it around. Then we realized that another piece was on backwards! After fixing both those pieces we finally Got it up after TWO HOURS. The next day when it was windy, the tent collapsed! It collapsed over and over again. The poles wouldn’t stay clicked into place. It was a mess!!! My kids’ tent and my friends’ tent both stayed up no problem, but mine was toast once any wind blew.
Reviewers don't often mention the product they are reviewing, which for me is this CORE 6 Person Camp Tent measuring 10 by 9 feet. Out of the box I set it up in my yard in 20 minutes with help putting the rain fly on. This replaces my 15 year old Coleman 10 by 9 tent, which I am tired of repairing. It served me well camping and at Burning Man. While desert camping in the old one, heavy winds at night folded that thing over with us inside, breaking some fiberglass poles. I like the fact that the virtical poles of this new tent are steel. This should be more wind resistant with the rain fly guy lines staked down. I like the corner couplers that connect the virtical poles to the top poles, especially the fact that they are attached to the tent with laniards so they don't get lost. This will be large enough for two queen size air mattresses with a few feet between them for walking and standing. I can stand up in this thing, which is a big bonus. I don't like pulling my jeans off, doubled over and hopping on one foot in a tent without the headroom! As others have advised, I will spray Scotchgard on all the seams to further waterproof them and wax the zippers. As the video shows, this comes with a nylon duffle bag that is spacious enough to easily store the tent without facing the daunting task of trying to squeeze it back into the box the manufacturer packed it in. I've not camped with it yet, so no word on waterproof or wind resistance.
Good design with quality control issues. The Velcro on the chimney flap was not sewn. Also, one panel had several pin holes. Both issues were fixable and I didn’t want hassle with a return only to get a tent with similar quality issues. The Velcro was easy enough to sew and I fixed the pinholes with tent repair tape. Overall design and size is great. It’s light weight and will make a great 4 person backpacking tent. Just not happy with quality vs. price point of this tent.
Good for wind but rain leaks in at the seams. Bring a towel so you can clean it up. Still better than an umbrella and the 2 person one is large enough to put your stuff in so it doesnt get wet outside
I love how easy it is to set them up. They feel very strong and not flimsy. I would recommend this item to anyone looking for a set of poles.
Great size and my husband put it together with ease. Can’t wait to take it to the beach!
First - Be aware that this is quite a heavy tent. I thought i was prepared for it, but it was even heavier than I was expecting. It's great that it comes in separate bags (and I've got to say that the tool roll is a thing of beauty), but jut the tent itself is probably 45 of the 50lbs its listed at - and most of that weight is probably in the floor! That said, this seems to be a well built tent. I wasn't able to set it up ahead of time to check it out before my trip, but there were absolutely no issues with it once we got there. Neither of us had camped in a long time, and the instructions weren't the best (for us, at least), but the setup was pretty simple - lay it out, stake the bottom, middle pole, door pole, and then place the ropes. I love that the tension in the ropes is adjustable, that the stakes seem to be of good quality, and they've even included a nice hammer. I was actually hoping for a bit of rain to properly test it out, and we were greeted by a nice storm just after we got the camp set up, but the rain all went around us and we had a lovely dust storm instead. The wind was quite strong and the tent flapped a good bit from it, but that's all. Between the thickness of the bottom and the quality of the overall construction, I hope to get a lot of use out of this thing in the years to come.
I’d give this tent a 4.5 stars. This tent was very easy to set up, less than 10 minutes mostly by myself. We set it up in the backyard before taking it camping to make sure there were no tears and to get a general idea of the size. Overall, it is a very good starter tent especially for the price. I hope it will hold up well over our next several trips. Pros: -Easy to set up -Screened patio is great for gear storage -Can fit two double air mattresses or one queen with some wiggle room -Looks great, good overall quality -Held up well in a southern rainstorm Some things to know: -Backside of the tent is just a bug screen. If you want any privacy, you have to set up the rainfly which completely covers the back and limits airflow -Limited number of pockets/hooks for gear inside the tent (only two small wall pockets) -Front screened patio has no rain protection -The tent seemed very taut on the poles, I am slightly worried about tearing in the future. Despite these few negative features, I’d say this is one of the best tents at this price range on the market.
Set up was easy! Plenty of ventilation, full size mattress worked in truck bed! Zipper had some issues could have been user, also small pin holes on door flap and ceiling. Over all would buy again and price was okay!
The makers of this 3-season tent made some good choices. There is one lightweight aluminum pole that is used for the tent and the fly. At just over 4 lbs, it is not an ultralight: if you want to shed that last pound, you’ll have to triple the price. However, I plan to use this for bikepacking, where you don’t have to be quite so intensely concerned about weight. The seams come sealed, which is nice. It’s the middle of winter here, so I set it up in my living room, and it went up easily. There is a QR code in the tag of the carry bag that brings you to a YouTube video that shows you have to set it up. The only tricky part is setting up the floor pieces for the vestibule - I had to slow the video down to 0.25 speed and watch very closely to see how it was done. Of course, in my setup, I can’t use any pegs on my floor, so the tent appears a bit limp. You’ll have to excuse that. Some small criticisms: 1) it is marketed as a 4-season tent, but it is really a 3-season tent. A 4-season tent would need to be much more robust than this one, in my opinion. 2) The large tag on the inside of the carry bag has some tiny pictures and even smaller text for instructions. I’d suggest you watch the YouTube video and practice setting it up in advance, so you don’t have to depend on the tiny pictures. 3) It is marketed as a 2-person tent, and you should know that the 2-person designation generally means it is suitable for one person. If you put 2 people in here, they would need to be smaller people, and very friendly with each other. As my son (an avid outdoorsman) says: a 3-person tent is for 2 people, a 2-person tent is for one person, and a 1-person tent is like a coffin. Still, despite my mild criticisms, this is a decent tent for the money, with features that keep the weight down without compromising on quality.
We attached it to our tent on top of the Gladiator. Very easy to put up this seems sturdy. This is our 1st time using it
It felt cheaply made. When I pulled the corner to stretch out the tent, the corner stake down piece broke off from the tent.
Tent performed really well in fair weather. Slept with the front door of the fly open the first night in the 50s and a light breeze, and air circulation was good. Closed the fly up the next two nights, and it held warmth better, but without creating a condensation shower inside, so again, air circulation (despite no wind outside) appeared good. There was condensation on the fly, but it wasn’t so bad that it was dripping or anything like that. Also had very little insect invasion of main tent, but we were religious about keeping the doors closed when we weren’t passing through them. Plenty of bugs on the fly itself, few in the tent. The “vestibule” areas created by the fly when closed aren’t very big...and it can be a slight challenge to reach the zippers while inside to open the fly door up, but that’s a fair trade off for keeping rain away from the tent body in my own opinion. Tent was super simple to set up and breakdown, and all the items fit well back in the bag without much trouble at all, just pay attention to how the tent and fly unfold when you open it up the first time, and you’ll be good to go! Hopefully we never have the “pleasure” of testing this in the rain, but if that happens, I will update/add to my review!
This is a great lightweight solo tent. Basically unbeatable for the price. That being said, it is pretty much just for sleeping in and not much else. I'm 6'2 and had plenty of room around me. I put my full 75L pack at the bottom of the tent so I have something to put my feet against but you could easily fit it at the head area. I still had about a foot or two of room by my head even with all that stuff in there. The tent has excellent ventilation and even felt the breeze flowing through it when it was all tied down with the fly fully on. If you don't have fog/mist rolling in or other wet conditions you don't even need the fly and can have a full mesh shelter free from bugs. Great for watching stars on a hill top. The pack size is incredible. Can basically toss that in or out of any backpack. Will fit inside a 35L bag too (I tested this at my house). That being said, because this is a hybrid between a tent and bivy getting in and out can be a real pain but it's not difficult enough to warrant not buying this. If you have weak joints, maybe then. It also doesn't have a footprint but honestly the bottom is pretty tough and unless you put it on something sharp I don't really see much of an issue with it.
