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I am just now getting around to writing this review, we bought this tent in October 2017, with plans to use it on our familys 2 day mountain camping trip last fall.
As a family of five, with 3 younger children we researched the larger family tents thoroughly, before deciding on this model.The tent package that eventually arrived was in good condition with all parts accounted for and in working order/undamaged.However, the actual timing of delivery could have gone better (this is no knock on the manufacturer but the delivery/shipping delays).
Though I had planned ahead to get the tent sent days ahead of time, it wound up arriving on the day we were leaving for the camping trip, when it was supposed to have been delivered several days before.
We learned later that the package sat at the post office for DAYS, with no notifications sent, and unbeknownst to us, as well as the postal office staff there (go figure).
Thus I didnt have an opportunity to do a test setup of the tent before our trip.This would turn out to be my downfall as we didnt arrive to our destination until sundown and by the time we registered at the campground, then unloaded, and we were setting up camp in the dark (assisted with very low lighting from our lanterns & flashlights).
Although I knew one of the tents features was its "ready-to-go" state & easy setup, I was not familiar with how the tent sections with poles unfolded.
The somewhat awkward , non-intuitive way the tent is folded up is maybe my only real complaint about the tent. Maybe if you are an engineer it will come natural to you.
But I am used to the standard way of putting together traditional tents.. that is, segments of tent poles and sliding them through nylon loops in the tent fabric.
This is a standard setup for most dome like tents which I have done many times camping before.
...But this time, in the dark and in my haste to have our tent up, I forced open one of the wings at a wrong angle and bent, almost snapped one of the metal structural poles.
See attached photos.After assessing it more, we eventually understood the setup and were able to get it up in a few minutes but it wasnt easy in to do it in the dark.
In the end we struggled with it over a half hour, in the dark, on the first time setup.I am still giving this a high rating and have to put down at least partial blame to user error.
As for the tent itself and our experience … it was roomy and functional. We were able to fit 2 large (queen size), air mattresses inside with room to spare.
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