So I called the company requesting new poles and a month later I have yet to see my new poles. If and when I buy a new tent, I will go with Ozark again, and will not buy it from walmart….if you watch a doc. Called “Walmart, the high cost of low prices” it will explain to you why the product there is so cheap. ozark trail tents I have a design change suggestion but I do not see an email address anywhere; therefore I cannot submit it to someone who can do something about it. All and all for a cheap tent from Walmart I think it’s ok. I don’t know that I would recommend it for a beginner who doesn’t know his way around a tent.
Do NOT phone in the guyline portion of set-up (regardless of the weather) or you’ll risk damaging the tent. Finally, the material of this shelter is noticeably higher quality than many Ozark Trail tents, but the 68D polyester is still not as thick as we’d like. You’ll want to properly inspect the tent when you receive it to ensure it wasn’t damaged in transit (this is a common complaint), and take care not to overstress the material when pitching it and taking it back down.
Fire Treated Canvas – Fire treatment disallows the spread of an open flame. Required on all tents shipped to New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts, California, Louisiana and Canada. This feature is highly recommended if you are using a stove within your tent. Stove Jack – Located in the front left corner of the tent (30″ front from door, 30″ up roof slope), the stove jack comes in a 5″ diameter but also has a stitched in pattern to allow for cutting to a 6″ opening. Wirecutter is the product recommendation service from The New York Times.
Yes, Ozark Trail is a department store brand (Walmart, specifically), and no, they aren’t particularly modern or high-tech, but they’ve been getting new campers outdoors for years and doing it on a shoestring budget at that. Having room to spread out inside a tent is great, but unless it’s after dark or raining, chances are you won’t be spending any more time inside your shelter than you absolutely have to. Nobody wants to spend all day sitting ozark trail tents in direct sunlight either though, and that’s where a tent with a screen room like this Ozark Trail 9 Person Cabin comes into play. The Ozark Trail Three Room Instant Cabin takes our top spot as the best Ozark Trail tent. With room for 12 and nearly seven-foot ceilings, it checks all our boxes for a big family tent, but even as cabin shelters go, this one is special. You have one door only with a window on it, plus 5 separate windows.
No Ozark Trail tent is perfect, but as far as full-size family camping tents go, this is the one to beat. The shape of your canvas wall tent will impact things like headroom, floor space, how you can position your camping cot, and how it performs in extreme weather. Wall tents are naturally very boxy because of their straight sides and vertical walls, which are great for making the most of your space.
There’s a lot to love here, but as the Ozark Trail Three Room Instant Cabin is still a budget department store tent, you’ll want to be aware of a few shortcomings. First, although this is an instant tent, the unique layout and integrated awning make setup a little more involved than most. Second, the tall vertical walls and “L” shape make it about as far from aerodynamic as they come.
The tent is fully freestanding with its 6 leg poles, but you have stakes included and do not miss using them, this is a boxy and tall structure, not very stable in side winds. The tent comes with a gear loft included, it attaches to the highest area of the ceiling as shown below, so you can store some small items there. We must have had some wind but not tornado force/ hurricane force winds. I just ozark tent wish who I need to contact to get a new tent shell and two end poles that are made of sturdy material would contact me and make good of it. If you a experienced camper like myself you would know that you have to use a tarp to cover your tent so that the water does not get inside when it rains. And you have to make sure that the zipper is closed well and also sprayed with a water repellent.
The tent itself is nice and roomy, and boasts a 6-foot peak height to make changing clothes a drama-free endeavor. Layout wise is virtually identical to the Core Instant Cabin we evaluated for our 10 person tent roundup, but delivers those same massive interior dimensions for about $100 less. Cabin-style construction means vertical walls and impressively high ceilings (they’re over 7 feet) span the length of the tent, so you’ll have plenty of room to spread out even with two queen-sized mattresses inside. I am preparing for a camping trip of 10 days and nights down in Florida where it rains a lot and the wind sometimes is pretty strong so I am wondering if the fly will stay put.