To see how it stacks up to other tents with similar style and function, check out our best teepee tents page. The fly should be added by first fixing it at the porch and then cover the rest of the tent, for two people one on each side this is easy. After that add the dividers and numerous pockets and the job is done. But, maybe you’re wondering, what makes a great tent brand? This tent is heavy (near 50 lbs), but for all of its size, it’s not that bad.
Bend each pole into an arch and secure it at the corners of the tent at ground level by placing the tent pole into the pin ring. Connect the snap-quick clips to the tent poles to give the tent shape. Steel poles form a rigid skeleton that can withstand strong winds.
In fact, the pocket-friendly price tag is the best part of this 3-person dome tent. For occasional campers who don’t want to spend a fortune on a tent, this is a great option. If living space is what you need, this is the right tent for you. It offers 189 square feet of space and the cabin-type design has 7 feet of ceiling height.
With the large welcoming door you enter a huge 14′ x 10′ tent giving you 140 sq ft of living space. But even better, because you just pitched it in 2 minutes flat. Though it is a Cabin style tent, the slanted walls will give it more wind resistance than a typical cabin ozark tent tent. Weighing only 16.81 lbs it is one of the lighter tents on this list, but will be one of the easiest to setup in just one minute. Browse Ozark Trail’s top-rated hiking and camping gear and more. We have never been able to sleep in it and makes a poor storage room.
For such a huge structure, the setup requires some work. It is necessary to stake it to the ground first, all stakes are included in the package. All the roof poles are fiberglass and the leg poles are metal, so you will know how to separate them from the beginning. They do not provide any information about the waterproof rating, my guess is it is not more than 800 mm. But if this is so, this should be enough for summer camping. So now you realize the meaning of the numbers 23.5 x 18.5 in the name – those are feet, and they indicate the rectangular ground area which you need to set this tent up.
As mentioned earlier, the Coleman Sundome 3 is a common alternative. On movie nights, set up the included media screen and gather the family—decide beforehand who makes the popcorn. If you’re also looking for a tent that can be used for gatherings—this one has electrical cord access as well as vents for an air conditioner. This will help to make the tent more comfortable during the warmer days of the year.
Also, you can divide the space into two rooms by using the room divider. On the other hand, at 6.26 pounds this isn’t the lightest among 2-person tents. Besides, the rainfly is large in size and offers solid protection from the rains. The low profile also makes the tent very stable in windy conditions. The presence of windows, fly vents, and a mesh roof offers good ventilation and makes this a good choice for summer as well. Another feature that attracted praise was the quick setup time.
Comfort’s in play, as well, with this spacious option fitting two queen-sized air mattresses, which cover enough space for 12 sleeping bags. There’s also mesh windows and a mesh roof for cooling off on breezy evenings. This is a six-person tent, measuring 12 by 8.5 by 6 feet.
We must have had some wind but not tornado force/ hurricane force winds. I just 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. I received my Ozark tent from my grandparents, which I used 9 years ago when we went camping with them. The design change I want to comment on concerns the little “laundry room” that protrudes out the back of the tent. The short pole supplied for that protrusion splintered in two places and poked about four small holes in the black fabric of the laundry bubble. Better instructions on how it should be installed would have prevented the splintering, but I would rather have seen the “laundry room” not be an outside protrusion from the back of the tent.
Assemble your tent poles by snapping the nylon sections into the metal tube-shaped connectors. Thread the stakes through the tent pole sleeves that are sewn into the seams of the tent body. Center the poles so that the tent resembles a spider’s web. Because the poles are already attached to the tent, all you have to do is unpack, unfold, and extend this spacious cabin-style tent.