macro1
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Just picked one up the other day and I haven't seen a whole lot out there on this tent so I thought I would post a few thoughts on it.
First of all its really heavy as many know already. Its a lot more manageable when you separate the poles from the tent otherwise I don't know how I would manage to get it on top of the roof rack.
Set up time is 'OK' for a tent this size. It took my wife and I a good 45min getting it set up for the first time. I think we could easily do it around 30 min since we don't have to figure out what goes where. Tear down was very simple and easy and only took just under 20 min to have it bagged up and in the house. The only complaint I have is where the front angle poles go through the awning. You have to take the set screw out to get the pole to fit through the hole. A bit of a pain because its heavy and awkward. If it wasn't for these "sleeves" I would have to say this is a very simple tent to erect.
Very well built and impressive. Its 7.5 ft at the center and 5.5ft at the sides. We are a family of 4 and I would be more than comfortable having a family of 6 in this tent.
The wall enclosure for the awning is definitely worth the extra $100 and was pretty much why I bought it in the first place. Call me a prissy baby but I hate waking up in the morning to cook breakfast with a wet butt from the morning dew and the sun pounding on my face. I didn't want to have a campsite village (shower enclosure, eating enclosure, tent, etc), so this seemed for my situation to be the best solution.
Im looking forward to taking the family out!
First of all its really heavy as many know already. Its a lot more manageable when you separate the poles from the tent otherwise I don't know how I would manage to get it on top of the roof rack.
Set up time is 'OK' for a tent this size. It took my wife and I a good 45min getting it set up for the first time. I think we could easily do it around 30 min since we don't have to figure out what goes where. Tear down was very simple and easy and only took just under 20 min to have it bagged up and in the house. The only complaint I have is where the front angle poles go through the awning. You have to take the set screw out to get the pole to fit through the hole. A bit of a pain because its heavy and awkward. If it wasn't for these "sleeves" I would have to say this is a very simple tent to erect.
Very well built and impressive. Its 7.5 ft at the center and 5.5ft at the sides. We are a family of 4 and I would be more than comfortable having a family of 6 in this tent.
The wall enclosure for the awning is definitely worth the extra $100 and was pretty much why I bought it in the first place. Call me a prissy baby but I hate waking up in the morning to cook breakfast with a wet butt from the morning dew and the sun pounding on my face. I didn't want to have a campsite village (shower enclosure, eating enclosure, tent, etc), so this seemed for my situation to be the best solution.
Im looking forward to taking the family out!