Thought on Ozark Trail Hanging Tent

[CantonXJ]

Hello all! First post here but have been "browsing" for a year or so. I came across an interesting tent option that I may be interested in. It is the Ozark Trail hanging tent that fits to a First Up 10X10 Gazebo. I am a pretty avid camper and was looking at a roomy tent option for the wife and I. We already own a First Up gazebo that we typically set up over a picnic table when camping. My thoughts were to purchase this tent option but I was wondering what people's thoughts were on it.



Here is the full description: http://www.walmart.com/Ozark-Trail-H...bo/ip/10986131

I realize Ozark trail is a cheapo brand, but based on some of the reviews, it appears to be relatively wet weatherproof with the addition of some seam sealer and perhaps a couple coats of watersealer.

Do you all think it would be rather easy to maintain some comfortable temperatures in the tent using a Mr. Buddy heater despite it being so large? (This is my wife's biggest concern).

Any other thoughts are appreciated!

[JeepN95YJ]

I saw that at Walmart and am planning to use it for camping next year.

I have an EZ-UP Awning and plan to use it with that. It looks as if it would work well even if I decide to use the EZ-UP's walls for even greater wx protection.

I would imagine that any tent heater would work pretty well. It doesn't seem to take much to get our EZ up warmed up with the existing walls.

[RHINO]

one of my friends prefers a wall tent to regular dome styles. he didnt want the weight of canvas so he bought a wall tent that is similar in material to the one you are looking at, like regular tent material. the only complaint he seemed to have was wind, and not much of it apparently, would blow and buffet the big straight walls. it bothered him enough that he bought a canvas wall tent and says its worth the weight and size to haul out.

take it for what it is though,,,, i never slept in it but i did sleep near it several times and it never bothered me.

[tdesanto]

Standing up to wind would be one of the biggest issues I see. Will the frame support the extra pressure of high winds on the side panels? If there are enough, strong attachment points for plenty of guy lines, I think this might still work. This assumes the fabric and its seams/ zippers/ etc. are up to the task.Also, the footprint is huge. Just consider that when deciding on where to camp.Finally, I've never been a big fan of using a heater (even though the catalytic style are safe from a CO perspective) inside a tent to keep it warm. There are other issues associated with having a portable heat source in a tent. Nothing beats having the proper clothing and sleeping bags/ pads to match the climate.

[CantonXJ]

Thanks for all of the insight.

With regard to wind, our camping is typically in the North Georgia mountains where there is a lot of trees that cut down on the amount of wind. Also, the walls do appear to have guy lines that may assist in adding some stability to the walls.

Footprint wise, that is something to think about. Although most of the locations we go to offer plenty of room for something this size.

Finally, I would only run the heater prior to hitting the sack to take some of the edge off the cold and in the morning as well.

Anyways, thanks again! I'm still going to have to mull this one over...

[R_Lefebvre]

I've been waiting for somebody to hang a tent from an EZup frame for a while now. I don't know if this one is high enough quality, but I think the concept is a good one. I have the First Up gazebo as well, and use it as a dining shelter. But I wouldn't rely on it to keep me dry.

I'd love to see something like this in a high quality fabric, like canvas.

[CantonXJ]

I've been waiting for somebody to hang a tent from an EZup frame for a while now. I don't know if this one is high enough quality, but I think the concept is a good one. I have the First Up gazebo as well, and use it as a dining shelter. But I wouldn't rely on it to keep me dry.

I'd love to see something like this in a high quality fabric, like canvas.

Yeah, I'm with you. If someone would design a quality "kit" that would replace the top as well and just utilize the frame as a starting point would be awesome. Hmmmm........

[tdesanto]

Not quite as big, but have you considered an OZTent? The quality is certainly there. And you can expand it with side panels for the awning.

I see now that there's also a screen room addition.

[R_Lefebvre]

I've looked at them, but they still just don't quite have the same interior dimensions of the EZup. It's perfectly square, with 4 vertical walls.

I actually bought a tent that was similar idea to this, it was 10x10 with vertical walls, but didn't use an EZup frame. It had 2 doors, and 8 windows, really nice cabin look to it, but the fabric was crap so I returned it.

[JeepN95YJ]

Got my Ozark Tent for Christmas.

Haven't set it up yet, but will report back with my impressions.