Not perfect. But very good tent for a very good price.
Ive owned many tents in my life. The last one I had for a very long time and wasnt thinking when I chose this one. Here is what I missed. The entire top of the tent (under the fly) is mesh screen on the back quarter of the tent. This huge screen window does not have a zippered cover like the ones on the side. Without the zippered cover you can not close it to keep the dew (from the condensation of your respiration) on the inside of the rain fly from dripping in through the screen. You also cant have privacy without the fly due to no closing of that window. Also with such a large window, and no way to close it, the rain fly must dip quite low on the rear. Circulation was therefore not as good as other tents I have owned. But is still breaths pretty well. Being a , the build quality is as good as I expected and setup is easy. I actually got it back in the bag it came in twice fairly easily, although its now in a larger bag for less hassle. I never use the factory bags. Ours is the 8 person Evanston, not the 6. A 16X16 foot tarp fits perfectly under the whole thing, porch and all. No need to fold it or tuck away parts. This brings up another possible drawback. The porch not only stakes at the corners but also has a stake loop right in the center of the front. Having it staked tautly allows the three zippers of the porch entry to operate smoothly. However I always liked a small tarped area on the ground in front of my tents to remove shoes or stack gear on. I cant put that tarp under the front edge of the porch unless I put that center stake through it or leave that stake out.
Even with all my pickiness I have to say I still like this tent a lot. I am just pointing out the less than perfect aspects. I love the room and the center height. Its the largest tent for me yet. The porch is one more entry way that I can use to limit bugs and dirt inside the main tent. If I could close that back window and loose that center stake on the porch it would have 5 stars.
Not perfect. But very good tent for a very good price.
Ive owned many tents in my life. The last one I had for a very long time and wasnt thinking when I chose this one. Here is what I missed. The entire top of the tent (under the fly) is mesh screen on the back quarter of the tent. This huge screen window does not have a zippered cover like the ones on the side. Without the zippered cover you can not close it to keep the dew (from the condensation of your respiration) on the inside of the rain fly from dripping in through the screen. You also cant have privacy without the fly due to no closing of that window. Also with such a large window, and no way to close it, the rain fly must dip quite low on the rear. Circulation was therefore not as good as other tents I have owned. But is still breaths pretty well. Being a , the build quality is as good as I expected and setup is easy. I actually got it back in the bag it came in twice fairly easily, although its now in a larger bag for less hassle. I never use the factory bags. Ours is the 8 person Evanston, not the 6. A 16X16 foot tarp fits perfectly under the whole thing, porch and all. No need to fold it or tuck away parts. This brings up another possible drawback. The porch not only stakes at the corners but also has a stake loop right in the center of the front. Having it staked tautly allows the three zippers of the porch entry to operate smoothly. However I always liked a small tarped area on the ground in front of my tents to remove shoes or stack gear on. I cant put that tarp under the front edge of the porch unless I put that center stake through it or leave that stake out. Even with all my pickiness I have to say I still like this tent a lot. I am just pointing out the less than perfect aspects. I love the room and the center height. Its the largest tent for me yet. The porch is one more entry way that I can use to limit bugs and dirt inside the main tent. If I could close that back window and loose that center stake on the porch it would have 5 stars.