This tent lives up to our expectations! On our first primitive camping trip with this tent, we experienced 2.5 days of rain in 3 days. Overall and beforehand, I applied one layer of water seal to the exposed parts of the tent, anticipating occasional showers. We did not leak a single drop under heavy rainfall and slight wind! We had not even taken the time to seam seal before the rain picked up, so I was thoroughly surprised to find the whole tent, corner to corner, dry throughout our stay. The biggest downfall to this entire tent is the design of the covered awning. This awning fans out at the bottom, exposing almost 2 feet of uncovered screened tent above that is just waiting to get drenched. There is a netted gutter that makes major flooding within the porch section easier to manage, but we learned our lesson quickly and will be bringing more towels to mop up after rainstorms.
Though we were a bit concerned about the rainfly providing enough privacy based on other reviews, we were surprised and thrilled to find that the rainfly provided excellent coverage, especially when tied down. Ventilation was perfect nearly 100% of the time, even in the sun. The design is great and is plenty of room for 2-3 people to comfortably spread out in.
Overall, I am thrilled with this tent. I find it a little bizarre that did not consider a solution to the obvious flooding issue that happens in the front section. However, my girlfriend and I did find that, with careful attention to our zippers to prevent bugs, having the exposed area is well worth the occasional flooding cleanup for an option to a bug free experience eating and relaxing.
Hopefully we will see a redesign by for the awning to better cover the front screened in area. Something as simple as a larger rainfly with tie-backs would be more than enough of a solution..
Well worth it! But bring your towels..
This tent lives up to our expectations! On our first primitive camping trip with this tent, we experienced 2.5 days of rain in 3 days. Overall and beforehand, I applied one layer of water seal to the exposed parts of the tent, anticipating occasional showers. We did not leak a single drop under heavy rainfall and slight wind! We had not even taken the time to seam seal before the rain picked up, so I was thoroughly surprised to find the whole tent, corner to corner, dry throughout our stay. The biggest downfall to this entire tent is the design of the covered awning. This awning fans out at the bottom, exposing almost 2 feet of uncovered screened tent above that is just waiting to get drenched. There is a netted gutter that makes major flooding within the porch section easier to manage, but we learned our lesson quickly and will be bringing more towels to mop up after rainstorms. Though we were a bit concerned about the rainfly providing enough privacy based on other reviews, we were surprised and thrilled to find that the rainfly provided excellent coverage, especially when tied down. Ventilation was perfect nearly 100% of the time, even in the sun. The design is great and is plenty of room for 2-3 people to comfortably spread out in. Overall, I am thrilled with this tent. I find it a little bizarre that did not consider a solution to the obvious flooding issue that happens in the front section. However, my girlfriend and I did find that, with careful attention to our zippers to prevent bugs, having the exposed area is well worth the occasional flooding cleanup for an option to a bug free experience eating and relaxing. Hopefully we will see a redesign by for the awning to better cover the front screened in area. Something as simple as a larger rainfly with tie-backs would be more than enough of a solution..