Set it up inside my house for the first time so I wouldnt look like an idiot when I get to the campgrounds. it comes packaged in a rather small carrying bag. Once you take the tent out I doubt you will ever get it packaged and fit back into the storage bag. They probably should have made the storage bag bigger. Ill probably buy a gym bag to store it in. The instructions are sewn into the storage bag so I was halfway done setting it up before I noticed them, so dont waste your time looking for any paper instructions. Maybe having them sewn into the storage bag is standard protocol for tents but this is my first tent so I didnt know. There isnt much to setting up the tent so the instructions were minimal but they really should have given some guidance on setting up the rain cover. It didnt explain that at all. I expected to see real tent stakes but instead it comes with thin bent rods that were probably less than 1/4 inch thick so Ill upgrade those first thing. Half of the back wall of the tent is mesh with no closure so you are forced to have the rain cover on, otherwise everyone can look into your tent. The floor is about 10x10 and I would definitely recommend having a tarp under the tent so rocks and sticks dont damage the floor. Im 57 and can stand freely inside the tent. Its way taller than it seemed in the pictures. There is a small ring hanging from the center of the roof that can be used for hanging a light. I would recommend this as the light will shine down the sides and prevent you casting shadows on the walls, thereby preventing an Austin Powers screen show. There are also two small gear pouches attached to the inside walls. The inside if very spacious as you would expect for 10X10. The screened in porch/room seems very nice and actually usable. I may tarp the screen room at night and use that room for a porta potty room for my kids so they dont have to actually leave the tent when we camp around other campers. Floors seem nicely welded and come up the sides nicely. There is not a port for an electrical cord. Because the back window doesnt have a zippered cover and instead relies on the rain fly laying over it, I am not sure how this would perform in freezing temps although Im sure this was not intended for cold weather. If you get it you may want to check out the floor and determine, based on your usage (kids, dogs), if you should also lay a tarp inside the tent as well as under it to preserve the floor to keep it water proof.
Just the facts
Set it up inside my house for the first time so I wouldnt look like an idiot when I get to the campgrounds. it comes packaged in a rather small carrying bag. Once you take the tent out I doubt you will ever get it packaged and fit back into the storage bag. They probably should have made the storage bag bigger. Ill probably buy a gym bag to store it in. The instructions are sewn into the storage bag so I was halfway done setting it up before I noticed them, so dont waste your time looking for any paper instructions. Maybe having them sewn into the storage bag is standard protocol for tents but this is my first tent so I didnt know. There isnt much to setting up the tent so the instructions were minimal but they really should have given some guidance on setting up the rain cover. It didnt explain that at all. I expected to see real tent stakes but instead it comes with thin bent rods that were probably less than 1/4 inch thick so Ill upgrade those first thing. Half of the back wall of the tent is mesh with no closure so you are forced to have the rain cover on, otherwise everyone can look into your tent. The floor is about 10x10 and I would definitely recommend having a tarp under the tent so rocks and sticks dont damage the floor. Im 57 and can stand freely inside the tent. Its way taller than it seemed in the pictures. There is a small ring hanging from the center of the roof that can be used for hanging a light. I would recommend this as the light will shine down the sides and prevent you casting shadows on the walls, thereby preventing an Austin Powers screen show. There are also two small gear pouches attached to the inside walls. The inside if very spacious as you would expect for 10X10. The screened in porch/room seems very nice and actually usable. I may tarp the screen room at night and use that room for a porta potty room for my kids so they dont have to actually leave the tent when we camp around other campers. Floors seem nicely welded and come up the sides nicely. There is not a port for an electrical cord. Because the back window doesnt have a zippered cover and instead relies on the rain fly laying over it, I am not sure how this would perform in freezing temps although Im sure this was not intended for cold weather. If you get it you may want to check out the floor and determine, based on your usage (kids, dogs), if you should also lay a tarp inside the tent as well as under it to preserve the floor to keep it water proof.