Bought this tent for our first ever camping trip and Id say that it turned out to be an OK tent. Setting up was easy enough, we did a test run in the backyard before we went. This tent is not good for winter camping though. The majority of the back wall of the tent is mesh which means the rainfly has to always be on unless you dont care about privacy. We camped at Sequoia National Park and the nights got pretty cold (July) and with the lack of a rear wall, inside the tent was cold. We were saved from uncomfortable nights because we slept with blankets over our sleeping bags on top of air mattresses. We fit a queen and double air mattress inside perfectly with room to walk and store gear. It could definitely hold two queen mattresses but no more. Id say this tent is perfect for 5 people, 6 max; unless you dont need wiggle room and decide to pack the recommended 8 people (in sleeping bags only) like dead bodies that dont move.
The second morning I was surprised to feel moisture on the inside of the wall of the tent from the dew that was sitting on the outside, made me wonder how it would hold up in all out rain.
The plus to this tent was the screen room, where we spent most of our time playing cards and taking naps. It can fit 4 folding chairs. It does have a small hole on the base of both sides where the screen room attaches to the tent which would be big enough for ants to get in but we didnt have any bug issues (there wasnt much of a bug issue at Sequoia Park to begin with which was awesome).
Summer tent
Bought this tent for our first ever camping trip and Id say that it turned out to be an OK tent. Setting up was easy enough, we did a test run in the backyard before we went. This tent is not good for winter camping though. The majority of the back wall of the tent is mesh which means the rainfly has to always be on unless you dont care about privacy. We camped at Sequoia National Park and the nights got pretty cold (July) and with the lack of a rear wall, inside the tent was cold. We were saved from uncomfortable nights because we slept with blankets over our sleeping bags on top of air mattresses. We fit a queen and double air mattress inside perfectly with room to walk and store gear. It could definitely hold two queen mattresses but no more. Id say this tent is perfect for 5 people, 6 max; unless you dont need wiggle room and decide to pack the recommended 8 people (in sleeping bags only) like dead bodies that dont move. The second morning I was surprised to feel moisture on the inside of the wall of the tent from the dew that was sitting on the outside, made me wonder how it would hold up in all out rain. The plus to this tent was the screen room, where we spent most of our time playing cards and taking naps. It can fit 4 folding chairs. It does have a small hole on the base of both sides where the screen room attaches to the tent which would be big enough for ants to get in but we didnt have any bug issues (there wasnt much of a bug issue at Sequoia Park to begin with which was awesome).