Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I finally got around to using this SUV TENT. It's big and it's tall. I can stand up in the main section easily. Did I say it was big? There are several configurations. The simplest setup is to just use it as a standalone tent - no SUV - where you set up just the main section only without using the rain fly/sun shade awning, the "breazeway" section or the part that allows you to hook up to your SUV. This is what I did when I first used it. It's great that you don't have to hook it up to a vehicle in order for the tent to function properly. It's very versatile in that regard because some campsites might not accommodate such a setup - TENT ONLY in other words. After that simplest of setups, you can begin to start using the tent's other features. You can add the rain fly to the top. It also doubles as open air sun shade. This is great on hot days, let me tell you! Especially when there are no shade-providing trees around. You can also setup the enclosed "breezeway" if you want, but you don't have to if you don't have the space or simply do not want to hassle with it. It's a great place to sit and still be indoors so to speak. This section does not have a floor, but bare ground instead. It'll hold two folding chairs easily. This is another very nice feature to have especially during the mosquito-filled evenings.You can also gain access to the main sleeping area through a zipper door right behind the "breezeway". This part of the tent will just simply hang down if you don't set it up. It stays attached to the main sleeping room, whereas the rain fly can be removed. Of course last but certainly not least, is the configuration where you have the tent fully hooked up to your SUV. This is by far the best one. Your kids can sleep up in the vehicle and be safe and sound while everyone else sleeps in the main section. There's a net that hooks to the ceiling of the main sleeping room where you can hang a light and keep your precious belongings safe and sound like your smartphone or tablet. At night, you can look up at the stars when the rain fly is not attached. The tent has a some see through netting up there. It's BIG!. Outside of that, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this tent. FOUR STARS because of the rather high price. UPDATE-------6/21/2015----------- I just got back from camping in the Black Hills near Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota; I took the whole family, five of us, two adults and three kids. We stayed at Sylvan Lake Campgrounds and Recreational Area located in Custer State Park. It's a wonderful place to visit, but it's up there in the Black Hills where the weather can change in a matter of minutes. We were there for five days and four nights and the weather changed as many times. It rained three times. It got kinda windy for a while. It was cold at night. It was both hot and cold during the daytime. It got foggy a few times. It was sunny. It was overcast. You name it, we lived through it. Thankfully it didn't snow. The tent was a godsend. My wife and I first set it up without attaching it to our SUV. All five of us slept in the tent that first night. Plenty of room. The next two nights we attached it to the SUV, and the two small kids slept up in it while us bigger family members slept in the tent. That was the best. We had air mattresses and it was like sleeping on my bed at home. The rain fly worked miracles. It kept the tent dry, warm, and wind free. Thank you rain fly!!!! We even set up the BREAZEWAY. Though we hardly used it except to store some of our gear so to keep it from getting wet when it rained. I couldn't be happier. Perhaps I'll give it a 5 star rating. Maybe I'll do that after I use it one more time on another epic camping trip with the whole family.