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Kept DRY in a tornado like weather
I can't complain. We stayed dry after one of the worst storms I've EVER been though (and not just camping, but in all my life).
Set up was simple and quick. After just 2 hours of having the tent set up a horrible storm rolled through the camp site and immediately started raining and hailing out of no where. Hail ranged from pea sized to just larger than marble/nickle sized. The wind was a steady 35 mph with gusts up to 65 + mph. The storm lasted for 30 min and left just as it came. With all the rain came a river that passed right through where our tent was.
After the storm we assessed the damage. The 2 side poles that expand both the wings came out of place, which lead to the rain fly having too much slack letting in minimal water through the mesh roof. However (not expecting a near tornado) we had only used 5 of the 7 tie downs on the rain fly. I feel like if we were to have used the 2 rear side tie downs we probably would have been safe from any moisture coming in. And with 3-4 in of water flowing briskly through our site I have to say I am quite pleased that NONE of the water came into our tent.
Overall, really great tent....and the video testing weather conditions, very accurate!
June 2017 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase