Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I reviewed the post on a few tent and this one also. Although I saw a few negative feedback post on this tent, I decided to take a chance. I am glad I did. We used the tent for my son's graduation party on one of the windiest, coldest spring days this year in Maryland. I was able to setup the entire top section (roof) of the tent without any assistance. The tip about using white duct tape on the joints where the poles connect was great, as it helped keep things together while setting it up. I only needed assistance from my wife, my 18 year old son and 10 yr old daughter, when it came time to putting on the leg poles. There are adequate enough instructions to put this together and all poles were labeled. The tent was set up to be the food serving area for the cook out. However, it served another unexpected purpose of sheltering the food tables from the wind. The wind was so gusty that we were handing out fleeces and hoodies to guest, but this tent never buckled or even looked like it was coming down. We only put two of the rope tied downs on opposite corners, and it still held and has been up for the past 5 days even through a thunderstorm. (Just because I haven't had time to take it down yet). It only took 30 minutes, in all, to get this setup. Not sure why other people had so many problems with this tent, unless they were using it for some purpose other than what it is designed for. It is an event tent, and not made to be a permanent standing carport canopy. It has served it's purpose well. I would recommend this tent to anyone and especially at this great price. Remember to buy a roll of white duct tape and tape the joints as this does help tremendously with assembly especially if you are doing this alone.