Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was a boy scout, then joined the Civil Air Patrol as a cadet, then spent 24 years in the military, and I go camping regularly even now. So, I'm kinda familiar with tents; both good ones and bad ones. And no matter how big or small the tent, it was always such a pain on the rear to set them up, tear them down and find a flat place where rocks weren't jabbing me in the back all night. The final straw for me was when I had to stand holding my tent up for almost two hours in the wee hours of the morning when a sudden, violent storm swept through the area with gusts to 60mpg. After that, I trashed my shredded $400 tent and didn't go camping for another 7 years. Then I got the itch again, and began looking at getting a small tent. I was looking for something that sets up easily, provides a bit more structure to resist winds and a bit more comfort for my aging back. And that's when I found the Kamp Rite Tent-Cot. After watching a few videos, I made my purchase. When the box arrived, I opened it and removed the tent. There were no instructions. But I quickly found that none were needed. It's that intuitive. You simply open it up, lock the legs in place and secure them, then install the fiberglass rod top supports. It took me all of two minutes before my tent-cot was shelter-ready. I opened it, crawled inside and zipped the door closed. That's it. After half a century of tent misadventures, I finally found a tent that's truly easy to set up and tear down, and is comfortable and secure. I slept in it last night for the first time. And I slept like a baby. I used my nicest sleeping bag, and a Lightspeed sleeping mat. There's a handy tie for hanging a light or whatever top dead center too, so I chilled out with my reader before turning over to go to sleep. I would guess that you really don't need a sleeping mat because the 'floor' is more like the feel of a hammock, but try it with and without the mat to see if it suits your tastes. The tent material seems super tough, so I can envision this tent lasting a really long time too. The oversized dimensions suit me (I'm 6'2 and heavily built, and if it gives me plenty of room, most people will also find it very spacious (for one person, of course). The tent comes with a rain-cover and a well-built carrying bag. Shockingly, the carrying bag goes on easily. This is the first time I can say that about a carrying bag that came with any tent I've ever owned. The one drawback I can think of, if you want to call it that, is that this tent-cot is NOT very portable. I can virtually guarantee that you will not want to carry the tent-cot much more that a hundred meters before setting up camp. So, keep that in mind if you're looking for ultra-portability. But if you're still thinking this all sounds good, stop thinking and just pull the trigger. Sure it's a bit more expensive than similar-sized solutions on the market, but its worth every extra penny, and more. Yep. it's that good! Edit: Over a year later and three uses, I can verify that this is an awesome tent. In fact, my last camping adventure included a rain storm that involved gusts to over 50 mph. With the rain-flye in place and all windows zippered shut, not a drop penetrated. I was cozy inside. My equipment-bearing tent next door was absolutely flooded by the same storm. I can honestly say that the Kamp-rite is a keeper!