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Used while hunting in Rockies so far, so good
Set the tent up, the directions are vague but usable. Everything seems to be working, zippers etc. There are 2 rubber cups that insert into the long tent pole to keep from punching holes in PVC floor and in roof. I recommend also to put a 6 " x 6" plywood piece on floor where pole goes. The stove jack is 5" opening and the canvas flap over the stove jack rolls up and ties - however I noticed the rolled up canvas flap will touch the hot stovepipe. I recommend some heavy aluminum foil or something to stop the hot pipe from touching the rolled up flap canvas. The tent stakes are usable but not all that long, on a windy day in wet ground I could see them pulling out. I recommend some rebar stakes about 14" long as a backup. Time will tell, using it in Colorado in October. Comes with nice bag for tent, and one bag for poles, and one for stakes.
Update: Used tent for 10 days while elk hunting. REALLY windy in camp, like 45 MPH gusts. Tent did not blow over, no rips, had to cinch some lines twice a day. CS alpine stove was in tent. Got nervous when wind lifted stove off ground so we put rocks on stove and tied stovepipe to ground stakes. The stovepipe got so hot it sort of melted the tent stove jack, but not bad. We tried to keep the stove pipe temp at safe levels but the pine burns so hot and fast, and wind its hard to do. Tent zippers work after a week of inebriated elk hunters using them. Will use again next year. Bent stakes when hitting rocks in campground which I anticipated. I brought some heavy 1/2 inch rod to drive in ground, this aint my first rodeo. There was 3 people in 16' tent with our hunting gear and a table which is just right. 4 people would be crowded.
Update: Used tent again in fall of 2020 in Colorado. this time it snowed. noticed no moisture in tent, the water resistant fabric is still working great. Snow melts and rolls off tent with a little shaking from inside. zippers still work. I am having to tie the tent ropes to stakes now, cinching does not work anymore. And all the tent stakes are bent so I use 1/2 inch rebar now for stakes. THe hard rocky ground of CO is hard on stakes.
August 2019 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase