OZARK TRAIL 8-Person Dome Tunnel Tent with Full Fly for Maximum Weather Protection

My wife(a city girl) has decided that she wants to tent camp in the Smoky Mountains in the Fall to see the colors and the bears. One of the rangers told her that if she stays at the Cade's Cove campground during October that she'll see bears every day. I have only gotten her in a tent maybe three times during our 36-year marriage but a ranger did it with a couple sentences. Anyway we need a large tent for bear watching and our king-size inflatable bed and table. I want to be able to stand up and walk around. Anyway, I got a notification that Fedex delivered this to my garage at lunch today so I ran home, unboxed it, looked at the diagram and started my stopwatch. It took me 9 minutes and 8 seconds to put it up without the rainfly by myself. I am thrilled with it so far. Nice and roomy. I do have to duck to go in either door(I'm 6'). Tonight I'll set up the bed w/comforter, TV, camp stove and a flower on the table. Then I'll get my better half to approve. I suspect she'll be impressed. I also have a pop-up shower/pickle bucket commode and a 250ah battery with a couple 150watt solar panels that should run the fan & TV for the week. The battery stays in the trunk of my wife's Camry and the solar panels can lay on the roof or lean against something. I'll review again after we survive the bears in October.

This tent was way more than I exepected, first off it's huge and spacious tons of room for all your gear, the back room can fit a queen blow up mattress comfortably plus we had a Ozark trail in table, a cot two bunk storage for are bags and a heater in the room, and the front room is even bigger we had two of the biggest RTIC coolers, a blow up couch, two chairs, plus tons of other things, the tent keeps off the rain and heat indoors like a boss as well It took me and my fiance set it up in about 8 minutes.

good tent.a little bit cheap material, but it has cost effectiveness.

I purchased this tent from Walmart and if I could return it, I would.Pros:Large tent, room for 2 queen mattresses and plenty of camping gearRoom dividerLarge screen section that can be used as 2nd room or patioEasy to put upRoom to stand up & plenty of room to move and change inCons:Flimsy poles!! Mine broke at the beginning of a week long camping trip in the Rocky Mountains on my 2nd time to use it. The wind blew, and the pole splintered causing my boyfriend a great deal of pain. Another pole feels like it is about splinter as well.Screen fabric rips easilyCondensation forms between the rain fly and the screen "patio"Room divider doesn't touch the floor of the tentThis tent is so unique looking and met all the features I wanted in a tent, I was hoping to love this tent as much as the tent I grew up camping in. I contacted the customer service for a replacement pole, but they said I had to spend $15 for the pole and $10 for shipping! Now I have to decide to spend $25 on another flimsy pole, or to spend my $25 on purchasing a better made tent. Very disappointed Ozark Trail. :(

Absolutely love this tent. bought it at Walmart and used it for 2 camping trips this summer, During the second trip we encountered a lot of rain, tent performed perfect, we stayed warm and dry. It is super easy and quick to set up and provides a lot of room for up to 4 people and gear. The poles and stakes are much more sturdy then the ones from our old tent which served us well for more then 10 years.

Quick set up, well constructed, plenty of features and for an unbelievable price. Great family tent. Obviously, you'll want to spend some more money if you intend to go backpacking in the Rockies, but for a medium sized family looking for a cheap weekend getaway, look no further. This is the tool you need.