Edit: added pictures though I took them as gear began to get taken out. In taking stuff out I do believe that 6 adults on cots could make the space work with some gear and other stuff outside under the awning perhaps. Picture of tent up with rainfly might help to see how it should look on because that is most difficult part of build.
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Why did you pick this product vs others?:
I never buy large priced products that do not have reviews but I liked the look of this tent, the space, and the awning. It was a leap of faith considering this was to be used the very next day we got it for a 3 night camping trip. How did it do?
Unpacking and assembly: Very easy to assemble poles and organize parts. You should definitely do that as the directions are a 6-7 out of 10 but seeing the poles all organized by type on the ground made it easy. Actually putting up the tent took us 20 minutes but an easy 20. I believe the next time will be under 10 easy. The rainfly is the most difficult part in our opinion because it is substantial and well built. You will probably need to rotate it a few times when you get it up to line things up properly.
This tent is well built. The bottom is made of a decently thick tarp like material. I have used tents with thicker bottoms but they were older. Most tents being made now are thin, which I don’t care for, so this one was an improvement over most I have seen recently. It will hold up if you are smart with placement or prep site a little. Poles are solid and will last. Rainfly is best I have used and I have used a lot of mid/low priced tents. Amazing quality. Plenty of windows and doors for ventilation and access. 4 doors! Amazing.
Space: it says 12 person…you could fit 12 teens in sleeping bags for sure. Adults, not so much. 8 adults without cots would be fine. We were 2 adults, 1 teen, and a 10 year old. We all had cots. Plenty of room plus all our gear. So with cots four is comfy, 5 could work too, but more would not work using cots. So bare that in mind as it really depends on how you camp and use the space.
Awning: this really provides a great covered space for cooking if it rains a little or setting up some chairs or even a table. Lots of uses here.
In my opinion this is an amazing value that I can highly recommend. We only had very light rain and it handled that with ease. The rainfly is substantial so imagine it can handle much more. I usually spray seams etc with waterproofing but because we got this right before leaving I was not able to do that and there was barely any rain in the forecast.
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