The combination of fiberglass poles and metal poles is much easier to assemble than the all aluminum poles of the older model. It's a handful to install the first time, in the dark with the wind blowing, by your self. Very flexible for setup configura...  Read More

The tent bag has an extender zipper like the kind suitcases have. It has a zippered expansion section that can make the bag bigger. The pockets are brilliant.

The tent was easily fastened to my crossover with no issues. Although may needed more instructions on the van connections. We have a 2005 dodge ram 1500 with a tall topper and the truck has a small lift kit. Attaching it to the pickup was fun.

Only drawback is that the screen room is on the wrong side in a developed campground. This is not an issue for using the tent in more primitive or dispersed campsites but for use in state and national parks, the wider space in a campsite is almost alw...  Read More

The rain fly does an excellent job but should have been larger to cover the vehicle connection. Neither of us is particularly tall so putting the rain fly on is a bit tricky but manageable. On sunny days it has a cool sun roof (mesh) to look up to the...  Read More

The price is just too high for the poor durability of the fabric. Good for storage but not for living/sleeping. Now to restart the process or finding the right tent again.

Here in the pacific northwest the majority of the campsites are as follows. Good luck determining any of this online as the pictures of each campsite are usually awful and do not give dimensions. Not small, takes up a lot of space in the car and way t...  Read More

Woke up in the morning to a wet floor full of puddles across the entire floor. It appears that there was some kind of chemical spill between two layers at manufacturer in their packaging process.