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expired Posted by aepro | Staff • Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022 11:14 PM
Ozark Trail 12-Person Cabin Tent, with Convertible Screen Room
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Basically there are three skinny poles you thread through the top. There's a gap in the middle so it requires a bit of coordination (assuming you don't want to walk on top of your tent which is an option but I'd take off your shoes) but isn't bad. Then you lift one side with two poles, the back side with two poles, and then put the two poles in the middle, and the two crossbars in front and back. Pull the rain fly over and attach it. Stake down the tent.
We really really loved the basic configuration of this tent. Ours was half dark rest, which means the bedroom was a lot darker and nice for sleeping in. The door configuration on this one is different too--ours had double doors in the front vs. two separate doors on the side. I'm not sure which is better. This also allows you to remove half the rain fly, which is nice but not a feature I'm sure I'd use much (sun is brutal here). But the ability to either completely open up the front room and enjoy nature (while being protected from the sun and bugs), or completely zip it up to protect from weather is amazing. The windows in most tents are much smaller, and not nearly as appealing to us.
And the size of this was perfect for us. The bedroom is big enough for a king air mattress or two twins, and enough space for your gear. The front was big enough for our inflatable couch, a table, and a chair or two to play games. The overall size we found to be perfect. Any larger and we'd have had trouble finding spots for it, either in designated campsites or dispersed camping.
Quality was pretty good for the most part. One of the front zippers finally gave out on ours after about 30 trips or so, which is the most likely weak point on any inexpensive tent. It also had a design flaw that caused rainwater to pool in the rainfly on the back rather than run off (might be fixed in this model?), which led to one of the plastic elbow joints breaking on one trip with particularly bad weather (replaced under warranty). Customer service was a bit of a chore but ultimately satisfactory.
We've moved on to an $800 Kodiak 10x14 Flexbow VX, because we wanted higher quality and couldn't find anything in a similar configuration to this tent. While the quality is definitely a lot higher, we still miss a lot of things about our similar Ozark Trail despite it being a fraction the cost.
In my opinion you could do a lot worse. Oh... and while it does take a few more minutes to set up than an instant tent, it also has the advantage that you can replace poles if they break, something practically impossible with most instant tents.
You are camping. Life is supposed to slow down a bit anyway.
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Basically there are three skinny poles you thread through the top. There's a gap in the middle so it requires a bit of coordination (assuming you don't want to walk on top of your tent which is an option but I'd take off your shoes) but isn't bad. Then you lift one side with two poles, the back side with two poles, and then put the two poles in the middle, and the two crossbars in front and back. Pull the rain fly over and attach it. Stake down the tent.
We really really loved the basic configuration of this tent. Ours was half dark rest, which means the bedroom was a lot darker and nice for sleeping in. The door configuration on this one is different too--ours had double doors in the front vs. two separate doors on the side. I'm not sure which is better. This also allows you to remove half the rain fly, which is nice but not a feature I'm sure I'd use much (sun is brutal here). But the ability to either completely open up the front room and enjoy nature (while being protected from the sun and bugs), or completely zip it up to protect from weather is amazing. The windows in most tents are much smaller, and not nearly as appealing to us.
And the size of this was perfect for us. The bedroom is big enough for a king air mattress or two twins, and enough space for your gear. The front was big enough for our inflatable couch, a table, and a chair or two to play games. The overall size we found to be perfect. Any larger and we'd have had trouble finding spots for it, either in designated campsites or dispersed camping.
Quality was pretty good for the most part. One of the front zippers finally gave out on ours after about 30 trips or so, which is the most likely weak point on any inexpensive tent. It also had a design flaw that caused rainwater to pool in the rainfly on the back rather than run off (might be fixed in this model?), which led to one of the plastic elbow joints breaking on one trip with particularly bad weather (replaced under warranty). Customer service was a bit of a chore but ultimately satisfactory.
We've moved on to an $800 Kodiak 10x14 Flexbow VX, because we wanted higher quality and couldn't find anything in a similar configuration to this tent. While the quality is definitely a lot higher, we still miss a lot of things about our similar Ozark Trail despite it being a fraction the cost.
In my opinion you could do a lot worse. Oh... and while it does take a few more minutes to set up than an instant tent, it also has the advantage that you can replace poles if they break, something practically impossible with most instant tents.
Basically there are three skinny poles you thread through the top. There's a gap in the middle so it requires a bit of coordination (assuming you don't want to walk on top of your tent which is an option but I'd take off your shoes) but isn't bad. Then you lift one side with two poles, the back side with two poles, and then put the two poles in the middle, and the two crossbars in front and back. Pull the rain fly over and attach it. Stake down the tent.
We really really loved the basic configuration of this tent. Ours was half dark rest, which means the bedroom was a lot darker and nice for sleeping in. The door configuration on this one is different too--ours had double doors in the front vs. two separate doors on the side. I'm not sure which is better. This also allows you to remove half the rain fly, which is nice but not a feature I'm sure I'd use much (sun is brutal here). But the ability to either completely open up the front room and enjoy nature (while being protected from the sun and bugs), or completely zip it up to protect from weather is amazing. The windows in most tents are much smaller, and not nearly as appealing to us.
And the size of this was perfect for us. The bedroom is big enough for a king air mattress or two twins, and enough space for your gear. The front was big enough for our inflatable couch, a table, and a chair or two to play games. The overall size we found to be perfect. Any larger and we'd have had trouble finding spots for it, either in designated campsites or dispersed camping.
Quality was pretty good for the most part. One of the front zippers finally gave out on ours after about 30 trips or so, which is the most likely weak point on any inexpensive tent. It also had a design flaw that caused rainwater to pool in the rainfly on the back rather than run off (might be fixed in this model?), which led to one of the plastic elbow joints breaking on one trip with particularly bad weather (replaced under warranty). Customer service was a bit of a chore but ultimately satisfactory.
We've moved on to an $800 Kodiak 10x14 Flexbow VX, because we wanted higher quality and couldn't find anything in a similar configuration to this tent. While the quality is definitely a lot higher, we still miss a lot of things about our similar Ozark Trail despite it being a fraction the cost.
In my opinion you could do a lot worse. Oh... and while it does take a few more minutes to set up than an instant tent, it also has the advantage that you can replace poles if they break, something practically impossible with most instant tents.
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You are camping. Life is supposed to slow down a bit anyway.
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And if you break a trad pole, it can be replaced far easier.
And if you break a trad pole, it can be replaced far easier.
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You are camping. Life is supposed to slow down a bit anyway.