Customer Reviews

Dexton 6' Great Plains Teepee

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We bought this Tee Pee for my 6 year old son for Christmas. He was so excited, its such a cool sturdy teepee! I would suggest it better for out doors as it has a strange fishy odor on the canvas. I have fabrezed it over & over and as its water resistant the liquid beads and does not soak in. I am think its treated with a fish oil or something! We are keeping it outdoors because the ssmell is so strong you can smell it from outside my sons room!

My kids LOVE this teepee. I ordered it for my son's birthday and both him and his older brother love it (3 and 7 years old). They read, play and sleep in it. It's easy to move around, and it looks great(very neutral blends with any room's decor very well). We have had it for just about 3 weeks and we have been using it inside, so far so good. This toy sparks my kid's imagination, it's very sturdy and I highly recommend it.

I love the construction and look of this tee pee but I think the size is quite off. This size is great for indoors but quite small for outdoor use. It says 6" high the actual size when constructed is more like 5" from the poles, much smaller inside. It says 5' wide it is more like 4' of useable space. I think the measurements are taken of the poles alone and from the absolute widest point of the tent. Other than that great but if you want something for more than one child to be in comfortably go for the next size up. This is more like an indoor play tent.

This was purchased for a pre school project. The kids love to decorate it with Native American symbols. It is easy to assemble and stays together well (as opposed to tee pees purchased from Oriental Trading in the past). I would recommend this item and we will purchase the same (if available, hopefully) regularly for our annual school project.

My kids enjoy the Teepee and it is constructed well. It rolls up easy and stays together when rolled up, thus it can be taken down and put back up again in a minute or two. The fishy odor is almost unbearable, you could smell the TeepPee from 20 feet away. Tried putting it in the dryer with fabric sheets and let it run for an hour or two, didn't help. Resorted to washing it in hot water with laundry detergent, then drying with fabric softener. The TeePee held up perfectly to being washed. Fishy Odor is no longer a problem. 6' high sounds tall however that measurement must be to the highest point of the sticks that extend out the top of the Teepee. The height of the canvas portion is considerably shorter Overall good purchase

I purchased this teepee in conjunction with the other parents at our preschool. We've just moved to a new location and the Nursery "garden" was still very bare, leaving our tots missing their old playground with its little shed and mature plantings.

I was very concerned about the stench described by others. I'm pretty sensitive to chemical odors and often the first to comment on a weird smell. I opened the package when it arrived and assembled the teepee at my home so it could air out before being presented to the children at school. Happily, there was only a mild odor on our teepee. (Perhaps it depends upon time between manufacturing and receipt by the customer?) I still left it to air out in my mudroom over the weekend, but my fears for the health/comfort of our little children were allayed.

Construction of the teepee was simple and easily accomplished by a wimpy middle aged mom. I thought at first that I needed tape to secure the joints in the poles (as another reviewer suggested), but it turns out I just hadn't aligned some less-than-obvious slots and pegs inside the connection joint. When aligned correctly, the joints were VERY snug, even without tape.

This teepee can be transported in a compact hatchback with three kids in child safety seats, though it did need to ride from dashboard over seatbacks (between headrests & kids' shoulders) and nearly touched the glass of the rear window. Normal parents with SUVs and minivans could easily transport this shelter anywhere they wish.

Our class teacher stores the teepee indoors and just carries it out every day for the children to use. We expect it to last a long time being cared for in this way. A patio umbrella cover could probably work for storing one outdoors, but I suspect it would drastically shorten the toy's lifespan.

My first grader is very jealous that his brother's class got this and his didn't. My two kids could easily fit inside together, and they asked if we could camp in it before we gave it to the school. (It isn't really big enough for that!) Several preschool children play in it together at school and they seem very comfortable with the space.

This is a truly awesome tee pee. It doesn't have any ugly patterns on it and is actually very modern looking. My daughter loves this new play spot more than any toy we have gotten for her. After I assembled the tee pee (in about 5 minutes I might add) I noticed a kind of 'new carpet smell,' after airing it out for a day it went away. In general if you are looking for a tee pee at a great price I highly recommend this one.

Ordered the Teepee for our sons first birthday and was really disappointed as the Teepee was shipped missing one of the poles!!! Sent a message a few days ago requesting a replacement pole, but have yet to hear from either Amazon or the Dexton Teeppe Company!?