Customer Reviews

North Pole Ozark Trail 12 x 9-Foot Dome Screen House Tent

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I have to disagree with those who say this is a worthless piece of junk. Considering it cost less than [...] bucks, I was very surprised at the sturdiness and usability of this screen house. I bought one for a recent camping trip because of light rain in the forecast, and found that it was easy to assemble, kept us dry and was reasonably effective at keeping out FLYING bugs like mosquitos. The one suggestion I would make for improvement would be to have more staking points at the bottom, because we did still end up with quite a few granddaddy longlegs and other ground-walking bugs inside the structure. But the screen mesh is VERY fine and keeps out the flying insects quite effectively if you keep the zippers closed. For [...] bucks, I found it to be a pretty darn good deal. Certainly you can get a better screen house by spending more money, and probably should if you're going to be using it frequently. But for a three-or-four-times-a-year camper like myself, this is perfect for my needs (and budget...)

You can't get a better Sreen Tent for the price. very easy to set up, alittle flimsy
befor you stake it down used it a couple of times so far mainly to keep flyies and mosquitos out while palying cards at night work perfect. experiences 15 miles per hour winds and no problems. Like I said before this was definately work the money I paid.

I recieved the tent within 5 days, thanks to Amazon and UPS. I set the tent up in the back yard to see if there were any suprises. I found that it is Not an easy tent to set-up. Especially when the only instructions included are in Spanish!
Also the pole ties for the 4 vertical support poles are 1/2 on the inside, where the pole is and 1/2 on the outside. The roof support has velcro strips, why not have velcro on the support poles?
I felt like sending it back, however I will need to use it within 2 weeks. I will report on actual use later.
Harold

We bought this to replace 5-year old model that was identical. We lost it when a dead branch crashed through it, tearing a huge hole in the roof and screen. Before that, it worked flawlessly through rain, wind, etc. We really liked the size, quality, and dark screen and searched before we found this exact copy.

First trip with this new one, we set it up in Rocky Mtn. National Park during a light rain that turned to heavy downpours. It showed much moisture and some dripping along the roof seams, but we thought it had gotten wet during setup. It dried out completely the next morning. The following night (about 48 hours later), more rains and more leaks. We tossed a tarp over the whole house for the rest of the trip and that kept us dry.

Given our previous excellent experience with the similar model, we were pretty disappointed with this one. Got home and debated returning it, but we like the design so much (and the cost) we decided just just duct-tape reinforce the seams and take our chances on keeping it.

Wish us luck!

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORSE PIECE OF JUNK OF A SCREEN ROOM I HAVE EVER HAD !!. DESPITE THAT IS 12X9 IT BARELY FIT OVER A SMALL TABLE AT THE CAMP GROUND. THE ZIPPERS ARE PLASTIC NOT THTA THIS MATTERS TOO MUCH, BUT I WAS HAVING TO UNZIP THE ROOM WITH EXTRA EXTRA CARE FROM BEING AFFRAID IT WOULD BREAK APART.THERE'S NOT MUCH OF ANYHTING AT THE BOTTOM TO KEEP BUGS OUT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT THE FLAPS DON'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. THE STAKES THAT CAME WITH THE ROOM WAS A JOKE !PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY SOMETHING BETTER. I WISH WE HAD NOT WASTED OUR MONEY ON THIS SCREEN ROOM.