Customer Reviews

Three-Person Camping Dome Tent 7 Feet X 7 Feet One Touch Set Up

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Length:: 4:15 Mins

Make sure you spread the tent, then it is easy to pull the strings to open the tent.

I have never set up a tent before, so I choose this tent because of the "one touch set up" and the price was right. I watched the helpful video that another reviewer posted. It took me less then ten minutes from taking the tent out of the box, to finish. The quality of the fabric is as expected. Mid-level quality, I'd say, and perfectly acceptable since I'm not a hardcore camper.

As someone else pointed out, it is not fully 7 feet inside. This is no problem for me, though. The only reason I did not give it five stars is because of the lack of clear instructions. If not for the video it would have taken me much longer to set up, and since this is marketed as an easy set up tent I feel there should be more instructions included. I have not tested it in the rain or wind, but will update once I have. For $45 I'm very happy.

EDIT 12/10/10: I finally set this up in the rain. I'll admit that I didn't sleep in it, but I wanted to test it out. I left it up for more than a day, and when I checked, there were two places with water. First, in the very center of the tent, there were about three drops of water. Second, at the back there was maybe a silver dollar sized puddle. I think it came in the seam that joins the heavy plastic floor to the nylon. My area had about an inch of rain, so I'm not complaining about a few drops.

EDIT 5/9/11: I took this camping! It rained literally the WHOLE time. Since last time I had those few drips at the back, I made sure that the seam where the black bathtub floor meets the normal fabric was pulled taut, and didn't sag. (I think last time there was a slight sag which made water pool and eventually come in) This time, no leaking! I'm fairly sure that the drips that came from the top were from condensation. It's so humid here. Also, the picture shown is not the same as what I have. The two pictures submitted by cj "phlnkrs" are what I have.

Ordered this tent to take on a mission trip to Haiti - we were told we needed to bring our own suppllies, and I needed something easy - Out of our group of 32 I was the first one to put up and take down my tent. Absolutely wonderful! Easy, Easy Easy!

I bought this item and set it up in my living room. I needed something I can put up my self and being in my middle 50's, sometimes arthritis can interfere with stuff like regular tents. I got this tent up in 10 minutes- and down in 20. It was my first time, and I have no doubts, that the second time will be much quicker. The putting away part was a little longer- because as usual, you woant to fit it in the duffel. The tent was spacious enough for 3 bodies, or 2 more comfortably, and still have room for a few bags. The material is very light, but there was plenty of ventilation! I do no know yest how well it may stand up in a storm. And to be honest. I don't care much to camp in the rain. But for the money- I am very pleased.

I bought this tent because I'm tired of always taking the longest to set up and take down my tent whenever I go camping with other people. Untangling and setting up the poles. Threading the poles through the sleeves. Getting the poles stuck into the "heels" and arcing up the tent without the pole coming loose. Argh. I wanted something faster and simpler.

This tent performs as advertised. From unzipping the bag to having an erected tent took 3-1/2 minutes the first time, and a good chunk of that time was figuring out what was what. It really was that easy. Hammering in the stakes and installing the rainfly will take another few minutes, but having everything ship-shape and secured should only take about five minutes after you do it a few times and learn how everything works.

Easy enough to take down as well, but it kinda collapses into a pouffy lump, as air isn't easily squeezed out of nylon tents. You're rolling it up with the poles in the middle, so it was a bit more awkward to stuff back into the bag than a tent where the poles are separate, but it did finally get zipped up.

Four stars because It's hard to say how durable it'll be, until I see how it holds up in the woods and rain. It weighs only nine pounds, but is a bit bulky for hardcore backpackers. For only fifty bucks, it's not much of a gamble. I'd say it sleeps two adults, or one adult and two kids. Don't think my inflatable air mattress will fit without pushing against the tent at both ends, but my self-inflating camping pad should work just fine.

I put this tent up on Saturday, just to see if it was as easy as described. I have to say that I was able to get the tent itself up in under 1 minute... The Rain Canopy took a little longer as I didn't look at the directions first, but only took another couple of minutes after I realised I was doing it wrong.... all in all extremely easy to put up.

Wish it was bigger, but for just me and my husband and puppy it will work.



I definately recommend it.

Pop-up system is quick and easy to use. Fly takes longer to set up, requiring poles and ties. Walls were damp from morning dew when touched from the inside of the tent. Not meant for rain or cold weather. Window on all four sides is great for ventilation during warm weather. Stakes were flimsy and easily bent. Compared to other pop-up/one-touch tents, very inexpensive, and works just fine for the occasional camping trip. Frequent campers may want to invest in something a little more durable.

My husband purchased this tent to put on his Harley-Davidson for a trip to Milwaukee from New Jersey. Here's his review;

Set-up and Break Down
I needed a tent that will set-up fast since I was camping on my trip. I had the tent bungeed on my Harley-Davidson Road King Classic. The Road King is a wide bike in size and the tent just slightly over-hanged on both sides of the bike. You cannot carry this tent on a smaller, narrower bike. The first night it set-up really easy and it was up and ready within ten minutes. My other biker buddies were impressed how easy it was. That night it also rained and the tent held it's ground - not a drop of water inside. Break down was just as easy. Just pull down slightly on the top round part where the strings to open the tent are attached. Putting the tent back in its carry bag involved a little bit more time and effort since it was going to be "puffed" up. I had each window slightly opened to release air when I rolled it up to put back into the case. Make sure you have the window zippers opened just a bit so the tent releases air when storing.

The second night I removed the tent from the case and this time when I went to set it up it didn't go up as easily. I had to grab one of the umbrella arms and pull up slightly to get the tent to open. I had to do this each other night I set it up. It's not a big deal and just needs a little tug to get it opened.

Sleeping in Tent
I am six feet tall and on the first night I set-up my sleeping bag across the width of the tent. That first night I noticed my feet were touching the side of the tent. All other times after that I set-up my sleeping bag diagonally for more room. This is more a two person tent not three unless you have small children. Three adults would no doubt be very cramped.

Final Evaluation
My biker buddies could not believe the price of this tent. I also cannot believe the price. I had it set-up and broke down each night while on the road. It was up for three straight days and nights at our destination. It held it's ground in rain, wind and sun. It is very easy to set-up and break down. It is not a three person tent and there is much room if you are going to use it as a one person. Overall a great tent for the money especially at only $50.00. Go ahead and purchase - you won't be disappointed.

Bought this tent for a 5 day bike ride where we camped out every night. I wanted something I could put up and take down quickly on my own. It was very easy to work with and everyone who saw it wanted one. You do have to put two poles in the rain fly but still easy to deal with. It did well in the mild rain we had.

The tent claims to hold 3 people -but I found it was just right for me and my gear with a twin air mattress. I also wouldn't recommend this tent for tall people as you would likely have your feet and head pressing against the tent walls. This is the only tent I plan to use from now on.

This product should be shipped with an instruction video as the ad implies. The written instructions are very vague.
I selected a 7' x 7' tent, because my sleeping bag fits comfortably in them. This is NOT a 7' x 7' tent. The inside dimensions are 6'-6" x 6'-6" and I have to lay at an angle. Adequate for two full size adults.
I'll give it to my grand daughter.