Swiss Gear Elite Series 12 Person Huge Family Dome Camping Tent SG33151
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Swiss Gear Elite Series 12 Person Huge Family Dome Camping Tent SG33151
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The SwissGear 3 room XL Family camping tent will make you the envy of the campground. Built to be extra roomy yet simple to set up. 2 large back rooms each come with a private door so you won't disturb those sleeping around you. The front room can be used to sleep or as a large porch area for dining, gear storage or a family game play area. Each of the 3 rooms is large enough for a queen size airbed and room to store gear and walk around. Center height of 6' 10" allows you to comfortably stand and walk around inside your tent. Color coded pole set up system and easy to follow directions ensures you'll spend less time setting up your tent and more time enjoying the great outdoors. Enhanced SwissGuard weather protection system and coatings keep this tent dry and our unique wind design will ensure your tent is stable and durable. Bring all the comforts of home into the great outdoors!.../ Swiss Gear Elite Series 12 Person Huge Family Dome Camping Tent SG33151 / Dome Tent
Tired of camping with the family in "family sized" tents that barely fit you, your spouse, and a few bags? Turn to the Swiss Gear Elite series 12-person dome camping tent, an extra-spacious shelter that's guaranteed to make you the envy of the campground. Built to be extra roomy yet simple to set up, the tent boasts two large back rooms, each of which has a private door so you won't disturb the people sleeping around you. The front room can also function as a sleeping room, or you can zip down the walls and turn it into a large porch area for dining, storing gear, or playing with the kids. Best of all, each of the three rooms is large enough to hold a queen-size airbed, with room to spare for gear storage and walk-around space. The tent even lets most basketball players stand fully erect, with a center height of 6 feet 10 inches. Dome Tent
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Has Its Flaws : Swiss Gear Elite Series 12 Person Huge Family Dome Camping Tent SG33151
I've owned many backpacking tents, have borrowed and set up quite a few 4-6 man tents of various make and design, but this was the first large family tent I've ever purchased. A friend owns one and recommended it highly. The thing is huge, well ventilated, waterproof (he's used his in the rain) and inexpensive. I got it, set it up and promptly returned it without ever using it. My reasons have already been noted here by other reviewers.
a) Poor construction - Like several reviewers, my tent ripped significantly where the back poles come together and are fastened. I had read some of these reviews, knew this was common but thought "Are these people idiots? Have they never been around a tent before?" (My apologies to you all.) A patch of stiff nylon reinforcement or even extending the receiving strap 2-3 inches would probably prevent this from happening. Also, one of the zipper sliders came right off from the front porch rain flaps when I unzipped it (very poor stitching, threads hanging loosely after). I tried for several minutes to get it back on, no luck.
b) Poor design - The porch's plastic connectors are sized so that the poles grip and stay put, allowing for easier setup. The hub for the main three-pole frame, however, is almost 1/4 inch larger than the poles and allows them to easily come out during assembly (which they did, several times). This is the primary element of the tent's framework!
c) Set up - It's quite a job to get this monstrosity up: the process is not at all intuitive and you need two people to do it. My wife had to stand inside and hold it up while I connected and fastened the main three outer poles. It took almost 40 minutes to get the thing hoisted and the rain fly on. Granted, it was the initial setup with a learning curve but I wouldn't want to have to raise it in bad weather. The rain fly could use some indicators for orientation as it took three tries before discovering the proper alignment.
d) Storage - Yeah, good luck trying to get this monster rolled up and stuffed back into the conservative storage bag. Took me three attempts, the final barely fitting in the over-sized shipping box it came in (that I used to return it).
