Just purchased a pop up, 10 person with lighting for a little over $200. I bought it last week from WalMart and used it this weekend. The zipper is awful (snags and all around difficult) but advertised as “anti-snag.” And a critter put a huge hole the side on the first night. I know it’s been used but I want to return it. I feel like for $200+ it should have held up at least 1 night. Any similar experiences and/or has anyone’s tried to return a poor quality tent? I know Ozark Trails is the generic, cost efficient brand but I’ve bought previous versions with little to no issues.
I’m really regretting not buying the tent I originally wanted. It’s like I threw $200 out the window on this heap of junk. It’s unusable now. Didn’t even get a full 24 hours of use. Do you have any recommendations on a brand and/or a material that can withstand a squirrel?
Honestly I didn’t get much use out of it to really know. The fabric was very thin and I feel would be prone to snags and rips. The poles felt very flimsy. They charged, I’d say, $50+ for the lighting which wasn’t all that great. Better off just purchasing your own and saving the money. Would I buy it again or recommend it, absolutely not.
What brands do you suggest? I could tell right away the tent was garbage. The minute I felt the material i should have just boxed it back up and stayed the night in the car. It was a last minutes decision and my options were pretty slim. I still thought for $200 it would have been a little better quality. I previously owned one of Ozark’s less expensive tents and the quality was much better. Did it hold up very long? Not a chance. My bf and I go camping quite a bit so I’d like to invest in something nice. So price tag really isn’t an issue. Especially if it will last more than 2 trips. This one didn’t even last a night. The black out tents have caught my eye but Im not sure if it will truly be an improvement or an inconvenience. Reviews state they are truly black out so you’ll always need a lantern or some source of light. I also feel like it will increase the already hot temperatures in the summer. But i am rambling. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
You’re speaking facts. It was last minute decision. Walmart trip at 9:30pm kind of deal. I should have just waited until the morning. You live, you learn.
Rather than get something expensive and that's designed only to be used by experts, I'd suggest the Ozark trail l-10 that goes on the outside of an easy up and then using the easy up as covered space.
When you're camping with two or three small kids what you want is a lot of space for them to wiggle around inside the tent. What you don't want is a tent where you can't stand up or sit up and have to slide your way in and then sit inside a mummy bag motionless
Do whatever you want :)
We have a family of 6 and bring like 3 tents the largest of which is a 10 person tent that is ridiculously large inside. We have like a rotation to children in the tent depending on weather and who got scared and well basically don’t really care what anyone thinks?
We got the 10 person Ozark Trails tent from Walmart and that thing can fit like 3 queen size air mattresses so it’s definitely got whatever room you are looking for lol.
I have this one which has been great so far. It’s really heavy though. I suppose it doesn’t take up a ton of car space - if they got the6 person version (if there is one) that would probably work out fine. There’s always space under a cot to store stuff also.
Our family of four use an Ozark Trail 10 person tent. It was like $100 and it’s been great. Held up in two heavy rains, I was impressed. With kids and dogs you will be glad for the extra room. You will need room for bags and shoes, etc. and it fills up quick.
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