SE Emergency Outdoor Tube Tent with Steel Tent Pegs

This tent is fantastic for survival tents! It's strong, durable, and easily keeps your body heat trapped. I love that it has a door flap on the front. However, I wanted this for my backpack. I have a really, REALLY large Teton hiking backpack. This just simply took up too much room after folding it back up to be a convenient backpacking emergency tent for my needs. My regular single person lightweight tent with collapsing poles took up less room. I had to buy a different brand that is tiny and compact. Other than that, which, that is more of a personal thing, I would recommend this emergency survival tent! My last thought is that it did not come with a stuff sack, which may have pushed this to a 5 star review. Again, it is still pretty lightweight, just not compact enough. I hope they consider a stuff sack or compression bag in the future.

This is a better tube tent than the plastic ones by virtue that one end is closed and the other has flaps that can be tied shut. This offers some wind protection and you'll stay warmer more easily. It won't keep all bugs out but if it's raining I don't mind swatting a few bugs if it means I'm staying dry. Just remember to add some clothes pins to keep the tent pulled tight at the top, and maybe replace the included rope with some paracord. The tent pins are a nice addition. It doesn't fold down very compact because of the thicker material. Unless you have a larger back pack this would have a better home in your vehicle emergency kit. I made a shelter kit with this tent including paracord, clothes pins, and just for fun a solar lawn light bought for a buck at the local big box store. When setting it up, be sure to have soft ground cover and use a blanket inside if possible because the durability of the floor material seems dubious against wear and tear at best. I wouldn't recommend making this your "regular" tent, but in an emergency it will be far better than nothing.

I decided to take this tent with me on a winter camping trip to see how well it works as a survival tent. The first problem I had was finding two trees that were close enough to fit the length of rope provided with the tent. Eventually I gave up and extended the rope with some paracord. The tent goes up easily, however the stake anchors for the tent are flimsy and one ripped out while I was crawling into the tent to run the rope through it. Sleeping in the tent isn't bad. I was able to push in my sleeping pad and bag then wiggle my way into the bag. The weather forecast for the night showed a low of 7 degrees F, and I found that the tent did seem to keep me warmer than my usual tent. However this tent does not deal with condensation well and by morning there was a large accumulation of condensation all along the inside of the tent. The top of my sleeping bag was really wet from coming into contact with the condensation and I had to go hang it by the fire to dry out. So overall I think this is a decent survival tent, however I think if someone is going to depend on this to stay warm for the night then they should just use it as a sleeping bag because the rope and stake anchors are not that useful.

Ok this tent is great for an emergency. It is true it has a cancer warning on the package but this is not something you would use everyday and it's merits outweigh, what I consider minimal health risks. It is the nicest of emergency tents I have seen and I have looked at a lot of them. Since I am a small female, I wanted a tent I could set up alone, that would be lightweight and fit my emergency bag. This tent folds up flat and it is very light. It is pliable so you can just slide it and it's plastic bag right inside a backpack and it will mold right to the sides of the bag. Unlike other tube tents this one comes with one end sealed and the other with rain flaps. You can always get better tent pegs and replace the cord with some military grade paracord. I just aired the tent out for awhile. I really don't see that the health issue is that big a concern in this case given that, by definition it is emergency shelter. Personally I am happy with the purchase. But if the health warning is an issue for you it is on the bag so you might want to keep looking.

Havent had occasion to use this but it looks much more substantial than the (not actually waterproof) mylar sack that I had when stranded overnight on a flooded riverbank in torrential rain. Not as convenient to pack, but Ive reworked my priorities. I did buy 2additional tent pegs and will add the clips to hold the flaps closed. Learned a lot in one nasty night. Hope not to have to use it.

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I haven't done more that set it up but in the cold and rain, this is much better than a Mylar tube tent as it will keep you sheltered far better. Two adults will be a tight squeeze but these are meant for emergency shelter from the elements, not comfort. The package is much larger in volume ( buy 4x! @ 12x13" and ~1" thick) than a mylar tube tent however, so stuffing it into most lightweight 72 hour emergency backpacks will be a challenge.. I can put it into my personal 3 day bugout pack without pressing the sides, putting it flat against the hydration bladder divider. It appears to be made rugged enough for a month's reuse or more if you're careful with it. It will definitely retain heat, and moisture unless you open the flap. I may set it up on our first snow and try sleeping in it. It would be a good addition to a car kit, but then.... you could stay in your car....

Inexpensive tube ten which is closed in the back and has flaps in the front. Has over all good reviews and bought to go in my bag in case if needed. Packed dimensions are 13.4" x 11" x 2" and fits well in front of my backpack. Being a large potato chip bag (Material does not ventilate), I expect condensation and the reviews I have seen verify this, but in a pinch I can live with that, and the reviews show it is not the sturdiest of builds, but for the price and purpose, I am happy to have it if needed.