CAMEL CROWN 2/3/4/5 Person Camping Dome Tent, Waterproof,Spacious, Lightweight Portable Backpacking Tent for Outdoor Camping/Hiking

This is a 4 star tent, meaning for 65 bucks I'm happy enough with it. My main concern is wether or not the light duty zippers will hold up, which is a pretty major consideration. I'll be very happy if they do, but I feel like I have to be very careful with them. The design is very nice, the rain cover is total, the setup is easy. Just those zippers.........???????? 5 Year Update: Zippers have held up fine. Tent not used a lot, but have had zero problems with it. Upgraded to 5 stars.

While I cannot comment on LONG-TERM durability, I used this tent during a recent, 1st ever SOLO backpacking trip (5 days / 4 nights), and this tent met, and in most cases exceeded, ALL of my requirements: 1. EASE of assembly 2. Lightweight (preferably under 2.5 lbs or under); I think they said it's 2.1 lbs... and I did not even have need to bring the stakes! 3. Non-bulky / doesn't take up a lot of room 4. Affordability 5. Durability (NOTE: I have reasonable expectations and am not expecting this tent to outlive some of the super pricy models... but on the flipside - UNLIKE the cheap backpack (from a DIFFERENT company) that I'd purchased on amazon that broke apart while just doing a dry run in loading it) - obviously, even cheap gear should be durable enough that it lasts a few trips and doesn't easily break apart like that) Despite having rocky ground (and some sharp vegetation!) here in the Southwest USA, the tent sustained ZERO rips or snags = HUGE / critical! Its weight is lighter than most... but equally important is that it does NOT take up much space - and it definitely did not! NOTE: the slight trade off here is that it was slightly difficult to stuff in its case... but I'd MUCH rather spend a few extra minutes getting in the tiny case that then easily hooks to my backpack in such a way that it DOES NOT cause me to get "close-lined" on vegetation. The tent did cause any "close-lining"... unlike my dang sleeping pad (from a different company)! In terms of ease of assembly: during my DRY RUN, I did have a bit of difficulty with ONE step in the assembly process, but ZERO issues out in the wilderness. Specifically, that was the part where you go to bend the poles in the holders in the corners, after having pushed them through the loops on the tent fabric. I attribute this to having done my dry run on my slick hardwood floor! Out in nature, the ground / earth offers the resistance needed that this step is quick and easy. Just something to keep in mind if you do a dry run on a similar surface. The price is unbeatable for all of the features I'm looking for / that it offers! Most of the negative comments I read seem to come from less than perfect waterproofness. I cannot comment on this personally as the weather was bone dry during my trip and it is VERY, VERY RARE for me to encounter wet weather than I was NOT planning on. Wind, however, is something that can come out of nowhere, but I did not encounter hard wind and cannot comment there. On the final night, there were some gentle gusts for a few hours (and a very occasional moderate gust) and that was it........ tent held up just fine during that... and WITHOUT me having used any of the stakes or guy lines (my partner who taught me the ropes typically doesn't bother with that; and instead we use our gear OR if windy, put a large rock in each corner on the inside (and on this trip, I never even had to put rocks in the corners either). And at times, I'd be off with my daypack hiking mountains, the longest of which was like a 9-10 hr hike = obviously a good part of my gear (which = weight that was in the tent during the night) was with me in my daypack! When I returned 9-10 hrs later, the tent was still standing perfectly, being weighted down with only my backpack on the inside and not much else other than 2 lbs worth of extra shoes.

This is not a paid review, and I'm seriously surprised at the quality of this for the price. This is not the lightest tent on the market, but it's about as light as a $200 tent. The aluminum poles are great. The netting should block out noseeums and definitely mosquitoes. The tent is super easy to put up. It does not come with a footprint. There is sufficient room for two people and pads, but not enough room for your packs. Two things that could be improved are, 1) a bigger vestibule, as it is pretty small on the outside, almost like there is no vestibule, and 2) more storage compartments inside. There is only one small pocket inside the tent. The doors and zippers work great, the rain fly is easy to set up. They actually built the carrying case large enough to repack the tent (someone should get a bonus for that alone). I don't think there is another tent on the market that can compare to this tent on price, weight and quality. If you are not backpacking, or not careful with your gear, then there may be other tents out there where weight is not an issue and the quality could be more durable. But again, I'm pretty impressed with this tent. I would buy again in a heartbeat.

Not waterproof, water resistant. Cant fit two people either if you have bags

We tested it at home before we took it out and my cat loved it! It was super easy to set up, took maybe 10 minutes total. It is very lightweight. It is a bit hard to stuff it all in the bag again after you take it out. It also is hard in the wind, it does not stay put because it is so lightweight, once we put our mattress pad inside, and some of our gear, it stayed put. It's a great size for 2 people. Would make a great backpacking tent.