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4.5
Definitely the type of tent that we were looking for for our camping trip. It is so easy and quick to assemble. With two people you can do it in less than 3 minutes. This is better than the normal tents where it takes so long to assemble the parts piece by piece. Not this. Please do yourself a favor and get this pop-up tent. We put it to good use not long ago. Traveling to New York, we woke up with it raining and didn't have any issues with water coming into our tent. Highly recommendWhere do I start?!?I am camping alone. I rolled it at 230am. It was dark. Very dark. I set this tent up by myself!It’s super spacious, but it will not sleep 6 people comfortably. It’s perfect for two with cots and some space to spare.I breakdown tomorrow, hopefully load out will be as easy as load in!After going camping with a friend who has the 9-person instant up CORE tent I knew it was for me. So, when mine (6 person) arrived today, I wanted to inspect it before using it for camping. I moved the furniture out of the way and actually set it up in my living room. Of course, it took up all the available floor space. But, honestly, I had it up in about 2 minutes and when it came to tearing it down, collapsing it was just as easy. I did have a harder time rolling it to get the air out so I ended up straddling it so I could get the ties on it. (My hands don't work so well.) So, for me, a couple Bungee cords with plastic ends so they don't tear the tent fabric should make it easier. The other thing I learned after camping with my friend is that a better-quality tent stake is in order, so I purchased 8 stakes at Walmart for around $15.The only other issue I had was my cats thinking it was their new kitty condo. Or actually with all the leaping and jumping around, a bounce house would be a better description.We needed a tent quick and everything was sold out locally, so we decided to try Core and we were pleasantly surprised. It does go up extremely fast. It did keep us warm when it was 32F out. It has held up to the wind. We have only had light rain and it obviously can handle that, but we haven't tested it in heavy rain yet. We use a tarp underneath because the bottom seems a bit thin.Appears to be good quality and the setup was under one minute.This product is as advertised, very roomy, easy to set up, and it’s a beautiful design. I also bought the Klymit extra thick mattress is to put inside how long with the inflatable pillow casesOn day 4 of my camping trip doing a test run of my gear and it started raining this morning. Up to this point the tent has been great, roomy, easy to setup a solid investment over all. I read a lot of reviews and so didn't waterproof the tent after purchase. Heavy rain all morning and it's dry as bone inside! My only minor warnings to buyers, the gear loft wall does hang down a little with some weight like a local information magazine, a head lamp etc. which could be annoying if you use a cot under it. Because of the layout of the tent, two cots fit fine, but the one closest to the door can stick out into the doorway a little, which during the rain when you open the door, it tends to fold in and can drip on the cot. More and experience issue than anything manufacture related. We just put a trash bag across the cot ear the door to help maintain the dry bedding. If you are thinking about getting this tent do so! You will not be disappointedVery simple and easy
