UNP Tents 6 Person Waterproof Windproof Easy Setup,Double Layer Family Camping Tent with 1 Mesh Door & 5 Large Mesh Windows -10’X9’X78in(H)

there’s much to like here; the value, the appearance, the center height (I’m 6’0″ and can easily walk around inside without bumping the top), the zippers (sturdy, and easier to zip/unzip than other tents I’ve owned), the wall material (thicker than other tents I’ve owned, suggesting good longevity potential), the big skylight windows (I saw 3 shooting stars the first night i used it!), and the “bathtub” design of the floor, in which the floor goes about 8 inches up the wall, suggesting rain likely not flowing in during a storm with running water around your tent — though to be fair I’ve not yet had rain while using this. I’ve used this for 3 weeks now on a road trip through Colorado, Southern Utah high desert and canyon lands, and Northern Arizona desert, in temps between 3 degrees (f) and 60 degrees. it’s holding up well so far. Will it keep you warm in cold temps? No, but it doesn’t purport to be a 4-season tent, so no big surprise. Easily solved by bedding down with extra layers if it’s cold. The problems: 1. The optional rainfly is NOT optional if you’re camping in gusty winds. The rainfly itself and its tiedowns add to the tent’s stability. Without the rainfly, the tent could not stand up when i faced wind gusts between 10 and 30 mph; it would buckle under and start collapsing. Once i finally got the rainfly on the tent (comically difficult to do as one person even when there isn’t wind, and, I’m sure, hilarious to watch if there is wind), the tent held up well against the gusts. Bummer if no rain is forecast and you had hoped to watch for shooting stars as you lay in bed. 2. There are 3 poles on the roof of the tent; the two main ones that crisscross from corner to corner worked fine: hard to get into their tent pockets because of the tension, but manageable. However the shorter pole that goes over the roof to elevate and stabilize the tent front-to-back are so TIGHT that I work up a sweat every time i try to get it attached or detached from the tent. We’re talking 5 minutes of struggle — a big deal if it’s raining, right? in fact, so tight that the last time i was taking the tent down, my struggles to get it off the tent resulted in a minor tear in the tent roof material. �� I finally gave up that time and just stuffed the whole tent WITH the roof pole attached into my car since i had to hit the road for an appointment. So unless you are very strong and extremely patient (I’m neither — I’ve a weak left hand from an accident yrs ago. Which doesn’t explain the impatience. No good excuse for that �� ), then all the good things about this tent may leave you with a sour impression. Maybe mine was flawed? seems more likely that this is a manufacturing/design defect than an anomaly of human error. I like the tent enough otherwise that i may send it back for a replacement, or just make a habit of bringing some workshop tool, such as vice grips, to give me better leverage next time.