Wenzel Ponderosa 10- by 8-Foot Four-Person Two-Room Dome Tent

I purchased this tent for summer/backyard sleep-outs w/my kids, both of whom are under 10 years of age. Plenty of room for the three of us (mom isn't a big fan of tent sleeping)on two air mattresses. However, there wasn't much room for gear at that point.

Set up was very simple - did it myself in about 10-15 minutes. The screened walls are excellent for giving the feeling of "sleeping under the stars" without getting carried away by mosquitos. Love the rainfly, too. It held off the drizzle quite nicely (I haven't put seam sealer on it yet), especially over the double doors. Unsure of how it would handle high winds/heavy rain, but the poles and stakes feel very sturdy.

Purchased this to use for camping at a music festival for four days. Easy to assemble...I was able to do so in 30 minutes by myself on a dry run at home, but ideally two people would have this up in 15 minutes or less. Love the overhead storage compartments, plenty of room for two people, no issues with the zippers, only thing I would like to see is a little more head room, but nevertheless for the money this tent rocks!

nice tent plenty of room, but if it rains dont leave anything pressed against the edge of the tent, the water will seep through and soak anything in the tent. if you buy this tent, i recommend you get a tarp to place over it to keep everything dry when it rains.

This tent was pretty easy to put up, even for a little first timer like myself ( I am under 5 feet and was able to do it by myself, although it recommends 2 people). Definately use 2 people if they are available, simply for holding the rods steady as the tent goes up. It drizzled a bit on the camping trip, and the tent held up well with no extra sealant, and was tall enough for me to stand in. The privacy curtain came in handy while dressing or napping, since I shared my tent with 1 other person most of the trip. The number of people that fits in the tent is misleading, the tent says it fits 4-5 people, when what it really fits is 3 twin size air mattresses side by side, with about 1 or 2 inches on either side. If there are just sleeping bags, no air mattresses, it could probably fit about 4 people. The tent comes down just as easily as it goes up and fits nicely into the provided bag.

Happy camping!

ease in assembly - 5 (one person and someone holding the other end)
roominess - 5 (fits a queen inflatable bed with room for storage)
appearance - 5 (looks good - got lots of complement with the color)

I had no problems with this tent - my husband assembled it all by himself (With a dry run in our home). We camped by the beach and we did not have any issues with the wind or any moisture. If there was an option to get one where I can stand in it - that will probably be a better selling factor for this tent. You would need another base for this (for the floor) coz it can get hot and it would be hard to step on it.

Overall, for a first timer- I was completely satsfied plus the price is not bad.......