Prospector Moonshadow 8- by 8-Foot Dome Tent

I am not a tent maven. I got this to put in the backyard for extra guests, or for low intensity camping. Materials were strong & sufficient, and zippers & zipper stitching are well made. Assembley was similar to prior experience with dome tents; exception: the ends of the fiberglass rods do not fit in a fabric pouch. Rather, the ends have a hole, and each tent corner has a rotatable metal 2" shaft that slides into the end of the fiberglass rod. More tension than previously needed with the fabric pouch must be kept on this metal shaft or it falls out of the fiberglass rod end. Having assembled by myself, the first rod took 5 minutes to get up (I was NOT going to ask the wife for help). The second one took 15 seconds. One person can easily get this up by themselves; two people would be easier (but show weakness).

I bought this tent to go to RenFest. We camped out 2 nights and it was freezing cold both nights. Once when I woke up, my fiance's feet were wet and freezing because they had been up against the tent wall. There was dew all over the outside of the tent and every time we moved, some shook down on our faces!! I'm not talking damp, but the walls were saturated. Also, it made me nervous changing in there because i could see people through the mesh. It was just big enough to fit a queen size air mattress, but not much else. I have no idea how 3 or 4 people could fit in this. The zippers worked really well though, and the height wasn't bad, even with a double sized air mattress.

set up tent in my backyard and so far it seems to be a good product... setup would not be easy for a beginner, but i know the tricks to get it up i like the dual exit/entrance doors in my mind so far, 100%

I took this tent with me to Burning Man 2007. There was a sandstorm.

The seams of the tent ripped and the zippers jammed. If it wasn't for some baby pins, this tent would have been useless.

The price is great, but think about a worst-case weather scenario when buying a tent.

I know it is kinda small for a family tent, but we are a family with two small children so we are cozy. So far, we have only set up the tent in the living room for family movie night (we wanted to practice with the tent). Easy set up in theory - much more difficult if you are the wife who read the intructions trying to watch the husband who didn't, (I am quite sure my tongue was bleeding a bit from having to bite it). We live in a mild weather climate so I think this tent will be just right for us.