Zippers Break Easily
Written: Apr 06 '08 (Updated Apr 07 '08)
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Pros: Looks nice, easy to set up. Lots of "features".
Cons: Crappy door zipper breaks easily.
The Bottom Line: It doesn't function at the most basic level. Get something else.
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| Russhoolio's Full Review: 7x7 Dlx Dome Tent |
This tent looks really nice on paper. In practice however...
1. Set Up: Set up was a breeze. It's really easy to set up.
2. Amenities: it comes with a little net to hang at the inside top of the tent to throw your small items. I liked that. It also has an "e-port" which is just a small zippered hole through which you can pass an electrical cord. Also a nice feature, which I didn't get to try out. It has two little storage bags attached to the inside for you to put more stuff. And it has a place to store your dirty shoes inside the tent, which you can access from either inside or outside of the tent.
3. Ventilation: The entire top of the tent is netting so it has loads of ventilation. You can cover the top with the included Fly, which does a nice job of covering up.
4. Size: It is NOT a 7x7 on the inside. If you measure it only from the end of the tent poles it might make 7 feet. But inside it's quite a bit smaller. I'm 6'2" and laying parallel to the sides in the center the top of my head and the bottom of my bare feet push into the tent fabric. I would have to lay diagonally to fit into this tent.
5. Door: The door is really awkwardly made. There is only one zipper pull on it (on most tents there are two). The very first time I used the door, the zipper got stuck at a certain point, which rendered the door inoperable; and ergo it rendered the tent inoperable. Several of my friends who were with me were also unable to operate the zipper. My camping trip was over 30 minutes after I arrived at the camp site because of this crappy tent.
After the effective size turned out smaller than the specs called for and the zipper incident, I won't be buying any more Swiss Gear products since I apparently can't rely on them to function as advertised, or at all.
Recommended:
No
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Russhoolio
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