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Review on Waterproof And Windproof 2-3 Person Forceatt Tent: Lightweight, Easy To Set Up, And Ideal For Hiking And Backpacking In 3-4 Seasons by Emmanuel Winschel

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Let me summarize the majority of these review for you.

So I just received my tent after way to much research on this particular tent. I've read all the major reviews both good and bad and now let me tell you what have observed from the start.1. Yes, when the tent got to me it did have a weird fishy smell to it. Its been airing out and the smell has reduced. 2. The threading isn't perfect but id give it a solid 9.5 out of 10. For what I paid, its on par. 3. ALL of the fabric in the tent main body is very very thin INCLUDING THE FLOOR. If you were thinking your getting a tent with a very strong and durable tarp like material flooring, this is not that kind of tent. You are definitely going to need a footprint or a additional tarp, or even both if you want this thing to last a while. Don't get me wrong, the floor is thicker than the walls, but its not a Coleman tent flooring. 4. This thing is stupid easy to set up. 5. Plenty of space for you and your gear. 2 people would definitely have to be comfortable with each other but you will have room for essential stuff inside of the tent and the bulk gear would be going outside in a vestibule protected from rain or morning dew.I will be going on a 2 week camping trip here shortly and ill give you the after acting review after that. I'm sure to be rained on.Hope this helped. CheersAfter the trip:So, tent worked well, did have a pole coupler fail near the end. Was not a catastrophic failure and the tent still performed as a tent. Contacted Forceatt and they ended up sending me a whole replacement tent 👍👍. So onto what you want to hear: tent stood up to the rain and wind very well. I would not consider the main body tent including the floor to be waterproof but water resistant. I did get a small collection of water in between the main body and the footprint that dampened my floor but not a big deal when the sun turned on midday to dry it all out. I do with the vestibules extended down closer to the ground. They sat about an inch or two off the ground. On the flip side of that same note the tent got very hot and stuffy in the daytime. If the wind was blowing from the side of the tent, I had to open the vestibule to get any sort of decent airflow. That was a bit tricky in the rainy conditions but understandable on how the tent is made with it's ventilation areas. The side events do work very well but I believe it would have been more comfy if I had a small portable fan. If you're going to buy this tent you're definitely going to want to go ahead and upgrade the stakes. It took .25 seconds for me to bend the very first stake.

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Pros
  • Perfect for my backpack and very light and roomy.
Cons
  • The vestibule area is not spacious enough for organizing backpacking gear