I have this tent and love it! NOT YOUR AVERAGE WALMART TENT. Colorado elk hunts in snow with a wood stove is heaven. Great ventilation for spring and summer camping. Zero leaks ever and tested it in a tropical storm with 50MPH winds. I did make new stronger stakes. The material is very heavy duty and not thin but not cotton canvas. SERIOUSLY thinking about buying the new larger one.
I love it too! I don’t really need anything that will “last a lifetime” as we are building a cabin right next to this deck. But this will do the trick for the next year!
Picked up the same tent two years ago as a cheap-er way to see if we wanted to invest in a canvas wall tent for deer season, and two seasons later it's still here. Zero complaints for the price.
Plans a cabin in the woods. Builds a nice well thought out deck to pitch a cabin tent on. Pitches said tent. Decides not to properly connect the bottom per the instructions. Proceeds to offer suggestions that amount to a doubling down on the method of securing it that he chose not to do in the first place. Legend
Good Review. I had the same Ozark tent from Walmart worked great never leaked. My son wanted to have his own space and camp so we set it up in the backyard between 2 trees and it stayed there for 2 years. Never had an issue with it, I just would retighten the guide lines. However, after two years of being set up a couple of storms back to back took it out. Again it never leaked, very impressive. The joints on the frame gave out during the storm which caused the failure. The tent seems never failed and its no fault of the manufacturer especially being set up 2 years straight, got our money worth out of it and will be getting another of the same tent.
Nice job. If you're going to be building, dig the house into the hill and make sure that its longest wall faces due south. This will allow you to build passive solar. I built my house into a hill, oriented it to face due south, super insulated it, and put most glass facing south(not low E). It was working great when we got 30 sunny days per winter. Now that we only get about 12, I have to burn wood for backup. Tractor Supply Company usually sells the Shelter Logic 12' x 20' x 8' round top tent garage for $400 on black Friday. I bought a bunch of concrete curing blankets to cover mine to insulate it. To protect the blankets, I put a 20' x 30' extra heavy duty tarp over the top and the dead end. When I get to it, I'll build a frame and plywood end to replace the canvass door end. I can then put a stove pipe through the wood wall and heat with wood. Building a house takes longer and costs more than originally planned. My house took 11 years before we could move in. Just keep working at it. If the money gets tight work on the projects that take time but not much money. I regret not putting in fruit and nut trees when we first started. They'd be mature and producing now. Good Luck, Rick
I have the same tent. I've had it for about two years. It's a great tent. I don't use a stove. I use heater in the winter. It's used at state campgrounds in Georgia. I had it out in December 2022 in 17-degree weather. In addition, I use carpet on top of the floor. I think the tent is a good investment. I purchased a large tarp to use as a rain fly.
I do exactly the same as you! I put a mexican blanket down on the floor to trap dirt and keep it a little warmer, and I use a propane heater. I will be picking up a wood stove this fall for the winter season, from Northwoods Fabrication, nice enough that once we build the cabin we can use it in there. Once this cabin is built, I am going to build another deck further up the road to rent out and I'm going to make a few modifications to the tent frame and use a tarp rain fly to leave the tent up permanently. This thing has been well worth the money, wish I had caught it on sale for $250 a couple months ago, that was a steal!
So I've been in the Army for a day or two. Your correct about the corners they could be a problem long term. Also, a problem with putting your tent up on a deck is the temperature on the floor. Its critical the floor be on the ground to keep the heat in when its cold. Love your interior setup. If you really want to keep the area cool in the summer, I recommend putting up a thermal fly or camo net a 8 inches or more above the roof. Having two roofs does will drastically reduce the temperature from the sun. Just my 2 cents thou.
Thanks for that boss! My schedule this summer into the fall is trash so I won't be going back up until October I think. But it is still warm then during the day. I have spare tarps just in case we need to add a second one for really bad rain but I didn't even think about blocking the sun! Thanks again man. Best of luck in the Army!
Bought this same tent for first year hot tent camping along with the Alpine chef wood stove, nice tent, slept 5 with matresses and the stove heated it well although had to get up every few hours to stoke the stove. was a good investment.
I was going to buy the alpine chef stove but they just started selling this other one through tractor supply that will be good to transfer over to the cabin once we build the cabin. Couldn’t get it in time for this trip and now it’s turning into summer so not sure I’ll get a stove until later this year.
I actually have an old (30+ years) Ozark Trail 3person camp tent, which is still in great shape! I also have a very well made (and not cheap) canvas wall tent, and I spoke with the manufacturer recently, they said their metal and canvas prices had skyrocketed, so of course, so had their tent prices! So this might be a good option for a lot of folks!
I have this tent it’s great and withstands quite a bit of wind and weather. I got a Stansport 16x12 desert camo tarp for a fly to protect and help the roof last. Light color matches and doesn’t make it dark inside.
Haha! Agree! There is a good review of this tent and the guy left it up for two weeks and a bear came and ripped out the window! Solid tent to stand up to a bear! Thanks Andrew enjoy it, it has worked out great for me!
I lived in mine. For three months straight in the coastal plains of the Southeast. And every Monday - Thursday in north central Idaho for just over a year. Mine was the first version without the stove jack so I installed my own. I love the tent and still own it. The door zipper has blown out, but other than that it is great.
Mice will come in if you don't use some mice deterrent. They hate peppermint smell. You can spray that around the outside of your tent on your boards. That should help keep the mice out of your tent.. Thanks for doing a you tube on this tent. I was looking at this tent to buy. Thank you.☺️
Welcome man! I have two new videos coming in the next two weeks, one is the time lapse setup (took me 41:00 by myself) and a video all about that floor and how it's not as bas as I made it look in this video. This tent was $400 when I got it, it is $500 now (thanks to inflation and Walmart being greedy), but I still think it is worth it. Stay tuned new videos coming!
I own two of these tents and man o man the value that they bring is phenomenal! I have owned my tents for just over 2 years and it can be rather big when you are transporting it yet the layout when it's set up is simply second to none. I think that three adults with the stove inside the tent is probably your best bet. If you are not going to set up a stove inside the tent then you can easily rest 4 adults. I wouldn't look to do more than 4 adults without sacrificing space and comfortability (but then again I am 6'5 275LBS and my children aren't exactly little lol). If they are still on the market and you are looking for a wall tent, BUY IT!
Solid info right there! If I don't have the cabin built by the winter then I will get a stove for sure. Back in February when I went up it went down to 30 and I just had the propane heater on low and it worked fine for me. Yeah I'm 6-4 and 220. Just went up last weekend with a buddy little bigger than me...just the two of us and our gear and 3 dogs was enough! But really...said it again on the video I put up today...really amazed and impressed by this tent every time I use it! Thanks for watching brother!
Sweet and thorough review. I didn't know Wallies/OT made a canvas tent. I picked up their version of a spring bar tent a few years back and happy I did, because they only made it that one year. Cute doggo 🐶♥️
So it says “canvas” but it’s really more like rip stop nylon, like if you have ever seen a pair of 5.11 pants or Columbia pants it’s like that material. I love it. It won’t last as long as true canvas but I don’t need it to, only need this for a year.
I have found with canvas tents that if you spray them down with a good water sealer for wood it helps to preserve the canvas for years. I did that with my teepee and it last 7 years
Yeah this tent is great! I have a firebox from cabelas. This thing gets warm. Used it last year when we went elk hunting in chama new mexico! Me and my son stayed in here. It good enough for 2 maybe 3 people. This held up against the wind that hit us from a canyon below. I staked it down not using the hardware included. Best decision ever!
It has worked really well for me. Shockingly well. I really love this tent. Doing some new videos all about the floor and other features that in this video may seem not so great but really ended up being awesome. I want to get a "survivor grizzly" stove, seems the perfect size, and then when we build the cabin we can transfer it to the cabin. Thanks for watching.
Put some pool noodles in corners and rain won’t pool and droop. Can put a vent flap on top vents, but you do want circulation. Put plastic sheets on floor and then get rubber flooring for more insulation. Great video. Thank you for the info and video. Best of luck to you with your cabin. 👍👍👍
For the bottom, we would sew in two or more feet of tarp all around (it does gives you the option of having it higher as well). We would then tuck the tarp in and lay rocks or logs to secure it in place, it's a lot better than stakes in the ground.
Thanks I have 2 Pitbulls Luckychase and Chance thay are 14 now we are homeless I have a tent only good for summer, a friend let us stay with him been looking for a tent like this
If you have to refresh the waterproofing, spray it with Thompsens Water Seal. Yes that is correct. Soak it and let it dry. The canvas will stay pliable. My 30 yr old canvas tent still sheds water with no leaks, smells fresh yet and has a lot of life left in it. An old camel 9x12 cabin tent.
Thompsens is great on canvas.. Since this tent looks like coated ripstop, test it first to see that the distillates in Thompsens does not wreck the factory waterproofing underlayer. I have not used it on my other tents of the nylon or polyester type construction.
I don’t know about tents but we have an Ozark Cooler that we broke the latch on when it was 20 below. We called Ozark trail to order a replacement and they sent it right away ….no charge. Not a brand I am afraid of.
Wow, the tent is awesome. I really like the shape of it. I'm still on my first tent lol and it's small. But, I plan on getting a tent in the future with a stove hook up. Nice review 👌🏽 Thanks ❤️
Not gonna lie, you had me rolling with all the extra stuff you say, and the excuses you have for everything it hilarious!! Nice review my man. You’re a funny guy, and not afraid to speak your mind.
Nice! Have fun enjoy it! Did you get it for $250??? What a deal! I got it for $400 and then Covid drove it up to $500. I’m betting Walmart ordered a couple thousand of them and now they’re sitting on a pile of them so they had to drop the price. I’m tempted to get a couple and sell them on eBay for people who can’t get them like up in Canada.
My son bought a Walmart Ozark trail tent , on the first breezy day one of the fiberglass supports broke and about a week later the zipper broke. Then on another breezy day the top vinyl cover had a tear in it . In my view Walmart tents are junk. Unfortunately he lost the receipt to return it . So he bought another brand tent that was good.
Thanks for watching! Hmmmmmm sounds like a could make some money exporting tents to UK! Haha! I have actually seen them on eBay…marked up $100-200 more than the website list price! Plus shipping.
I 💯 agree. These things aren't cheap. I've had a few tents and none of the held up in East Coast canadian winters. Had no idea walmart sold something like this.
I am tempted to buy 2 or 3 of them and sell them on ebay with shipping to Canada, I have had several people message me and say they cannot get them shipped to Canada from Walmart!
Great review thanks. Yea, seems like Ozark trail items are above average in their camping gear equipment, I have other items by this company but not this tent, not yet anyway. And would definitely buy if I needed a tent that size. My current tent is the Ozark trail 2 person tent, works great and I did get it used so I did a complete seam sealer and a few coats of Kiwi water repellent spray. Very durable.thanks again.
I own many other Ozark trail items and all are just as good as most items you would buy at REI. Not sure who is running this department of Walmart but somehow these products are better than most people think they would be.
The flaps are called sod panels. They were put in trenches cut out around the tent. It was used by the settlers to keep wind and snow out. You can still do it now.
YUP! Learned this last year from another person with a similar comment, I had no clue! I did some more research on this and actually put that into a couple of my other videos. And I found if you fold that sod cloth UNDER the floor...ZERO draft! Made winter a lot better in this tent!
Nice review. We have this tent as well it's not bad for the money. We went winter camping in it in NH and it did very well. I will agree though they could have done better on the floor either more Velcro or better yet a zippered floor would have been a lot better. And my door does the same I don't know why it doesn't go all the way down but it is what it is for 400 bucks. It fit 4 of us in it with our gear so we were happy.
Agree for the money it’s great. Have you been using a stove? I’m wondering how high of a pipe I need to make sure sparks don’t come back down and melt little holes in the tent.
@@bfroutdoors we went about 2 to 3 feet above the tent but we used a spark arrestor. I highly recommend using one plus the stove we have has a baffle in it which helps a lot to. It's the fltom on Amazon some people made videos of it good and bad mostly on the paint. But if you heat it slow at first for a couple hours then let it cool it seems to hold.
That is effing sweet! Never heard of this tent. I got a canvas Trek tent 15 years ago 10 x 14 I believe. The just recently stopped making them. I was like crap crap crap! Mine is still alright but it's starting to get older and I was always thinking I could get another one if I needed to. Well this looks like it has great potential to be my tent in the future. Yeah, I'm not into a full outfitters tent but I like these type. My Trek has been through a few giant snow storms and has never failed. It snowed 36" pretty much overnight one time and made it through. I'm currently at the floor section of your video. I really like the floor of the Trek. It's some kind of PVC or something. It's super tough and strong, hasn't degraded in anyway over 15 years. Mine doesn't have a stove jack but it is something I was always going to add. I have the zippered floor for it because I added that for ice fishing several years ago. I really like the internal poles that is awesome! My Trek has exterior poles but looks like it's set up for interior, I may custom make some for it some day if I don't purchase this tent in the future.
If you got 15 years out of that tent it was worth every dollar you paid for it! And for $500 this one is good for me and my use. If I wanted something to last another 15 years I would spend the money and get a legit canvas wall tent. But for me I only need this to last about a year or two while I build the cabin. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching! One of my first videos ever put up so it's not the best and we have come a long way from this to our current level of videos, but really just glad to show people a decent piece of gear at a decent price that will help people get out in the woods and enjoy their time.
HA! Well thanks! I hope we grow the channel. My schedule is super busy this summer and we won't have any new content until late summer into the fall. But over the fall and winter we will be putting in a lot of work at the camp and I am planning to make several videos before the end of the year. Thanks again!
I’ve got an Ozark trail 4person tent that I bought 10 years ago…..it’s been at a camp on our property by one of our ponds for the last 4 of those years……standing in all weather and still doing fine……..when it’s finally replaced,it will be with another Ozark Trail…
Four years is crazy! I think you may be the highest number I've had comment on here. I've had a few two year and I think one guy with it up for three years. Once we build the cabin I am building a second deck further up the mountain and I am going to place this tent on it to rent out and I am leaving it up to see how long it really lasts.
Thanks for watching, glad the videos helped! So I am 6 foot 4 inches, and I've got a few inches to the top of the peak. I think the top of the wall on the sides is right about 6 feet, maybe a couple inches less, and the peak has to be 6-8 to 6-10.
If you are on flat ground and get to the campsite yeah you are right! There is even a way to let the front flap of the floor lay flat at the doorway so it would be even easier to roll in and out. Thanks for watching!
Yeah this was the selling point for me. Although this past winter I just used a propane heater, this coming winter I’ll have a wood stove. I have a feeling I’ll need to spend one more winter in the tent while I build the cabin. And then I’ll just transfer the wood stove to the cabin.
Nice deck....I saw on a nother video....if u lower the buttons on the sidewall legs...the flaps on the bottom will touch the outside ground better...nice review...good luck on your cabin build!
Is a really great tent. And you thought right I left mine up the whole winter and the roof poles caved in. My fault a great tent I should have added a center pole. Never ever leaked and the grass was green when I finally removed it
I was soooooo tempted to leave it up! Glad I didn’t! But yeah I think with a couple 2x6 braces and extra poles it could stay up for a long time. If I was going up to camp every weekend I’d find a way to leave it up.
For warmer climates (where you'll never need to put in a stove), I'd look at the EZ up cube, or 'standing room' tent. Ozark also makes an equivalent. They're all 2 pieces: the 4 leg gazebo top, and then a cube that attaches to it, so you have a 10'x10' room. Some of them have little velcro flap areas for putting in an a/c unit.
Really liked the review….your videos are getting better also. I would’ve loved to see your deck building videos more of actually the build and not driving, bc Ive never built on such a grade. Again not trying to be too critical just trying to help. I subscribed and I am looking forward to more stuff from you.
I REALLY wanted to make a better deck build video, but when I first built it I was on a serious time crunch with the sunset so I just hauled ass and built as fast as I could without doing any video. Now that I’ve got the deck and this new tent, when we start doing the cabin I will do much better videos. I’m still mulling over how I am going to do the footers for the cabin. Thanks for watching!
I camped in those too! If you setup your poles and measure the whole thing, you can find a canvas tent to cover the frame. Many companies offer canvas and pole kits separately.
If we had sub zero temps and a good amount of snow, I would opt for something thicker and sturdier as far as the tent goes. Our night time cold in the winter is 20-35F...and even in the winter it usually warms up to over 40 during the day. And we only get a few light snows even up in the mountains. And I have discovered there are two features about the floor and side walls that are actually really useful and are meant to close it in and not be so open like I depicted here, doing another video on that on my next trip. But the deck is SOLID! Thanks for watching!
Nice tent! I was thinking of making one about the size out of canvas tarps but at that price its hardly worth doing. Those metal frames look pretty weak mainly for temp camping. If you wanted a permanent setup or longterm then heavier pipes or woodframe might be your best bet. Definitely a protective cover as well for UV protection ( there are coatings that help too) as well as rain and sun shade. Definately a good investment.
Once we get the cabin built we will end up building a second deck further up the mountain to rent out both camps and I will probably get a nice white duck canvas tent. For now this is holding up ok. I will need to spray this for the winter, a waterproof coating and an anti-fungal coating. But throwing a tarp over helps a ton.
Thanks for the review of the tent ⛺️! Now could you show us how to build the deck? That would be really helpful! Please include the details and materials
I built the first section of deck almost in the dark, I have another video of it. I’ve built quite a few decks but forgot one piece of bracing and had to fix it on the next trip. Last trip we built an extension so now the tent faces out to the view of the mountains and we have a seating and fire pit area. Again we were racing against daylight on that one so I didn’t get any video. Next trip I’ll get a detailed video of the materials and construction.
Generally speaking , I have found that the nylon material tends to disintegrate due to Sunshine UV, particularly with inexpensive brands such as Ozark Trail brand tents. I have, in my career, cleaned-out hundreds of Homeless encampments...rotted tents by the score. Temporary shelter, ok, but within weeks it would require additional Tarp coverage and rigging.
So what I'm seeing of the material and how the thing is built the old tent of the day we're better than what they're selling steel yet today. The 10th that I've had since I was a kid is a heavy canvas with a good heavy rubberized bottom. And if I remember right my parents bought it at Kmart
I can tell you that the canvas is snug. I cut the pins along one side that slip in the bottom of the poles by about half. It’s still snug but a lot easier.
I'm thinking of getting this tent for a mountain property but I will build a wood structure over it then maybe later when the tent is gone build it into a cabin or she'd
I have seriously considered doing exactly the same. We are indeed building a cabin right next to the deck. We just built an 8 foot extension on the front of the deck so now the tent door faces out towards the view. Cabin will go to the left of the deck. But I have considered building a roof over where the tent is now and keeping that roof over the deck once the cabin is done. For me this tent has worked out really great, I didn't need a $1,200-$,2000 canvas wall tent, once I build the cabin this tent may not ever get used ever again. Thanks for watching!
Also, I just posted a setup video yesterday, takes me 41:30 to setup by myself. And in a couple weeks I am posting a video all about the floor and the sides and how it's really not as bad as I made it seem in this video.
coat it with some uv/waterseal when it is new , it will last you a lot longer , you can probable just get a sprayer and a gallon of Thompsons WS and just spray it on while it is up , make sure you get the proper stuff for the material
Nice review. But I think what you should do is an update review after a good rain storm. No matter how “Good” a tent looks, it’s ability to keep the interior dry is the most important aspect of a shelter.
Agree 100%. Only problem is I try to plan my trips around the weather so if it’s going to storm I just don’t go to camp…but I’m sure I will get caught in a good one at some point! Will for sure do an update video later this year.
@@bfroutdoors you may want to rethink that policy. Personally, I enjoy hiking in the rain for several reasons. No one else is out there. Almost guaranteed to be by yourself. The amazing colors. Everything is so vibrant when it rains. The relaxing, almost therapeutic sound of rain makes you feel so peaceful. And the last but most important bonus to hiking in the rain, NO BUGS!!!! All them nasty, biting, annoying critters hunker down for the rain. Leaving you to enjoy the outdoors to the maximum. Something to ponder about….
That's a good question, but several people who have had these up for more than a year or two have told me you just need to spray it with a waterproofer like Thompson's and an anti fungal if you're in a place like I am that is very humid all year round. Putting an extra rain fly tarp over the top of it also helps immensely as it also gives it some shade from the sun so it doesn't dry rot.
I think people underestimate the value of Walmart tents because I bought a 10' pop up tent and I've kind of abused it and it has never leaked in 2 and a 1/2 years of being up almost all the time.
Someone else suggested moth balls or dryer sheets to keep them away. The tent is really just temporary while we build the cabin so I am hoping we don't have to deal with any critter problems.
@@waynerogersbushcraft3153 the power of TH-cam community! Someone else suggested it and worked great! Now I have to patch holes though, nice got into the deck box and ate some holes in the tent! 🤬🤬🤬
So the black rubber floor you see in the video is included with the tent and is the floor. I usually only go out for 3 days and I set it up by myself. Next trip I am making a setup video so everyone can see how long it takes. It's not bad, maybe ten minutes at most, now I've done it a three times I bet I can get it closer to five minutes setup time. The problem is the weight. It's 90 pounds with the top and bottom and poles and carrying bag. The bag has wheels but if you are on uneven surfaces or a hillside like me it is a pain to move. If you have two people it's easy. If you can just drive into your campsite and pull it out of your vehicle and set it up a few feet from where you parked it isn't bad at all. It's tall enough for me and I'm over six foot, and it has held up great for me. My very first trip with it, I took the poles out and put them up on the deck, then I pulled the top out, set it up, then went back down to my truck and got the bottom and brought that up, just made three trips down to my truck. Hope that helps!
Yeah I wish they would! Over 300,000 views and I am sure many people ordered one after watching this. Then they went on sale for $250 a month ago! And I am sure they sold more. Yeah they owe me!
Sorry for that those tents are pretty good tents from Walmart 10x12 tent as for the vents all you have to do is go get sticky on Velcro and put that on there and cut you a piece of canvas and do the same to cover up the vents I went with a 4 m bell tent in which I paid 639 for it's a canvas Bell TV tent we've had some heavy rains here in South Carolina and it's held up well and never leaked it's 105 ft on the inside
Solid suggestion. Someone else below kind of suggested similar for the vents. Now that it's warm I'm not too concerned about it though. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the valuable info. I'm looking at a long term stay in whatever tent I get and was wondering how yours is holding out, and if their are problems, would you please elaborate on the issues, and how you dealt with them?
Kenny, thanks for watching, no issues here for me. I have used this tent 6 or 7 times now, I have posted two other videos about the minor "issues" and also a time lapse on the setup time for one person. The removable floor is not a problem and the gaps are not a problem if you figure out how to deal with them (I go over it in the other video). Basically the tent sides have extra fabric at the bottom for you to put some logs or sandbags on to keep it sealed to the ground. I have not had any issues with insects or critters coming in, and I have not had any issues with waterproofing or rain. As a couple others have said, if you are going to put this tent up long term, I would re-enforce the top center pole with at least a 2x4 or larger 2" galvanized electrical conduit and a center pole in the front and back to support the center beam. I would also highly suggest putting an extra tarp over the top with a 6" to 12" gap between that tarp and the tent, it will protect against major rain and snow buildup and big thing it will shade the tent so it doesn't get too hot during the day. But again, really, no issues I love it. Several people in the comments have had these tents up for months at a time, one guy said his brother has one up in Alaska has been up for over a year! Check out this video I go over the sides and the floor...and best of luck buddy! th-cam.com/video/h2rATYd3baI/w-d-xo.html
Actually, I am going to take a block of wood and cut a hole in it so the corner poles sit in that hole. And I have a trick for keeping the outside flap down that I am going over in a new video coming next week. Thanks for watching!
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I have this tent and love it! NOT YOUR AVERAGE WALMART TENT. Colorado elk hunts in snow with a wood stove is heaven. Great ventilation for spring and summer camping. Zero leaks ever and tested it in a tropical storm with 50MPH winds. I did make new stronger stakes. The material is very heavy duty and not thin but not cotton canvas. SERIOUSLY thinking about buying the new larger one.
Hey, do you have a Product number for the tent on the box, trying to find it on Walmart site but no luck,
@@wallycheeke4674 search wall tent. That should work. Box is long gone.
Hey thanks for getting back to me, tried alot of different ways to find it, thinking maybe they don't have it in their listing in Canada.
Thanks.
I love it too! I don’t really need anything that will “last a lifetime” as we are building a cabin right next to this deck. But this will do the trick for the next year!
@@bfroutdoors good luck with the cabin.👍
Picked up the same tent two years ago as a cheap-er way to see if we wanted to invest in a canvas wall tent for deer season, and two seasons later it's still here. Zero complaints for the price.
Yeah for the money this isn’t bad and works well for me. Thanks for watching!
Plans a cabin in the woods. Builds a nice well thought out deck to pitch a cabin tent on. Pitches said tent. Decides not to properly connect the bottom per the instructions. Proceeds to offer suggestions that amount to a doubling down on the method of securing it that he chose not to do in the first place. Legend
Learned my lesson on that one! Now I install that floor perfectly. Sometimes you gotta do dumb shit and freeze your ass off to learn your lesson!
Good Review. I had the same Ozark tent from Walmart worked great never leaked. My son wanted to have his own space and camp so we set it up in the backyard between 2 trees and it stayed there for 2 years. Never had an issue with it, I just would retighten the guide lines. However, after two years of being set up a couple of storms back to back took it out. Again it never leaked, very impressive. The joints on the frame gave out during the storm which caused the failure. The tent seems never failed and its no fault of the manufacturer especially being set up 2 years straight, got our money worth out of it and will be getting another of the same tent.
Two years?! That’s crazy! Yeah I never would have thought this thing would be as nice as it is or I would like it as much as I do!
Nice job. If you're going to be building, dig the house into the hill and make sure that its longest wall faces due south. This will allow you to build passive solar. I built my house into a hill, oriented it to face due south, super insulated it, and put most glass facing south(not low E). It was working great when we got 30 sunny days per winter. Now that we only get about 12, I have to burn wood for backup.
Tractor Supply Company usually sells the Shelter Logic 12' x 20' x 8' round top tent garage for $400 on black Friday. I bought a bunch of concrete curing blankets to cover mine to insulate it. To protect the blankets, I put a 20' x 30' extra heavy duty tarp over the top and the dead end. When I get to it, I'll build a frame and plywood end to replace the canvass door end. I can then put a stove pipe through the wood wall and heat with wood. Building a house takes longer and costs more than originally planned. My house took 11 years before we could move in. Just keep working at it. If the money gets tight work on the projects that take time but not much money. I regret not putting in fruit and nut trees when we first started. They'd be mature and producing now. Good Luck, Rick
Solid info thanks!
Great comment man!
Where are you?
What state i mean to ask....
You just typed out some great thoughts!!
I have the same tent. I've had it for about two years. It's a great tent. I don't use a stove. I use heater in the winter. It's used at state campgrounds in Georgia. I had it out in December 2022 in 17-degree weather. In addition, I use carpet on top of the floor. I think the tent is a good investment. I purchased a large tarp to use as a rain fly.
I do exactly the same as you! I put a mexican blanket down on the floor to trap dirt and keep it a little warmer, and I use a propane heater. I will be picking up a wood stove this fall for the winter season, from Northwoods Fabrication, nice enough that once we build the cabin we can use it in there. Once this cabin is built, I am going to build another deck further up the road to rent out and I'm going to make a few modifications to the tent frame and use a tarp rain fly to leave the tent up permanently. This thing has been well worth the money, wish I had caught it on sale for $250 a couple months ago, that was a steal!
So I've been in the Army for a day or two. Your correct about the corners they could be a problem long term. Also, a problem with putting your tent up on a deck is the temperature on the floor. Its critical the floor be on the ground to keep the heat in when its cold. Love your interior setup. If you really want to keep the area cool in the summer, I recommend putting up a thermal fly or camo net a 8 inches or more above the roof. Having two roofs does will drastically reduce the temperature from the sun. Just my 2 cents thou.
Thanks for that boss! My schedule this summer into the fall is trash so I won't be going back up until October I think. But it is still warm then during the day. I have spare tarps just in case we need to add a second one for really bad rain but I didn't even think about blocking the sun! Thanks again man. Best of luck in the Army!
Bought this same tent for first year hot tent camping along with the Alpine chef wood stove, nice tent, slept 5 with matresses
and the stove heated it well although had to get up every few hours to stoke the stove. was a good investment.
I was going to buy the alpine chef stove but they just started selling this other one through tractor supply that will be good to transfer over to the cabin once we build the cabin. Couldn’t get it in time for this trip and now it’s turning into summer so not sure I’ll get a stove until later this year.
I actually have an old (30+ years) Ozark Trail 3person camp tent, which is still in great shape! I also have a very well made (and not cheap) canvas wall tent, and I spoke with the manufacturer recently, they said their metal and canvas prices had skyrocketed, so of course, so had their tent prices! So this might be a good option for a lot of folks!
No matter what you paid for that tent...30 years of use it has paid for itself!
My cousin lived in it over the winter here in Alaska. He loved it with his little wood stove.
A year in Alaska! In a $500 Walmart tent! That is excellent. Really this thing is pretty good for the money.
I have this tent it’s great and withstands quite a bit of wind and weather. I got a Stansport 16x12 desert camo tarp for a fly to protect and help the roof last. Light color matches and doesn’t make it dark inside.
Yeah I want to get a fly for it. I got a tarp for this trip but had to use it for something else.
Can’t ever have too many reviews. Keep on bro. Exactly the one I was looking for
Haha! Agree! There is a good review of this tent and the guy left it up for two weeks and a bear came and ripped out the window! Solid tent to stand up to a bear! Thanks Andrew enjoy it, it has worked out great for me!
I like when the bull dog walked up and asked him "Who you talking To?"
Haha! She is one of the most curious dogs I have ever met!
I lived in mine. For three months straight in the coastal plains of the Southeast. And every Monday - Thursday in north central Idaho for just over a year. Mine was the first version without the stove jack so I installed my own. I love the tent and still own it. The door zipper has blown out, but other than that it is great.
That is a testament to its quality!
Mice will come in if you don't use some mice deterrent. They hate peppermint smell. You can spray that around the outside of your tent on your boards. That should help keep the mice out of your tent.. Thanks for doing a you tube on this tent. I was looking at this tent to buy. Thank you.☺️
Solid info right there! Thanks!
Bring a cat along lol😅
Thank you buddy, I appreciate the honesty and detail man. I've been looking for one of that size. Keep up the good work.
Welcome man! I have two new videos coming in the next two weeks, one is the time lapse setup (took me 41:00 by myself) and a video all about that floor and how it's not as bas as I made it look in this video. This tent was $400 when I got it, it is $500 now (thanks to inflation and Walmart being greedy), but I still think it is worth it. Stay tuned new videos coming!
I own two of these tents and man o man the value that they bring is phenomenal! I have owned my tents for just over 2 years and it can be rather big when you are transporting it yet the layout when it's set up is simply second to none. I think that three adults with the stove inside the tent is probably your best bet. If you are not going to set up a stove inside the tent then you can easily rest 4 adults. I wouldn't look to do more than 4 adults without sacrificing space and comfortability (but then again I am 6'5 275LBS and my children aren't exactly little lol). If they are still on the market and you are looking for a wall tent, BUY IT!
Solid info right there! If I don't have the cabin built by the winter then I will get a stove for sure. Back in February when I went up it went down to 30 and I just had the propane heater on low and it worked fine for me. Yeah I'm 6-4 and 220. Just went up last weekend with a buddy little bigger than me...just the two of us and our gear and 3 dogs was enough! But really...said it again on the video I put up today...really amazed and impressed by this tent every time I use it! Thanks for watching brother!
If you build a floor and knee wall and frame then use the tent as a cover it works fantastic.
I did consider that!
Sweet and thorough review. I didn't know Wallies/OT made a canvas tent. I picked up their version of a spring bar tent a few years back and happy I did, because they only made it that one year. Cute doggo 🐶♥️
So it says “canvas” but it’s really more like rip stop nylon, like if you have ever seen a pair of 5.11 pants or Columbia pants it’s like that material. I love it. It won’t last as long as true canvas but I don’t need it to, only need this for a year.
I have found with canvas tents that if you spray them down with a good water sealer for wood it helps to preserve the canvas for years. I did that with my teepee and it last 7 years
Solid info. I think a couple others said the same below so next trip I’ll be spraying this.
I do this to my canvas tent every few years or so. Yeah I think it helps.
Yeah this tent is great! I have a firebox from cabelas. This thing gets warm. Used it last year when we went elk hunting in chama new mexico! Me and my son stayed in here. It good enough for 2 maybe 3 people. This held up against the wind that hit us from a canyon below. I staked it down not using the hardware included. Best decision ever!
It has worked really well for me. Shockingly well. I really love this tent. Doing some new videos all about the floor and other features that in this video may seem not so great but really ended up being awesome. I want to get a "survivor grizzly" stove, seems the perfect size, and then when we build the cabin we can transfer it to the cabin. Thanks for watching.
Put some pool noodles in corners and rain won’t pool and droop. Can put a vent flap on top vents, but you do want circulation. Put plastic sheets on floor and then get rubber flooring for more insulation. Great video. Thank you for the info and video. Best of luck to you with your cabin. 👍👍👍
Pool noodles...would have NEVER thought of that! Thanks for the tips!
For the bottom, we would sew in two or more feet of tarp all around (it does gives you the option of having it higher as well). We would then tuck the tarp in and lay rocks or logs to secure it in place, it's a lot better than stakes in the ground.
yup!
this is a great tent for the momey. I've left mine up for months at a time in northern maine.
I was so tempted to leave it up!
Thanks I have 2 Pitbulls Luckychase and Chance thay are 14 now we are homeless I have a tent only good for summer, a friend let us stay with him been looking for a tent like this
Man best of luck to you!
If you have to refresh the waterproofing, spray it with Thompsens Water Seal. Yes that is correct. Soak it and let it dry. The canvas will stay pliable. My 30 yr old canvas tent still sheds water with no leaks, smells fresh yet and has a lot of life left in it. An old camel 9x12 cabin tent.
Thompsens is great on canvas.. Since this tent looks like coated ripstop, test it first to see that the distillates in Thompsens does not wreck the factory waterproofing underlayer. I have not used it on my other tents of the nylon or polyester type construction.
This is solid info thank you!
I don’t know about tents but we have an Ozark Cooler that we broke the latch on when it was 20 below. We called Ozark trail to order a replacement and they sent it right away ….no charge. Not a brand I am afraid of.
Good to know!
I just bought the tent also and have been very impressed
Good luck with it! I love it!
Wow, the tent is awesome. I really like the shape of it. I'm still on my first tent lol and it's small. But, I plan on getting a tent in the future with a stove hook up. Nice review 👌🏽 Thanks ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Not gonna lie, you had me rolling with all the extra stuff you say, and the excuses you have for everything it hilarious!! Nice review my man. You’re a funny guy, and not afraid to speak your mind.
HA! Thanks! No different than I am in person!
Also have this tent. Big fan. If sleeping on the floor it fits my whole family of six and two dogs.
Can’t beat it for the price
Just bought one to convert to my winter cigar lounge! Thanks sir!
Nice! Have fun enjoy it! Did you get it for $250??? What a deal! I got it for $400 and then Covid drove it up to $500. I’m betting Walmart ordered a couple thousand of them and now they’re sitting on a pile of them so they had to drop the price. I’m tempted to get a couple and sell them on eBay for people who can’t get them like up in Canada.
My son bought a Walmart Ozark trail tent , on the first breezy day one of the fiberglass supports broke and about a week later the zipper broke. Then on another breezy day the top vinyl cover had a tear in it . In my view Walmart tents are junk. Unfortunately he lost the receipt to return it . So he bought another brand tent that was good.
That sucks man sorry to hear
you are doing such a great job! I am so proud of you.great work.
Thank you so much!
Love the video, very informative and interesting. Shame we don’t have Walmart in the UK 🇬🇧
Thanks for watching! Hmmmmmm sounds like a could make some money exporting tents to UK! Haha! I have actually seen them on eBay…marked up $100-200 more than the website list price! Plus shipping.
I 💯 agree. These things aren't cheap. I've had a few tents and none of the held up in East Coast canadian winters. Had no idea walmart sold something like this.
I am tempted to buy 2 or 3 of them and sell them on ebay with shipping to Canada, I have had several people message me and say they cannot get them shipped to Canada from Walmart!
Great review thanks. Yea, seems like Ozark trail items are above average in their camping gear equipment, I have other items by this company but not this tent, not yet anyway. And would definitely buy if I needed a tent that size. My current tent is the Ozark trail 2 person tent, works great and I did get it used so I did a complete seam sealer and a few coats of Kiwi water repellent spray. Very durable.thanks again.
I own many other Ozark trail items and all are just as good as most items you would buy at REI. Not sure who is running this department of Walmart but somehow these products are better than most people think they would be.
The flaps are called sod panels. They were put in trenches cut out around the tent. It was used by the settlers to keep wind and snow out. You can still do it now.
YUP! Learned this last year from another person with a similar comment, I had no clue! I did some more research on this and actually put that into a couple of my other videos. And I found if you fold that sod cloth UNDER the floor...ZERO draft! Made winter a lot better in this tent!
Ozark Trail is awesome when you're on a budget. I use a lot of their fishing gear.
Agree!
Nice review. We have this tent as well it's not bad for the money. We went winter camping in it in NH and it did very well. I will agree though they could have done better on the floor either more Velcro or better yet a zippered floor would have been a lot better. And my door does the same I don't know why it doesn't go all the way down but it is what it is for 400 bucks. It fit 4 of us in it with our gear so we were happy.
Agree for the money it’s great. Have you been using a stove? I’m wondering how high of a pipe I need to make sure sparks don’t come back down and melt little holes in the tent.
@@bfroutdoors we went about 2 to 3 feet above the tent but we used a spark arrestor. I highly recommend using one plus the stove we have has a baffle in it which helps a lot to. It's the fltom on Amazon some people made videos of it good and bad mostly on the paint. But if you heat it slow at first for a couple hours then let it cool it seems to hold.
Nice guy , good review . I like the little stand the tent is on . Right on man !!! Carry on !!! Keep up the good work !!!
Thank you!
Get a few aluminium extendable tent poles and use them to support the center roof pole while you're not there. Good looking pooch, she looks smart
If I ever leave it up for more than a week that is exactly what I'm going to do. Just get some electrical conduit. Thanks for watching!
That is effing sweet! Never heard of this tent. I got a canvas Trek tent 15 years ago 10 x 14 I believe. The just recently stopped making them. I was like crap crap crap! Mine is still alright but it's starting to get older and I was always thinking I could get another one if I needed to. Well this looks like it has great potential to be my tent in the future. Yeah, I'm not into a full outfitters tent but I like these type. My Trek has been through a few giant snow storms and has never failed. It snowed 36" pretty much overnight one time and made it through. I'm currently at the floor section of your video. I really like the floor of the Trek. It's some kind of PVC or something. It's super tough and strong, hasn't degraded in anyway over 15 years. Mine doesn't have a stove jack but it is something I was always going to add. I have the zippered floor for it because I added that for ice fishing several years ago. I really like the internal poles that is awesome! My Trek has exterior poles but looks like it's set up for interior, I may custom make some for it some day if I don't purchase this tent in the future.
If you got 15 years out of that tent it was worth every dollar you paid for it! And for $500 this one is good for me and my use. If I wanted something to last another 15 years I would spend the money and get a legit canvas wall tent. But for me I only need this to last about a year or two while I build the cabin. Thanks for watching!
Really well put together review,thanks my friend
Thanks for watching! One of my first videos ever put up so it's not the best and we have come a long way from this to our current level of videos, but really just glad to show people a decent piece of gear at a decent price that will help people get out in the woods and enjoy their time.
Just found your channel by accident and I feel like you should have about 200k more followers. Great video! 👍
HA! Well thanks! I hope we grow the channel. My schedule is super busy this summer and we won't have any new content until late summer into the fall. But over the fall and winter we will be putting in a lot of work at the camp and I am planning to make several videos before the end of the year. Thanks again!
I’ve got an Ozark trail 4person tent that I bought 10 years ago…..it’s been at a camp on our property by one of our ponds for the last 4 of those years……standing in all weather and still doing fine……..when it’s finally replaced,it will be with another Ozark Trail…
Four years is crazy! I think you may be the highest number I've had comment on here. I've had a few two year and I think one guy with it up for three years. Once we build the cabin I am building a second deck further up the mountain and I am going to place this tent on it to rent out and I am leaving it up to see how long it really lasts.
Thanks for the video. Do you happen to know about how tall this is? I can't seem to find that anywhere.
Thanks for watching, glad the videos helped! So I am 6 foot 4 inches, and I've got a few inches to the top of the peak. I think the top of the wall on the sides is right about 6 feet, maybe a couple inches less, and the peak has to be 6-8 to 6-10.
@@bfroutdoors Thanks so much! I was figuring 7ft at the most, so this really helps.
This is awesome! prefect for wheel chairs!
If you are on flat ground and get to the campsite yeah you are right! There is even a way to let the front flap of the floor lay flat at the doorway so it would be even easier to roll in and out. Thanks for watching!
Great vid. I really like the spot its on. Looks like a nice view from there.
Next trip I will take a video from the top of the ridge…view up there is incredible.
Actually looking into wall tents and they're pricey, this 1 looks OK and has the flap for a portable wood stove definitely looking into this 1
Yeah this was the selling point for me. Although this past winter I just used a propane heater, this coming winter I’ll have a wood stove. I have a feeling I’ll need to spend one more winter in the tent while I build the cabin. And then I’ll just transfer the wood stove to the cabin.
Nice deck....I saw on a nother video....if u lower the buttons on the sidewall legs...the flaps on the bottom will touch the outside ground better...nice review...good luck on your cabin build!
I thought I had them all the way down…but I think I had them all the way up. Oops!
That's nice! And you're property is beautiful!
Thanks!
Is a really great tent. And you thought right I left mine up the whole winter and the roof poles caved in. My fault a great tent I should have added a center pole. Never ever leaked and the grass was green when I finally removed it
I was soooooo tempted to leave it up! Glad I didn’t! But yeah I think with a couple 2x6 braces and extra poles it could stay up for a long time. If I was going up to camp every weekend I’d find a way to leave it up.
@@bfroutdoors good. That was Minnesota winter js
Great review, we are getting ready to go and build in florida and although we aren't dealing with the cold, the heat is just as bad.
If I were in FL I would be shopping for a portable AC!
For warmer climates (where you'll never need to put in a stove), I'd look at the EZ up cube, or 'standing room' tent. Ozark also makes an equivalent. They're all 2 pieces: the 4 leg gazebo top, and then a cube that attaches to it, so you have a 10'x10' room. Some of them have little velcro flap areas for putting in an a/c unit.
Thanks for the review i am looking for a tent. Thanks and have a great weekend
Thanks you too!
Really liked the review….your videos are getting better also. I would’ve loved to see your deck building videos more of actually the build and not driving, bc Ive never built on such a grade. Again not trying to be too critical just trying to help. I subscribed and I am looking forward to more stuff from you.
I REALLY wanted to make a better deck build video, but when I first built it I was on a serious time crunch with the sunset so I just hauled ass and built as fast as I could without doing any video. Now that I’ve got the deck and this new tent, when we start doing the cabin I will do much better videos. I’m still mulling over how I am going to do the footers for the cabin. Thanks for watching!
I use to camp in one of these as a child… it was an old WWII Army canvas wall tent.
I found the poles… but the tent is long gone…
I camped in those too! If you setup your poles and measure the whole thing, you can find a canvas tent to cover the frame. Many companies offer canvas and pole kits separately.
@@bfroutdoors I slept in one during a hurricane on the coast of SC.
I think 1 will get one for my future hunting trips, seems to be sturdy enough for just that purpose.
Weighs almost 100 pounds. But…the case has wheels you can drag it. I actually took it up in three parts, the poles, the top, and the floor.
@@bfroutdoors Thanks for the information.
I say all outdoor channels deserve lots tons of subs
Ha! Well thank you!
wont be fun in the dead of winter where i am at with that setup but solid deck build for what and where it is for. good video
If we had sub zero temps and a good amount of snow, I would opt for something thicker and sturdier as far as the tent goes. Our night time cold in the winter is 20-35F...and even in the winter it usually warms up to over 40 during the day. And we only get a few light snows even up in the mountains. And I have discovered there are two features about the floor and side walls that are actually really useful and are meant to close it in and not be so open like I depicted here, doing another video on that on my next trip. But the deck is SOLID! Thanks for watching!
Nice tent! I was thinking of making one about the size out of canvas tarps but at that price its hardly worth doing.
Those metal frames look pretty weak mainly for temp camping.
If you wanted a permanent setup or longterm then heavier pipes or woodframe might be your best bet. Definitely a protective cover as well for UV protection ( there are coatings that help too) as well as rain and sun shade.
Definately a good investment.
Once we get the cabin built we will end up building a second deck further up the mountain to rent out both camps and I will probably get a nice white duck canvas tent. For now this is holding up ok. I will need to spray this for the winter, a waterproof coating and an anti-fungal coating. But throwing a tarp over helps a ton.
I have one I really like it now my stove is not good so going make one but the tent is amazing
Yeah I’m debating between several different model stoves.
Good video man! Thanks for the information. Long Live the Republic 🇺🇲God Bless America 🇺🇲
Welcome thanks for watching!
the draft is a major disadvantage. Thank you for the detailed analysis
You're welcome! Yeah next trip I am going to bring some double stick velcro strips and seal up the whole thing.
Thanks for the review of the tent ⛺️!
Now could you show us how to build the deck? That would be really helpful! Please include the details and materials
I built the first section of deck almost in the dark, I have another video of it. I’ve built quite a few decks but forgot one piece of bracing and had to fix it on the next trip. Last trip we built an extension so now the tent faces out to the view of the mountains and we have a seating and fire pit area. Again we were racing against daylight on that one so I didn’t get any video. Next trip I’ll get a detailed video of the materials and construction.
Generally speaking , I have found that the nylon material tends to disintegrate due to Sunshine UV, particularly with inexpensive brands such as Ozark Trail brand tents. I have, in my career, cleaned-out hundreds of Homeless encampments...rotted tents by the score. Temporary shelter, ok, but within weeks it would require additional Tarp coverage and rigging.
Good part I only need this for the next year.
So what I'm seeing of the material and how the thing is built the old tent of the day we're better than what they're selling steel yet today. The 10th that I've had since I was a kid is a heavy canvas with a good heavy rubberized bottom. And if I remember right my parents bought it at Kmart
Damn a Kmart tent still going strong! Haha!
I wish you had spoken more about the construction of this tent, and how easily it sets up. Perhaps I'll find another review.
Next trip up I’ll make a video on the setup.
I can tell you that the canvas is snug. I cut the pins along one side that slip in the bottom of the poles by about half. It’s still snug but a lot easier.
You could've always buy some long stripes of velcro and put them around the bottom of your tent to secure the bottom portion. Just a thought.
That is exactly what I’m thinking of doing.
Good 👍.
Awesome video BFR!
Thanks!
Good review, good portable homestead.
Thanks! 👍🏻👊🏻
I'm thinking of getting this tent for a mountain property but I will build a wood structure over it then maybe later when the tent is gone build it into a cabin or she'd
I have seriously considered doing exactly the same. We are indeed building a cabin right next to the deck. We just built an 8 foot extension on the front of the deck so now the tent door faces out towards the view. Cabin will go to the left of the deck. But I have considered building a roof over where the tent is now and keeping that roof over the deck once the cabin is done. For me this tent has worked out really great, I didn't need a $1,200-$,2000 canvas wall tent, once I build the cabin this tent may not ever get used ever again. Thanks for watching!
Also, I just posted a setup video yesterday, takes me 41:30 to setup by myself. And in a couple weeks I am posting a video all about the floor and the sides and how it's really not as bad as I made it seem in this video.
Good luck with the cabin build.
Thanks Danny!
coat it with some uv/waterseal when it is new , it will last you a lot longer , you can probable just get a sprayer and a gallon of Thompsons WS and just spray it on while it is up , make sure you get the proper stuff for the material
Several people said Thompson’s! Definitely doing this, thanks!
Good review, thanks. Looks pretty good. Take care.
Thanks!
Build a frame corner post and ridge . They Do that at the girl scout camps.
I stayed in one of those back in the day Boy Scouts in the adirondacks. Exactly what I may do.
Nice review. But I think what you should do is an update review after a good rain storm. No matter how “Good” a tent looks, it’s ability to keep the interior dry is the most important aspect of a shelter.
Agree 100%. Only problem is I try to plan my trips around the weather so if it’s going to storm I just don’t go to camp…but I’m sure I will get caught in a good one at some point! Will for sure do an update video later this year.
@@bfroutdoors you may want to rethink that policy. Personally, I enjoy hiking in the rain for several reasons. No one else is out there. Almost guaranteed to be by yourself. The amazing colors. Everything is so vibrant when it rains. The relaxing, almost therapeutic sound of rain makes you feel so peaceful. And the last but most important bonus to hiking in the rain, NO BUGS!!!! All them nasty, biting, annoying critters hunker down for the rain. Leaving you to enjoy the outdoors to the maximum. Something to ponder about….
I'm curious to ask if these kinds of canvas tents would last better if the canvas was painted? or coated with paint somehow?
Thanks for any insight.
That's a good question, but several people who have had these up for more than a year or two have told me you just need to spray it with a waterproofer like Thompson's and an anti fungal if you're in a place like I am that is very humid all year round. Putting an extra rain fly tarp over the top of it also helps immensely as it also gives it some shade from the sun so it doesn't dry rot.
Thank you@@bfroutdoors
New subscriber. Found you via your Walmart review. Lol
Thanks for subbing!
You can still put more Velcro in different places you want. It sticks on the wall..
True
Self-stick velcro will probably work to complete the gaps for the bucket floor!
Exactly what I am going to do
My son has this tent. Withstood like 40 MPH winds.
Damn! Nice!
Great looking tent 😉
It really is. Two years and it has held up great.
I think people underestimate the value of Walmart tents because I bought a 10' pop up tent and I've kind of abused it and it has never leaked in 2 and a 1/2 years of being up almost all the time.
Agree 100%
Excellent presentation!
Thanks!
Thank you, great video👍
Thanks!
Enjoyed the video. Thanks!
Thanks!
Man that is sweet - love the land and deck for the tent - cool vid 👍 -whats a tent without Dirty socks ?!?! - sub left - God bless
Haha! Thanks!
I live in the south. Snakes can get in with gaps in the floor the way it is.
Someone else suggested moth balls or dryer sheets to keep them away. The tent is really just temporary while we build the cabin so I am hoping we don't have to deal with any critter problems.
closing the vents is simple with just a couple of strips of velcro on the bottom edge.
We actually figured out if you tuck the "sod clothe" or excess edge of the tent UNDER the floor you get almost no vent or draft it works great!
@@bfroutdoors That was a great way to solve the problem. Nice work around!
@@waynerogersbushcraft3153 the power of TH-cam community! Someone else suggested it and worked great! Now I have to patch holes though, nice got into the deck box and ate some holes in the tent! 🤬🤬🤬
Have you thought about reinforcing the tent poles by covering them with conduit
Exactly one of the thoughts I had!
@@bfroutdoors great minds think alike
How is the velcro attached? Is it sewn in? Could two strips on each vent provide for a removeable cover over each of the ceiling vents?
Oh good call I could do a Velcro cover for the vents. The bottom ones are sewn on.
I wouldn't close those vents; I've winter camped enough to know you'd better have ventilation. it won't make too much of a difference in the heating
HA! On our last trip I was cooking breakfast and left the bacon in a couple seconds too long and I was very glad those vents were there!
Thats a pretty sweet deck
Thank you! We just added another 8x12 section to the front so now the tent faces out towards the view of Roan Mountain.
Does it have a bottom or is that a tarp you used for the bottom? And would it be good to use weekend camping or to much set up and take down work
So the black rubber floor you see in the video is included with the tent and is the floor. I usually only go out for 3 days and I set it up by myself. Next trip I am making a setup video so everyone can see how long it takes. It's not bad, maybe ten minutes at most, now I've done it a three times I bet I can get it closer to five minutes setup time. The problem is the weight. It's 90 pounds with the top and bottom and poles and carrying bag. The bag has wheels but if you are on uneven surfaces or a hillside like me it is a pain to move. If you have two people it's easy. If you can just drive into your campsite and pull it out of your vehicle and set it up a few feet from where you parked it isn't bad at all. It's tall enough for me and I'm over six foot, and it has held up great for me. My very first trip with it, I took the poles out and put them up on the deck, then I pulled the top out, set it up, then went back down to my truck and got the bottom and brought that up, just made three trips down to my truck. Hope that helps!
Great review!! Walmart should give you a commission!!! :)
Yeah I wish they would! Over 300,000 views and I am sure many people ordered one after watching this. Then they went on sale for $250 a month ago! And I am sure they sold more. Yeah they owe me!
Need to put some Schaeffers Deck Sealant on there. It’s a nice deck…
Thank you! Yup next trip I have to throw down the rest of the deck board screws and seal it.
Sorry for that those tents are pretty good tents from Walmart 10x12 tent as for the vents all you have to do is go get sticky on Velcro and put that on there and cut you a piece of canvas and do the same to cover up the vents I went with a 4 m bell tent in which I paid 639 for it's a canvas Bell TV tent we've had some heavy rains here in South Carolina and it's held up well and never leaked it's 105 ft on the inside
Solid suggestion. Someone else below kind of suggested similar for the vents. Now that it's warm I'm not too concerned about it though. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the valuable info. I'm looking at a long term stay in whatever tent I get and was wondering how yours is holding out, and if their are problems, would you please elaborate on the issues, and how you dealt with them?
Kenny, thanks for watching, no issues here for me. I have used this tent 6 or 7 times now, I have posted two other videos about the minor "issues" and also a time lapse on the setup time for one person. The removable floor is not a problem and the gaps are not a problem if you figure out how to deal with them (I go over it in the other video). Basically the tent sides have extra fabric at the bottom for you to put some logs or sandbags on to keep it sealed to the ground. I have not had any issues with insects or critters coming in, and I have not had any issues with waterproofing or rain. As a couple others have said, if you are going to put this tent up long term, I would re-enforce the top center pole with at least a 2x4 or larger 2" galvanized electrical conduit and a center pole in the front and back to support the center beam. I would also highly suggest putting an extra tarp over the top with a 6" to 12" gap between that tarp and the tent, it will protect against major rain and snow buildup and big thing it will shade the tent so it doesn't get too hot during the day. But again, really, no issues I love it. Several people in the comments have had these tents up for months at a time, one guy said his brother has one up in Alaska has been up for over a year! Check out this video I go over the sides and the floor...and best of luck buddy! th-cam.com/video/h2rATYd3baI/w-d-xo.html
@@bfroutdoors Thanks much for taking the time for a very informative reply, and I'll take a look at your other video's.
you could always bolt the tent down with over size washers on to the deck
Actually, I am going to take a block of wood and cut a hole in it so the corner poles sit in that hole. And I have a trick for keeping the outside flap down that I am going over in a new video coming next week. Thanks for watching!