I love the tent. The instructions are horrible. Read them thoroughly!! Make sure you cut the rails before mounting it. We had to take it off once installed to cut them. It does mention this if you do a rear mount but we skipped that part as we were doing the side mount and it isn’t mentioned. Also it would not fit my rails because the screws are too long so they were hitting my sunroof (scratched all to hell). We had to take it off AGAIN to put back my cross bars and roof rack and mount it to the roof rack. Make sure your side rails are high.
Once it’s on, it’s easy to open up.
Not easy to pack up. The bungees you hook inside to help wrangle all the material inside do nothing. Once it’s closed it’s next to impossible to stuff the tent inside itself.
This makes it really hard to pit the cover on and zip it. There is Velcro on one side to aid in keeping the folded tent tight so the cover can go on easier. They need two more on each side. I resorted to using ratchet straps to collapse it tight enough to be able to put the cover on with ease.
Some people say you can leave your bedding and pillows inside. I have absolutely no idea how this is possible.
I’m a girl, 5’8”. I’m not short but you need a ladder to get around your entire vehicle to get this open and closed.
As for the “free” annex….. I hope they take it back and let me get a shower instead. This thing is tiny. You have to take off the cover and install the annex but the ladder doesn’t even stay inside the room. Not to mention you have to take the ladder off and install it back through two holes in the annex. It’s pretty useless.
One of my screens and window will not close. They are SO tight. I fear if I try to yank the zippers to close them, the material will rip. I’ve been quaint for a response to that issue for 4 days now.
Shipping was late. Should have arrived one day and did not arrive until 2 days later, at 930pm. We had to meet the driver ten minutes aways because he said he couldn’t find our house even though we are off a main road. So really we couldn’t set it up for three days after it should have arrived.
I love the tent itself. It’s roomy. The mattress is comfortable to me but I like sleeping on a firm mattress. It might not be for everyone.