The short pole supplied for that protrusion splintered in two places and poked about four small holes in the black fabric of the laundry bubble. Rather it should have been a large pocket on the inside of the tent that requires no pole at all. The Ozark Trail 8×8 Instant Sun Shade did exactly what we needed it to. It kept us out of the sun when we didn’t want to be in it.
The structure is held up by foldable poles connected by an elastic band. There is glue on the ends of the fiberglass poles that keeps the ends of the poles in the required cap. This broke apart the poles from the cap fitting. This effectively ruined the entire product. I couldn’t believe that the glue failed on both sides. Once the structure is up, all you have to do is attach the detachable sun shade.
One person needs to be inside to help hoist up the tent and hold it in place while you force the poles into the ring-&-pin holders. The netting has many flaws in it (not a nice smooth texture as in better quality tents). I guess if you have kids that want to play in it, it would be fine. The first one I set up was in the fall (supposed to be a 3-season). It snowed a few inches and it completely caved in breaking all the shock-corded fiber glass poles. Even when you set it up you can actually hear the poles crackling.
Your tents are not even good for more than two or three camping trips before the 10 has to be replaced because of your substandard zippers you put on the front door. I ozark trail sleeping bag have had them break while pulling on them. There is a large space between it and the top of the tent that might be a trap for strong wind so the fly gets ripped off.
Our granddaughter used it one time and lost the rain fly. This is a great tent spacious, versatile, and the zippered pockets in the front are great. The biggest of my problems with this tent was maybe a zipper getting stuck, but that is understandable. It does take a little longer to set up (about 10 min.) but that’s just a price you have to pay for the size of this tent. Also for the guy that has the first review, no joke the tent collapsed snow is fairly heavy and then did you even set the tent up correctly.
Great tent, price, and versatility, kudos to Ozark Trail. I would recommend that if you want to get a family sized tent in this category, to check other tent makers and purchase there. It says the most comprehensive “stay dry” technology on the market to keep you drier and more comfortable in wet weather. Well, let me tell you that you will stay wettier than anything if you stay in them. So I have wasted around $400 in a year and a half trying to get a tent that don’t leak.
However, we think the Mac Sport’s much larger internal space—6.7 cubic feet, compared with the Seina’s 3.6 feet—is worth the higher price. The TikTok version of the chair is adorably summer-themed, featuring ozark trail screen house nostalgia-inducing red, white, and blue popsicle designs all over the seat. There’s a cupholder on the right arm and a built-in cooler on the left that can hold a six-pack of drinks (or more, if you dare).
Extending them was the part that took us a bit to figure out. Once we understood that the poles retracted, it popped right up! If that’s kind of confusing, watch the video above, it explains and shows it better.
The only place I put up the tent was in the backyard. We must have had some wind but not tornado force/ hurricane force winds. I have block walls all around the property.