“Stay protected from the sun with this great shelter ideal for beach, or park.” I actually even packed up one of my Coleman tents while it was still wet, and when I took it out a few months later, there was no mold or anything on it. And also, there was this sort of inconsistent mesh in 2 places around the tent. My Coleman tents at least had a zip down the middle of the divider.
Shape wise most Ozark Trail tents either come in a cabin or dome shape. Cabin tents typically have more room inside to stretch out thanks to their high ceilings and vertical ozark trail sleeping bag walls, so most Ozark Trail shoppers will likely want to focus on cabin tents. Second, Ozark Trail tents are affordable because they use very basic materials.
Floor space is enough for two queen size inflatable beds. I have a family of 5, 2 adults, 3 kids (ages 7, 7 and 9) and we have enough room. The last time I personally used the tent, I had a cot, a camp chair, and grand daughter’s air mattress and sleeping bag and a small plastic camp table inside. Still had plenty of room to move around and store my and my granddaughter’s gear (she was about 14 then). It performed admirably at first, being easy to set up and re-stow in the provided ruck-sack.
And the steel poles of my WeatherMaster tent are still holding up fine. Also, my steel wall poles were showing signs of rust even though I did my best to dry them before packing. And out of my 14 Coleman tents, only 1 of my Coleman tents (the Montana 8P) came with this weird inconsistent mesh. Also, the poles of my Ozark Trail tent were not color-coded, they were just all black, while my WeatherMaster 10-Person Tent had a little bit of color-coding, like this red band for the middle wall pole. And while my WeatherMaster 10-Person Tent doesn’t have super big windows, 2 of the windows are these huge, angled windows for ventilation on rainy days instead. On the other hand, my Coleman 10-Person Instant Tent has these humongous windows on every wall of the tent, which is great for hot day ventilation.
With two sides being completely mesh, with no zip-up windows, camping in FL with it is impossible. I also bought a heavy duty tarp to put under the tent when I set it up to protect the floor of the tent from being damaged by sharp sticks, or pieces of glass etc. that may be on the ground. The tarp also makes it warmer sleeping by having that extra barrier between you and the ground. I was ozark trail screen house concerned about waterproofing and I was not disappointed, in Trinidad (W.I.) the weather can change suddenly because of a change in rainfall patterns, the dry season is no longer dry. Well three times we camped through very heavy rains one shower lasted about six hours, one all night, whilst the other campers were running to put up extra covers we my wife and I were dry and snug.