Side by Side Comparison of: Browning vs Coleman vs DRY TOP vs Browning Camping vs SE

I don't know how they did it but when this thing is erected and decorated, I'm not kidding, it looks like the inside of an apartment. I use it for my glamping business and when people unzip the door, they get this big smile, look at me and then disappear inside. I've used 10' x 14' tents a lot but the one extra foot on this one (10' x 15') makes more than a little difference. I'd gotten used to the 10 x 14's with doors on the ends and wasn't sure I'd like the door situated on the the sides. It's changed the way I look at tents. I thought I'd lose floor space plus I had my decorating scheme downpat with doors on the ends - now I'm eyeballing tents with the offset door on the side because of this tent. The only thing I'd improve is a way to hold back the unzipped curtain at the current level AND a higher level. You have to kinda duck toward the middle to avoid the curtain. In my other tents, the dividing curtain fastens to the roof of the tent which means rolling yards of silky material into a long roll - kinda like trying to turn a double bed sized flat sheet into a long sausage. The Browning curtains more elegantly split in the middle and like drapery, gather and tuck on the sides. I just would like a tuck about head level and hip level just to get it out of the way.The tents held up to months of being in the outdoors. It's protected by trees on all sides so no issue about the sun fading the color. It's undergone flash flooding and winds up to 40 mph without so much as a drop inside. The floor is of thicker material than other tents I've owned. Apparently it's not mildew resistant but I'm not sure it's advertised as such. I treated it with mildew root killer treatment and it's back to its pretty yellow, creme and brown colors. (Photo by Kelly Stewart)

Thus far this tent is everything we hoped it would be. It is large enough that we fit 2 adults on an air mattress and 5 children with room for our gear. My husband is 6'5" and had no problem standing and moving around in the tent. Our first trip out it rained as happens in the Pacific Northwest, but we were cozy and dry despite 3 days of rain. It poured rain over 2 nights and our friends ended up leaving early because they got flooded in their tents. When we packed up we noticed a small puddle in one corner of the tent (maybe the size of a half-dollar) and a little moisture on the floor of the tent (though not enough to wet anything), because part of the tarp was improperly laid and had collected water the first night before we fixed it. We are very pleased with the performance of this tent.

I purchased this tent in April 2016 and I am very happy with it. I put it up myself the first time in the backyard with some difficulty getting the last top pole in place (there are three fiberglass poles that go across the top). That last pole will have to be raised and curved (bent) upwards to get it in place. Doing this will raise all three off the ground. If you find that you have to stretch the fabric too far to get that last one in place STOP! You are going to have to finesse the top fabric channels that the pole goes through by pulling them toward you. Manhandling this last pole could damage the tent. Pull the fabric towards you and it will go together. Be alert to the black plastic things the poles fit into. They are two different sizes. The top poles are a smaller diameter and will fit in either end. If you put the top poles in the wrong holes you will not be a happy camper and you will have to take them apart and start over. The six steel poles that stand the tent upright are a larger diameter. So be careful with this step. It's an easy mistake to make.I have used this tent three times this year and been through thunderstorms each time. Not a drop inside. Very reliable. Be sure to use a tarp underneath the tent. I have one of those blue ones from a box store and it works fine. Do not let it stick out from the tent because that will allow water to run underneath and possibly wick through the floor. A tarp will keep the floor perfectly dry. This tent is huge inside and you will not be disappointed. It has a room divider you can use (or not, just tie it back), a front and back door, and six windows. Plenty of pouches to store things and a hook in the center to hang a light. The rain fly is excellent. To get it over the tent, unless your first name is Kareem, tie it to a broom handle or whatever and pull it over the top. It's 10x15 so make sure your campsite can accommodate this bad boy.Update: 15 Sept 17Used this tent now for two full seasons (at least 12 outings) and looking forward to a third season. Customer service is OUTSTANDING. The tent has never leaked and it's been through some heavy storms and I have never used any seam sealer on the tent.

Holy buckets! This is the mother of all tents. By far and away the largest one we have ever bought, it was purchased for a long hunting trip with 4 adults using it as shelter. This thing is HUGE and incredibly easy to set up. Two people had it up, on the first time mind you, in less than 10 minutes. Next time, I expect it will take the two of us about 5 minutes because we have already done it once. Strong, stout poles give the structure stability and the zippered wall inside was perfect to give each couple a little privacy. You could live in this thing, without question, at least April-September. The ventilation was superior to other tents, the thickness of the walls and flooring was better than the typical tent, too. I love how the rain fly goes over and ties down, too. Someone really thought this one out before it went to production and it shows.We watched some video reviews and read other reviews before we bought it. It is an investment for us to use on hunting trips and long camping trips (with or without friends) because of the room to spread out. To give an idea of space: We use a queen size, double tall air mattress. We had our packs, duffle bags, and a medium sized suitcase all inside at the end of the bed and still had room to stand up, walk around, and stretch--and that was on our HALF of the tent. Our friends were on the other half and even spread out, also had room to spare. It is spendy but if you will use it for a couple weeks (or more) each year, it is WORTH IT!

(UPDATED: 12/30/2016) -Amazing tent, still 5-stars!! I just wanted to update, since we have used the Browning Big Horn Family Tent for three camping seasons (2014, 2015 & 2016) so far. This tent has been amazing! We have camped in conditions with cold/hot temperatures, high winds, severe rain and hail. Yes, HAIL. The tent has held up beautifully, through all of our camping adventures, and I would still highly recommend this tent. In regards to the flooring, it did leak a little during our trip to Steamboat Springs. Considering it rained every single morning and afternoon/evening, it didn't actually leak until the day it hailed for 40 minutes straight. It wasn't light hail, it was torrential. I noticed it was coming through one of the doors, that was facing the direction of the hail. Not a problem though, the rest of tent did great. I called ALPS/Browning when we got back and the customer service was amazing, they said it shouldn't have leaked, and sent a replacement tent body the next day!! This was the second time, I had to call about a replacement part, the first was about a tension rod that had broken and they sent a replacement for that next day as well. Besides the tent, the customer service and warranty service agents are fantastic! An excellent tent, backed by a great company. Me and my family love this tent! We are so excited to start the 2017 camping season with the Big Horn Tent.(ORIGINAL REVIEW - MAY 2014)This past weekend, we were finally able to put the tent up for the first time, before going on a community campout this weekend in our HOA's backcountry. First, we put down our footprint (heavy duty reversible tarp from Costco) and then pulled out the tent, poles, stakes and rainfly. The instructions were very clear and concise, and are sewn directly into the storage bag so you don’t need to worry about it getting lost. Once we had the tent folded out completely, and all of the poles extended it took my husband and I, about 15 minutes to complete the setup (and we’re novices). The tent when it is complete is 10 x 15 feet, and a center height of 7’ 3’’. My husband is 6’1’’ had PLENTY of headroom all around the tent and not just standing in the middle. He does have to bend down slightly when entering the tent, but he didn’t find that to be an issue. The tent and floor material seem to be high quality and very durable for a $300 tent. It will have to withstand me, my husband, our 5 year-old daughter and 2 Samoyeds ( 45 lbs. and 85 lbs.).The tent can be divided into two rooms, each room on one side of the zippered divider panel has 3 pockets for storage. Each room has its own separate entrance, which we absolutely love! There is one hook in the middle, that can be used for handing a lantern. There are 6 windows (4 on the walls and 1 on each door). One thing I would like to mention, is that there are no tie backs for the windows on the walls or the door. Not an issue for us, but something to note when purchasing. In one room, we set up 3 sleeping cots which are each 75"L x 25"W x 16"H, and they fit perfectly, taking into account about 5 inches of space in between the cots and wall.I have attached pictures of the interior, since there are absolutely NONE on the internet. So, we hope these pictures give you a good idea of the tent.We love this tent so far, and are VERY excited to take it out!

(UPDATED 5/2016) - I just recently used this tent again and still love the functionality and space this tent provides. We now have 2 adults, 2 kids, and 2 dogs with gear and still have room to stretch. What I really want to add to my review is that on our recent camping trip we were surprised to get pounded by thunderstorms for hours one night. The Big Horn held up to the wind and pouring rain. I did not detect any leakage at all and I didn't even have the guy lines stakes down. Now that is amazing!!!(UPDATED 6/25/14) - Now I have upgraded from 2 stars back to 5 stars because Alps Mountaineering (makers of the Browning Big Horn) is a stand up company that offered to send me a replacement tent since the tent I purchased developed holes very quickly. I received my tent FedEx and am very pleased with Alps Mountaineering's customer service. They really do stand behind their products, and in this day and age, a company like this seems hard to find. I do hope that the replacement tent will not have the same issue as my first, but for now, I'm just happy to get a second chance with a tent design that I really love. Thanks Alps Mountaineering!!-------------------------------------------(UPDATED 5/17/14) - Downgraded from 5 star to 2 star - I just took this tent out for only the second time and noticed that there are already 2 little holes in the tent wall fabric. Really?!?! I took very good care of this tent (managed to keep a $100 Coleman tent for about 8 years). I take care of my stuff and thought I was doing a good job with this tent, so one could see my serious disappointment with this tent. I had such high praise for this tent after my first use, but it now has 2 holes and haven't got the slightest clue as to what caused them. Sorely disappointed now.-------------------------------------------(Original Review) - We just went camping on our maiden voyage with this new tent and had a great experience. The tent seems to be of very good quality all the way around. Poles are nice and sturdy, oxford floor is better than most at this price, and stitching is tight. It took me about 25 minutes to set up. The features that are important to me are: all windows can zip closed, it has vertical walls, the tent is big, it has two doors, rainfly buckles to anchor points, and the quality seems really good. Although we liked our previous Coleman Ridgeview tent we bought 8 years ago (finally gave out on us), this tent's quality is superior. For what this tent is, it gets five stars.I just wish it had a few additional features like: more inside storage pockets, air vents located floor level, electric cord access, wish the rainfly wrapped further down the tent for even better rain protection, and an awning area would be really cool. I guess all these features would probably push the price up out of my price range though.The one nitpick I have is that to fully secure the rainfly to this tent, you have to hand tie six integrated rainfly straps to the pole frame. Not a very efficient process, but it is only six. It could have had velcro ties or something that would not require hand tying each one. This process is a little tedious, but it does not affect the quality of the tent.If you are in the market for a family tent, at $250, this tent is hard to beat.I posted my own image for this tent. Enjoy.

I'm glad I bought this set. Every tent comes with its own metal nails but they are so crapy. They go in and half way down they bend, but this ones don't. They were amazing and I wish I would have bought more. They do sale them separately for less than a $1 each at home depot so I'm definitely going to buy like 20 more before our next camping trip. They go down very easily but you definitely need the back of the hammer to get them back out. The extra piece is probably to dig them back out but we couldn't find ours. They are strong!!!!The little broom with tiny dust pan came in handy inside the tent because overtime the names came in they dragged some dirt inside with them.

I got this kit to supplement my Coleman Sundome tent and I'm glad I did. The stakes that come with this are superior and held up great. The stake puller is a nice tool and it makes it way easier to pull up the stakes. The dust pan and broom make cleaning up easy. I think it's a great kit to have handy.

This kit is worth it alone just for the little brush/dustpan and the hook to pull out stakes! Sure you can use other tools but why not have a separate kit and throw it with you tent so you don't have to think about finding tools out of your tool box everytime you go camping? The extra stakes were nice too vs. the thin/shorter stakes that come with most tents. I dunno why Coleman doesn't include those as standard. We set our tent on a somewhat sandy area and those other stakes kept coming out. These stakes held in nicely. All in all, very good, useful purchase.

I absolutely loved having this handy kit with my Coleman tent. The stakes in it are amazing and worked so much better than the ones provided with my tent. The mallet makes putting them into the sand a breeze!! I think we used the broom everyday to wipe of he tent throughout the day and also before packing it up. And again, the other thing to remove the stakes made his assembly and disabbemly a dream. I highly recommend it.

All in one kit I would recommend definitely for any first time campers. Also if it's your first time camping, play that card out so your friends will put your tent up for you. Then crack open a beer and laugh at those suckers.

Need this for the beach tents! Can't wait to try it out.....UpdateWe have used this kit for our beach shelters and it works great. I dont know about using these items on a tent in the woods but on the beach it keeps our shelters in place. I plan on buying another because we usually bring to tents and this kit came with just 4 stakes. The broom is great for removing beach sand.

So this is now my second time using this. The first time was sunshine outside so everything was great and I took the time to use a full talk can off water repellant. The second time was rain for a few hours. It held up great other than at the base of one of the windows and both doors. We got small amount of drainage that caused a small puddle. I hope to get this issue resolved but at the same time I'm very impressed over my previous tents. I usually bought Coleman tents. No more, especially after hearing about Browning's customer service.

Here to share just a few pointers and add a few things that I have not seen talked about before. Upon receiving I was able to set up the tent in a timely fashion alone. Figuring out the pole orientation was easy, poles color coated, and standard connections made it a breeze. Rain fly on the other hand was a little tricky to get over the top alone worked it out. Once I got it all set up I applied scotch guard to help prevent from the weather. The flooring seemed flimsy and that it might not last but I have not had an issue with it yet. First trip we had gotten a lot of rain and multiple times had 8 full size adults in our tent playing cards with not a single leak anywhere. My second trip did not go as well. The rain fly on the tent gets tied in the corner to the vertical poles. The rain fly then has strings externally at rain fly to pole connection. These ties get strung out and staked into the ground. These are the only thing besides the poles that hold the tent vertically. Even light wind along side the 14' x 8' walls give these strings a mighty work out. Needless to say my failed through the night causing the rest of my week hunting trip to result in sleeping in the truck. Evaluating the tent in the morning it was easy to see where it had failed. The seems on the internal tie to the poles had given way, the poles buckled and reality set in I just flushed $329 on one trip. Once I returned home and contacted customer service they immediately corrected the situation. The tent has an amazing amount of room, easy to set up, quality material, and great customer service. I have not had any issues with my new tent and it has weathered a few storms with out an issue. Only thing that keeps me up at night is those corners.......

The tent broke on the first camping trip but it was very much still usable. I called Browning which replaced it without any objections. Browning is a great company that backs their products.

My extended family and I purchased this for family camp outs and other activities. We have used it 6 times at this point. The tents set up is very easy and can be done by 2 people very easily, depending upon wind conditions. Like many tents the capacity is at space limits meaning that you could get that many in, but you don't have room for cots or bags.Held up to some pretty good winds also (15-20 mph), but I chose not to push it on our last camp out and cut the trip short.The only detraction I have is the "weather stripping" around the doors. There is a small strip of material covering the zipper in an effort to help keep rain out. I'm sure it works great for that, but it also gets in the way of the zipper....A LOT. For now we have learned to run a "guide" finger in front of the zipper when closing, but I still might just cut off the strip and risk it.

Overall, it is exactly what I needed. I have been camping in this tent for 3 weeks and it has stayed dry through several days of rain. There are plenty of windows, and a good number of pockets.The bad: the zippers get stuck quite often, and there seems to be no way to close them 100% of the way because the two zippers on the door meet at a corner. This does allow small insects to get in, but I stuff cotton balls or socks down into the corner to prevent that. Also, it would be fantastic if there was a hook or line of some kind, maybe one of those canopy mesh tents that go along the top of some tents, that way I could hang wet socks etc.Setup does take quite a few minutes, and it would be difficult for only one person to manage.Other than that, great tent. Very happy with my purchase.

Perhaps it's not as simple as the ez-up tents out there, but this is a very good tent. It does assemble easily enough. Best with two, but doable by one person. The interior height is excellent! Bein 6'5", I appreciate being able to stand up straight and get dressed. The walls lean in at a fairly shallow angle, so the roofline isn't much smaller than the floor. There is easily room for two XL cots and all the gear that a pair of reenactors tend to bring.It would be nice if the interior room divider was removable and that there were attachment points at the roof to do things like hang a lantern, but these are fairly small issues. Just one thing to be sure of, as other reviewers have said, mark the vertical poles that aren't the same length as the other two pairs to save yourself some frustration during set up. Make sure to have decent stakes, in case it's windy, but once staked down, it stayed pretty steady in moderate winds.

Good for the price. I really wanted the handheld stake puller and mini dustpan. While the handle on the puller is a bit flimsy but I am relieved not to have to worry about another puller coming off a mallet, and the dustpan is very small, not the best quality, but it gets the job done. The mallet is a basic mallet, hard to go wrong there, and the stakes are good and solid. I love there is a carry bag for them as well.

I like the rubber mallet but not sure what to think of the tent spikes. For my tent a 4 person seemed a little excessive. The broom seemed do an ok job. To finish clean up I got the vacuum. So that is why it is a 4 do to the broom. I think however the spikes will do better for a bigger tent.

Mallet and stakes seem very sturdy and robust. I'm not sure if the brush and pan will be much use as they are pretty small. I'm also not sure how folks reported they bent the stake puller as I tried to mess it up and couldn't. Basically, the whole kit is a little cheaper than just buying four stakes and a mallet so it is a pretty good bargain.

Good kit, but the stakes will come out of the ground easily since they are a simple shaft. However, the mallet and camp dust pan are fantastic and at a cheaper price than if you purchased them separately. Over all its a good buy as long as you are using the stakes as an extra bonus feature.

I bought this to upgrade my tent stakes, as well as for the stake puller. I just used this kit for the first time on a recent camping trip. I was impressed by the stakes and stake puller. Both were invaluable. The stakes are easy to hammer into the ground with the flat nail like head. The mallet failed horribly. I had hammered 3 out of 4 stakes successfully. As I was hammering the last one in, the mallet head came completely off the handle! I saw that it had only been glued onto the handle. I was disappointed. Thankfully I had already staked my tent because I didn't bring a backup hammer or mallet.The hand broom worked great for cleaning my tent floor. And the stake puller worked perfectly when it was time to leave.

It is a handy little kit to have if you tent camp. We used everything in the kit on our last trip and everything worked as intended. If you use the bigger 10 inch tent spikes, the puller that comes with this kit is really handy. I leave the spikes in the bag as spares after losing a couple on a buried tree stump. The spikes got stuck about halfway and when I pulled them they were stuck so bad they bent. So you never know what you will encounter out there buried beneath the ground and having spares is nice.

Bought one. It had a bad leak around a defective seam. Returned it only to get another one with a slight leak around one of the zippered windows. Paid too much for the quality of this tent!

The only bad things about the tent is that the top screen allows access to tiny insects and flies. Also, there is always air flow in the tent so on cold nights pack some extra blankets. Also, the windows on the doors does not stay still when opened, folded and tucked in. The other Windows are fine. The pockets have limited use because you can't use them all but only half the top one when the separator cloth is opened.Other than that its a good tent and I do enjoy it.

This tent is big! Easy set up. I put it up as soon as i got it. In that time it was up it rained for almost 2 weeks. From all the rain it did leak alittle bit. Only real compliant is the small fiberglass poles for the rain fly are not very durable. One broke, i contacted ALPS who makes the tent and they instantly sent me a replacement pole. Just got back from a weekend camping trip where it again rained all day. Alittle bit of drops on the inside (not a huge deal) but unfortunatly the small fly pole is cracked again. All and all Good tent for the money and good customer service. Will have to get another pole though.

It's nice. Super spacious. The price is fantastic. Shipping was great too. It is also a very attractive tent.Pros: Super spacious. Priced competitively. Shipping included. Very attractive. Good value.Cons: The wind is this tents enemy. It is also not terribly water resistant. I put two cans of stuff on the fly to the tune of twenty bucks and I still got a few raindrops in my ear. Now, given we live in Alaska and it's a lot more windy and rainy here than most places this tent is going to be used, but there it is.Summary: This tent is a good fair weather tent at a very fair price.

A pole broke second time out, waiting to see what amazon is going to do about it. Other then that it was great. Never mind the pole is bring replaced by browning. Amazon is sending us a replacement tent, which we will now return. We love the Tent.

We purchased this tent because of the great reviews and used it for a 3-night camping trip for ourselves and our two kids. We loved the space (very spacious, enough for a pack and play, a double size air mattress and a mini tent for our toddler, plus three bags) and style, and most everything about it until we had to pack up on a rainy day. First off, the tent did leak some around the zipper areas and got our bedding, and a fair amount of personal belongings wet. To be fair it was raining literally all day until dinner time and we did not come prepared by doing any waterproofing ourselves beforehand, just in case. I understand most tents will leak at least a little when given enough rain. With this in mind, I would have kept the tent and just waterproofed it myself with a sealant had the following not been the case. Second, and the real reason I'm only giving this tent 3 stars, is because of the floor material. Personally, I was very disappointed that the floor was made out of the same fabric as the entire tent, so it was a very thin and flimsy. When we packed up there was a noticeable tear in one of the corners of the floor, which led to more water in the tent and to me was reason enough to send it back. I don't know why the floor wasn't made of a more durable, tarp-like material. Overall though, this wasn't a bad tent, our personal preferences just don't match up to what this tent is offering.

I'll probably keep it but the hammer smells awful. The rubber part emits a strong unpleasant odor. I'm a bit concerned about packing it and having it transfer the smell to other items. I pack it in a ziplock baggie on trips. I'm hoping it finishes off gassing at some point. Also a mesh bag isn't a great choice for carrying stakes because they'll stick through. However when they ship it, the stakes have little ends on them that keep them from sticking out. But if you plan to use the stakes that's a fussy detail to keep up with. Maybe they can be used as nose plugs for the hammer.

I haven't used the items included in the kit yet but wanted to point out that the mallet stinks, literally. It smells so bad I had to put it outside. I'm hoping it off-gases so I can stand having it in my vehicle. Right now, it's intolerable.

This kit is convenient up to a point. The mallet and dustpan/brush are durable and useful.The carry bag is handy and allows for quick storage in a small space/area.The tent pegs are good as far as holding lines and being driven into the ground. But the plastic heads don't hold up to multiple uses (learned this after multiple camping trips this summer).On the first trip, the stake rod puller worked decently. On the last trip, it bent and warped to the point of being unusable.I honestly think that you can get better for the money at Walmart or a sporting goods store (or just spend more, which is what I should have done)I kept the mallet and the dustpan/brush, which is why I still give it a 3 star rating as those items are still useful to me.

This set has everything you need, which is nice. That being said the quality is suspect. On there second use, the plastic piece on the end of the stakes broke while trying to use the stake remover to pull it out. The stake remover is also really flimsy. My least favorite part of this is the bag though. It's mesh but the pointed spikes stick through the holes and cause it to rip and snag. The one thing that's performed so far has been the rubber mallet. It's worked like a charm and came in very handy. Everything else has been mediocre at best.

The mallet is great but I was a bit disappointed in the stakes. One of them bent while we were pulling it out. They also have plastic caps on top of them that you use when pulling the stakes back out of the ground--they bend and we even had one break. The bag is a bit small so you have to take everything out to rearrange it and put it back in when you get it out. However, I gave the product three stars because of the mallet and it is better than the alternative (regular tent stakes and a hammer....

I wanted to rate this 3.5 stars but 3 it is and here's why. The tent stakes are virtually impossible to accidentally bend unlike the chintzy stakes that come with a lot of tents and unlike the plastic heavy duty stakes, these don't break if you hit the stake on the head. The broom and dustpan are okay as well as the bag, nothing special.I was incredibly peeved when the rubber mallet head flew off just minutes after using it for the first time. I even tried to gorilla glue it back on but the rubber doesn't stick well to gg so that didn't work. Basically the mallet is trash and I can't return it now. HOWEVER, the real GEM of this pack is the tent stake puller. I have no idea why I've gone so long without one of these. This one doohickey makes the purchase price completely worth it.

Bought this last summer and have used it about 4-5 times now. I've been loving the tent, it's very spacious and the zippers didn't seem too tight where they're difficult to open/close...had that problem on a previous Eddie Bauer tent I had. Set up is quick, easy and logical and haven't had any issue with water getting in and looks great when it's set up. Unfortunately on my last trip one of the (6) connectors that are tied to straps towards the top of the walls for holding the poles in place ripped away from the tent. I was just a simple strap and apparently didn't have much reinforcement/stitching to keep it attached to the tent properly which is surprising and disappointing considering the important function of these. So now I need to figure something out to reattach and reinforce it and if that doesn't work I'll have to purchase another tent.

Just finished my second time using this tent and Im not a fan. After just the second use one of the top poles broke. The string that keeps the pole together broke and now its just in pieces. The tent has a lot of room and folds down to a fairly small size for transport. I would appreciate a little more thought to the inside of the tent as well. The room divider has pockets on each side, but other than that there are no pockets or latches anywhere else on the inside. It would be great to have a few latches to hang lights from or pockets on the sides to keep things off the ground. A big tent like this should have a couple features inside. Spent a lot of money to only use this twice. Will edit the review and add pictures.

We purchased this tent because of the reviews. While we loved the tent and spent apx 4 weeks traveling around the country staying in the tent, I must say that we had water in the tent floor during several rain storms. It did not leak from the top of the tent. It came in thru the floor even tho we had purchased and used a tarp under the tent. I also noticed that we were developing small holes in the fly covering the tent during our last stay. To give this tent credit tho we were in Florida during the tropical storm that came into Northern Florida...we had the worst lighting/wind storm and the tent was nice and dry during this storm. It held well and we slept soundly except for the big bolts of thunder. It was the second time we set up the tent that it leaked during another storm and the fourth time that I noticed the hole in the fly. It made our camping trip very enjoyable with plenty of room for my husband, myself, and our pet. The only thing I would change is take the divider out of the tent...we had to tie it back out of the way. We had a queen size blow up mattress that went past the divider. Otherwise it was a great tent and we hope to camp again next year.

I purchased this tent for a late summer camping trip. Upon reciept I set up the tent in the yard per the included instructions and was pleased with the ease of set up and spaciousness of the tent. When we arrived at our campground I discovered all of the elastic cords holding each collapsible tent pole together had severed, leaving me with a pile of tent pole pieces to sort out. The absence of elastic cords made it extremely difficult to keep each pole section connected while inserting them into the tent. We managed with some difficulty, however, and the tent was sturdy once assembled. When breaking down the tent one of the elastic ties connecting the pole supports to the tent body came loose...To add insult to injury, when I tried to return the tent through Amazon I found I had just missed the return window. My fault for not reading the return policy more carefully prior to purchase.Although this tent is spacious, I would suggest seeking other options. Poor quality materials and design leave a lot to be desired.

After hours of research I purchased this tent, and I was confident it would be perfect for my family.Since then, we have used it on 2 different camping trip, the first time was a under the trees looking out onto the beach. On that occasion it worked like it should have, and we thought it was great.But the second time, we camped on the beach, and there were no trees, and had some fairly strong winds, we were woken up multiple times throughout the night by the corner of the tent caving in on us, essentially the corner had flipped and was now inverted, and because of the odd way it pulled the fabric, it had caused a tear in one of the seams...Despite trying to remedy the problem by adjusting the poles, and moving the tent, re-making the tent, it continued to do that.Finally, in the morning we had thought we got it to stay up, and we went to go for a walk, we came back to a very sad, and embarrassing looking tent, once again with its inverted corner swinging.In the end we had to pack this tent back up, and pulled out a trusty 4 man tent and squeezed into that for the remainder of our camping trip.Maybe I had received a defective one, or who knows, but I know I read those directions time and time again, and my spouse had also, and it did not work for us. Overall, not happy, especially for the price I paid.

I really do like this tent. Plenty of space for our family of 4 and more than ample room for two queen air mattresses. It arrived one day before or camping trip and was easy to set up. Our 4 day trip included heavy winds and one day of light rain.Unfortunately, I knocked the stars off for our tent arriving with a hole in the floor. Nothing too big but irritating none the less considering I paid the same price as others who won't need to do patching of the tent floor to make their tent waterproof.Update 6/15/16:We took this tent on our second 4 day camping trip. This time we had moderate rains the first two days, much more than our trip last year. The bottom seams and corners leaked in numerous places. Most of the leaking occurred on the floor under the doors, in the corners, and the middle bottom edges of the tent where the middle divider is sewn in. We had everything pulled about a foot or more around the inside on the offchance there was leaking the first night and I was surprised by how much water had come in when I woke up. There were enough small puddles that they had joined together and made a little river towards a depression underneath the kids duffel bag and started soaking the clothes.The zipper on the front door also started to malfunction a bit to where it keeps bunching one side up and the zipper seams don't meet together. For 8 days/7 nights of camping with this tent (total) I wish I wasn't running into these issues already.In my opinion the pro's of this tent are the tall height, symmetrical shape (IE usable space), and ease of putting together. I was able to put it up on my own in about 30 minutes or so.I think if I had to do it over I would spend a little more and perhaps look at a brand with a little higher quality, perhaps one with a full fly as well.

It is everything it says...but they smell super plastic-ish to me. I couldn't be in the car with them on the way to camping, so they are still airing out in a shed out back.

As long as you don't intend to remove the pegs. They are strong and go in easily but getting them out is really hard. The green ends rotate and are not at all substantial. Pulling then out "using the supplied tool" simply bend the plastic end. Useless

Just took this tent kit on it's first camping trip and I'm pretty disappointed with it. The rubber mallet head came off the wooden handle on the third stake that I was putting in the ground and the stake puller was also useless for getting the stakes out of the ground, it just doesn't give you the right leverage without bending up the plastic on the stake. The broom and dust pan performed pretty flawlessly though and the bag did a good job of holding its' items.

Waste of money.The mallet is okay, but nothing special.The dust pan and brush are okay, but excessiveThe stake puller bent on the very first use. It's the most ridiculous stake puller I've ever seen.The stakes are sturdy, but the little green plastic bit at the top breaks easy and is useless for pulling out the stakes.The bag is cheap and the fact that it's mesh means that putting stakes into it is tricky at best.

First camping trip just over one month after purchasing tent 1 pole broke and seam ripped out. Hopefully they will do something by the manufacturer. So if you are in a high wind area. Like 10-20 mph. Get a smaller tent.

Rubber mallet, cheaply made in contrast to what you might find at a hardware store but it does the job.Stakes; sharp, plastic hooks have survived their first camping trip, not enough of them.Dust Pan; too small for the tent size. . . . my badHand Broom; too small for the tent size.Overall, for the price you are getting what you pay for. I will likely just go to the hardware store for a regular size dust pan and hand broom.Best part of the deal is the mesh bag. . . . . .which you can also get at the hardware store.

Used this tent twice. On the second time - the zipper on the main entrance completely blew up. Now - we are stuck with a tent with a door that won't close.

Used it once and wind came up and busted all the poles on one side would not recommend

Don't waste your time. I purchased this in June and due to a busy summer schedule just got the opportunity to take this out of the box and set it up in my yard. I am not at all impressed with the floor and don't foresee it holding up well AT ALL. In addition, I am not sure if I received it in this condition or if it occurred during the process of setting it up ONE TIME in my yard, there is now a pencil sized hole near one of the roof corners. And to top it off, my window of opportunity to make a return has ended, so now I guess I contact Browning to see what they can do, if anything. I am NOT happy.

In our search for a new large family tent this year, we came across this tent. It had pretty favorable reviews and looked like it might be big enough for our family camping trips (family of 4 plus a dog). While pitching the tent in our back yard we decided to return it for several reasons. Honestly, we didn't actually get it fully put up before deciding it would be going back.1. The material felt cheap and flimsy, including the floor. Our previous tent was a Coleman with a bathtub style floor, and this one just didn't seem like it would have the longevity we desired.2. There was no way to secure the floor liner (which we had gotten to improve the longevity of the floor and to help with keeping the floor clean). This meant the possibility of it shifting and being more of a pain than help while camping.3. The stitching and seams were not the standard of quality for which we were looking.

When putting up the tent first time in the garage...just a slight tug to put the first pole into the fitting, and the strap broke. Wasn't sewn in to the tent very well at all. Would have expected it to have been reinforced with extra material and stitching. But it was just a strap sewn into the normal seam, nothing extra. I applied less force than what it would take to hold that top corner of the tent up. VERY POOR CONSTRUCTION. The tent was returned.

Tent is great, withstands rain but not the winds. Brand new tent, used it once in the back yard (beautiful night - August 2015) for all the cousins, it was perfect. Planned to use it at a family reunion camping on Oahu in October 2015 when my son asked if they could use it at a football retreat on football field. Light to moderate winds with rain constantly pounded the tent and the poles snapped. So much for our family reunion camping. Never slept in the tent yet. Just like the other posting 2 months ago, need stronger poles.

This kit is a joke.The hammer is made of soft rubber and it is very light-weight.The broom and pan is miniature.The extra pegs are nice to have but they cost 99 cents at any hardware store.

This product is a great idea, however after one use - 2 of the stakes are bent, the pounding mallet doesn't hit hard enough to drive in the stakes, and the tool used to pull them out has bent beyond being useful!! And this was all done by a 10 and a 13 year old... these tools are simply not practical for actual use

The maillot got chewed up by the pegs the first time I used it. The broom is way to small to be practical. The steaks were good, but I expected a much higher quality from Coleman for everything else.

I bought this set two years ago but am only now getting around to reviewing it.The mallet head broke off the handle the first time we used it. The stake remover bent out of shape quickly and was largely useless. No complaints about the stakes or the broom, but I ended up hammering stakes into hard ground with a rock which was less than pleasant.

Not really worth it. I purchases it with tent. Disappointed with quality. cheap version of components. I live in Florida. Stakes won't work well in soft sand. will work in the keys (coral, very hard). On my last trip to the keys just went to hardware store and got biggest nails I could find, worked great. These stakes are just big nails with plastic heads. Again useless in sand or soft ground.Mainly thought the bag would make set worthwhile, not, useless. If I can find a better broom / dustpan combo and better rubber mallet for round same price this stuff is going back. Steak puller is a joke, bag would throw away anyway. l'm mad for buying this, foe the quality should have been thrown in for free with tent.

This item is junk. The tent stakes are nice and the broom could be useful if it wasn't so small. The stake puller is made of cheap steel, and a complete waste of time and money. I broke the plastic pieces off of five of the stakes trying to pull them, and bent the puller itself. I would have to reshape every time I wanted to try to pull another stake. And the rubber mallet is not of good quality. After staking down my tent into sand the handle has come loose from the head and the rubber has started chipping away, probably from hitting metal with rubber. Go figure. It was near impossible to get about a dozen other stakes out of the ground, luckily the office had a claw hammer to get the rest out. So do yourself a favor. Go by a broom with a dust pan and a real claw hammer and save yourself the headache and the backache.