Guide Gear 18x18' Teepee Tent Review
| Categories | family camping tent |
| Product Code | B003C4TLM4 |
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| Price | $169.99 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #36607 in Sports & Outdoors
- Brand: Guide Gear
Product Description
Guide Gear Teepee Tents are the "peak" of camping comfort! You SAVE BIG BUCKS! Ageless design meets contemporary convenience. Teepee-style Tents from Guide Gear may look old fashioned, but don't be fooled! A host of modern features make these shelters much more than bare-bones slumber shacks! Constructed of heavy-duty, lightweight, waterproofed polyester to brilliantly weather wind and precipitation. Timeless peak-style construction affords loads and loads of interior room. Covered mesh windows allow air to circulate, keeping your camp fresh. Bring the Guide Gear Teepee Tent on your next outdoor adventure, and you'll sleep soundly knowing you saved BIG money! Peak Performance: Waterproof 190-denier polyester shell is lightweight and rugged; Weatherproofed windows; Sewn-in polyethylene floor; Center steel pole support adds durability; Factory-sealed seams for superior hold and seal; 1,000 mm polyurethane coating for excellent weather resistance; Includes stakes and black / silver pull-through guy ropes (prevents tripping in the dark!); Rain-protected ventilation in peak and multiple ground air vents for breathable comfort; Generous 9'9" center height. Sleeps 10-12 people. Weighs 21 lbs., 4 ozs. Imported. Order Yours Today! Guide Gear 18x18' Teepee Tent
Customer Reviews
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful.
Great with some modifications !
By Hans
Alright,So I have always wanted a teepee tent but could not afford one. When I saw this brand new on Ebay for 100.00 bucks free shipping I could not resist it.Okay, So first impressions when I got it setup up and left it out for a couple of days in the backyard to test.1. What the heck is this cord cause it is not paracord2. Craftsmanship and build quality over is pretty good it is mass produced3. Waterproofing was very poor this tipi leaked not bad but leaked everywhere4. The Stakes were your standard stakes5. The Center Pole is sturdy and has a chain going through it to hold it together.So I made the following modifications to the teepee tent.1. Replaced "FAKE Paracord" with good old Made in the US reflective Paracord and foliage.2. Seamed Sealed and Kiwi Camp Dried it top to bottom 2 coats. (Took about 3 cans)The results well lets just say that did the trick so far no more leaks stands up to high winds well.I have had the Tipi tent now for 6 months and am very pleased with the purchase. After putting in some grunt work to fix the above issues and spending around $30.00 dollars for everything.I hope this might help someone that was on the fence about getting one of these.
49 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Good Value - Heavy Weather Design Flaw
By Michael Fitzgerald
We have had this tent for almost a year and used it on four multi-day group campouts in summer, fall and spring.Pro: This 3-season tent has some great advantages: easy set up (one can carry it and if need be raise it alone) huge floor space, good ventilation, comfortable in hot or cool weather, and it stands up to the wind (40-mph gusts) due to the conical shape and clever guy line system. It has proved durable enough for a couple of Webelos dens to use it over a 3-day weekends without showing wear and tear. There is also a clearcut 'cool' factor.Con: While the tent wall and floor have proved to be waterproof and drip free in drizzle and light rain, there is a design flaw in the 2 doors and 4 lower air vents. In two seperate heavy downpours (inch-an-hour thunderstorms with hail), water was able to splash upwards under the closed vent and door flaps and accumulate in 6 individual puddles that had to be sopped up with a towel. These flaps are held shut along the sides by velcro tabs, but do not seal along the bottoms. On the other hand, the bathtub floor worked well in that it allowed no seepage in (or out). Understand that in these cloudburts, only a few tents out of dozens of different sizes and designs had no water in them and some flooded out completely (my old Coleman Montana was bone dry). A minor complaint is that the door zippers are of medium quality and snag often, and the zipper on the storage bag was very poor and broke at first use.Bottom line: Not a bad value for the money. We have graduated it for use as an adult leader headquarters tent. It works great with lots of cots and all sorts of camp furniture, plus you can stand and walk around in it. I would buy it again as a low-cost base camp HQ tent-- just don't sleep on the floor in foul weather.UPDATE March 2013: It is nearly two years later and the tent is still holding up well with only a couple of minor patch repairs. Just recently six Boy Scouts slept in it over a rainy and snowy weekend at Valley Forge, PA, and it held up well to 30-40 MPH wind gusts, heavy rain and slushy snow. The bottom of the door flap still presents a water entry point. The bottom horizontal line of the flap has no zipper to hold it to the bottom of the tent where the floor meets the flap; the flap can ride up and allow rain to run in, instead of off. An old bit of carpet inside the door does the trick of sopping up the water and allowing a place to remove boots. A dozen Boys Scouts with gear can fit in this tent. It has proven to be a good value for the money, allowing for the design flaws. We still use it primarily with cots. The cool factor of it being a big teepee tent remains a plus.
77 of 89 people found the following review helpful.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY
By ALASKA CAMPER
I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE TO USE THIS TENT ON A FISHING TRIP TO KODIAK, ALASKA. IT LEAKED THROUGH EVERY POSSIBLE LOCATION WHERE THERE WAS A SEW THROUGH TAB, THROUGH THE TENT DOOR, THROUGH THE FLOOR AND THE MOISTURE COLLECTED ON THE INSIDE WALLS. THE ZIPPER WAS MOSTLY USELESS AND HUNG UP ON EVERY PULL. THE STAKES WERE A LAUGH AND PROBABLY COULDN'T BE USED TO HOLD A HOT DOG AT A ROAST. IT DID NOT FIT BACK INTO THE BAG AT THE END OF THE TRIP.I WROTE TO THE COMPANY AND GOT NO RESPONSE NEITHER DID THEY REIMBURSE ME WHEN I SENT THE TENT BACK.
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