Wenzel Beartooth 14- by 10-Foot, 5 Person Pentadome Family Tent
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List Price: $115.99
Our Price: $89.70
Your Save: $ 26.29 ( 23% )
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Binding: Sports
Brand: Wenzel
Color: Grey/ Blue
EAN: 0047297362688
Feature: Weather armor polyester fabric gives tremendous reliability and toughness and is enhanced with an additional polyurethane coating
Label: Wenzel
Manufacturer: Wenzel
Model: 36268
Publisher: Wenzel
Studio: Wenzel
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Features
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Weather armor polyester fabric gives tremendous reliability and toughness and is enhanced with an additional polyurethane coating
Armor tough seams throughout the body of the tent, our sewing technique incorporates double stitched, lap-feld seams that provide a stronger shingle effect against water.
Weather Armor details have all threads, zippers and webbing treated with superior water repellency applications to enforce these critical areas
Rain Shingle - our rain shingle layer on the lower portion of the tent wall provides a water shed effect
Sonic sealed floors are welded, not sewn, therefore eliminating stitching and needle holes that create another potential area for water to penetrate
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Tent
Comment: We got this tent because we needed more space for our new arrival. It was great! There was enough space for the play pen and a queen size mattress for us to sleep on. The set up was very quick and the tent feels sturdy. I took away one star because the pole that goes over the door for the rain fly busted in half (amazon promptly sent us a new one). Other than that we are very pleased with this tent.
Customer Rating:
Summary: nice tent and good value
Comment: I am a moderately experienced camper and I recently purchased this tent to move up in size. Like all tents, I would not recommend that you place the number of people inside that the title states because they all have pictures of people lined up without any stuff. Assuming you carry clothes and other items, I believe this tent should be for two maybe three (and I feel that way about all tents). As for the tent, it was relatively easy to put up. The instructions say to have two people, but I was able to do it by myself easily the first time. There was plenty of room and good amounts of windows. It has basic pockets and three doors and not much extras. It appears to be well made and it rained the first time I used it and there were no leaks. There is a back vent that I don't quite understand, so can't tell you if it worked or not. Overall, I would say this is a good value for the money. I had plenty of room left over after placing a queen sized bed and would recommend it as a tent in this price range.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fairly good value
Comment: For an inexpensive tent, it's a fairly good value. One disappointment was that the 14' x 10' footprint dimension is more of a triangle than a rectangle. I'd like to see square footage used in the product descriptions. It's best to set the tent up once before the trip to learn the sequence and the two lengths of poles. Overall, setup was easy. While you are doing the first setup, apply seam sealer - it's needed. There is one poor design aspect to the tent. The vertical sections of the zippers are not protected by waterproof covers, and therefore leak. On the fist outing, we were hit with a downpour (2" in a hour) and had some water in the tent. It only took one small towel to mop things up, but I went over the zipper material with an extra coat of seam sealer. We'l see if that helps in the next rain.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nope. No thanks.
Comment: My last tent started to die, the zipper broke. It was a Wenzel Sycamore. I like that tent. Fairly big, though. It has lasted us for at least 8 years so far.
But the zipper went. So, when I started to shop for a new tent, Wenzel was on the top of the list.
The beartooth looked very close to what we wanted. Slightly smaller than the Sycamore, which is what we wanted, or we would have just bought another Sycamore.
When we FIRST used it :- One of the poles cracked, a piece fell off somewhere and I couldn't quite find out where it was to go. So, it was pretty obvious, within about 1 hour, that it was going back. I was very disappointed.
It's a VERY odd shape inside. Some sort of pentagon, kind of. Sort of like a rectangle with a triangle tagged on to the top. The unfortunate problem is it makes the internal space quite odd. We have 2 queen size blow up beds, which worked fine with the Sycamore.
Now, they fit in this one. So size is not a problem but due to the rather odd layout inside the tent, both beds ended up touching each other right at the door, then had about 2' apart at the top; so a kind of inverted triangle. This meant we had to step over the beds to get in to the tent to start with.
Due to the odd internal shape, it was also not possible to push the beds right to the edge of the tent. It just wouldn't fit.
The fly sheet essentially lies flat on to the tent fabric. The Sycamore uses guy ropes to pull it out from the tent to give a bit of overhang. It just seemed more "weather friendly" on the Sycamore. It's not much of a problem, since we very rarely go camping during any sort of rainy season but it was just another nail in the coffin and was another reason to send it back.
When it came to packing away, due to the odd shape, it was rather weird. The sycamore, since it was symetrical at least, folded easily. The Beartooth, however, I could not quite figure out what way to fold it best. I suppose I should have taken some photos as I unrolled it to start with.
During set up, the poles seem to be under a great deal of stress, which is why I think one of the poles cracked. The "super 5 way quick set up" thing was just useless. It takes a minimum of 2 people to set it up; best with 3. The sycamore could be set up by one, but 2 is much easier (an adult and one child is fine).
So, it's been sent back. We still have our old Sycamore (it has zipper problems), and I think we'll end up buying exactly the same model again. I so wanted this tent to work. If it hadn't been for the pole cracking, we'd have put up with the other oddities.
Reasons for buying:
1. Cheap.
2. Wenzel, we had a great experience with the last one
3. Fast delivery from Amazon.
Reasons for not buying:
1. Cheap. The poles seem to be of poor quality.
2. Very odd shape.
3. Bits fell off.
4. A pain to roll up when done.
Recomendation: Buy the Sycamore.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Quality and Very Spacish
Comment: Very easy to put up and lots of room for a family. Highly recomended. Good quality for BURNING MAN also. You will not be disappointed, if you get it for $100 or less a great deal!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Wenzel Beartooth Family Dome Tent: Deluxe accommodations for 5 and the fastest set-up time in the whole campground. Yeah, most 5-man tents are a pain in the rain fly to set up. But the the Wenzel Beartooth uses uses a unique 5-way center hub with Fast Feet and clip system for quick and easy set-up - less time setting up means more time enjoying your stay in the wild! And just like all Wenzel tents this one is roomy, comfortable and expertly designed. Built for serious family camping fun: Generous 14' x 10' base size with 74" center height; Updraft Ventilation System provides excellent airflow in tent; Removable fly, with hoop frame over door; Shockcorded fiberglass frame for ease of assembly; Tub style welded polyethylene floor with rain shingle for excellent weather protection; Light-yet strong polyester taffeta walls; Includes gear loft for storage; 3 polyester mesh windows let the breezes in, keep even the smallest critters out; 3 easy-access Dutch "D" style zippered doors... you can have a chinese fire drill with this tent! Lightweight, non-rusting plastic pegs; Carry weight: 19 lbs. Get more fun out of your camping with Wenzel. Order Today! Wenzel Beartooth Family Dome Tent
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