We, like some others, know that tents are NOT waterproof, so we sprayed the seams etc. with water replant. When we reached the beach everything went great, first night 30 mh winds. Next night still calm, took cover off and loved looking up at the night sky.
I received my Ozark tent from my grandparents, which I used 9 years ago when we went camping with them. All and all for a cheap tent from Walmart I think ozark trail sun shelter it’s ok. I don’t know that I would recommend it for a beginner who doesn’t know his way around a tent. Be sure to check out our YouTube channel!
This Ozark Trail tent is, sorry to say this, a POS. Do not, DO NOT, spend your money on this. This piece of crap promises the buyer a lot for a lot of money, but what you get is something of lesser quality than if you bought a tent ozark trail sleeping bag from the local Dollar store. The Ozark Trail tent I purchased is model HKD 08055R. I have a design change suggestion but I do not see an email address anywhere; therefore I cannot submit it to someone who can do something about it.
The Ozark Trail instant sun shade was incredibly easy to put up and even easier to take down. This will be coming with us to the beach and any sporting outings where we will be exposed to the weather. We used this tent a few times and lost the rain fly, first time we used it rained and didn’t have problem but the zipper broke and got stuck. The second time we used I can’t find a new rain fly anyway. We bought this tent maybe 4 years ago they shouldn’t discontinue a line so fast. That upsets me because they know if you can’t get new parts you will buy a new one, not right or eco friendly.
So I went out and got 2 tarps and draped them over the top and tied them down to the tent. Though I didn’t rainproof this tent right away, it didn’t leak that bad anyway. Plenty of room was a plus (easily fits a queen sized airbed maybe 2, and a decent ceiling height also was good. Can be set up by 1 person, but much easier with 2 people. It is perfectly possible for one person to set it up as long as it is not windy.
The only reason I bought a new tent was for more space, which this tent provided at a resonable price. Setup was typical for this size tent – definitely a two person job. We planned on camping for a week and ended up only camping for five days because of the tent’s incapacity to keep us dry. I bought this tent and was very dissatisfied, two off the poles snapped right where they connect in the silver part. I would not recommend this brand to anyone. This is the first time to use this tent so it was brand new.