One person needs to be inside to help hoist up the tent and hold it in place while you force the poles into the ring-&-pin holders. The netting has many flaws in it (not a nice smooth texture as in better quality tents). I guess if you have kids that want to play ozark trail sun shelter in it, it would be fine. The first one I set up was in the fall (supposed to be a 3-season). It snowed a few inches and it completely caved in breaking all the shock-corded fiber glass poles. Even when you set it up you can actually hear the poles crackling.
It held up well and the stakes held pretty good. I’m not sure how it will hold up in super windy conditions as I have not been able to test that yet. “Stay protected from the sun with this great shelter ideal for beach, or park.” Like the Seina, our former pick for sand, the Mac Sports has a carrying capacity of up to 150 pounds.
And you have to make sure that the zipper is closed well and also sprayed with a water repellent. But unfortunately, they are many morons out there that don’t know the first thing about camping. I have the JW-7607 which is a 2-3 (read that as two) person tent. I have had it for years and am thrilled with it.
My wife and I bought this tent at Wal-mart when our son and daughter were about 12 and 9 respectively. Our daughter’s daughter (now 18) took it this weekend on her first solo campout. I bought this tent for a sort trip with three small children. The price was reasonable, the size was wonderful, the set- up easy.
It is a big and roomy tent but overall you might want to shop around unless you are really strapped for bucks. Browse Ozark Trail’s top-rated hiking and camping gear and more. So I called the company requesting new poles and a month later I have yet to see my new poles. I will not ever purchase from this company again. Rain fly is too big — it needs one side cut differently to allow to get in and out of the tent. It needs a little bit bigger bag for storage.
So next time you go camping instead of relying on a Walmart special, use your head. I did not have these mounted in the photos posted with this article. The side curtains would function nicely for a windy beach setting. The product also comes with a tarp that can be put along the ground.