OmniCore Designs 4 Person Weatherproof A Frame Tent

Simply wonderful! We had been allowing our son to use my old (really, old) “pup” tent from forever ago, when he wanted to sleep outside. It was a “2-man” tent, which means it was just big enough for a 9-year-old to sleep in with the way he rolls around. When I saw this, I figured it would be PERFECT for next summer when he has friends for a sleepover. It read as an A-Frame tent. Well, apparently that means something a little different now than it did 25 years ago. It is in that shape… but it is NOT easy to set up! For this tent, first of all… the directions are NOT clear. I'm still not sure if it's put together right, or what these little metal pole sleeves are supposed to do. Not all the parts are listed, nor shown in the pictures. It is not a traditional set-up. The short poles go INSIDE (?) the tent, and there is a top beam that strings between them. And somehow they are supposed to connect THROUGH the tent. And, this tent comes with a fly that was designed as PART of the system, so you cannot really set up just the tent without the fly, which is totally unnecessary when it is in the basement. Also, on beautiful nights, he's going to want to see the starts. The rain fly should NOT be a requirement to balance the end poles properly. Really not too happy about that part. But, my son has a tent big enough for his friends, so at the price I guess that is good enough for him.