NTK Indy GT Tent for Camping - 8/9 Person | Camping Tent, Waterproof Dome & Breathable Mesh

This is my second year camping with this tent and I highly recommend it. My family camps with two adults (my husband & I), our young son and sometimes our 21 pound dog. This tent easily fits all of us with plenty of room. When I was shopping for a tent I knew I needed one that had a porch because our son is at that age where he gets disgustingly dirty and needs to be stripped. I wanted a private place for him to be able to change without getting our bed dirty. We started using this tent while he was potty training and it also acted as a place to put his travel potty and have privacy. This tent ticked all those boxes and we love our porch. It's a great space to store things out of the elements without taking up valuable sleep space. We've been rained on several times in the tent but we always stay nice and dry. I do put a tarp under the tent when we travel, especially when we're camping near water. I've never had water wick up nor have I had the rain fly fail. The base of the rain fly does not seal the way a tent does so insects can easily get into the porch area. We love the loop in the porch for hanging a lantern and often utilize it instead of the one inside the tent when our son is in bed and the adults are still enjoying the outdoors. We discovered that the bugs attracted by the light will also attract toads & frogs. We actually enjoy watching them from the inside of the tent. The mesh of the tent works great for keeping bugs out so we're not bothered at all in our bed. I have always been able to pack this tent back to it's original size and get it back in the bag without any problems. Like all things once you have some practice at it you get very quick. I can set and take down this tent by myself, I'm a 5'4 pudgy and not athletic woman, in as little as 10-15 minutes. Setting up and taking down our bed takes more time. My only complaint is the stakes that come with the tent are rather flimsy. I have enough bent ones at this point I'm planning to upgrade this year. For me that's definitely not a deal breaker and I think most tent stakes that come with tents are not meant for a ton of use. Overall great a great tent that I'd recommend.

We are going into our third year camping with this tent and I absolutely love it! I mainly camp with my three gkids and it has proven to be awesome. I love the way it is made with the bathtub bottom which has kept us dry many many times. The full rain fly is awesome and we have endured many rain storms and have always remained dry. Thank you. The full front canopy is one of my favorite features of this tent. We generally place all of our personal items here including our gear, shoes, toys, etc. This leaves the tent with just our sleeping bags and pillows. Having three children this helps with keeping the sleeping area closed until ready for bed but they can still go in the tent and hang out. This has saved us from having issues with the zippers, the screen, and unwanted bugs. The front space has also kept us dry several times during summer storms.