NTK Laredo GT 8 Person Tent for Family Camping | 10x15 ft Camping Tent with 1 Doors | 100% Waterproof Dome & Breathable Mesh | Outdoor Tent | 2500 mm Warm & Cold Weather Family Tent

I love this tent! I (a 71 year old grandma) took my 3 granddaughters and a friend of theirs (ages 4 to 12) camping for 4 nights in the Sierra National Forest of California. On a previous trip with them, things were so cramped in my (9' by 9') tent that I bought this one.On this trip , we had 3 twin sized air mattresses and 2 adult sized backpacking sleeping pads. We had plenty of space, including s bag of clothing for each person. There was plenty of space for the girls to play inside if they wanted. The door was easy enough for all for us, including the 4 year old, to zip and unzip. The oldest granddaughter found out that if you put your hand inside the tent to pull the zipper, it doesn't catch on the flap. All of the girls helped me put up and take down, and this process was very easy. I really appreciated the guyline adjusters that were included. There was no problem getting the guy lines to the exact right length. I'm going to buy these adjusters for all of my other tents.As in a review I read before purchasing, I found the stakes to be less than useful. They were too short for such a large tent and pulled out of the ground, and the angle of the bend at the top was too great to securely hold. However, intrepid camper that I am, a long time ago I bought a bunch of yellow, large, thick plastic stakes. Whimpy tent stakes have found their way into new tent boxes for decades. They didn't even work on the guy lines, because the guy lines need to be taut. I have smaller yellow plastic stakes for the guy lines. I recycle the provided stakes. Tent makers should just forget about the stakes and drop the price of the tents.I had never heard of this tent maker before. I was impressed with the quality of the floor especially. My 9foot by 9foot tent by a well-known maker has been used only twice and has multiple tears in the floor. I had loaned it to someone who apparently did not use a tarp under it. But they only camped for 2 nights and still managed to put holes in it. The key reason, I'm sure is that the floor fabric is very thin and fragile. Not this floor. You'd have to take a knife to it to get a hole.The only challenge I had with this tent was that because it was long, there was only one way it would fit on the tent pad in the campsite. That caused me to have to go around or under the guy line to get into the tent. This, of course, is not the manufacturer's fault. It's just a problem for me to solve the next time I use it. However, it is something to be aware of. Not all campgrounds can accomodate a tent this size and it would be prudent when planning a trip to check the size of the tent pad.One other complaint I read was regarding ventilation. I could imagine that in humid and warm conditions it could be a problem. I will probably never camp in a place in which humidity or temperature are problems. However, I specifically bought this tent because it was WATERPROOF. Most of my camping is done on the California coast and in the Sierra Nevada, and afternoon showers can be an issue in the mountains. With my granddaughters, I never want to chance having a trip ruined because the tent leaked and they and everything got wet and cold. Other tent makers lead you to believe that the tents are waterproof, but they are not. They are as water resistant as posible. Most tent flies don't come down far enough to run the water down the side of the waterproof bathtub bottom. This tent has a full-coverage waterproof rain fly, just like my backpacking tent.I have another trip schedules for Sequoia National Park in October. Just myself and two other ladies. We'll have to bring bullhorns to communicate.

I'd give this 4.5 stars if that was an option. In general it's a really great tent--spacious, pretty bright inside, no smell even right out of the box, and WATERPROOF. We had torrential downpours during our trip and not a drop of water got inside. This was without any additional treatment to the tent, such as additional waterproofing. The mesh is really high quality, easy to see out but hard to see in. It was simple and fast for us to set up with two people, and easy to put back in the bag. Small details, like pouches along the walls, an included lantern (great) and a hook to hold it up on the ceiling, make the tent even nicer. Going from a 5 person tent to this one made all the difference in enjoying camping with a kid, as we had room for comfortable sleeping arrangements for everyone plus all our gear. We even had space to keep firewood inside so it'd stay dry. If you needed to, you certainly could fit 3 queen sized air mattresses inside, though there wouldn't be as much room for other things.All in all, I am very pleased with the purchase and would definitely look to purchase outdoor products from this manufacturer in the future.Some things I wish were different:1) There is only one window, which is the major reason I can't give the tent 5 stars. A window at the back would be really good for ventilation. Despite this, it was less humid than I would have expected in the tent, because the whole top of the inner portion (without the fly) is mesh. So I can imagine that if you are expecting no rain, and can leave the fly off, it would be absolutely wonderful. Even with the fly on, it's brighter and more well-ventilated than I'd expected with only one window.2) The awning built into the rain fly that hangs over the entrance droops and is not useful/gets in the way unless you have the rainfly on exactly right. If you've got it too far to the front, even by a little bit, this problem occurs.3) There are no clear provided instructions for how to use the guy lines.4) In addition to the pouches, some small plastic hooks on the walls would be very useful, or a clothes line of some sort going across the tent. Several times I wanted to hang up a lightweight shirt, but there was nowhere to do this. This isn't a complaint, so much as an idea, as I have not seen this feature in other tents either. I may try to rig this myself using adhesive velcro strips and light hooks.