Camping Living Room With Poles -6-Person- Arpenaz Base M, Blue

Great value for money, would have another

I was looking for a camping/event shelter for a few years now. Didn�t have budget for some of the well know brands in the �200-�400 budget so did some online searching and this came up as available from Tesco superstore branch of Decathlon at Broadstairs whilst camping in Kingsdown near Deal in Kent. Partner and I purchased the tent on the Friday of our week stay so didn�t get to use it in good stable weather conditions and planned to use at our next planned stay in August (13-20th, Summer 2023). On returning back from the camping trip after purchasing the shelter, I did some research on this very website about the customer reviews and was confused about the total range of very good to very bad when customers have used the shelter in question. It does seem that more recent purchasers have had better experiences than those reviews listed a few years ago. Went ahead and set up the shelter; it took me and my partner less than ten minutes with straightforward instructions, illustrated and with decent quality pegs, guy lines and apparent quality of tent materials and construction. Entry options through a big flap, also usable as a fly sheet canopy, and also through a dedicated door, and the zippable mesh window features were all appreciated and impressive. Four days of hot sunshine, using it as living area outside of the main tent were very pleasant, the UV protection quoted about the roof seemed to be true and a break from the sun, very happy. Day 5 evening forecast was rain and 25mph winds�tbh I was a little worried about previous reviews of leaks and flimsy ness. We had constant heavy rain for about six hours overnight and blustery winds as promised� I didn�t check overnight but in morning zipped open the tent and to my delight the entire interior was bone dry, not a drop of moisture anywhere. I can highly recommend the shelter, maybe design changes have been made to manufacture process and materials but could not find fault with any of its design or features Am I only the one confused by the product build quality and reviews?

We use this more as an awning to are small van. It's a great size but abit of a pain to get the poles in and out across the centre top, rest of it goes up quite easy.

Staff at the store were great very helpful purchased the tent / living area online then went to store to pick it up very happy with item pitched it along side our camper van perfect for the wife and I and our wee dog would definitely recommend

Good value as an alternative for an awning for micro camper.