SUV Car Tent

Funciona muy bien

Got this for a friend in a wheelchair for doing all things private, including delivering IV meds and changing clothes and having a bath. She travels and cannot go to public places of any kind, so needed a way to get privacy while on the road. She has used this inside the house for a bath in the kitchen, on the deck to work in the shade, and on trips to use the loo and change clothes. This absolutely does the job, with two exceptions. I wanted a pop-up without a bunch of poles (this is), that had light (this has a “skylight”), that can be secured (this has stakes, that do need to be used if possible), that had air (this does), that has a pocket for “stuff” (this does), that had a separate tarp for the bottom (this does) and did NOT have a built-in bottom (this does not) which does nothing but collect dirt that has to be shaken out, and that can be kept warm with a heater (this can), but not too hot in the sun (the white exterior reflects light). I wanted a way for her to keep stuff and coolers etc. out of the sun and rain as well. This does it all. The exceptions: 1. The rim at the bottom prevents a wheelchair from rolling in, BUT you can press it down with your foot, or keep it down with two garden pins to let a wheelchair over the transom. It’s light enough to drop over a wheelchair, too. NOTE TO MANUFACTURERS AND DESIGNERS: PLEASE make a pop-up tent like this that allows for wheelchair access!!! Please? This would be useful to people using walkers, too! 2. Please make one with a flap that can be opened by someone in a wheelchair. This requires the flap to be rolled up and secured high — and the snap loop is functional but too small to be extra easy to use so please make the loop longer. If it was a side flap, it could be pulled to the side and managed by someone in a walker or wheelchair by themselves. 3 (true for all pop ups): Someone in a wheelchair cannot put this up herself. It will require help. TIPS: To provide shade over the top with or without the rain cover, cut a piece of landscape fabric to drape over the top and connect it to the four corner cords with a large safety pin (not as a pin but as a “ring”). Pay attention to how you unfold it the first time so you have an idea of how to fold it back again. Cut a piece of mosquito net to drape over the front so you can keep the front “door” open to let light in without the bugs. Set it up right away outside so you’re familiar with it, and adjust the lines so they are where you’d want them in actual use. Cut several pieces of tarp for underneath for various purposes: so you can stake them down if you need to, use new ones while old ones are in the “to be cleaned” pile, and jerry rig one so it can be secured UP against the tent and under a tent fly so rain doesn’t get in from under. Get a large lightweight tarp with grommets to cover the top like a rain fly and be able to stake it away from the tent and over any ground tarp. Get some big butterfly hair clips so those with compromised strength can keep things secure, like the flaps and nets.

This tent is awesome. It has lots of room inside and sets up pretty fast. I only have two issues with it but still giving it a 5 star. Inside the tent it’s very cool and the material is very thick. I am currently camping in Wyoming and have experienced 10-20 mph gusts and the tent is holding up. I have attached heavier duty stake poles and attached the string attachments to each corner. Without these added attachments this tent will blow over. Also it’s kinda a pain to get back in the bag but once you figure it out it’s not bad. This tent is super roomy, very light, easy to set up and appears to be excellent material. It’s only been through one use but so far it’s highly recommended. Update, after many camping trips the utility tent is still in great condition and holding up great

Liked the sturdiness of materials and it’s well constructed. It is lightweight enough to manage by myself, and it’s quick & easy to set up & take down. I love that you can’t see through it at night, like most other ones! But I dislike the white exterior, as after the first setup & takedown in my yard it was all covered with grass stains and dirt stains that don’t wash out. I suppose it’s no big deal, but what were you thinking when you made an outside tent that you lay on the ground to fold up WHITE?

Great quality, sturdy, easy to fold, total privacy when outdoors even in the sun (NOT see-through), light and easy to port wherever we go in the car in case we don’t want to go to any public restrooms! Very roomy, extra width makes it possible to use as a small room to change clothes, stowe extra personal items as well as place our camp toilet, nicely vented so not hot and no smells!! Love it!