Does the mesh ceiling zip and if not does this tent retain heat if needed for fall camping?
524852
The mesh ceiling does not zip, the rain flap does cover it but allows the air to flow up. I live in Montana and it is too cold to use for fall/winters here.
524853
I used this tent for the first time about 4 weeks ago. In North Georgia, The top mesh ceiling does not zip. But the windows do. I used the fly, and closed the windows, used a heavy duty ground cloth under then. Then covered the floor with a quilted moving blanket. Night time temp dropped to 42, The inside air temp was comfortable slept on a air mattress with sleeping bag comfort zone down to 0... I love the tent.. 2 tips for anyone with it, be careful of the top hub and bring a bungee cord when you take it down , open windows to get all the air out when you put pack up. Oh and find a bright string or ribbon and tie it to the loop at the front door, it is hard to find door, if you set up in the dark.. ribbon makes it easy.. I love my tent.
1407871
The inner tent is all mesh as you see in the photo. I have not had the tent in an extreme rainfall yet, but it has worked well in moderate rainfalls. However I did seam seal the entire "flat area" on the top of the tent. This "flat area" is my only concern with this tent. But the seam seal did appear to work. In addition I always spray all my tent flys with Camp Dry or similar product.
1920147
It's pretty well ventilated. I used it on the beach in Florida in August and it was a heck of a lot cooler inside the tent than laying directly in the sun. I mean, it doesn't feel like you've got A/C pumping through it but the ventilation gives you a nice breeze.
1449102
If you were to keep the zipper windows closed you would have a sauna. The tent is not torrential rain proof, but it is waterproof and that goes for inside as well as out.
2168438
This is a fantastic tent. Very well made. There are 6 mesh pockets on the room divider. Three on each side. When the room divider is unzipped and tied back they aren't so convenient but it's a minor gripe. There is a lantern loop in the very middle of the tent.
1322395
Yes, they all have zippered covers from the inside; on every side of the tent, so if wanted you could almost have a screened sittin area with big views in every direction. In the summer they are good because this tent gets hot.
2138868
it zips shut. for the price this is an awesome tent. make sure you properly fasten the rain fly for in-climate weather, otherwise things can get wet depending on how hard it's raining/wind is blowing.
2166646
There is a long cross bar in the center of the tent that runs lengthwise and two short ones that span the depth of the tent in the ceiling area. It is more than strong enough to support an air cooled hood. I recommend getting carabiners that will fit around the poles for ease of disassembly and to make moving the hood around easier. I use light yo-yos to adjust the height, which I also got from Low-baller
1971017
The walls are mesh so it doesn't keep out a heavy rain but very nice tent. I am very pleased with it.
905418
Question. I'm told this tent is not good because the roof is solid and dew will build up overnight from your breath and drip in the morning. Is this true? Most tents have a mesh top with rainfly over that.
1599048
Yes. You can zip it closed. There's enough space for two adult people to lay down with the shade closed.
779888
The rain guard at the top can be removed completely to reveal the mesh apex of the tent. Also there is a mesh window in the opening flap. It works well for ventilation as well as keeping in eye on the kids when they are playing in the tent. This may not be the best choice of tent for anyone that is over 5 ft tall as you do not have much room to stretch out when you sleep. With that being said, I am very pleased with my purchase as I have had 3 Cub scouts sleep in it multiple times without issue.
1715384
No. The material is not safe to have heat too close to it. It would melt and or catch fire. The teepee tent is otherwise awesome. Easy set-up and roomy inside. We had 5 kids in sleeping bags on the floor and the adults in a single air mattress as well as a double air mattress and we had room for more.
2202234
No shouldn't be if, you have at least an 8" fan in the tent. They don't put out a lot of heat as you would think...
1319306
Windows zip and are a functioning part of the tent. Mesh attaches over the window opening with velcro stripes. These are great tents for hunting. Im still using one ive had for 5 seasons.
2079973
I'm not certain of the attributes of a 4 season tent but I believe this to be a 3 season. It is very lightweight with a partial mesh roof. It would be very drafty and cold. It needs the fly to be water resistant.
2042251
I was camping last month. Lows down into the low 30s. Had the vents and fly shut down tight and was very warm. I haven't been in the tent during a wind storm yet but have had 3/4 inch of rain in an hour and not a drop got in. I love this tent.