Kelty Mantra 7 Tent

We set up the tent in the dark with light from a single lantern. Easy to set up, but have to work to push the poles through the fabric sleeves. The tent has good airflow, no condensation even on cool mornings. The rainfly provides a big vestibule were shoes and gear can be stowed, although there is plenty of room inside. The Mantra7 is tall enough to stand up in and very comfortable. The light color and no-see-um mesh ceiling allows the tent to stay cool even during the day. Great for family camping, car camping.

Well, I went camping at Myrtle Beach with some friends and we couldn't have been happier with the tent. We easily had enough room for two queen size air matresses and all of our gear for an entire weekend. It rained a little, the tent held up fine, there was no leakage or pooling, and we had enough room to sit in the vestibule in our chairs and play some cards around our cooler. I would suggest that you guy out the rain fly if you're in for nasty weather, and the center black pole is a little dificult to erect, so it is best to have two people.

This tent is huge, although I bought it for about 4-5 people. I think 7 would be a thigh squeeze. The tent is very sturdy and can also be set up by 1 person. Although I would recommend doing the center top pole last. Aside from that I'm happy with the tent as well as the vestibule that the fly has, it's got enough space to store a lot of stuff.