I purchased this tent based on the claim that it keeps more light out and for the long rainfly. It does both of these things. It is pictured (right) next to my Coleman Sundome (left) tent purchased two years prior. Both are about the same size, but the skydome does have the superior darkness and a larger rainfly. Size and setup time are about the same.

2, 4, 6, 8 - Who do we appreciate? Everyone who came after '2' who get's the heel out of our tent. i guess you could put a family in here - but why? get another tent. There is plenty of room for the kids though. I'm no stranger to tent camping. I lived in a two man tent (when I was a kid) for about a year when a high yield fund magically turned 5 to 40. I traveled the beautiful state of California with a 95 lb Lab / Shepherd and a canoe on top of my Blazer. I still have that two man tent - it's been stitched up a few times - but she still keeps me dry. I must admit - I was always a little jealous of folks with the big tents. Not anymore though. This is more than a tent - This is a forest cottage. I'm 6 foot and I can stand in the center - my head touches the top - but just barely. There is enough room to set up two separate double sleeping areas in the sides and a kitchen & sitting salon in the center. The tent is made of pretty thin sheer material - I'm not really aware of what they're making tents out now-a-days. I would imagine a fabric of this weight would be used on a packers tent to keep weight down. I kinda figured a tent this size would be made of sturdier stuff. It's not heavy for it's size - but I'm never packin a tent this size more than 1/2 a mile. I hope this holds up. If it don't - I'll stitch it up. Speaking of Stitching - the bag my tent came in was coming un-stitched out of the box. That doesn't bode too well for quality control - and I'm knocking 'um a star for that. (see Photo). We went to the park to set her up - trial run so to speak. I can set up the two man tent blind folded in the rain in about 2 minutes. This one, hold the phone, not so fast. I didn't time it - but getting out all the parts, trying to read instruction that were too small to decipher whether they were useful or not, and head scratching - took about an hour to set her up. I would imagine subsequent setups at about a half hour, and with more experience 15 to 20 minutes when hustling. I won't want to hustle though - Think I'll set up the Taj Mahal with cold beer in hand. This isn't really a tent - Its a little cottage. Looking forward to using her for camping and music festivals. I Like her - but lack of quality control makes this a four star review. ~ Thanks for Reading - Have an Incredible Life! ~