User Review: Hillary 3 Room Dome Tent for 6-7 People

Reviewed July 2, 2008 by Very Mad With Company

Rating:
Design: 3 room dome tent, 14'x7'
Sleeps: 5
Ease of Setup: Somewhat difficult at the beginning
Price Paid: $105.20

I have bought a Hillary tent in August, used it once that year, and thought everything was fine with the tent. Although it had a zipper that kept getting stuck on the door, I thought nothing of it.

I then used it this past year, the SECOND time, and the day we set it up it rained. Although it has an "everdry" guarantee on the front cover, it leaked right through the seams and into the tent. And the other worst part about it was that the zipper (the same one that had given me troubles the first time) had BROKE! I had nothing else to sew it up with other than dental floss. My belongings soaked, and so did my sleeping bag.

Although it reads on the box "Weldwide seams: welded floor seams have no needle holes to leak", it is far from truth!

Further inside the owner's manual reads "Your tent is water repellent. However, it is not waterproof." Why does the front say one thing but the inside manual a complete different thing!

After calling the company to complain, they had told me that they cannot guarantee this and I should use a tarp. If it's so "Everdry" as it says...then why do I need a tarp?

I am completely unsatisfied with this tent, and with the company. I would discourage any person from purchasing from this company, unless you want headaches, a bad camping experience, and wet belongings!

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