Ledge Sports Tarantula 2-Person Tent

In brief: I camp 10-15 times a year max, in a wide range of weather conditions and places. These trips vary from car camping for a night to fairly long hikes with a few nights stay. I needed a cost effective solution that I could make work for multiple situations. This tent satisfied my needs. Here are all my thoughts: I have had this tent for a few months and have had the chance to camp in multiple conditions. I just got back from Havasupai, where the temp dropped to the mid 20s overnight and there was a slight but constant breeze. The tent stayed warm enough to sleep comfortably in low tech sleeping bags. The vestibule is helpful in keeping heat in as you enter and exit quickly at night, as it guards from wind coming in and seems to prevent all the heat from escaping even if you unzip it all the way. It also allows for a nice place to keep shoes so you can keep dirt out of the tent, and I have even taken a few large stones from our campfire and keep them in the vestibule to warm the air in the tent... This worked well enough that keeping your sleeping bag fully zipped was uncomfortable. The tent sets up and (more importantly imo) breaks down easily to fit in the small bag it comes in IF you roll it up efficiently. I don't remember if I got instructions... But putting it up is pretty straight forward. Might want to take note of how it unfolds from the factory before heading out so when you're packing/rolling it up you have an idea of how to make sure it stays small enough to fit in the bag. Otherwise, it's pretty secure in the factory bag and I have strapped to my backpack for 10 mile hikes with little problem. I didnt feel that the weight of the tent was a big issue... But multiple days with multiple long hikes could make it a pain. We camped in 80 degree weather a few months ago and the tent ventilated nicely if you unvelcro the top vents so they're open. It also has nice little loop and cleat things that let you roll the vestibule door back and secure it to the tent when the door is unzipped (open). This kept the tent very cool when it was hot. We have also camped during Arizona Monsoon Season where it rains heavily off and on all day and the tent stayed dry inside. I would assume it could handle consistent heavy rain because the bottom is durable and provides water protection a few inches up the side of the tent ("tub floor") - however I can't say I have experienced extreme rain. I'm 5'10" and my girlfriend is 5'1", and there is plenty of room in the tent. We have easily fit a large duffel bag at the bottom with foot room to spare. While using sleeping pads she can sit up comfortably in most of the tent; I have to center myself a little bit more than her to sit up and have head room. We have even brought a pretty fancy Queen size inflatable air mattress and fit it snugly. It literally was touching all 4 sides of the tent and bulging the bottom out a bit though. I'm not talking about the cheap green type you use an external pump to inflate, but the 18" tall raised mattress type with an internal 120v pump that is probably meant to stay indoors. We did this once while car camping, and while we got it to fit in the tent and had ourselves a nice night's sleep, this probably isn't the tent for you if you plan on always using that type of mattress. There was no spare room inside for bags (points for the vestibule!) and getting in and out became tough/comical. Storage is nice and convenient. It comes with two pouches on the inside sewn onto the lower waterproof portion of the side of the tent. One on the "top" side of the tent where your head would be and the other at the "bottom" where your feet would go. There are also 4 hooks at the top where you can clip a rectangular mesh piece of fabric that comes with the tent to make a shelf. We have found that folding the mesh in half and securing it to 2 clips to make a pouch saves some head room. Either way, very convenient. Tent comes with plenty of stakes, and multiple tie downs attached to the tent. Two entrances makes the smaller tent much more practical. Price. 75 bucks when I ordered it... And I see it has only gone down. I searched many options and this was the best deal at the time/price I got it. Color is unique... I have the orange one. It is a bit subtler of an orange than the Amazon picture, btw. Easy to find your tent nonetheless! Only slight complaint I guess I could make, which I don't think is worth docking a star, is that the tent hooks can catch on the joints of the tent poles while setting it up. Unless you validate your existence on how fast you can erect your tent, or have some sort of rivalry with friends, you can afford the simple fix of taking an extra second and exerting just a bit more effort to make sure a handful of those hooks don't stick. If they do, manually assist them over the joint and don't let it ruin your weekend.