wenzel ponderosa 10- by 8-foot four-person two-room dome tent

 

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Wenzel Ponderosa Sport tent is great for hiking and biking. Lightweight carry weight of 10.8 pounds, is easy to pack for those day/night short trips. Tent base is 10 feet by 8 feet wide with a 60" center height. W back to back Dutch "D" style doors and 3 windows, 2 in front and 1 in the rear and all with inside zip for your convenience. One removable divider curtain and 4 mesh roof vents for circulation and moisture control. Shockcorded fiberglass frame with pin and ring connection for easy set-up and tear-down. At Wenzel we have a tradition of creating rugged, durable, top performing camping gear. We earned the reputation as America's family camping brand after more than a century of providing uncompromising quality and high value to our customers. Customer Care at 1-800-325-4121


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- Four-person tent with lightweight construction for hikes, cycling trips, and other camping occasions


- Lightweight, shock-corded fiberglass frame with pin and ring connection for quick setup and break down


- Weather-armor polyester fabric with polyurethane coating is tough and reliable


- Dutch D-style doors; removable divider curtain for 2-room orientation; 4 mesh roof vents


- Sonic-sealed, welded floors; measures 10 feet long x 8 feet wide; 10-year limited warranty


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 "dome tent" 2010-03-21


By R. cornell


As a scoutmaster and avid camper, I think this is a very good tent for the money.


If you camp every week or month, spend a little more money. But for occasional use it will do fine.


$300 tents leak,I know, I have one. If you are camping in the rain, you will get wet.If you can't take the elements, use an RV or stay home. I highly recommend this tent for entry level camping.

 

 "great tent at great price." 2010-02-16


By Daniel Sherlock (hawaii)


I did my research and found this tent would fit my needs perfectly. i was going to take my 2 daughters camping and needed some room for them and their junk. Tent came super fast and box wasnt as big as i thought it would be. Perfect because i have to carry everything myself.





I didnt get a chance to pre-assemble it because i live in an apartment and its way to big to set up in my living room. I read the instructions and it seemed pretty simple. When it came time to put it up, i was going to have only my 8yr old help me out !





Day of camping I first put a tarp under the tent just in case of leaks or rain. Tent was a breeze setting up. Daughter only had to help hold the 2 poles while i attached them at the bottom clips. Only took about 40 minutes to get it up,and that was taking my time so I could let my daughter "help".





The tent was pretty roomy. Came with super zippers that can open/close the doors halfway, partway, sideways, upside-down!! really kewl. It also came with little pouches to put your needed stuff in easy to find spots. there was even a storage at the top of the tent for hmm my bread!! great so it didnt get smashed.


Size of the inside was big enough for a queen sized inflatable bed and a twin sized futon (i wanted something soft to sleep on!)> Tons of room for all the gear along the sides.





It didnt rain so I didnt get to see if it was watertight. I bought the seam sealers but didnt use them because i didnt have time to air it out afterwards. But it seemed pretty well made.





Only negatives i found were the outside "flap/cover/thingy" sits a bit too snug against the roof so there wasnt that much ventilation and the door started a few inches above the ground so u have to be careful not to trip on it coming in or out. And in the morning, the dew got the insides near the bottom wet so dont put your stuff too close to the sides. I had no clue it would be soo cold!! Guess even in Hawaii its cold in the mornings! Ooo, forgot to add, id replace the tent spikes because the thin metal ones didnt really hold in the ground that well. I bought some cheap ones made out of plastic at walmart for few bucks.





Taking the tent down was a super breeze, and it even fit back in the original zipper bag with no problems. I even got it back in the original box!!





overall: awesome tent!! it was perfect and my daughters loved it! Ill have to take them camping again!!

 

 "Amazon charges you twice!" 2010-02-11


By Hotzenplotz


Amazon shipped the product first with UPS, where it got lost. They sent a replacement very quickly. Now they charge me twice and have no process established to get it right. So: the product is great, but don't buy at Amazon!

 

 "to many side screens" 2009-11-14


By island girl (arizona)


this tent again has to many side screens. first of all, when the wind blows cold air comes under the rain cover. and dust blows into the tent. i had a problem with this tent, defective stiches and zipper defect the rods are terrible it only last 1 night of camping and the rods broke....don't recommend this tent.

 

 "Buy Real Tent Stakes!" 2009-11-09


By C. Fenley (Newark, DE United States)


My wife and I just got back from a trip with this tent and it worked great. It did not rain, but it was very windy the first night (gusting up to 25 mph). We did not use the rain-fly rods because the side windows do not have a zipper-flap to 'close' them. So, we just allowed the rain-fly to seal the windows, which it did quite nicely. Temperatures were in the mid 20s minus wind-chill, but we were comfortable in the tent. I don't know how this tent would've held up if we'd had a driving rain along with the wind, but frankly, we wouldn't have stayed in those conditions with ANY tent. This tent could sleep four adults elbow-to-elbow, but we had two twin airbeds to either side (for us) and two large dog beds between the beds. There was still plenty of room for boots, leashes and such at the foot of our beds, and I had a regular sized backpack, heavy jacket, and clothes at the head-end of my airbed.





Finally, I absolutely recommend getting real tent stakes, even those plastic yellow stakes. The little metal stakes that come with this tent are going to be useless at a lot of camp sites.








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Original Spitfire styling in a 2 person model! Loaded with mesh for great ventilation, and ample-sized headroom area that's as large or larger than the competition's!
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Technical Details

- Two-pole hoop tent for two sleepers (38.75 square foot area)
- Tent body is constructed entirely of no-see-um mesh to maximize air flow
- Full coverage fly features a poke-out vent that's closable
- Bathtub floor with taped seams protects against splashing rain
- Center height of 43 inches; weighs 4 pounds
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 "Decent" 2009-10-17
By Wilderness (Eugene, OR)
I thought the tent was a great buy. I use it about twice a week through many different types of terrain. Though everyone has complained about the cheap stakes that are included, they're really not that bad. It'd be wiser to use other stakes, but these would be just fine. Space inside the tent was bigger than expected. You can't go wrong with Eureka tents.

 "Great Product!" 2009-08-19
By Sean Collier (Columbia, MO USA)
While i still have yet to try this tent out on a long outing in back country like I intended when I purhcased it, I have had nothing but great experiences with it so far. I bought this tent while looking for a cheap(price, not quality), lightweight, 3 season tent to take out to Glacier NP next May. While it would be slightly more convenient if it was self supporting/standing, I have come up with numerous ways to set it up indoors by knotting the anchors down to weights etc. I have actually camped outside w/ it twice so far(each just for one night). On my first experience, I woke up w/ the bottom being slightly wet as it had rained that night, and a little moisture between the rain fly and the mesh (apparently I didn't tighten the fly enough to keep it separated from the mesh, so moisture built in between). After this, I made a custom footprint by following directions I found from a video(using heavy duty tarp). I tried the tent out the next night and woke up with everything completely dry so I would recommend using a footprint.

I love all the mesh allowing air to pass through and the rain fly does a great job. Would suggest getting better stakes(bent a couple after my second outing). Otherwise, no complaints here.

 "camping tent" 2009-01-03
By Workout Girl (Simi Valley, CA)
This tent is very spacious for a 2 man tent. I really like that there are openings on each side of the tent so that you don't have to crawl over someone to get in. For true backpacking you need to replace the stakes(for weight reasons).

 "Light Weight, Decent Tent" 2008-09-01
By Brandon Solomon (N. Va, USA)
This tent is extremely light (just under a pound heavier than the ultra-light model) and is perfect for long back-packing trips. The bathtub floor and rainfly do everything possible to keep the water out. If staked down properly, water wont ever get in. I didnt even use the guy outs on the fly and water STILL didnt get in. On a clear night, the fly can be taken off completely or rolled up on the sides. If taken off, the entire night sky is avaiable for your perusal. Essentially, the tent without the fly is nothing but bug screening. It's the fly that actually gives the tent some privacy walls.



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I took this tent out on a camping trip and found the second day to be nothing short of a torrential downpour. It was then that I noticed the short side of owning this particular tent. Having NO VESTIBULE makes for a very wet entry into your tent. With his vestibule, my friend was able to have a place to shelter him from the water and take off/store his muddy boots where they woudlnt get rained on all night. The Spitfire doesnt have that ability, so you'll be forced to drag your muddy boots into the tent with you along with all the water that you wont be able to shake off.



For back-packing, this tent is hands down terriffic, but I am still going to look for another Eureka model that has a vestibule for those trips that last longer than any weather report.



One other thing to consider is that this tent is not free-standing, so you'll want to purchase some Groundhog Tent Stakes MSR Ground Hog Stake Kit or something equivalent that will do the job in rocky terrain (better to buy for rocky than to be without when the time is needed). The tent and fly can be put up with only 4 stakes, but a better idea would be to use 6 so the tent can be pulled out to its full width.



Lastly, unless you and the person you are sharing this tent with are on a romantic level, then I would suggest purchasing another tent for two. The only way it could work is for head to toe sleeping, but warm weather causes a bag to be thrown back and this creates a recipe for feet in the face. This tent is great for one person and some gear, but definitely not suited for two. Even if it had a vestibule for gear and boots, this tent would be ill suited for two people.

 "Fine tent but get some serious stakes" 2008-06-08
By J Randall (St. Louis, MO)
Let me first say I have only used this tent twice, neither time in the rain. I once found that the ground I was camping on was very rocky and hard, making it impossible to plant the company-supplied stakes. I would highly recommend getting some heavy-duty stakes when you go camping with this tent. It is not a free-standing tent. It is a tension tent. You need to be able to drive in the stakes to get the tent to stand right (not to mention the rain fly).



Otherwise, I love the mesh top. I like the dual doors. It is very light-weight and doesn't take up much space. But get some better stakes. The ones that come with this tent will bend if you try to set them in hard ground.


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