Works good! A little hard to set up alone

Used it about 5 times last year, agreed with the recommendations to set it up before you go camping, it’s not hard but doing it the first time in the dark would be a challenge!I have a hard time getting the poles in to the holes by myself, but with another person to help it’s a snap. They are just so tight that alone it is nearly impossible for me to get it in, and I thought it might stretch with a few times of use? Not so much.Used in the snow and the heat, rain cover makes it very hot in the heat, but cools off reasonably without it.Happy with my purchase

Good for price

This product is nice and is okay for the price but do not expect to get every weekend out of this tent. It is good for the occasional weekend camping trip or a few nights here and there. This tent will eventually rip and break, the assembly is okay there are parts where you may feel like you are going to break the tent putting it together just take your time and go easy it will go together. It feels pretty sturdy. The zipper can be difficult to zipper you almost always have to pull the sides together to get it to zip. The rain guard works as described. Again good for the price but not much more mine eventually ripped after 10 uses.

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Easy to use and work well; Chevy Colorado model was perfect fit

Setup:Mostly painless, took about 25 minutes detailed reading instructions and about 15-20 a few weeks later with much less reading.Some awkwardness of the fit but getting everything into place isn’t too bad.Things definitely stretched out after I put the poles up the first time which helped.Good instructions sewn right into the bag, very helpful!Function:No floor was a must for me, it fits over my DIY platform perfectly.Spacious even with said platform.Plenty of vents; on a hot day (I tried it at 98 degrees) I would absolutely want a fan or similar stillRetains the tailgate space quite well, the third pole holds the door up out of the way.Water proofing:Excellent. I blasted it from several angles with a hose the first time and got it up ahead of a pretty nice thunderstorm the second time and didn’t see anything get wet.My only minor complaints:I really thought I was gonna break a pole or tear a seam the first time I put it up. Once it stretched out second time was fine; be cautious! I heard many creaks and had very minor splintering on one end of a pole sectionThe rain fly is very difficult for one person to put on. I don’t blame them and it’s the nature of such a tall tent but I was wishing I was 9′ tall trying to wrangle it over the peak.Haven’t beat it up yet so I can’t comment on material quality as a whole.

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Well I’m still here and dry!!

First night in the tent Nov 20 2023 northeast Alabama. Sever wind, rain, and flash flood warnings. I didn’t sleep much but Im dry and the tent is still in great condition. Seems to have rained about 2.5 inches so the fact I only had 1 leak, where I didn’t fully close the zipper, impressed me greatly.Easy set up, orange straps are very important!Nice color but a lot of orangeStraps down nicely and secure, wouldn’t use on truck with nice paintOver all does exactly what you should expect.

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Really wanted to like this tent – 2nd UPDATE

I have a 2019 Chevy Colorado and was looking for a truck tent that’s designed to fit it. I’ve purchased the #110766 model (5′ Bed – TALL BED), as recommended by Rightline to fit my truck … not once, but twice. Both times I received the #110765 model (5′ standard bed). First time I didn’t bother to open the box because on both sides of it, it clearly says what model tent it is. I figured I was just dealing with a fluke, so I returned it and ordered it again … and AGAIN, I get the #110765 model. I checked the part number tag on the tote bag … sure enough, it’s not the model number of the 5′ Tall Bed version. I’m wondering if anyone else is having this issue. I’ve emailed Rightline as I imagine they want to get this issue corrected as much as I do. I won’t try buying it a third time.UPDATE: Rightline made good on my purchase, even when Amazon couldn’t get the order right. I am giving back two stars because of their effort to provide better customer service and stand behind their product. I received the correct tent today. It went on my truck without any issues. I look forward to trying it out in the field.

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This tent looks awesome.

So far I am loving this tent. I just got it and have not used it for camping yet but it was love at first box opening! I read ALL of the reviews, yes ALL of them. I wanted to make sure I had the right size for my 2015 Dodge ram short bed truck and I wanted to be sure that I did not make any of the erection mistakes like many others have (and damaged their tents in the process).It took a few minutes to figure out what way the tent was to be aligned on the truck. Had to look at the photo on the box. Based on other testimonies I made sure to NOT tighten the side straps until the very end. The rods do fits very tightly in the tent on my truck. I did not force anything and just wiggled the tent and shook it to makes sure everything fit without tearing. It is a good snug fit and looks awesome. I did discover that my truck does not have any “lip” edges that the hooks could hook to very easily along the sides so I had to improvise. The front hooks I hooked inside the back door under the seat and just closed the door on the straps. Perfect! Also had to attach one side strap to the rear wheel. Everything still worked perfectly. I bought a 5 foot cot to put inside but alas the cot sticks all the way out the tailgate and the door will not closed comfortably so I won’t use the cot.If you have any experience setting up poles tents this is easy. I set it up at the house in my yard (in the shade as it was about 90 that day) and I took my time and READ THE DIRECTIONS 2-3 times before going for it. I did not want to tear anything. I spent probably 30 minutes setting it up…..it took this long only because I really putz’d around. I know I could set this up in 10-15 minutes easily (I am a 55 year old woman). I am very excited to use it. Reviews said that once the rain fly is on it really cuts down on air flow through the top screened roof. I may rig up something to hold the fly further up off the roof to allow better air flow. But we shall see. I have a nice little battery op fan that I can use. I have a camp trip planned in late Sept 2017 but I don’t think I can wait that long to try this out. Have to find somewhere to camp NOW!After I have camped in it I will try to remember to come update my review! Fingers crossed.

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Great Truck Bed Tent

This tent is perfect for our F150 truck. We’ve used it several times when we spent the weekend at the coast on a friend’s ranch. Super fast to set up and very well made. Kept us plenty warm inside with thick ocean mist outside. Very happy with our purchase.

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Great tent! but watch out for the orange straps!

We bought this tent on a whim on a Thursday to go camping on Friday, I know, talk about last minute prep and planning. Anyway, it arrived at my door Friday afternoon, you just can’t beat that one day shipping! We were super excited to sleep in this thing but unfortunately we were not able to get a camp site until Sat evening. So we get to the camp site, decide the best location for the vehicle to be parked, and start to put this puppy together.First, I’d like to comment on the construction of the tent. The storage bag is really nice because when I tore this tent down the following morning I didn’t struggle to get everything to fit back inside the storage bag. and we all know even with some folding chairs their storage bags are a pain in the behind to get back in the bag it will make you literally want to toss it in the camp fire. I was surprised to find that there was only 3 poles to install.. and they seemed made very well. The tent material itself is of decent quality and the stitching held up very well considering on some points of the tent during the set up I really stretched out.Now to the set up. It took me a few minutes to try to interpret the instructions which are sewn into the storage bag. To be honest they are not very detailed at all.. which might make some more frustrated than others at first. But I assure you, after you set this up you wont need the instructions anymore. In fact, you can replace the time reading instructions with sips of your favorite adult beverage because after you set this thing up, you wont be driving anywhere!Took me a total of 20 minutes or so setting this up. after I realized how it was supposed to come together. However I wasted a lot of time trying to understand what to do with orange straps at the front of the door. So like any other normal male I kinda just skipped past that part in the instructions thinking the usual “pfft, I don’t need that!” and it was mainly because the instructions were not detailed enough to make sense and I say that due to the pictures. After I READ what it said, then I was able to work out what it was saying. When you put this bad boy up it is going to fit your truck bed SNUGGLY! in fact, when I had it up and thought it was good to go, I opened the door to the tent but when I tried to close it up, the tent was so tight that I couldn’t get the zippers to meet up again. THATS when I realized that those orange straps that I skipped in the instructions probably have something to do with that and I was right. So these straps go down behind the tailgate and your rear bumper and connect to any bolt you can find to anchor it too, you’re going to have to lay on the ground and up under your rear bumper to place these and I’ll tell you, THAT was the hardest part of the set up.The pictures don’t really give you a great view of the inside but we were surprised to find zippered air vents on each side. The tent also comes with a small pocket on each side for like a cell phone or what not, however they could have been placed a little higher or even at the back of the tent. On mine they were pretty much right below the side of my truck bed which would have made using these pockets inconvenient, but that didn’t really bother me. Also the tent has a hanger at the very top for a lantern or fan which is nice as well.I cannot comment on how this tent does in the rain because fortunately for us it was PERFECT weather while we were out, however like I said this tent fits SNUG around your truck bed and it does come with a rain flap for the top which I didn’t even bother installing, but if I would have to bet, I bet the tent would hold up well.My Only complaint about this tent is not having a floor to the tent. I use my truck for multiple purposes, from carrying my trash to the dump to building things off the tail gate, so it gets quite dirty. I had to completely wash out the bed of my truck before I could even think about laying an air mattress in there. For almost $200 the company could have included at least a tarp of some kind to cover your truck bed. Just my opinion.Over all we love this tent, it’s super easy to put up and tear down, and makes spur of the moment trips less stressful and more enjoyable!

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Universal fit isn’t so universal but otherwise a great tent.

The title says it all. It fits my F250, but isn’t perfect. I used it on a freezing fog night and with a small electric space heater it was very comfortable. The fog did freeze the zippers shut on the tent though. It’s a really good tent, and I would buy it again.

Looks and performs well

I purchased this tent for my Chevy Silverado with 5’ 9” bed. This is the 5.5’ tent The first time installed, I had trouble zipping the door shut. The second time I installed, I ensured everything was centered and straight. It made a huge difference. The door zips easily and as seen in the pics, the tent material was snug. This tent fits very well and seems to be well made. The only thing I didn’t like was it seems other brand tents have more room at the tailgate end and perhaps even a bit of an awning that hangs over the door. In the Event of rain, the front door must be completely zipped shut reducing airflow. I wish this tent has that feature and that is my reason for giving this tent a 4 and not a 5. Speaking of airflow, it seems the rain fly rests up against the tent all the way around the bottom of the fly. This essentially cuts off any airflow on warm, muggy, rainy nights. I selected Rightline since there is no bottom liner. As may be seen in the photo, I built a bed platform in the truck bed that is above the wheel wells and I didn’t want to deal with a liner. One thing some people struggle with is shoving the poles through the sleeves. This is typical with almost any tent of any kind. Simply feed the poles through the sleeves carefully by giving a slight tug on the sleeve as poles are being pushed through. All in all, this is a great truck tent that is well made and fits well. Don’t overstretch when tightening the straps and make sure all is even and snug and it should work like a charm.

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