Red Zebra
Adventurer
F30
Picked up a F30 Jet Tent a couple of weeks ago and used it this past weekend. Got a great deal that could not pass up.
Looked very closely and the turbo tent but selected the Jet Tent for reasons specific to us. We expect to get a good number of years use.
Supposedly all the Jet Tents are the same internal height with the difference being the floor space. The floor space is identified by the model number: F30 is 3m sq, F25 is 2.5m sq, etc. We put the tent up once at home to sort out everything and then packed for a one night trip.
We did not hurry to deploy or take down but was surprised how fast/easy it was after trying it out at home. Confession: the first time we popped it up at home it took a long time trying to understand how the structure/poles worked. HINT--Read the directions and no beer until you raise and lower it at least one time. =) Once you understand the sequence of locking the top open THEN extending the legs it goes up fast with most of the time taken up by walking around to each corner to extend each leg. It's even faster if your partner gets involved and helps.
I was surprised how big this thing is when packed. Really thought I poked the pooch until we had it popped up and staked out = nice! Wouldn't trade it. We have smaller tents for different situations. This one fits the bill for our style of car/jeep camping.
Pros:
-Head room (I'm 6'4") with several inches to spare.
-Floor space--plenty of room around the queen-size air matt.
-Good quality zippers and material.
-The support ropes are built-in with little storage pockets.
-One person set-up.
-Set-up in 2-3 minutes including unloading from car and carry bag (add another few minutes for stakes).
-Rain fly goes on in another minute or two. Being tall helps here if you do it solo. Otherwise two people make it easier.
-Take down is simple but add a couple of minutes for folding up and loading back into the carry bag.
-metal stakes you could skewer and roast a piglet with.
Cons:
-Heavy (but your car camping).
-Long when packed. It fits from the rear door to the driver side back seat of a JKU with only a few inches of margin (with the single back seat folded down). An F25 would pack smaller.
Picked up a F30 Jet Tent a couple of weeks ago and used it this past weekend. Got a great deal that could not pass up.
Looked very closely and the turbo tent but selected the Jet Tent for reasons specific to us. We expect to get a good number of years use.
Supposedly all the Jet Tents are the same internal height with the difference being the floor space. The floor space is identified by the model number: F30 is 3m sq, F25 is 2.5m sq, etc. We put the tent up once at home to sort out everything and then packed for a one night trip.
We did not hurry to deploy or take down but was surprised how fast/easy it was after trying it out at home. Confession: the first time we popped it up at home it took a long time trying to understand how the structure/poles worked. HINT--Read the directions and no beer until you raise and lower it at least one time. =) Once you understand the sequence of locking the top open THEN extending the legs it goes up fast with most of the time taken up by walking around to each corner to extend each leg. It's even faster if your partner gets involved and helps.
I was surprised how big this thing is when packed. Really thought I poked the pooch until we had it popped up and staked out = nice! Wouldn't trade it. We have smaller tents for different situations. This one fits the bill for our style of car/jeep camping.
Pros:
-Head room (I'm 6'4") with several inches to spare.
-Floor space--plenty of room around the queen-size air matt.
-Good quality zippers and material.
-The support ropes are built-in with little storage pockets.
-One person set-up.
-Set-up in 2-3 minutes including unloading from car and carry bag (add another few minutes for stakes).
-Rain fly goes on in another minute or two. Being tall helps here if you do it solo. Otherwise two people make it easier.
-Take down is simple but add a couple of minutes for folding up and loading back into the carry bag.
-metal stakes you could skewer and roast a piglet with.
Cons:
-Heavy (but your car camping).
-Long when packed. It fits from the rear door to the driver side back seat of a JKU with only a few inches of margin (with the single back seat folded down). An F25 would pack smaller.
