The folks at Kodiak responded quickly to my order questions. I prebuilt a reinforced tent deck for my 12x16 tent with a 16x24 shell over the tent.
The tent arrived and perfectly fit into the prebuilt space. Rarely do you have specifications as accurate as Kodiak provides on their products, so my “forever tent” fit like a glove into my build.
I can see why they retain such a great re-sale value. The stitching is good quality and its easy to fold and pack up again despite being 10'x10. We had a fantastic first run with it and I'm never going back.
I've bought plenty of tents from Walmart over the years and they seldom last more than one season. I just bought a canvas tent and set it up in the yard to see what it takes.
I'm 60 yrs old and got it set up, by myself in just over an hour. Mind you, the ground is very rocky and it took a hot minute to set the stakes.
We are planning a 2 week stay near glacier the end of August through Labor Day . The wife is very impressed with the tent as set up in the yard