Bought a cheap tent that fell apart on night one

I grabbed a $45 tent off Amazon last summer for a weekend at Lake Shasta, thinking it was a steal. First night of light drizzle and the rain flap leaked all over my sleeping bag, plus a pole snapped when I tried to tighten the guy line. Anyone else learned the hard way that spending a little more upfront saves you from a soggy miserable trip?

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val_taylor6d ago

Man, my buddy bought a cheap tent and woke up with a frog in his shoe.

reeseanderson6d ago

$45 tent, oof. I grabbed a $35 one from a big box store for a trip to Yosemite a few years back and the zipper broke on the first night, so I had to hold the rainfly shut with a bungee cord the whole weekend! Not fun waking up with dew all over your face and a puddle forming inside. I feel your pain completely. It's like they're designed to just barely survive a gentle breeze and a clear sky.

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