Texsport Instant Portable Outdoor Camping Shower Privacy Shelter - Lightweight Pop-Up Changing Room for Beach, Pool & Hiking - Waterproof Gray Shelter with Easy Setup

So I ordered this last winter and attempted to set it up in the living room with my wife, we threw in the towel after about twenty minutes. My wife called the manufacturer to address the issue and they promptly sent us another one. They were very kind and accommodating. The new one set up fairly easily, the pole fittings in our first tent were just bad. They said we could just keep the first one. We used the new tent this summer and it worked GREAT! We had our own shower bag with pump so I cannot opine on the one included with the tent. The tent is roomy and tall, has pockets and towel hangers. Setting up the tent is definitely easier with two people, it's not difficult to set up but the instructions didn't match the numbers on the poles and fittings so we went by the pictures and were able to set up somewhat clumsily but it was mostly self explanatory so not a huge issue. The hooks that hold the shower bag held 2 gallons of water no problem, didn't try more. It wasn't windy the week we camped so can't opine on how it holds up to wind. My wife and I are very happy with this tent and grateful to the friendly manufacturers staff.This is a great shower tent overall. We bought this shower tent knowing that we would be camping several days straight without shower facilities many times and that there would also be times we’d rather not use the shower facilities at certain campgrounds due to a lack of cleanliness. We had a hard time deciding between this and shower tent and another smaller more lightweight tent that pops up automatically when you pull it out of its case. We ended up buying both for different situations. We bought this one for those times when cargo weight and space were not a issue and we would be camping several days in a place where we needed something of our own to shower with at least every other day. We took into account the following list of pros and cons.Pros:- Very spacious. So it’s easy to fit inside with a kid or two to get them cleaned up.- Accommodates larger and/ or taller people.- Sturdy enough to hange solar shower bags from the frame inside (we used this option a couple times as well as using a collapsible bucket and pump that was USB rechargable.- Has towel racks and many places to hang clothing or towels to make it easy to reach out the windows and grab what you need to dry off and get changed.- Has a shower caddy you can stow shampoo or body wash in.- Has a floor mat that helps keep your feet clean and mud free instead of soaking the ground and making a mud puddle where you shower (water easily runs out the sides at the bottom of the tent).- Very good ventilation between 2”-3” gap at bottom of tent between floor and sides as well as screen windows and screen vent at top. This keeps it from overheating on hot days and also helps it dry out a lot quicker so you don’t have to worry about packing a wet tent away and either having to set it up at home to let it finish drying and keep from molding or having to wait around camp too long while it dries.Cons- Poles that make up the frame are very thin and don’t seem like they’ll last forever. We worry that either too much weight in a hanging water bag in combination with stress from excessive winds may cause the thin walled pipe to split at connection points.- not lightweight or compact for times where cargo space and weight might be an issue.- takes longer to set up than small pop-up versions of shower tents. After I had set this up a time or two and already knew what I was going it probably took about 15-20 minutes to pull out of the bag, assemble and stake down.- Doesn’t come with straps or loop to hang shower heads that are part of electronic pump shower systems. I rigged mine up with the shower caddy that comes with the tent.Overall we are very happy with our purchase of this shower tent and prefer it for longer stays at pull-up car camping spots and for times where cargo weight and space are not an issue.Overall worth the $90 I paid. This is a really nice size tent. 4 people could shower in here and not be too crowded. I set it up for the 1st time, in the yard in about 35 minutes, (after reading the "slightly sketchy" instructions first.) I think the next time it will go up in about 10 minutes. The exoskeleton is quite strong with heavy duty, gusseted pole connection joints, molded out of a strong plastic. The poles all have spring clips at the conections so things stay together during assembly and use. I'm 5'9" and had to use a block to stand on to reach the hook inside of the roof peak, so its gonna be good for taller people too. I plan on using a 'Camplux AY132' tankless, propane hot water heater/shower with the tent so a Big addition you don't get in the description is it has 2, 1/2-round windows and each one has 2 layers, an inner tent fabric zippered window and an outer zippered screen window. I can feed my shower hose right through at the perfect height. The towel bars are hanging just outside those windows too so you can reach right out and grab your towel.As far as privacy goes, the tent is well designed. The base/diameter of the inner zippered windows are at about 4'8" up and the open mesh top starts at about 5'8". The rain fly really closes off the inside but has 2 big clear plastic panels at the apex to let in plenty of light.This tent does not have a solid sealed floor, but has a floor sized tarp that snap hooks at the corners to let water out and keep you off of the ground. The way the lower edge of the tent is taunt and snug to the ground when staked down properly, I can't really see a problem with bugs getting inside, Oh sure the random Chupacabra or Boa might climb up your leg while showering but is that really a bad thing?I put the tent up in about a 15 mph wind, the erection protocol made it pretty easy and I staked it in as each lower leg piece snapped in place. I did not "guy" the rain fly down but that would have made the structure even stronger and more wind resistant. So far its still standing undamaged after being left up all night in the wind. I did replace Texsport's 8"x1/4" typical "junk" tent stakes with 10"x1/2" spike nails. a good investment for any tent or tarp.So why not a 5 star rating? . . . "Perceived Durability" that's why. . . While I am going to keep the tent and use it, I just don't think it will hold up to 10+ camping trips a year for 10+ years like some of my other tents etc. I think I will be lucky to get 2-3 years service from this tent. . . ZIPPERS . . . that's the weak link here. Unless Texsport has secretly developed carbon fiber kevlar zippers with NASA, then these zippers are going to fail sooner rather than later. . . I would also like to see double layer or better fabric reinforcement around the zippers, but its not here on this tent. Come on Texsport, I would have gladly paid another $30-$40 for this tent with that upgrade . . . this is a Camping trip not a bloody tea-party! BUT I'm going to be cautious with them and do my best to squeeze a couple of years use out of this tent.