HEX 3 person family camping screen house tent

Hi Georgia,

The Hex 3 person family camping screen house tent has 2 parts:

1. rain fly: a screen dome that has full fabric doors built in that you can roll down for privacy and protection from the elements

2. inner tent: this is a secondary layer which is a water proof floor and breathable wall sewn together that covers half the inside of the tent and sleeps 3 (the other half has a removable ground sheet and acts as a "flex" space for gear storage or change room etc

The idea here is that you can use the screen house for dining or other activities - when the weather turns bad eg rain or wind, roll down the walls for a covered shelter

If you want to sleep in it, just set up the inner tent by hooking it to the inside of the assembled screen house and staking it down and insert and stake down the ground sheet (also helps keep the inside of the sleeping area clean)

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Best Regards,

The Camping Equipment Company

www.campingequipmentco.com.au

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Best Regards,

The Camping Equipment Company

www.campingequipmentco.com

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Hi,
Yes...I wrote yesterday asking about the Hex 3 screen tent. Thanks for your response but I have a couple more questions. Is this screen tent one large dome with a divider that has pockets on both sides? What does assembly of inner tent mean exactly? Isn't it just the other side of the divider or is this something else?? Hard to tell by the picture. Is this on sale or is it ever on sale? Is it currently 299.99?
Thanks
Georgia

As much description would be appreciated thank you. I'm interested in buying this but yesterday only got a brief one line answer. This screen tent can be zipped all the way around not only screen but also covered nyon so the entire tent is enclosed? correct?

Fixed ground sheets vs Removable ground sheets: Which is better and WHY?

Hi Bryan, thanks for your email

1. We have 2 styles of tents, one where the ground sheet in the living area is removable and others where the ground sheet is fixed

You can understand the reason for having the fixed ground sheet but the reason for the removable ground sheet is due to the fact that these tents are quite large and so dis-assembly, storage and in particular, cleaning become easier when you can "break-down" the tent into its component parts

Here's a review from one of our past customers that addresses this feature:

"Equinox 8 Man Family Camping Tent

Hello,

I just received your Equinox tent via UPS yesterday...and I have a COMPLAINT! Why don't you folks have a customer review section on your website?! Hell, I would've bought this tent months ago if I had any idea that these are such great tents.

I set up the tent as soon as it showed up, by myself. I was amazed at how easy it was to put up. As I was doing this, I was checking the stitching and the seam taping; top notch. The layout of the tent has to be one of the best on the market. Bathtub floor on the sleeping rooms. Main tent "floorless", which allows me to stake down a tarp for a floor which makes getting the dirt out a heck of a lot easier than a "floored" tent.

Guys, get a "review" section going and you will sell a lo! t more tents... I work in a sporting goods store and sell Columbia, Coleman, Eureka!, Mountain Hardware, North Face, and Wenzel tents. You guys aren't up to Mountain Hardware standards (thank God, the price would be a KILLER), but my Equinox looks like it is made much better than a Columbia tent.

Thanks, Jim S., Moscow, ID"

Given that some customers prefer this feature, we've improved this feature among the tents that have it so that

1. the "rain skirt" around the bottom edge of the rain fly sheds water away from the tent

2. the tub style floor attaches to the bottom inside edge of the rain fly via Velcro to help maintain a tighter seal

Tents that incorporate a fully sewn in ground sheet in the living area include:

1 ATLAS + 2 MIGA INSTANT 8 person COMBO camping tent

ATLAS 4 person INSTANT SET UP screen tent & canopy MTS

MIGA 2 person INSTANT SET UP MTS tent

ROCK HOPPER Ultralite Hammock Tent (Green)

ROCK HOPPER Ultralite Hammock Tent (Tan)

Any model within our Premium Family Tents range which are due to arrive early Spring 2011 with pre-sales taking place in advance

We will make announcements as to models due to arrive at our USA warehouse via our Facebook fan page so please join to stay up to date

Best Regards,

The Camping Equipment Company

www.campingequipmentco.com.au

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Best Regards,

The Camping Equipment Company

www.campingequipmentco.com

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Hi,
First, I have never seen a group of cooler looking tents. I am very interested in purchasing one of your family tents. However I am wondering how susceptible the common areas are to bugs and water due the the detachable floors? It seems like a pretty big gap around the edge. I have only recognized 2 that have continues sealed flooring. Can you confirm which ones they are? Also I didn't see any mention on a waterproof guarantee. I have not had good luck in the past with tents and would like to make sure my next purchase is not only cool looking, functional, water tight and bug free.

Some of the descriptions I have seen for the Nexus tent says that the rooms are detachable, but a review said that was not the case. It looks like the Axis and the pop up equivalent are the only ones that separate. Can you confirm the ones that detach please.
Thanks much, Bryan

Upgraded tent stakes with all CEC tents

Hi Alexis, thanks for your email and your order

Originally, we used the smaller steel "pin" stakes throughout

However, we recently upgraded the tent to use the larger and more secure ABS stakes (see item desc) for the main corners of the tent structure which provide a much more secure structure

After some testing, we discovered that when dealing with larger family tents, especially after strong winds, rain and in some cases piles of snow, larger stakes work better to secure the main corners of the tent while smaller steel stakes are suitable for the guy lines

Best Regards,

The Camping Equipment Company

www.campingequipmentco.com.au

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