The weight is 17.75 lb (8.05 kg), and you have an inner area of 24.5 ft² (2.3 m²). Wirecutter is the product recommendation service from The New York Times. Our journalists combine independent research with (occasionally) over-the-top testing so you can make quick and confident buying decisions. Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice, we’ll help you get it right (the first time). We’ve tested (and recommended) Eureka tents in past versions of this guide. In October 2023, Eureka’s parent company, Johnson Outdoors, announced that it was discontinuing the Eureka brand.
A backpack carry bag makes transporting your shower tent easy. The Ozark Trail Hazel Creek Deluxe Shower Tent is the ideal addition to your camping gear. The geodesic structure of the Base Camp tents is built to withstand wind and rain.
To mimic heavier rain and to test the tent’s ability to withstand soggy ground conditions, we also soaked our tents with a garden hose. A few weeks later, we brought the front-runners to a platform in an area that had higher elevation, near the Waianae Mountain Range, and camped out overnight in intermittent but consistent rainfall. So to summarize this Ozark Trail Instant 2-Room Shower/Changing Shelter Outdoor review, this is a nicely designed utility camping shelter. It has been around for a number of years, there are many reports around by users, so all is known about it. I have included it in my list of best 2-room outdoor shower tents for camping. Both Base Camp tents have two doors and lots of mesh in the main tent body.
On sunny days and clear nights, take off the fly and enjoy the sky through the tent’s clear mesh canopy. Some testers, though, thought the tent was stuffy when the fly was fully closed and the sun was out. After our longtime top-pick tent for two people ran into some stock issues in 2021, we researched new models and redesigns, and we assembled a batch of small tents for testing in March 2022, on Oahu. During this period, winds rose up to 35 to 40 knots, and we experienced passing showers as well as direct sunlight and 80-degree temperatures.
However, the Wireless 6’s poles were the best fiberglass ones we tested—they left no splinters, unlike those on the Camp Creek 6 or the Copper Canyon LX 6. We also appreciated the shepherd’s hook stakes that come with the tent. Most of the tents we tested came with basic L-shaped stakes, which tended to spin around in the soil and slip a line. We also wanted self-standing tents, which can stay up on their own.
There are hooks and loops on the four legs for this purpose. This tent has a base size of 7.8 x 3.93 ft so it offers an area of around 31 ft² (2.9 m²). So you realize this is more than in most of the privacy tents here in the list. The peak height is 6.56 ft (200 cm), so I find this a bit low for a shower. You have a frame that is a combination of steel and fiberglass.
But unlike the Mineral King 3 and the Tungsten 4, the mesh on each Base Camp tent starts high on the walls—more than 4 feet from the ground. This design is a big plus for people who regularly camp in crowded campgrounds and don’t like to get naked in front of strangers. And you can unzip the front door, remove it, and neatly stash it into one of the tent’s internal pockets—a useful feature if you’re feeling sociable.
An avid hiker, camper, and long-haul road-tripper, Claire Wilcox has slept in (and occasionally improvised) tents in 11 states. She covers outdoor gear for Wirecutter and worked on the most recent update of this guide, testing couples’ tents and family tents. A full rain cover, two vestibules, and an extra-sturdy pole structure make ozark trail instant cabin this the best choice for families who want to get outside in any weather. The structure is freestanding, but you have 10 steel stakes included for the tent and for the fly, together with all necessary guylines. So do not miss fixing the shelter to the ground, it is tall and better avoid trouble in the case of a sudden wind.
The windows are double-layer with mesh and with zippered panels. This is a very useful popular privacy shelter that has been around for a number of years. The word Instant in the name suggests that the frame is pre-attached to the tent. The pictures below show the most essential steps in the setup. Note that you have two external doors, and this sets it apart from its competitors. You have great features here, they include two rooms, two windows, several wall pouches, and also a shower bladder is included.