I use the tent for 4WD trips. I have used it from deserts to rainforests. Just back from a 4 day trip into a rainforest area of QLD. It rained most of the time. The tent was completely dry the whole time. The vestibule is large enough for two camp chairs to escape the worst of the rain. Very easy to setup 3 seconds, easy to pull down as well once you master the technique. Original bag fell apart on the roof rack so I had a canvas one made. Love the tent for our purpose.

We are big fans of the smaller Malamoo tents. However we were dissappointed with the Xtra due to its entrance design, as it allows water in to enter & pool at the inner fly wire door making exit/entry difficult after rain, also entrance cover doesn't allow for clean entry as it drapes over you, so during rain.... you get the picture. When inside the tent the gap between fly wire door & outer cover is to large allowing heat to escape during cold nights. Also entrance cover doesn't secure at the base thus flaps in the wind.

We used the tent for 2 9-day trips in the southern and nothern part of western australia and it never let us down! we experienced strong winds, heavy rainfalls and extreme heat and the tent was just perfect! literally set up in 3 seconds!

Popping up this tent is great: just throw it out then stake it to the ground and secure the guy ropes in less than a minute. Stakes are good quality. There are no shelters over the openings so if it rains at night you will all be wet; either by the rain or sweating inside. It feels like you are breaking it when you put it back in it's bag. Kids cannot pack this away. The bag is a large disk = awkward to carry and store. I used mine less than 1 month in total over an 18 month period and the material and guyropes were totally ruined by uv. The roof material split in a few places (no warranty for this - i was told it is "wear and tear") so i dumped it. Do not waste your money on this tent.