"After three years of using what I thought were quality tents, I had grown to despise the experience that comes with using pop-up-style tents. After seeing a Mastertent in person being used by other teams, I was willing to make the investment.

Setting up the 17x17ft can be done very slowly with one person, but two people are highly recommended. Once we got it set up, the reasoning for the higher-than-average price became obvious. The canvas is tight and form-fitting throughout, and the frame has very little play in the joints.

One of my biggest complaints with all the other tents I've used in the past is their ability to keep us dry and the constant task of draining water that pulls at the top of the tent, no matter how tight we made the tops. We used our Mastertent in several heavy rain storms throughout Europe and not once did we have to adjust or drain water from the top. The canvas did not sag or show signs of stretching.

Lastly, the bag the tent comes with is very nice and actually usable. Most bags the tents come in are very tight and hard to use, so most of the time, they are omitted, which leads to the tents getting damaged during transport. Plus, they usually rip in the first year from normal use anyway. The bag that comes with the Mastertent is a thick PVC material that has a loose but formed fit over the tent, making packing easy. It withstood several slides in and out of our vans using the add on wheels and being stored in the back of the van on its side.

Overall, I'm really happy with Mastertent and its products, and I can see getting 5-plus years of use out of these tents versus the 1.5 years I was getting out of my other tents. I have ordered two 26x13ft tents for our North American team and another 17x17ft tent for Europe as well, and we are looking forward to getting to use them."

- Cory Rimmer, Gravity Academy MTB