The North Face Wawona 4P

I live in the Pacific Northwest and am an experienced camper and backpacker. My wife and I wanted a larger tent to use for occasional car camping that was simple, well-built, and spacious. The North Face Wawona 4 has turned out to be an outstanding tent for this purpose.Setup is extremely easy and takes under 5 minutes. There are only three poles, and they are color coded for easy setup. The trick is to get both of the main poles fully through the sleeves while the tent is flat **before** inserting the ends of the poles into the corner grommets of the tent. Just get both poles through the sleeves to form an "X" over the flat tent, then insert pole ends into the grommets. The third pole for the large screen door goes in last, and arcs over the two main poles. The rain fly is also super simple to install, and the attachment points are color coded to correspond with where they go on the tent.As for the experience of using the tent, I love it. With walls that are fairly vertical (compared to other tents), the interior is very spacious. I'm 5'11" and can easily stand fully upright in the middle of the tent and not hit my head. This makes changing clothes so, so nice. There are plenty of wall pockets for stowing your items, and lots of loop hooks for hanging lights, etc. We just got back from a weekend trip where it rained both nights, and not a single drop of water got in the tent. With two people inside, there is so much space that it feels like you're in a palace. Three people would still be very comfortable. Four people is easily doable but there will be less room to spread out.On the whole, if you want a 4-person tent that is dead-simple to put up and take down and keeps you dry, the North Face Wawona 4 is an outstanding choice. It exceeded my expectations and now I want to go car camping more.

We were looking for a tent for two that was high quality, relatively easy to set up, and was tall enough to stand up in. And this tent is all that and more! We've set it up twice now. We did a test run in our back yard and just got back from our first camping trip with it. It is a little tricky to set up. The poles are tight. We needed to refer to you tube. The second time was easier. You need the rain fly for privacy, but you can vent it for air. The front porch area is nice. There was enough room for two foam pads and sleeping bags plus our stuff. I love all the little pockets in the sides. Nice to have the ground tarp come with it. We were camping in nice weather, so I'm not sure how it would hold up in heavy rain or wind. Looking forward to using it again in a couple weeks!pros: well made, quality materials, roomy interior, convenient front porch, lots of inside pockets, tall enough to stand up inside, comes with ground tarpcons: poles are very tight - hard to get into grommets, carry bag has a draw string and not a zipper, set up directions not clear - had to look it up on you tube, need rain fly if you want privacy

This tent is great and even better that we got it on sale here on Amazon. It’s perfect and what we’ve always wished for. Easy set up, cool looking comfy tent with all the right storage. Our favorite feature has to be the storage. It has these mesh pockets inside where we can easily place all our gear. I love the storage mesh in the entrance since they are perfect to store things like gloves, headlamps and items you want easy access to but need to store inside the tent. The color is a plus. Super cool color. We took it 2 camping trips in the summer. Had a great time inside this tent.

Excellent 4 man tent. Big enough for a queen sized air mattress if you want but there won't be much room around it. Reasonable for an experienced camper to set up and tear down alone. It's really nice that at 6'2" I can stand up in the center and don't have to stoop much to get into it. The only flaw that I have found so far is the mesh pockets above the rear door. They are anchored into the outer mesh between the two pockets and it is easy to tear at that point if you are the tiniest bit too enthusiastic getting things out of them or if you put something too heavy in there. I doubled up a mesh patch there on the inside and outside and will not use those pockets again. Other than that, I expect this tent to last a very long time.

The very first time we used this tent, a "40% chance of rain" turned into a sudden downpour. We were cozy and dry inside, and the rainfly vestibule also kept our gear dry as we frantically scrambled to rescue our gear and dinner from the elements.This tent is also roomy, and at 5'5", I can stand up in the center without ducking. There is plenty of space for people and gear, with ample convenient pockets.The tent is also surprisingly easy to set up, but probably requires two people due to the height (especially if using the rainfly).The only word of wisdom - zip and unzip the rainfly with caution so that the zipper doesn't catch on the fabric.

I went from a small pup tent to this and it was like moving from the slums to a country club. I would highly recommend this tent. Goes up easily, is roomy and very well constructed. Get some good stakes and a nice tarp for under it.

Winona 4 is fairly easy to put up. I did it by myself and I'm 74. Its roomy with lots of head room. It seems bigger than just a 4 man. It's taller than I expected too. There are a lot of pockets around the tent to use to stow stuff. There are a lot of zippers to so you can change the fly and get more air if you need to. The rain fly seems strong and adequate. I am interested in using the vestibule since I never had one before. I really love that the window in the back could be used as a door which is great. The only thing I would change is extending the rainfly cover to the ground on the sides and back for further protection in the case of heavy rain. All in all it's the perfect tent.

This tent is perfect for my needs. Good headroom, easy to set up and the quality is excellent. I am very happy with my purchase.