I bet Stansport never thought someone was going to put all their tents to the test and then call them out on it. Great job Luke. Thanks for all you do.

the "modern features" stansport was talking about were cheap manufacturing, high profit margins for the manufacturer, and low liability. They never said it was BENEFICIAL modern features

Me: Never EVER goes camping. Algorithm: DONT BUY THIS TENT!

I literally have a tent that cost me maybe £35 10 years ago, it's a Gelert Tornado 3 if anybody wants to know (they don't make them anymore), and it has lasted me all this time. Took it out in 40mph winds and heavy HEAVY rain up in Scotland last week, the ground literally waterlogged everywhere around us and under us, not a drop of water inside the tent. The fact that equipment this bad can cost $50 is absolutely criminal, it's a summer festival tent at best.

"Modern features" like a shower and a bathtub included with the price of a tent. :)

The floor seemed pretty waterproof, try setting it up upside down.

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT!! when i went out camping in the cold for the first time, i had one of these tents. When i woke up at 1 am, drenching wet and freezing cold, I had to pull myself out of the woods (1 mile) while nearly frozen! You're doing gods work man keep it up!

I can already imagine the manufacture goes "we promise the material to be waterproof. We didn't say the tent would be leak free"

There's only one thing more dangerous than not having safety, and that is THINKING that you have safety. That's why low-quality items like this should be criticized and hated.

As low as $30 on Amazon, I think it's an acceptable tent for the kids to have a back yard sleepover in DRY weather. But call it what it is, it's a toy, not a tent.

This isn't just misleading advertising on the box, it's plain criminal negligence. Companies shouldn't be able to get away with literally scamming people, and scams with potentially lethal results no less.

As someone who never as much as _thought_ about going camping, even _i_ could see problems with this thing. Its disgusting that stansport can get away with this junk. 10/10 video - straight to the point and has certainly saved some lives.

They should re-brand it as a rain collector with leaf guard..

I like how most people hope for nice weather when pitching a tent, but this gentleman only goes outside when rain has been predicted.

I have no interest in camping or tents but I appreciate when someone tries to help consumers before something serious happens. ❤

This feels like the lockpickinglawyer of tents, with Stansport being Masterlock (kinda)

Ironically, you'd probably fare better using the whole tent as a tarp and sleeping under it haha

It looks like a tent you would set up in your backyard to have a tea party with your daughters.

Stansport's new slogan should be "Nothin' a towel can't fix!"

I had a feeling things weren't going to go well. I bought a Stansport product - once. It was a mess kit with copper bottomed pans to "distribute heat evenly". The first/only time I used it the "copper bottoms" disappeared (? painted on?). The thin stainless steel that remained was a series of hot spots waiting to burn food. Keep up the good work. The sooner this company takes a good hard look at itself (as an alternative to going bust) the better!

Went from Minecraft Tutorials to True Crime, Funny clips and now I'm getting Tent Reviews recommended. What is going on, UKposts? I don't even camp. Not that I mind, this man is entertaining :)

The description of this tent on their website is hilarious.... "This tent is made from coated water repellent fabrics. However, the sewing process necessary in all tent fabrication can cause water leakage where the sewing needles have perforated the fabric in the seams. Tent should be seam sealed to make it water tight." I have to seam seal it and make it water tight? That's YOUR job. You made the fucking tent. lol This isn't a relay race where you make 70% of the tent and then hand it off to me the customer to do the rest of the work..... lol

Box says "waterproof" I see they misspelled "Highly Absorbent"

Stansport really promote the wilderness experience, I mean literally, with this equipment you'll get to basically spend time outdoors, because the tent provides effectively zero shelter, can't get more outdoor lifestyle then that.

Thanks for doing this. When I was a kid in the Boy Scouts my dad bought a tent for us to camp on a Scout trip over the weekend in Florida in August (our monsoon season). It poured and was cold and I woke up wet and shivering. I don't think I felt warm that entire weekend. Our whole troop had a blast and we were miserable and it was because of a tent that simply did not perform. In colder weather, it could have been outright dangerous.

Tents like this used to be sold in J.C. Penney and Sears catalogs, in the "toy" section. I've made more weatherproof shelters with a sheet of polyethylene and shoelaces.

When it comes to backpacking gear a really low price should be an immediate red flag. Not to mention, always test your gear before going backpacking!

An immense amount of respect for unbiased reviews!

This tents as dependable as the weather forecast, lol.

Well, at least the boyscout tent is bright orange, so rescuers can find the users.

my last camping trip with my parents, we got a crazy amount of rain the first night. out tent leaked like CRAZY. everything was drenched. luckily we were able to hang around out camp and dry things out, but if we had had to hike in our wet clothes or something, that would have majorly sucked. thank you for doing this.

I've been through a few tough storms in my life as a boy scout, 2 of which happened just recently at the first at summer camp and another at my OA ordeal. Those storms shook me so much that I now get extreme anxiety if I have to be outside and it starts sprinkling. Thank god I didn't have this tent (which I wouldn't have anyway as I have a fairly large tote box) because if I did, I would've never recovered. Thank god my tents were great.

When I was a kid in boy scouts (more years ago than I want to admit), I had an orange tent just like this. Bottom of the line, bought at K-Mart. It utterly sucked just like this. I remember waking up on one scouting trip to literally see a river running through the middle of it. Ended up "sleeping" on a picnic table bench under an old rain coat, because everything else I owned, including my sleeping bag, was soaked. If it hadn't been height of summer it would have been dangerous instead of just miserable. Some things you just can't skimp out on, and a tent is one of those things.

This tent makes Ozark Trail look like a high end manufacturer.

“It’s not ok. it’s s playhouses for your kids. This is not okay. This is wrong. What a piece of crap plain and simple “ It’s not ok

From their website: "This tent is made from coated water repellent fabrics. However, the sewing process necessary in all tent fabrication can cause water leakage where the sewing needles have perforated the fabric in the seams. Tent should be seam sealed to make it water tight."

Stansport: "It's no wonder this classic design is a favorite year after year" Luke: "Are you sure about that?"

My buddy and I bought a pair of dome tents and always sat them side by side with the idea that if emergency services needed to find us we could be confident that nobody would miss a big pair of boobs from the air.

its good to see someone calling out the company's that put lives at risk. the only way to make them put out products that do what they say one the box, is to stop them making money from bad products

Great seeing people doing stuff like this, It's very dangerous to go out Without proper equipment!

Considering how waterproof these Stansport tents aren't, I can't help but wish you'd tested how flame-retardant they are(n't) as well. What would happen if an ember from a nearby campfire landed on one...?

This is good. More of this needs to happen. I can't tell you how many affordable tents I've had as a kid and just accepted that, that's how tents perform and there wasn't a better option. Obviously as an adult I know otherwise.

I've had two of these and I can confidently say that the first one wasn't crap. The second one felt like a completely different tent though. The first has been through heavy rain and wind with not even a drop getting in (as it should), with the only damage coming from someone running directly into the side of it, although it only broke one stake in the middle, so no big deal. The second my friend used with me and setting them up side by side there were clear differences in material even. This time we were in 25° weather though, (we were in winter sleeping bags because we're not psychopaths) and both kept the frost out and stayed together until we said otherwise. In other words, we got our money's worth from a super light tent that was dirt cheap and took next to no time to set up. Sure it's not anything close to the best, but who's expecting some tent a fraction of the cost of the second cheapest and a quarter of the weight to actually compare to that tent?

I have one of these and I use it once in a while for summer backpacking trips where rain is unlikely. I have a tarp for a sun shade that doubles as a rain fly if needed... I am happy to have it. This guy is a Drama-Queen... .

Who the hell are giving these tents 4 & 5 stars on Amazon? Most likely employees of the company.

I have been backpacking for the over 20 years. It seems like everyday with the increased popularity of backpacking, I see and article about someone who was unprepared to travel into the back country getting lost, injured or killed. Thank you for bringing awareness of these horrible products. On their website they make the claim of being a 70 year old company. I have my doubts about that.

I have this identical tent from Stansport, except in the camouflage configuration, I purposely ordered it because of how unbelievably light weight, compact and roomy it is, for something that small (folded), but the reality of the situation is that it needs a thorough seem sealer, and spray water proof job, right out of the box, I purchased mine from Amazon, along with tent seam sealant, and water proof aerosol spray, I got to work, and coated every seam carefully, then sprayed two Coates of sealer on the entire fabric,(45 min job) I left it to dry outside in my back yard, a few hours later, a fair amount of rain fell, right into the night.... I was a bit nervous, as the sealer needed more drying time, but the next morning I checked it and it was completely dry inside. I ventured to further spay it on all sides with the water hose, for about 2 minutes, with some force, and again, no leaks... Yes it is a cheap tent, but with some work, it can be made to survive in the feild, under a real world scenario. I'm quite happy with mine, for the price, but it is ridiculous that it comes with out any real waterproofing from the factory, I was aware of this when buying it, so I was prepared to take the gamble, all new tents should be additionally waterproofed after purchasing anyway, but these Stansports are exceptionally bad, for leaks, unless you are willing to seal it yourself.

Not only was this content funny, educational and free, but it also provides the called out company with a blueprint of how to make their product actually good. I like. I subscribe.

On a site that I found that was selling this, it says the tent is "a frame design to protect against the elements." I'm guessing stansport is saying as long as it protects from 2 elements from the periodic table, it's ok.

Constructive Criticism: I see the same mistake in setting up tents from many new campers. That is, letting the ground cloth stick out from under the tent. When the ground cloth sticks out from under the tent, it becomes a collector of water directing it under the tent. The ground sheeting needs to be rolled up and under the tent so none of it is sticking out. I appreciate what you are doing, but please take the extra time to show and explain, best practices and roll the excess ground cloth up and under the tent. Even in a high end tent setting up the way it was done here would lead to water under the tent and seeping up through the tent floor. thank you for your consideration of this point.

I just got this video recommended and it made me remember when i went camping with my father years ago. Very good video !

Response from Stan Sport to this video... "Thank you for taking the time to review one of our fantastic camping products. We are very sorry to see that you have had a bad experience with one of our products. We here at Stan Sport pride ourselves on delivering innovative quality products and make every effort to ensure all of our products meet stringent quality assurance specifications but we recognise that on occasion an item does not meet expectations. We value your feedback and have passed it on to our product management team. We are positive that you will have a positive experience with the rest of our extensive product lines." (Every poor product Feedback reply ever)

Woah! Having flashbacks! This looks exactly like the 1980's Kmart $9.99 tents that I used to "go camping" in the back yard with, when I was a kid! 😄

had this tent last year... always had a tarp over it... ended up giving it to a buddies kid to use in the backyard.... now I feel bad...lol

When I see products like this, which are preying on people who are too inexperienced(or some other reason), it makes me mad that we have zero proper accountability in our society for it. Instead they get a few grumpy reviews, a few less customers, and they keep making tons of cash while people literally are suffering due to their products.

Those endpoles are a seriously impaling hazard, trip over a guyline in the dark, you're getting spiked in the chest, arm, leg, head. Those could kill you.

I've had the luxury of going backpacking with a tent like this. The clue is to tighten it as hard as humanly possible (The ropes will snap, lol), and then to never ever touch the fabric as that creates an entry point for the water. On this design tough, The silly strings on the side of the tent makes this tent 100% unwaterproof as it creates the water-breach for you. hahaha!

I had the same tent. On 3rd use i ended up just sleeping outside and tossed it after. The tent also has a serious ventilation problem. Lots of condensation

3:52 I like how the box says "Two person tent". This guy can barely squeeze in there on his OWN!

A few decades ago my friends and I all had basically the same type of tent, and they all came with those non-connected poles from this tent review. The tents were all horrible, but we found many uses for those tent poles. From bottle rocket launchers to ways to TP the top of the trees in people's yards, they saw loads of use over the years.

Another video of luke doing the good work, saving people their money. 💗

This review was GREAT. Its brutally honest, & that’s gonna help a lot of people not get ripped off.

crazy what you can learn from a recomended video... cant believe they dont advertise the included free water bed usable only in certain conditions though

I watch Lockpicking Lawyer, who keeps me from buying bad locks although I don't need any at the moment. I guess the algorithm saw that as a sign... I haven't been camping for over 10 years but I'll still gladly watch this video.

The all new Stinksport Water Spout 3-season back country tent!

I personally love this tent the innovation for backpackers, including a large reservoir which backpackers don't even need to leave the tent to access

Thanks Luke for your video. I was looking for a one man tent and nearly bought one of these tents. Great information that saved me from one cold, wet, soggy night and having to abort my venture

The ideal tent for the mother-in-law.

Those poles reminded me of 'way-old' tech (my camping in the 1970s.) The clips came out from the poles. The steel poles were heavy and clunky. In those days, we needed to seal the seams on even good products.

My prediction for the weather worthiness of this "Shelter." : About as effective as a colander being used as an umbrella in a hurricane.

I’m trying to look at the bright side. I bought a tent like this when I was a teenager in the early 1980s. This is an old design and many companies have made almost identical tents. I guess I learned the hard way that the tent leaks. I had a lot of fun with it when it wasn’t raining. It kept insects out, which is no small thing when you live and camp in mosquito infested areas. Fast forward about 30 years. When I was in the Army Reserve I was sent to Camp Atterbury, Indiana for my two-week annual training. I knew I would be expected to sleep in an overcrowded noisy unsanitary open-bay barracks with no privacy. I took one of these tents (mine was green) and a camouflage tarp. I went a few hundred yards away from the barracks into a wooded area and pitched this tent and rigged the camouflage tarp over it. With the addition of the inexpensive tarp, rain was no problem. I could still shower in the barracks or the Army gym. For two weeks, I stealth camped. I would work my 12 hour shift, then go back to the tent and sleep and relax. I’m an introvert and 12 hours is about as much time as I care to spend around other people. I was very happy in the tent, reading and sleeping in peace and quiet.

There was a time I considered buying this tent. I am happy I did not. With what you have taught me to look for in a good shelter, I am able to keep myself safe. Thank you.

TOGR keeping campers safe and dry for many years.. Keep it up brother!

I bought this tent in green early last year and used it in the rain with no cover and had zero leaks. The walls on mine also pulled out properly with the guy line. They must've cheapened out during covid.

Did anyone who had one of these read the instructions, it tells you right in them that the seams have not been sealed. The instructions say to apply sealant to the outside twice and inside once, and let to dry 6 to 12 hours before putting away

Love mine. I put seam sealer on the seams and sprayed it with water proofer. Been using in for 3 year.

This reminds me of my old orange 2-3 man pup tent from the 70's/80's. In my mid-late teens we took it camping and woke up to a torrential rain aaand slept in our cars! Backyard camping was it's limit too.

Good job, Luke! I'm glad you're calling them out for selling such garbage.

The cheapest 2 person dome tents you can get in Germany's favorite discounter run around €50 so basically $60. I have used similar tents in really really bad weather conditions, having them survive storms in Burgundy, France, as well as several days of downpour in northern Germany. In essence: it IS possible to produce usable tents at that price range, even in a high salary country like Germany. So good job, hold that company accountable for a job badly done.

I don't know how I got here.... but I did enjoy watching this man roast a tent

Reminds me of the poorly built tents I first started camping with. We'd pack a lightweight tarp and use it as a rain fly. Some would repel water until the material was touched, then you learned you broke the film tension and water would flow in wherever it was touched.

Waiting on the Coleman review

thanks for keeping big companies accountable . there are too many safety hazards on the market today . sadly most people are okay with it

Excellent idea. I've been caught out myself, fortunately not in a dangerous situation because I tested it before I went. Not everyone does that. Great video.

"Going to go through every one...". I have a feeling that this will be a fun ride.

It’s good to see someone is trying to hold these lying, thieving, ripoff artists accountable for their corrupt sales. To many of these companies sell to hard working people who just want to be able to believe they’re getting what they paid for- and they keep getting away with it.

I had a rickety tent from the 80s that my dad tought me how to set up. It felt like something that would cost 35 cents but it kept the wind out and the rain. But not the rooster cawing at 4:30 in the morning

Luke: "This tent is small" Me, who sleeps in a 72x48x42 child tent: "Is that like, a personal attack or something?"

This is the reason that whenever I get new kit I always take it out somewhere friendly, close to home, before I take it on any serious trips.

I remember having a tent like this when I was a kid and it looked very similar in construction. I believe mine was $20 and I don’t ever remember it leaking like this one. Of course I was 12 years old so maybe I just tolerated it 😂. My thought is that is who this tent is marketed towards, kids. But clearly they fell short of making the tent even somewhat reliable. “Modern features” 😂😂😂

well done it is life threatening and these dodgy companies need to be held accountable

Thanks to your review I made the calculated decision to purchase this for my wife's treck up Mount Everest

Most so called tents are little more than toys really. I want to see a self inflating weatherproof living capsual! This is the 21st century dammit !

Had this tent for a few years, never used it until about a month ago. Started raining at 11pm and by 2am the tent had basically collapsed and had soaked through entirely. Luckily I had other people with me. Threw the tent away the next morning and replaced it.

I was thinking about going camping this year, and I'm glad I saw your reviews. I know which tents to avoid.

We always take towels when we go camping, and I haven't yet been in a tent that didn't leak so they were pretty mandatory

When we first started getting back into backpacking, we seriously considered stansport products (we knew nothing about nothing). UKposts wasn't really a thing back then. We settled on a Wenzel 2 person (still too small for 2 people) and we have actually passed it in to friends after a solid 7 years of use. Glad we have channels like TOGR to keep is in the know. Solid review, Luke!

Thank you Luke for this public service, companies like this need to be held accountable.

8:01 exactly, imagine you go camping, all your clothes are in the tent, its a couple degrees above freezing, you wake up literally shivering, because your sleeping bag is drenched, the clothes you're wearing are drenched, and all your other clothes and supplies are drenched, outside the tent is pouring with rain, and inside its a literal pool, and you get hypothermia, potentially with no way to contact anyone for help, because of your phone was in the tent, and got wet and isn't working

I was just about to get one of these from Amazon and figured I should probably pop over to UKposts before I got it. Glad I did! Thank you.