Alright fellow outdoor enthusiasts, I’ve got a burning question for you: Is anyone else alive out there who has successfully set up the Outwell Oakwood 5 without accidentally re-enacting a scene from a disaster movie?
I mean, seriously, this tent comes with instructions that assume we’re all engineers or recent winners of the Rubik’s cube championships. I’m half-expecting NASA to call me soon to help assemble a space station with my newly acquired skills.
It took me an entire day, three YouTube tutorials, and a minor existential crisis to figure out which pole goes into which sleeve. At one point, I was convinced the tent was sentient and secretly laughing at my incompetence.
Let’s chat about our misadventures and triumphs regarding tent setups. Share your tricks, tips, or just join in to make me feel less alone in this struggle. Does anyone actually manage to fold it back into its original bag, or is that just a fairy tale they tell at camping conventions?
Looking forward to hearing your adventures or helping someone else convince their tent to cooperate. Let’s get pitching!