ORC US Army Issue Universal Improved Combat Shelter Tent Complete ACU Digital NSN 8340-01-521-6438

Setup is pretty simple. Nearly pitch black inside the tent even in the daytime. Able to fit a twin size inflatable mattress inside with a little room left to put a small backpack at one of the ends. No leaks yet. The only bad thing about any surplus tent is they all have a really weird nasty smell that won't go away. I'm not sure if it's something they spray them with or if it's just from being previously issued but every one of the surplus tents I've owned or been in has smelled the same. The best way to describe the smell is sweaty feet with the faint lingering odor of unwashed ass. Opened the tent doors and put it downwind of the campfire and burned a bunch of oak and hickory meant for a smoker just to get the smell out since nothing else helped. After I let the smoke blow through it all day it finally got rid of the nasty smell.

Listed as “like new”. It was not. Not even turn in condition. How this got by CIF is a mystery. Covered in stains and mud with holes in the top of the tent body and screen door. Nothing new about the odor. Everything USGI has an odor. Probably better to read reviews next time.

Dirty, dirt inside, taped seams "starting" to come loose in a couple places, smells like Army Surplus store for sure, some of waterproofing layer inside rain cover sticking together, but intact. Even all that said, this is a really well-made superior mil-spec tent. Aluminum poles and stakes are very lightweight. The material tough and is well weatherproofed, and the rain cover will block light. No holes in the insect netting. All parts were included. It's a bit heavy at 6.5lbs, but that's the tougher material used. If they had cleaned it, and patched up a couple seams, and dried it out completely before packing it up...if it were a bit more "like new", as advertised, I might have kept it--I'm sure there are some that are more "like new" than others they send out. It's probably a dice roll. In the condition I got mine, for the price, it's still a good deal, for sure.

For a tent like this you know what you are getting before you purchase it. The specs are readily available and there are many product reviews easily available. So, no one should be surprised by the size, weight, ease/difficulty of setting up, or the color. Having said all of that what I was particularly pleased with was the VALUE. I bought mine new on Amazon via 3rd party supplier McGuire Army Navy. I paid in the neighborhood of $120. This was cheaper than most other sellers were advertising for USED versions of this tent and many of the used tents did not include all of the gear (fly, poles, or cordage). When ordering I was skeptical of receiving a NEW tent for that price, but very happy to say that McGuire Army Navy delivered as promised. Great price and everything I expected in this tent.

Ok this tent sounds really freaking cool and I guess if I was like 18-25 years old it probably would be....but as a 43 year old this just isn't the tent for me. It's too darn small and it's hard to get in and out of it. I will probably give this tent to my 6 year old to use in the back yard. I can't say that I didn't get something out of the experience, unfortunately I learned what I didn't want to do anymore and that was tent camping. OMG it's been 20+ years since I've been camping and next time I am taking a cot with a very thick pad to sleep on....no more sleeping on the ground with an air mattress...that's totally for the young folks...basically it sucks getting old which is really not the tent's fault but I do wish this thing was bigger. I pretty much cursed this tent for 2 nights and I think I got maybe 2 hours of sleep or less per night.

Military durability for minimal weight. EASY and fast to setup. Rain fly provides outside storage for gear, and tent allows access to gear from inside. Beefy zippers. Nice waterproof floor. You won't be walking around in it, but more than adequate for comfortable and dry sleep. HIGHLY recommend this product.

This is a bad place to get a tent. the poles were broken , tape to hold it together with holes inside.

I bought the single person act tent used: Pros: (After set up and inspection) - simple and easy to set up - No major pieces missing - no rips or major fraying Cons: - It definitely wasn’t cleaned properly. (This is an easy fixe with some bleach wipes moist towelettes) - One of the tent poles is visibly bent but it did not affect the set up of the tent. - One of the tent poles was missing the end piece which is an integral part to hold up the tent. (I solved this issue by drilling in a small piece that will, hopefully ,stay in place. Final thoughts. I can’t wait to use it this summer! My bike packing trip just got a little bit more fun and comfortable. This time without an FTX or some butter bar.