Our first experience with this tent and we, including both of our grown sons, were impressed! Easy set up, good instructions, get more heavy duty stakes and use the metal ones supplied for ideal weather conditions. We drive a late model Toyota Sequoia (which she is lovingly called "the beast") and we had our doubts the vehicle side of the tent would get up over the tailgate, but made it! Zippers just fine, air flow, not an issue, held tight to our SUV. Now for the adaptations I'd make.. awnings ...