The more I dig, the more I'm impressed.

Inside were the 2 air 'beams'. One large and one small. These are tubes of reinforced plastic, cloth, and Velcro. They attach to the inside of the tent and actually hold the tubes which hold the air. A tube was loaded into each one all ready to be installed.

Inside the peg pouch I found more surprises. The 8 tent pegs are lightweight aluminum in a '+' or cross style and each has a loop of cord for easy removal. They're light and appear to be incredibly strong. Also inside were reflective guy lines. The really impressive part is that there were also 2 spare tubes (one large and one small) AND a patch kit which included spare o-rings for the air valves. I'd heard that some of this kit came included but I honestly didn't expect it to be so thorough.

Inside the rolled up tent were very idiot proof quick-instructions for the first set up instructing me to stake out the tent first. I couldn't do that so I weighted the corners with bar bells over top of the ground sheet.

I crawled inside and attached the air beams using the velcro straps and pumped it up. It takes 20-30 stomps to get each beam up and firm. The entire process took me less time than I've ever spent setting up any tent...and the future set ups will be even faster because the beams will already be installed.

The beams air up to 9psi but can handle a whole lot more for safety reasons. You could fall on this tent and it would spring right back up. All the seams are thoroughly stitched. You'd have to do something really bone headed to damage them. Each of the beams also has a hanging hook in the center for lights or gear...I pulled pretty hard on them and the beams didn't buckle. There are also plenty of mesh gear bags on the inside for keys and stuff.

After some final adjustments to the vents and velcro, I got inside and was impressed at how long it is. I can lay down, stretch my hands over my head without feet or finger tips hitting either end of the tent. The head part of the tent can be retracted a bit so you can increase vestibule area at the cost of the space inside the tent. It's tall enough for both my wife and I to sit up in with enough room to play cards...plenty enough for me. It's also plenty wide enough as we can both lay down inside and each have our own space to toss and turn in.

I was expecting it to be muggy inside but after a few minutes I could feel a breeze thanks to an open patio door...I thought I was imagining things. Outside, this tent will not have ventilation problems unless maybe the air is perfectly still and it's +30C outside. The side vents prop open and the rear vent has 2 plastic ribs to make sure it stays open to the air. The material is supposed to breath somewhat as well.

My wife and I tried it out complete with sleeping bag and while this is NOT a free standing tent, 4 small bar bells at the corners held it up the whole time without a hint of it collapsing.

The final thing which impressed me was the attention to little details. The stake loops are adjustable in length so you don't have to get your stakes perfect and you don't have to worry about a buckled floor because you can't put stakes in straight. The tie backs for the mesh and fly are adjustable so you can tie them back and then also adjust them tight so they won't come loose. There are at least 10 guy points...way more than you'd need during normal use. You can inflate the beams from the outside through waterproof zippers OR from the inside of the weather is nasty. It's rare that a tent has so much attention to detail.

It IS stitched in China but final assembly and testing is done in the US...and each tent is hand tested before being shipped. I can't find a warranty card but I think it has a lifetime warranty.

<pictures are coming...they're taking for ever to upload today>

Next...will it all fit back in the bag?!...