CLAM Pavilion Screen Tent | 12.5 Ft Pop Up Gazebo - Brown 8-Person Shelter

Amazing product. Worth the money. Easy quick set up. We really like the fine netting in the windows keeps the bugs out. It is long when not set up. so it is not easily transported to different location. Does have to go in the back of truck either at an angle at an angle lower on 1 end and propped up on the other. Very sturdy as our young grandkids have been in and pushed against the walls. Easily will fit a picnic table or many chairs inside. THis could also be used as a tent for sleeping as the sides have a solid flap. Very pleased with this item

I'm going to start off by saying this gazebo is not cheap! It's several times more expensive than my 9 person tent! However, with the tent only being where my family sleeps and changes, I figured the investment would be worth the dollars. Set-up: As simple as could be! When first removing it from the 'over-sized' bag the inherent orientation is actually upside down, so pay attention. With that known however, setup does literally take less than 3 minutes if you are by yourself (not including tying it down and staking). I will say that the 'over-sized' this product advertises is a bit misleading... The bag is not necessarily over-sized, it simply doesn't use it's volume efficiently. When fully torn-down, the tent's mass is almost all on one side, which fits tightly in the bag, while the other side is mostly empty. The bag itself is huge, at nearly 7' long, and it can't break down any further than that so don't expect it to fit in your car's trunk. Space: The inside of this gazebo is so roomy it surprised me how much space I had. We used a picnic table inside and had space to walk around it entirely even with kitchen totes along the perimeter of the footprint. With the picnic table oriented perpendicularly to one of the six wall panels I could place my heels near the pavilion with the table directly in front of me and my head was not in contact with the mesh (a problem I've had with gazebos in the past). Utility: The wall panel covers were simple enough to operate and kept out the wind and the rain (though I haven't yet tested it in much rain), we mostly have used them for privacy. There are soft covers on the inside for all of the 'locking hubs' on each wall panel and ceiling. The ceiling soft cover needed to be removed to hang a light, which was simple enough. I couldn't ask for a more usable space for cooking, eating or playing board games and I am super pleased! Durability: The gazebo feels more durable than I expected it to be (with the quick set-up mechanisms). I have not yet had high winds or severe weather, but I expect it will stand up pretty well. I purchased my own stakes to use, as I am often disappointed with the stakes that come with tents, though the stakes that came with The Clam were much nicer than I expected! I will come back and edit this review if I have any concerns over The Clam's durability after the next few camping trips... Happy Camping! edit: It's been several years of using the Clam and I am still a 100% satisfied customer!

We bought a tear drop camper this spring and I wanted something to maximize our living space. I originally bought a Coleman screenhouse which I took on a trip with us without unpacking it first. As I attempted to put it up, I realized I had been sent 2 tops and no screen walls by Coleman. 😡 After a mosquito ridden weekend we returned home and I promptly returned it to Amazon. After reading reviews on the Clam, I decided to pay the big bucks and buy it. I am a happy camper. We took it on a 42 day trip to several National Parks this fall and put it to hard use and it did not disappoint. Although not always possible because of site configuration, I try to place the door to meet my hatchback kitchen. We used the Clam as a living room, dining room, changing room, supply shack and just plain shelter from wind, snow, rain, sleet and hail. In no particular order, here are the highs and lows: - It is large! We would drag the campsite picnic table inside. Some were quite long and we never had an issue with the Clam being too small. We always had room for the long table, two camp chairs and various supply boxes. - It is large! We drive a Ford Explorer. The tent bag fits inside only with the back seats down and still it is just barely inside, but doable. - it is "easy" to set up and take down. Not 45 second easy, but I am a 58 year old woman in mostly decent shape and I can do it by myself, although def much easier with 2 people. The whole rig is one unit. There are 2 shockcorded poles at the entrance - those are the only poles you have to fool with. - You take it out of the bag, unfold it, roof side up, pull out the walls by the attached handles, walk inside and push up the roof, put the 2 shockcorded poles in their slots and stake it down. THAT'S IT. - We found it much easier to wrestle into the tent bag after we wrapped 2 bungee cords around the voluminous end. Getting it into the bag is def the most difficult part of the takedown process. - The walls are permanently attached. You don't have to zip them on and off as you do with the Coleman. More specifically, the screens stay attached and then you can zipper solid walls down and those walls have a window to unzip as well. - It comes with guylines and stakes to secure it to the ground. - It does not have a floor. - Weather Report: IT IS WATERPROOF, although we did experience condensation on the inside at times, the tent itself did not leak in a variety of inclement weather. During a modestly heavy overnight wet snow in the Tetons, the roof did collapse but we popped it back up in about 4 seconds and knocked the snow off with no further problems. The first time we flatlanders used it in the Rockies, we didn't use the guy lines. BIG MISTAKE. a rogue wind blew down from the mountains while we were gone and the tent went aloft and was rescued by a neighbor. We put it right back up and did find that 3 of the grommet tabs ripped off (I'm talking WIND!). I repaired them myself with upholstery thread and needles I bought here on Amazon. We bought large metal tent stakes after that and always used the guy lines and had no further issues, until late on the trip one of the grommet rings pulled out - So, I would say the grommets and tabs are the weakest link to the whole rig. We would close it all up and light a couple cans of sterno inside and it would modestly warm the inside so we could eat a bit more comfortably when it was miserably cold and damp. - We had multiple people stop by our campsite and admire both our teardrop and our Clam. - We used this thing hard and it stood up to the heavy use. I would def recommend this for purchase. May, 2021 UPDATE This Clam is still going strong. We don’t use it as much as we upgraded to a larger camper, specifically so we could eat inside during inclement weather as we travel frequently during the shoulder season, however it gets used a couple times a year for camping with larger groups and it is still intact and functional. Don’t hesitate to buy it. It’s worth the money.

This thing is huge! And remarkably easy to set up! When I first set it up as a trial run I was greeted with amazement at how quickly I had put it up (minus stakes to resist wind load, of course). Also, the vertical walls used in this design make the entire footprint usable, a huge advantage over similar systems my wife and I had considered. There are a few drawbacks though. Unfortunately, when the temperatures drop at night and you might want to fold down the outside panels is typically when the mosquitos are at their worst. Unlike the easy erection of the shelter, changing from screen to solid panel is a real pain. You basically have to detach the outside stake to get it done. I understand the design reasons for it to be done this way, but it is an inconvenience nevertheless. Rolling up the side panels can be a trick. I followed the advice of others and rolled them to the inside to shed water better, but my wife did it the other way and both approaches worked fine. Although, I think the velcro from the side panel rubbed a hole in the screen in one location on a windy day. I didn't witness the hole generation, but this appears the be the cause. I will watch carefully to see if further problems develop. One other minor nit-pick that has been mentioned by others is the poles on either side of the door. These work fine, but they are not attached to the unit like everything else. This introduces a risk of lost parts and sticks and twine at some point down the road. So far, so good though. I am hoping to try it out as an ice fishing shack this winter, obviously with the side panels down. If we get ice and my trip works out I will post an update about how it performs.

Got the 12.5 x 12.5 size because we like a lot of room when we camp. The camp ground we go to usually has 8 foot tables so there is plenty of room in here for that and our Cabela camp kitchen along with a large crate, rocking chair, a spare table for the grill/griddle/camp stove. So easy to set up, one person can do it. We use to use a large canopy with heavy poles that we had to drag with us. Needed at least 3 people to set that monster up not to mention how high it was which was a nightmare if it was windy out. We got the one with attached wind panels with built in windows which is so convenient. It was a bit of a pain when setting up because the panels were zipped up and we had to fit our hand through the hole of the panel to pull the walls out. I think next time when we put it away we will leave the panels rolled up. The zippers are very easy to zip and large compared to others. I think they will last a long time. The tent itself seemed to have good stitching. I do caution when opening up the windows on the wind panels. They have a Velcro strip holding them closed and I feel if you just rip open the window panel without holding the little piece of Velcro strip you will rip it off the tent and then it will leak, so go slow. Putting it back in the bag that it came with was very easy. The bag, unlike most bags, was large enough that there was no struggle. It is a bit heavy to carry, about 40lbs, but the bag is well made. We would highly recommend this tent.

Update October 2024: As you can see from below, we have had this tent up CONSTANTLY for 2 1/2 years here in Florida. We stay in it 1-8 days at a time in the forest. It has amazingly withstood all that Florida summers have had to offer in that time, including Hurricane Helene. It finally succumbed to Hurricane MIlton a couple of weeks ago when one side caved in due to a limb falling on it and causing the roof to collect water. Couple of the support poles were broken, but Viola', tent was resurrected and cleaned out, and we will be replacing the poles and still having our home away from home. Inflatable mattress and all was still in good shape. Can't say enough about this AMAZING tent. Initial post: We are using this tent in the woods in an off grid area in Florida. We set this tent up the first week in May 2022 and have not taken it down. As you can see from the pics we have a queen size inflatable bed, 2 chairs and a table in it, and still plenty of room. We also have plastic lidded bins that we use for clothes, plus they double as night tables. When we first purchased this we had just the 12.5 X 12.5 ft Pavilion Gazebo tent with the built in side flaps. There was a small bit of leaking at the seams, so we sealed it with Tent Seam sealer - quick and easy - and purchased the tent Fly. This covered the seams at the top and took care of the leaking. We Then purchased (mostly with points from Amazon) a tent basin bottom made for this tent - we had not been aware this was available until we saw a picture of it on the tent box. We felt this was a great addition as being in the woods in Florida, having your bed directly on the ground is not a great idea. Now to PERFORMANCE - This Gazebo tent is AWESOME. We have been living in this tent now 1 to 5 days a week for almost 6 months and no problems, even with this being a very rainy summer for Florida. Even with hurricane Ian that just passed through Florida - although it came ashore about 150 miles south of where our tent is, there was still plenty of wind and rain - we had no problems. I could not believe it, no leaking and the tent withstood the winds. We had initially planned this for short term use and to replace it with a cabin, but now our cabin plans are on hold as the tent is serving us just fine. Oh, and did I mention it was very easy to set up. My favorite part about this tent, when the weather is nice - which it has been most of the time we have had this tent up, we keep all the wall flaps open at night, a beautiful breeze, can see the moon, and wake up in the mornings to see the trees all around us.

We just bought this item. I received it the week before camping for the first time this year. Tried putting it up at home to make sure I knew how to do it. It is easy to erect and take down. Highly recommend watching the you tube video for as a guide for it. We had some mild winds at the campground--20-30 mph and it stayed standing for the most part. We did have the roof fall in a couple of times, but did not have the ropes out to the ground tightened good. Once that was corrected it stayed up. We even had over an 1" of rain on it and I had our bikes, stroller, camping chairs and garbage can inside and all was perfectly dry, that was awesome. The solid sides are also an added bonus as we had family get together one night that was around 55 degrees with 20 mph winds and we used it as a place to set food and eat. It worked great for that. The video says it takes less than a minute to set up, it might be true if you had done it every day, but I would say set up is about 5-10 minutes and take down is around 10-15 minutes depending on weather. Everyone was impressed with it and the quality. I hope it last for many years to come, because it showed it's value on this trip! One tip I would do: to make the ropes going down to the ground easier to adjust I went an bought some plastic spilt bolts and nuts. That made it a lot easier to keep the ropes tight going down to the ground and the next time I put it up it is going to be super easy to adjust the ropes. 2nd Update: We have now used the tent multiple times. Positives: Awesome place to sit if it is raining outside as it is very weather proof. Keeps the bugs out and the screen is awesome, downside it also keeps the bugs inside once they get their!!(darn kids always opening the door and never shutting it) Great shade, the windows in the solid sides are awesome. The set up is second to none, it is flat out easy and take down is just as easy. Negatives: To roll up the solid sides you have to take the ropes loose from the ground, that stinks and makes changing from screens to solid a chore. We have had multiple storms with winds in excess of 30 mph and that does the collapse the tent roof, but it is as easy as opening the door and pushing the roof back up into place. Overall I would buy it again without hesitation as set up and take down is very important to me, along with keeping bugs out of course!! 3rd Update: This tent has proven itself over and over again. We thoroughly enjoy it in the spring and the fall and use it as our garage at night to keep everything dry while we are camping from dew or rain. In the summer we raise the sides and enjoy bug free living outdoors. I have gotten pretty good at taking it down and putting it up, it is easy and convenient. We had over 3" of rain the last camping trip and not a drop got inside the tent. We also had some strong winds of 30-40 mph and the tent held up beautifully. I sleep well inside the camper knowing I don't have to be running around outside at night grabbing things that will blow away when the next weather event rolls in.

I looked forward to using this after seeing the videos and reading review. Have now used it a few times the last few months and I don't like it at all. First it does come looking like it is inside out. That's normal, watch the video and do it as shown and you will not have problems. One time I did not pay close enough attention and tried to put it up upside down. Big mistake. What they don't tell you if you do screw it up you might as well forget it. Could not use on that camping trip after about an hour of shear frustration trying to untangle it. Getting it home and finally found a mention on the internet about how to fix it. Go inside of it, near impossible since its all tangled at this point, and start to disassemble it one hub at a time and work your way out. Took about 2 hours and I know if it happens again its going in the trash. Can't stress enough to put up correctly. Now using it, the screens are so fine that no bug can get in, that's good. But also no air can get through the screen either. This thing is hot. Also on my former pop up canopy I used the top was coated with a silver layer inside to darken the top and keep the heat out. Nothing on this, its thin and will magnify the suns heats. Can't hardly stand it on a nice day with sun. Now also no moisture can get out, so breathing, using it on a damp day or just having it up over night will cause a lot of condensation to form on the inside roof. Any slight wind will then cause it to rain inside. Ruined a few paper products we left on the table over night. The entire surface of the table with wet with the condensation on an otherwise dry night. So it must be good for rain and cool days? Maybe if no wind at all. If any wind it will pop in a side or worse the top. Any rain at all with just a small breeze will pop the top down and all the rain that has pooled will come with it. I'm going to experiment with a center pole to try and prop it up next trip. Now another thing this is very heavy and hard to transport. It will only fit in my 6'6" truck bed at a diagonal. The bag it fits in is just barely big enough to stuff it in to, a pet peeve of mine as a few extra inches of material and it would fit just fine. I know a busted zipper on the storage bag is in my future. So would I recommend it? Nope. Would I but it again? Nope. Do I just plain hate it? Yep. A giant waste of money and more work and less usefulness than what it replaced. A simple pop up canopy with screen sides is what I will go back too when I finally have had enough of this thing and throw it out.

Watch a video on how to set up and fold down the shelter before you open the bag. Everyone saying it came "backwards" or inside out clearly didn't watch the video. It's not really intuitive either but very simple once you've seen how. To get the tent up and functional is literally two minutes. Maybe a bit longer the very first time because it comes with the flaps zipped down and you have to unzip at least one side of the flap to reach the pull at the center of the walls. If you've got a chance of wind, staking it down on the corners and/or putting ropes off each center pull would probably be a good idea. I bought a set of carabeaners for the center pull ropes so it's easy to put the curtains up and down without having to undo the lines each time. Do measure your car before buying, make sure you've got a long enough, straight spot to keep it see traveling. It fits sitting on the center console in our car, with about a foot to spare from the end of the trunk to the dash. So we were calling it a bit close. A tall or long reached person is an advantage for pack up- so they can reach around all the fabric. Reusing the fabric ties the tent comes bound in (in the bag) helps make it getting back in the bag easier. And the fit into the bag is a bit snug and the tent won't slide up or down once it's in. If the zips won't work, reposition the tent in the bag by taking it out and putting it in again. Overall pricy purchase but I am pleased with it so far. Though it did make putting up our regular tent feel like a huge chore in comparison!

This tent is awesome! Our very first time using it we experienced heavy rain with high gusts of wind for an extended period of time. The tent did not collapse in the rain or the wind. Very little rain came in and only because we had left some window shades open to allow wind to blow through.We love the zip up panels. One thing to note is that when you “tie down” via the side hooks, you may need to remove the tie down to lower or raise the panel which is no biggy, but something to remember if you need the panels down to put them down before tieing off, or vice versa. We do need a stool to bring the roof down as we aren’t the tallest folks around. A pull cord would be perfect and we will find something to attach for ease of take down. We do plan on buying the rain canopy for the roof as I know we will be sleeping in there when we attend festivals, etc. A high five to Clam for making this so easy to set up. I sure hope this tent lasts us for many, many years!

Just set this up to make sure there were no broken pieces, as shipping box was in pretty bad shape. Everything looks OK, but this is really a two person setup job, and unless you are 6’6”, you need an extension to raise the roof. Won’t really be using it until May. It is massive inside, and I do like the permantly attached wind panels. The zippers all look heavy duty. It is 40+ lbs, so bulky to carry around. I have a telescopic pole for the centre. It would be nice if the carry bag was 3” longer, and wider, as to get shelter back in bag is not an easy feat, even for 2 people. Carry straps on both end of bag would be a good addition. Only time will tell if the price, is worth it. Everyone I have asked about theirs, love them.

First the good, we love this clam quick set pavilion tent. Set up is quick and easy. Lots of room inside, the solid walls have windows. The tent is well made, zippers, velcro fasteners all great. We bought the optional tarp floor, so much cleaner. It is waterproof as long as the roof does not collapse. The zip down solid walls are wonderful. it has to be staked down by the wall pull out handles which pass through the solid walls. Added climber clips to the stake ropes to make it easy to disconnect and reconnect the stake ropes. The company says it can be used as a regular tent for sleeping with the optional floor insert. We had lots of rain in the past week, two nights ago heavy wind gusts with a little bit of rain. The wind collapsed the roof which filled with rain and then the inside of tent leaked. The indoor outdoor carpet and floor mat were wet. Plus the wind continued throughout the day.. after trying an 8' 2 by 4 which did not work. I ended up putting the old sun umbrella inside the tent weighted in place with a heavy pail of rocks. Once the umbrella was up the roof no longer caved in. It would be impossible to sleep in this tent during a rain/wind storm. In my opinion this is a design flaw. Perhaps clam should offer an accessory like 2 flexible poles that can be installed criss crossed in the centre inside the tent to keep the roof up during storms... or some kind of pole in the middle to act the way the sun umbrella does. After putting the umbrella in I opened up all the solid walls, removed the wet carpet and mat. The inside dried out real quick with the heavy wind. I gave it a 3 star rating on value for money as it was expensive almost $1000. CAD. Update my fix for the roof collapsing due to 30 mph winds. bought a 5 gallon plastic pail with lid, 40 lb bag of play sand, pool noodle, height adjustable tent pole and small foam ball from dollar store. cut a hole in the centre of plastic pail lid cut a criss cross in the foam ball to put over the pointy part of the tent pole that meets the roof top cut the pool noodle about 6 inches shorter than the depth of the pail, the pool noodle prevents the sand from filling in the tent pole hole when pole is removed. works great, plus the pail can double as a small table or foot stool. Update June 19, 2022. We had a major winds yesterday all day.. the wind gusts up to 40 mph wrecked the orange foam ball at the top of my tent pole inside the tent, tipped over the 40lb pail of play sand, then of course the roof collapsed. I took the tent pole out, left the roof down. Went back to the Clam website and found this: We recommend using the provided tether ropes and stakes for securing your shelter. Tie the rope to the eyebolt on the outside of the shelter and secure to the stake approx. 6-10” away from the bottom of the ground skirt. Tether further than the recommended placement creates a bad angle and removes tension from the shelter; potentially causing unwanted roof collapse. We further recommend additional stakes on the inside corners (through the metal grommets) for added placement stability. (NOTE: Stakes are provided for one full form of securement and we recommend they be used with the tether ropes outside the shelter.) My tether ropes were at about a 45˚ angle. Pulled up the stakes moved them to no more than 1 foot from the tent skirt. Popped the roof back up. This morning the roof is still up. I do hope this will work, I find the collapsing roof to be a major nuisance. We use it for a backyard gazebo every day. I can't imagine trying to camp with this tent using it to sleep in or eat in especially if you get a wind/rain storm, when you need the shelter the most the roof collapses.. sheesh...

Watch the YouTube video for Clam Pavilion set up takes about 9 min.s. Love this unit, bought 11 metal stakes and 5 hook snaps for guylines. Works wonderfully, and able to set up by myself took about 15 min.s total but main shell was up in about 45 seconds. About 110 square feet inside lots of room for even a picnic table. Put snaps on guylines just to make it quicker to take and put up or down storm flaps. I'm picky and not easily impressed I like quality products and this one impressed me. Well worth every dollar I spent. Ordered and arrived one day early to my pleasant surprise. I put a tarp down on the gravel pad just to keep the dirt off during set up and take down. Highly recommend the product. Enjoy!