Don't get me wrong, we love the Camping Gazebo Tent. However, here are some things to know. It was very difficult to raise the top the first couple of times. It is becoming more flexible and easier with each effort made. It was also very difficult to pull it down the first time. It has a pull sewn in to grab but when my husband pulled it, the pull ripped out of the sewn fabric. We hope it won't hurt the integrity of the tent. We now grab the bars as close to the center and pull it down. I recently did it by myself and when it released and came down it hit me on my head and shoulder, knocking my glasses to the ground. My shoulder is very sore and bruised. The stakes are very small so we replaced them with screw in stakes that we use our drill to get them in the ground. The good news is that it's a great value so buying better stakes was not an issue. I have never owned one of the competitor brands so I have no experience with others.