Night Cat Pop-up Camping Tent: 2 Person Tent Waterproof Instant Easy Setup Family Tent

If you're looking for a tent that sets up in under 60 seconds, this is the one for you! It's spacious, just like the photos, and seems to be very well made. I originally bought it for my husband's motorcycle trips, but it turned out to be too large for that purpose—it doesn't fit in motorcycle side bags. When my husband saw the large, circular-shaped bag it came in, he couldn't stop laughing. He even used the backpack straps to wear it, joking that he looked like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle! He added that with this bag, a windy day on his bike would turn him into a kite. The tent comes in a lightweight, circular bag about 3 feet across. Setting it up is effortless: unzip the bag, pull out the tent, and toss it—it pops open instantly. When we first opened it, it landed upside down, and my husband thought it was some sort of unconventional design. Once we flipped it over, he was sold on the tent but decided it would be better suited for his Jeep instead of the motorcycle. Packing it back into the bag took me a minute to figure out, but it’s not too difficult. It’s just like folding a pop-up windshield visor—grab, loop, and fold. Overall, it’s a fantastic tent, but be mindful of its size for your intended use.

Very easy to set up. And also is rainproof. It worked great for my three day camping trip. Putting it away is a bit tricky, but I was able to get it after a few minutes. A full-size blowup bed fits in there with some extra space on the side Two doors one on each end and two windows one on each end for a nice ventilation.

Update: (08/08/2025 As for the performance of the tent in rain, I stand by my (2) star rating. However, I am adding (2) stars to my original review for exceptional “post-purchase customer care.” So 2+2=4. Following my posting of the review, I was contacted by Night Cat Customer Service. They apologized for the disappointment caused by the leaky tent, assured me they were dedicated to “making things right” and offered to send me their 12x10 camping tarp at no cost so that I can use my pop-up tent in the rain. The tarp arrived ahead of their promised delivery date and I have now had an opportunity to camp with it pitched above the tent. I must say, the tarp is very well made with good reinforcement at the tie out points as well as heavy duty grommets. The stuff sack is ample sized and there were 4 stakes and 8 guylines with tensioners included. During my overnight use of the tarp it was extremely humid with heavy dew and the tarp kept the entire tent dry. I have included photos, though for some reason they are displayed in random order with the originals. All in all I am very pleased with Night Cat’s response to the tent’s poor performance in rain. And in my opinion they provided the epitome of excellent post-purchase customer care. (Original Review) I waffled over buying a pop-up tent, then at the recommendation of my brother-in-law, bought this one when the price came down. I will say I very much like the shape, color, roominess, number of doors and windows and ease of deployment. BUT, the first time I used this tent it rained. And the tent leaked like a sieve through both (closed) windows. While I appreciate the fact that the solid window panels are zippered on the inside of the tent, their poor design allows water to pool between the mesh and solid panels like a gutter where they’re stitched along the bottom. So rain has nowhere to go except through the seams, where it then travels down the interior mesh pockets like a drip line until it runs to the lowest point on the tent floor. We had an inch and a half of rain that night and as a result my air mattress, sleeping bag and poncho liner were soaked from wicking up the water. I am so incredibly disappointed. I love everything about this tent except that it leaks. Now I have to tarp it, which completely defeats the whole point of having a 30 second deployable 2-man tent. Should have saved the $85 and just kept using one of my other leaky tents.

Went camping in the ozarks with this bad boy. It was easy to assembly as it just pops out (be careful because it’s under pressure and busted my lip). Disassembly was easy as well, just figure 8 it as the instructions say. Very roomy for two people as well. Quality was amazing and it withstood a thunderstorm while we were camping. Now I will say that during that thunderstorm, I did have a few of drops of water splash onto my forehead. I couldn’t tell if it was condensation or a leak, but let’s just say that didn’t happen when it wasn’t raining. Maybe cause I didn’t open the vents either, but I stayed dry nonetheless. It’s also very light and portable. I will 100% buy this again if need be. I had the best tent out of all my cheap friends, and they had to spend at least 15 min assembling their Ozark Trail tents!

We camp often and have a large, 8 person cabin style tent at the moment. The problem with that tent is that it takes a decent amount of time (and preferably 2 people) to set up and take down plus while it's great for warm weather, the size and mesh ceiling make it a little chilly in cold weather. So I was looking for an easier, smaller tent that would retain heat better for some one day camp out trips we do. This tent went up in seconds. To take it down, I did watch the video and got it perfect the first time in practice. During the actual trip, it took me a couple times but I managed. It kind of bends naturally where it is supposed to. The trip that we took it on ended up being miserably cold, dripping rain, and windy enough that our canopies started taking flight. This little dome was one of the few tents that remained standing and dry. It is smaller than I pictured because I am very bad at picturing sizes. I thought that it would be tight but do-able until I realized that our new air mattress is higher than a double high and slightly wider than a Queen. We ended up with about 6 inches on each side and the ceiling was right above our noses. If you have a normal, standard full or queen air mattress, or a sleeping pad, you will be fine but be careful with the extra large ones. It was a little hilarious and slightly uncomfortable but it was warm and dry and quick to take up and down which is what I wanted. It takes up minimal space when packed and we will continue to use this as a spare or for day trips....just with a smaller mattress.

So impressed with this tent. Easy setup and take down. Good quality and so much room. Well worth the money.

I wrote this review Last August . The company has reached out several times to make things right. They even offered a new tent. The customer services is fantastic. I think to be fair I will purchase the extra accessories for the roof top cover, which is to help prevent moisture. and extra tent poles for the awning and retest the tent again. Originally I gave two stars . But readjusted to 3 stars for great customer service.My first review was as follows, They advertise this as a back packing tent. It is more for day use in a park. Easy to set up. Plenty of room inside. Easy to take down and fold back up. Once you follow directions correctly. Very important the first figure 8. Just push down on one pole in the middle . .You must have a good back and knees to crawl in and out. I wish that it had came with tent poles for the awning and a extra flap for the inside doors. Otherwise you are just left with the bug screen .and have to take down the tent poles . Everytime you want to zip up the outside door for warmth. It is cumbersome to get in and out. Because there is nothing to secure the outside awning door . I wish it had extra snaps or Velcro to just flip up over the tent and hold it in place . So it didn't keep falling down in your face .When trying to get in and out. It was 80" during the day. Then got down to 40 degree at night. There was so much moister and water inside the tent. It was just dripping. I thought it had rained. It is not something, I would take on a back packing trip to sleep in at night . It is great for day use. To get out of the sun or use for dryer climate at night.

I bought this tent for a six week solo car camping trip all over the USA. I can’t say enough about how great it is – very lightweight compresses into what feels like a large frisbee and set up and take down take under one minute. Packing the tent up is a little daunting at first, but there’s a video you can look at on YouTube that walks you through it. I’m not sure how well the tent would hold up in bad weather, but for my purposes, it was extremely comfortable. Luxuriously large for one person and would be fine for two people if they liked each other a lot. Honestly if it falls apart, I will probably just buy another one.

It is very good, the only one thing I didn't like in this tent is the doors has no zip, otherwise everything is excellent.

Cumple con las expectativas, muy fácil para armarla e instalarla, la primera vez que la guarde si se me complicó pero ya después con la práctica es igual de fácil que cuando se instala

Good quality great price. Spacious enough to fit 4 people and very easy to set up.

Excelente

Plenty of room and easy to install. Pops up in seconds. A little difficult to close, but will be easier with a bit more practice. A great tent.