G'day Tim,

All the Tuff Dome tents have both a mesh door and a solid privacy door to either allow better flow-through ventilation in warmer weather or to keep those draughts out in winter. 

G'day Liz,

The vestibule of the Black Wolf Tuff Dome Tent extends about 180cm from the front of the entrance to the tent itself, so it's quite a large area. 

G'day Simon,

The Black Wolf Tuff Dome Tent does have a rear door.

G'day Dallas. The door on the front vesitbule will zip right down to enclose that area - if you click on the picture to magnify it you can just see where the door is rolled up. I'm fairly certain that the grey panel is fixed, but unfortunately we don't have one on display right now for me to check. Leave it with me - I'll try and get confirmation from Black Wolf on Monday, otherwise we'll clear a space and put one up here in the shop to confirm. 

Hi Dallas,

I have one of these tents (the double), so can confirm that the vestibule can be completely enclosed, both front and back, you just can's see the rolled up door very well in the image. 

As for the grey panel, I'm not quite sure why this is shown as such, I generally roll mine all the way to the top and I don't recall any toggles at the level shown in the picture to secure the rolled up doorway.

Hope this answers your questions.

G’day Orion,

Out of all our 4 person dome tents, the Tuff Dome from Black Wolf is probably the strongest model that we have in terms of the overall construction.

I’ve just checked for you, and we definitely have access to spare parts from our supplier, and the pole sections can also be fixed fairly easily in the event of breakage. 

I have had a look into the zips, and information about the size and type are not given by the supplier as far as I can find. From looking at it in store though I’d say that the size is between a finer high end hiking tent zip and a no. 10 heavy duty size you’d get on a swag.

We’ve got staff who have had this tent for many years and find the zips to still be going strong, so I'd say overall the Tuff Dome is a good option for school camp as it is very reliable.

Hi Marc, I don't have a magic solution for you sorry. The only way I get around this is to keep pressure on the pole when I pick up the opposite side to ensure it does not come out of the grommet. Alternatives I can think of are to use rubber bands to hold the pole and tab in place, or some sort of clip on the underside to prevent the pole from pulling out. That's about all I have for you sorry, I will be interested to see if anyone else has ideas.

Nice one Dallas! I'm glad to hear that you've found a way to make it work!