Springbar Classic Jack Watertight Cotton Canvas Tent

While Sptingbar is an American company they out sourced this tent manufacture to China. Mine has excellent quality when received. Only a spring retention cable inside one of the poles wasn’t installed correct. 5 minutes to find a pair of long needles pliers had it fixed. Fabric and stitching were excellent on my tent. I setup the tent and am very happy with it. Spacious, sturdy and easy to setup. I have a bad back so I was worried about the weight, but the weight is split between the tent and poles, which are in separate bags. 25lbs for the poles and 55-60 for the tent. The canvas bags are great. Even though the tent weighs what it does, the bags many handles made it easy to pick up. The storage bag is oversized so you don’t have to fight to roll the tent into the original size. I actually left a rug in my tent (forgot it) and still fit the rolled up tent in the bag. Update: we’ve camped in this tent several times now. It takes me about 30 minutes solo to erect. We love it! I’ve tried for years to get my wife to camp and she would usually last 1 night and be miserable. The first time out in the springbar, she actually asked if we could stay a 2nd night! She is now a happy camper and I’m happy too. I highly recommend. My wife said “it’s very cozy”

Left me start off with my one complaint, I would prefer purchasing something made in the U.S. if the quality is as good or better even if the price is a little higher. Since the Skyliner is made in The U.S. I was considering it but sorry $$2000+ was out of my price range especially after a close inspection of the CJ 140. I’m not a tent expert but I’ve slept in more than my share of tents and the CJ 140 is my favorite so far. The Skyliner is also well made with some nice added features but in my opinion it’s not worth another $1000. Yes, this tent is heavy but it’s a base camp type of tent and not a backpacking tent. The stitching, zippers and overall quality is similar to the Skyliner and as good or better than the top competitors. If you set up the Classic Jack alongside a Skyliner and maybe a Kodiak next to each other and left them out over a long period of time based on the quality I would say that they would all last a similar amount of time. I would guess the longest lasting would be the Skyliner but not by a lot and then the classic Jack and Kodiak in that order. If you took good care of all three tents they would probably outlast your tent camping lifespan. I went over my tent carefully and the stitching, zippers, floor, poles, etc, were all well designed and durable without any defects. Just be sure to lay a tarp underneath it after checking for sharp objects, dry it out properly after each use, reapply a good fabric protector every so often, and try to avoid setting it up in a spot where the summer sun is beating down on it from sun up to sundown and the Classic Jack 140 should last a lifetime even being made in China.

Love my classic jack 140 !! Can set it up by yourself, tons of space inside, I have a queen air bed, 2 small dressers,a big folding chair, 2 end tables, and I still have room, and there is a hammock on the ceiling that you can use for storage, very handy for cords, glasses, books,hats, etc. The canvas is thick and heavy-duty,and the floor seems very thick, plenty of windows and the zippers seem to be heavy-duty, just went through a night long downpour, stayed completely dry inside. I really haven't found anything that I don't like !!! I highly recommend this tent !!

Was originally very happy and impressed but then canvas and stitching fell apart before it was even a year old. Used the tent a couple times in the fall then once for a winter camping trip, i then left it rolled out in my apartment for about 5 days to dry out before storing it. I went to use it again a few months later it literally fell apart just rolling it out and was filled with mold. I know how to care for Canvas and have used Canvas tarps, tents and bivys for years, but unfortunately springbar uses the excuse of "organic Canvas" to sell poor quality Canvas. I have Canvas tarps and bivys that I treat very poor and roughly and even store wet that have lasted years without issue and this tent did not even make it a full year. For over $1000 you should get something much more resilient and higher quality than this. And I will note, I had a Canvas tarp (what i used underneath the tent when it was setup) rolled up with the tent when it was stored and it was completely fine and even what i had to use to make a shelter for the camping trip I was on being the $1000 tent i brought was unusable. If you are using it for only dry summer camping it would probably last longer but I still would not recommend

This tent is insane. Love it. Wish there was more info online in general, but I have found it a great tent.