Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

Got Kaiju 6 in May 2016 (less than 3 months ago) as an upgrade to a smaller Marmot tent, used it 5 times.
Roomy (the vestibule is very practical), comfortable, ergonomic, good construction. Erecting of the tent with two 22 ft long poles is a two man job.
P.S. My first review from 8/12 didn't get through by whatever reason. This is the second attempt.

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

Situation
Got it in May 2016 (less than 3 months ago) as an upgrade to a smaller Marmot tent, used it 5 times.
Roomy, comfortable, ergonomic, good construction.

One segment of an orange aluminum pole bent about 20 degrees without wind or any other evident reason. Later another segment of the same pole snapped and deformed at the zone when one pole enters another. The tent was used in very easy and gentle conditions – no crazy kids or adults with bad balance.

Expectation with repair/replacement
1 One of the reviewers on the TNF website said: "We pulled down the misshapen tent and sent the poles into TNF and got them back in less than 10 days no charge."
2 Warranty section of TNF site says about the poles "The average repair cost is around $15, and the average replacement cost is around $42.00 per pole."

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

Tent is intuitive to set up. It works very well and we are very happy with it. We have a family of four and fit spaciously on 6" thick air mattresses; one double mattress and two twins is a bit tight, but two doubles will fit perfectly.

If there could be one design improvement it would be with the attached "welcome mat". The tent would work better if there were two little separate ones rather than one larger (centered) one. If you are like me, you want to open the zippers as little as possible to minimize mosquitos entering. Because the zippers open in a "C" path bottom-to outside-to top (not vertically up the center), the welcome mat is not as useful as it otherwise could be. You have to open the zippers a lot to properly use the centered welcome mat. But to check myself--you know this tent works well when placement of a welcome mat is the suggested improvement.

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

The instruction was not clear enough to set up the tent --- very minimal instructional words and the illustration which trying to be IKEA instruction was not clear enough what each instruction showing. We luckily found a Youtube video for someone setting up the Kaiju 6 and we were able to set up the tent by following the video.

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

Took it out the week of delivery perfect size, easy set up

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

Great size. And after 20+ years in a backpacking tent it's great to walk out of the tent. Only complaint is that I think it could use a stake down point at the double doors. We've used it several times now and the floor of the tent still lifts about 6 inches. Two stake points just under the mat would make it perfect.

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

I went camping to Big Sur for the first time in 10 years and it was a great experience enhanced by this beautiful, spatious and easy to set tent. We did get a little bit of rain but nothing that he tent could handle easily. Two air mattresses fit inside the tent and the outside area is great as well.

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

This is a great tent with lots of room. We have had the tent about one year and have used it for a total of 30 days in that time. As other people have said in their comments sometimes the zipper does catch on the cover. Most times it was because I was zipping it to fast. Every time we have been camping in the tent we have people come by and tell us what a nice tent or man we need to get one of these. Thanks North Face

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

After reading all of the comments herein my wife and I had this up, staked, and ready in less than 15 minutes, fly included. If you do it right, with a little tension, you velcro the fly to the poles where indicated, there is no water puddling on the roof, and you can relax. I gave it a good hosing down and not a drop of water inside anywhere. Even the supplied stakes were heavy and adequate but I will upgrade them later.

It's a large tent especially for my claustrophobic wife who says no more than three or four will fit with comfort. I'm over 6' tall and I can stand comfortably inside. Even though it's late September it's still 95F in South Texas. Rainfly keeps it a little warm inside but a little breeze flows through nicely. Great tent.

Comments about TheNorthFace KAIJU 6:

I just set our new Kaiju 6 up, and unlike other reviewers I had no problems following the instructions. We have not slept in the tent yet, but based on the set-up and initial impression I am giving it four stars. I can see how staking out the fly in loose or rocky soil would be a problem. Luckily our family camping is usually done in National Parks and designated camp sites. We can't wait to get out to the mountains and sleep in this tent. I will update this review after we put it to some use.