The tent was SUPER EASY to put up. When they say be careful after taking off the packing strap, BE CAREFUL, as it can get you if you're standing in the wrong direction of it! Otherwise, it came in handy for my daughter's party and putting it down was just as easy after getting over the fear of breaking it while doing the figure-8 style folding to get it back into carry bag. Considering it's size it's reasonably light weight for carrying around on trips as well as in and out of my basement.