I have a large "tube"tent that weighs around 6 lbs. and is ten feet long. It has three integrated pole sleeves in it. They hold the tube in some what of a "half circle" to form the tube design. It is five feet in diameter and had an inside height of around 49 - 50".It has lots of room for two people and also room for some gear but it is really too heavy to carry on foot. I have used it several times car camping and it works great for that if you just don't want to put up the bigger tent....As far as the sleeves go, my wife did all the seams and all of the sewing. I do know that she got the type of seam off some tent making web-site 'cause they are really strong seams...Hope that helps..Happy Trekking...sabre11004...

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