Camp Gundyville- Tornadic Chaos.

Angry. Infuriated. Stressed. Frost bitten. Hatred. These words could easily sum up my emotions in the last couple days concerning Columbia's malproduced item they claim is a "tent". As most of you know I'm a die-hard OSU Cowboy fan; therefore, me and 9 buddies "camp out" by the football stadium in order to get front row seats to all the home games. I've come to the realization, with help from my over logical brother, that maybe just spending extra cash for assigned season tickets would be worth it considering the pain and time commitment necessary for this so called "privilege". Probably so. But I’m a college student, which means I must make irrational decisions on a daily basis, right? Back to the point of this post.

Sure, this tent looks great. The nice colors and unique design trick us consumers into thinking this product would be worth having on a camping trip. Well ladies and gentlemen, stay away from this tent. Stay far, far away. I'm not sure how to explain this in text, but similar to most tents, this tent has the meshy/breathable material on the inside so campers won’t die of CO2 poisoning or heat exhaustion. But unlike a majority of well made tents, whose meshy substance is on the ceiling, this entire tent is made of this mesh. Yes, Close to 90% of the material is mesh, thus the rain cover covers such a large surface area of the tent. Seems great. Seems nice. Nice work engineer team. Not. Imagine 60 mph wind ripping along side of a massive structure such as Boone Pickens Stadium. So strong, that no old man or tiny toddler could safely walk 10 meters. So strong, it can tear tent poles and plastic hooks. Accompanying this skin ripping wind from God Almighty is rain pouring as if the flood gates of heaven were opened. In a literal since. Not a good combination for a meshified tent. My buddies and I awoke to this tornadic (Yes in fact there was a tornado watch) nightmare in a daze. We thought the world was ending. Maybe this was how the rapture happened. With thousands of thoughts flowing through our head, our first instinct was, "Grab the plasma TV and xbox360"! Easily, the most valued possessions of any college student. With everything soaked, we sprinted our way towards the cars while the 35 degree breath of God ripped our tiny pores apart in waves of overbearing gusts. Horrible, horrible night. After awakening in the cars with stiff necks and sore backs, we observed the catastrophe. Memories of the Oklahoma City tornado came to mind as tent poles were cracked and thrown 100 yards away. Pathetic rain covers were nowhere to be found. People squeezing out their water-logged pillows, shivering from the cold devastation. All I have to say is that OSU better beat Texas. And better beat them bad to make it up to me. I've sacrificed sleep, comfort, and possibly sanity for this football team. They finally owe me something.

P.S. Dear Columbia, take your stupid tents back. Keep to making your oh-so-popular fleece jackets.