The Haven Safari Tent met and exceeded my expectations. As you can tell from the photos, I have sleep apnea but have been wanting to hammock camp for a while now. With the limited options available, I had given up on finding a way to make it work — that is, until I found Haven's lay-flat design. I couldn't find any reviews on any website talking about how well this tent accommodates people with sleep apnea who need to use a CPAP machine, so I decided to get one and write that review myself. Here it is. The Haven Safari Tent works amazing for people who sleep with a CPAP or BiPAP machine! The lay-flat design lets you place your machine anywhere in the tent where there's room. I wasn't brave enough to test my machine with water in the humidifier chamber, since I figured my movement would cause it to slosh around and get sucked into the breathing tube. That said, I did notice that the cross bars that give the tent its rigidity could be used to hang a CPAP machine — I think they'd hold up fine with water in the reservoir, though I haven't tested that myself, so take that as a guess rather than a guarantee. The overall build quality of the tent is excellent. I had no issues with the strength of the material. The first night I used this tent, it actually rained, and I stayed nice and dry with the rain fly buttoned down. The only negative things I have to say about this tent are mostly minor, with one exception. The straps used to wrap around a tree seem to be a little short. Both times I've camped with this tent, I've had to use thinner trees, which — while strong enough to hold my weight — still sagged and caused the tent to float only about 1–2 feet off the ground. The straps are long enough for larger trees that won't sag, but I kept finding trees that either sagged or were too big. This is probably a "me" problem rather than a tent problem, but it would be nice if the straps were a little longer. That said, I don't see any reason you couldn't just use aftermarket straps that are longer, as long as they meet or exceed the tent's weight specs. The mattress is loud. It's comfortable, but any time I moved, it made a noticeable creaking sound. This doesn't bother me personally, since one of the points of a hammock tent is solo camping — there's usually nobody around to hear it but me. However, I recently went camping with a group that included some teenagers, and they did mention it was noticeable whenever I moved around at night, which I do frequently. Still, this is more or less a non-issue, since most people looking into this tent are probably after a solo camping experience. The lounge strap, for lack of a better term, does not work. I don't know if mine is defective, but the strap won't stay taut for anyone of sufficient weight — and I don't mean "large" people. I'm 230 lbs, and I had a friend who weighs 170 lbs try it too; the strap just slipped when either of us leaned back and put weight on it. This is easily fixed by tying a knot (shown in one of my pictures), but with the knot in place, the strap is no longer "one-handed" to operate, as advertised in some of Haven's marketing. This flaw could likely be fixed with a minor redesign giving the strap more grip on the fabric. I was genuinely excited for this feature, since during the day I like to hang out in the hammock and watch movies or play games — but short of tying it into a knot, I couldn't find a way to stop it from slipping. This is the main reason for my 4-star rating instead of 5 (I'd call it a 4.5 with this issue, and a full 5.0 without it). All in all, this tent is amazing. It solved the problem of not being able to sleep in a hammock with sleep apnea. If you have sleep apnea and want to hammock camp — GET THIS TENT.
