SlumberPodwith Fan The Original Blackout Sleep Tent Travel Essential for Baby and Toddlers, Mini Crib and Pack n Play Cover, Sleep Pod with Monitor Pouch and Fan Pouch, Blocks 95%+ Light, Black

This is a genius bit of kit for travelling parents. It allows you to put your kids to sleep in their travel bed and still allow you to have the lights on and have conversations without the little one from being disturbed. We used with a little night light and sound machine so it drowned out any noise from us.It's lightweight and fits in my eu sized suitcase. There are plenty of vent holes and the fan is a must for circulation of air otherwise it gets a bit stagnant inside.Only two criticisms I have is:1. The ends of the tent poles are quite sharp and wore through one of the straps so I had to get a machinist to replace it and have now made plastic covers for the end of the poles.2. I like to use a nanit camera with the tent so I can see inside while he sleeps. The positioning is quite difficult because the clear plastic creates some reflections for the night vision ir lights so causes the images to become blurry. You have to position the camera perfectly to be able to see anything it personally change that design to have it mounted inside the tent with some velcro straps.Overall I would highly recommend this tent for anyone who travels and sleeps in the same room as their child!

If you can only invest in ONE travel item, it's THIS... hands down! The SlumberPod tent is one of my top shared baby items to all my friends and has been a total game changer. We travel often (whether it's long vacations or quick overnights) and this has not only kept our baby on her normal sleeping schedule, but made our travel experiences so much more enjoyable and easy! This pod can be set up within a few minutes (same style as a normal tent with the two buildable rods that snake through to hold the structure) and broken down even faster. I think at this point I've been able to do it in under 5 minutes! Especially if you (or anyone) are sharing a room with your little one, the pod goes easily over virtually ANY size crib, pack&play, etc. and creates a breathable but fully black-out sleeping environment. Depending on the room temperature, we sometimes use the fan which goes into a little pouch on the side to create additional airflow/circulation but often times don't need it. We're able to keep the lights on in the room without disturbing the baby given its ability to provide a true black-out environment. You can also easily check on baby with the zip front. We also hook our travel sound machine onto the crib inside the pod for a sleep experience just like she has at home... it's great! When traveling, the pod (and rods) pack down well and we typically just roll it up to save space. We've never had an issue packing this item into any bags... even if it's a small weekend bag... it's worth it! A few things to note, however: there is a pouch that says you can put your video monitor in, however, I wish this feature was better because the plastic doesn't really work to be able to actually see through when you put the monitor (in our case- nanit) in. One solution we have found (which is a bit of a DIY hack is we just bring packing tape and tape our monitor onto the side of the crib if we need to use a monitor and that works for us.) Additionally, to use the fan (and camera), you have to be pretty close to an outlet because the cords aren't very long, so one recommendation could be to pack a small extension cord, not use the features or find a place in the room that's close enough to use an outlet.

This slumber-pod has saved our vacation. While my two year old will sleep just fine at daycare with the lights on, he refuses to sleep without darkness when we’re at home or on the go somewhere. So in prep for our vacation and upcoming PCS, we purchased this. He loves it! He calls it his “castle” or “rocket ship”. We got the mattress too but haven’t had the chance to use it yet.PROS: It definitely blacks out the light really well. You can see some daylight during the day, but at night, it’s pitch black. It has three pockets accessible from the outside, two mesh and one with a clear plastic cover. Perfect for the fan (which is a need, see below), monitor, and hatch sound machine. There’s also a mesh window in the door, and in the back of the pod for air flow, and it’s really lightweight, so it’s easy to move around.CONS: 1. It took us a good few minutes to put it together. 2. Without the fan, it gets really stuffy. So the fan is a blessing.This isn’t really a con and more so a lack of paying attention to the details on my part. But I was expecting the bottom to be enclosed in, like an actual tent. It doesn’t detract from it at all. Just caught me by surprise.

Paid more for item that included fan however, no fan was included and wasn’t able to return.Also, noting the poles themselves are quite long making the pod itself roomy but not ideal if you’re looking for something to fit in a smaller space.