ha-ha, i feel your pain! i had a penthouse model 2 yrs ago. thank the lord that i had the forsight to set it up in my dads yard instead of the field. we struggled with that thing for two days. finally had him lay on it, wrapped a bunch of bungee cords on it and hauled it back to gander mountain. this year just bought the bighouse version. 1st time i set it up was tonight. got it up in two minutes, got it down and back into its pack in two minutes. this model uses the hub system, not the spring steel. this model will set up, and take down in a heartbeat. plus it's huge and will easily accomodate two large hunters. plus it's easy on the wallet.