What's a good starter tent that can be upgraded? Should I buy a complete setup or individual pieces? Any advice? Haven't done thus in years

Purchased a system from Spider Farmer and just completed my first grow. It worked well and had no complaints. If I had to do it over I would piece it together, it may cost more however. I love the SF2000 2x4 light, but would get a 4x4 tent to add a dehumidifier and heater as I am growing in an attic. I would have bought an exhaust fan with the temp/humidity controls and not just the fan controller speed (only option avail at time of purchase), a good ScrOG net, and tent wall supports to mitigate tent walls sucking in. Best of luck to you, feel free to DM with any questions. Happy to share my experience.

Package deals are made to a price point and often compromise on one thing or another, but are convenient and usually well matched. Personally I subscribe to the "buy once, cry once" principle and would look to buy the best components I could afford, especially the lighting and this would probably dictate buying components individually from a raft of manufacturers. Lighting is EVERYTHING when it comes to results indoors, so spending a bit more on that and a bit less on something else might be prudent.

Hey, Smeagol here, Master! (LOL).. Frankly, I wouldn't try to put bits and pieces together because you will most likely end up spending more - unless you want to grab a light from ebay, a tent from who-cares-where.. that sort of thing... If I had to do it over again, I would probably go with AC Infinity (although I don't know what their lights are like) ... I say that because I have one of the tents (I'm the kind who had to go piecemeal) ... and the quality of the tent is SUPERIOR... so I'm guessing the rest of their products are as well... Now, the only reason you might not WANT to go with a complete starter kit is if you live in your own home and don't care about smells (so maybe you don't need an in-line exhaust fan)... but if you're going to be using C02 then yeah, get the whole kit and kaboodle... I would look at 3 different outfits and compare them to see what YOU think is going to be good: AC Infinity, MarsHydro (has the option on their lights to mount the driver outside the tent which would help in warmer weather) and SpiderFarm .... I've also heard that LED bar lights are incredible... Oh... and the "man a message away" has discount codes for MarsHydro.. Look at those three... you'll know what you need/want - but you deserve to treat yourself and your wife after your summer experiences! And think about doing DWC... BIG harvests... :-D Good luck in your decision - can't wait to see what you decide!

Hello there! When your looking for a complete Grow Set with an Digital AC Unit and a good LED Growlight you can check out the Mars Hydro or Spider Farmer Shop. Hope this will help you

Hi there Defo get the bits separate your get more for your money, that package deals are so basic unless your spending alot, Best of luck 🌱

I would buy each item separately. A complete grow tent package may give you some ideas of exactly what you need to purchase, but there are some components that are worth upgrading IMO. You may want to research a different LED or light fixture, and I definitely recommend upgrading the exhaust fans so that they monitor temperature and humidity. (Ac Infininity is nice). Just my 2 cents. Do a lot of reading on LEDs too….don’t want to be underpowered. Best of luck to you….