You might want to check this Red Canyon 8 tent from the same brand, with almost 16 square meters of floor area, or this WeatherMaster 6 with a large screen room. The packed size is not so great indeed, but here too, you would use the car in any case, so the 47 inches (120 cm) of the packed length may not be such a big deal. Everything is fine with this tent as long as you do not have long spells of rain.
Coleman Instant Up Tents can be set up in under three minutes and provide a large living space. Comfortable and practical, Instant Up Tents are great for touring, a weekend away camping or an even longer stay. While there are other, cheaper options on the market, the Coleman Skylodge is still a well-priced coleman screen tent tent. With the 4-person model running under $250, you’ll be smart to splurge on this. You’ll spend less time figuring out complicated tent poles and more time enjoying the great outdoors. If you’re ready to take an outdoorsy getaway with your clan, a sturdy tent is a must for any family camping trip.
A subreddit for campers concerned more about the act of camping and less concerned about hiking long distances or light gear. Illumiline™ reflective guy lines are more visible so you don’t get tripped up if you need to take a walk at night. Inside, there’s enough room to stretch out on a queen-sized airbed. I tried to make sure that the zippers were protected by this yellow rain cover thing on the outside, but it seems to be soaked with water, and made the leaking worse. For weather resistance, I looked at rain and wind protection. The divider extends all the way to the floor, but there are pretty big gaps at the sides of the divider.
So there is no way for water to get in regardless of the winds. The horizontal flaps are with the same design as on windows, so this is surely fully waterproof. While I am a writer on Reviewed’s parenting team, I’m also an avid outdoors woman with nearly 30 years of camping experience.
Also, my Coleman Instant Tent came with a defective pole that was attached the wrong way, and could not extend and retract properly. The poles and pole clips of this Coleman 10-Person Instant Tent are all pre-attached, so that was really convenient for putting it up and taking it down. The carry bag is black, and the bottom can be expanded for an easier pack up.
Top position overall goes to the Red Canyon made by Coleman. It is also the winner of the Largest Category It makes an ideal choice for families looking for a great tent on a budget. Bought two air beds, both lost air in a matter of a few hours. But the only problem is the plastic joints break and are hard to replace. I had one joint break which happened to be a corner joint and no parts were available and that they would be back orders for over a month.
Even so, these 4 mattresses take up almost the entire tent, with barely any space leftover for camping gear. To accommodate 10 people in this tent, it’s almost shoulder-to-shoulder sleeping, although there’s some space down the middle for a little bit of camping gear. Inside the coleman instant tent package, I got the carry bag (black with red handles), tent body (grayish black), a room divider (blue & black), and the rainfly (green).
There’s also no room divider, but this was less of a priority given the lack of entryways. Our other main issue was the lack of a vestibule, which means that in the case of a sudden rainstorm, there will be no dry area to store your wet clothes before entering the tent. And although we did like the two deployable vents on the roof, you’ll want to make sure to keep those closed if the weather is at all questionable since they are liable to let rain into the tent. The Coleman 8 person instant up tent is fully waterproof.