The Coleman sundome tent is ideal for weekend car campers, extended camping trips, scout troops & Summer fun. Coleman tents are designed for easy set up by using a continuous pole sleeve and exclusive Pin and Ring Design making it possible for one person to set a coleman tent up without the need for assistance. Also the Exclusive WeatherTec system is designed to make sure you stay dry if it does begin to rain.A solid basic dome tent for car campers, solo travelers, and beginning campers, the Su
$ 43.76
Works great,
Im not an avid “camper” and until yesterday never owned a camping tent. I been scouring amazon and youtube for tents and than headed out to dicks sporting good and picked this up to go camping with my daughter and sister over the july 4th weekend comming up. The tent was much cheaper than listed here on amazon so I picked up 2 just for a spare.
Couldn’t wait so I grabbed my wife and we set this up in the backyard. After eyeballing the directions, according to my watch, we put it together in 19 mins and neither of us ever set up a camping tent before, Came with 10 metal stakes, we used four.
Me and my daughter (she is 4) slept out overnight Im 6ft and I can fit okey with about a half foot extra leg room. Its been hot and humid the past few days and as a bonus, A few hours after setting up, it got windy than started raining. So I was real happy to test this out. The inside stayed perfectly dry throughout the night. Wind did pick up a little. Not a problem. The vents allowed excellent circulation with fair amount of privacy.
Because the kids kept climbing in and out of it earlier in the day we got some skeeters inside the tent. I used bug spray and they were gone. Once we were zipped in, the meshed vents had absolutly no problem keeping them out.
Some neat little features:
Has hook inside at top of dome for hanging led light that worked out perfect.
two small hanging mesh bags, they’ll hold stuff like wallets, small camera, cell phone, small flashlight. Things like that. Has opening for power chord if necessary.
Because my daughter so tiny I had plenty of room to store equiptment inside if necessary but with two adults keeping your gear inside wont be an option. I would say count your gear as a person and buy a tent size accordingly.
Very decent head room.
has one entrance easy to get in and out of.
The bottom does come up several inches so have to be careful its a trip hazzard but will work great to keep water up to a couple of inches out. The zippers are flapped over to prevent water from leaking in. I noticed some mention this on reivews from other tents.
Im most positive this is as durable as any other coleman tent. So long as its taken care of properly Im sure it will last for at least several more camping trips over the next couple of years, probably longer.
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|Good tent BUT….,
I purchased this tent in April 2011 and used it on 4 camping trips that year. I was very happy with the tent. Easy to set-up and kept me dry during heavy rains. However, in May of 2012, I went camping for the first time. After arriving at the campsite, I found out that one of the tent poles was in 9 pieces…the internal elastic cord had broken during the winter storage! Luckily I was able to repair the pole with paracord and the weekend was not lost. But be warned, these tent poles are made with cheap elastic cords. In fact they are 5 strands of THIN rubber bands with a nylon cord cover. Once the nylon cover frays (and it will because the poles fold up for storage) the rubber bands WILL break. So it’s safe to say my happiness with the tent has turned to disappointment. If you buy this tent, have a tent pole repair kit handy or bring extra cordage, just in case!
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|great value – not the ultimate backpacking tent,
Sometimes good is better than perfect! I needed a cheap, easy to set up without stakes car camping tent. I have expedition tents and backpacking tents that are far more expensive, but they would not work any better for short overnights so why wear them out?
The oddest thing about this tent is the little zipper by the front door… designed to let you thread an extension cord into the tent! So it’s targeted for back-yard campers and it does that job extremely well.
It’s heavy but the poles are sturdy and the floor is the same durable material you buy as blue poly tarps. The rain fly has nice eaves that keep the rain out even if you have the door unzipped for ventillation. I wouldn’t bet on the fly remaining attached in a strong wind, but when that happens you’ll probably roll up your extension cord and go inside!
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