Side by Side Comparison of: Wenzel vs Coleman vs BF Systems

Great tent!So roomy..easy to put up. I love the screened in option for "porch" We use it to store most of our stuff separate from our sleeping area. My favorite part is the see through roof- if you are at the right campsite, the view of stars from your bed is unbelievable.

This tent is indeed roomy. I am glad that I followed the advice to set it up BEFORE going camping. It took a while to figure out how the pieces go together. But once I figured it out, it was just as fast as a two person tent my friends were using. However, I did need the assistance of another person. By my self it would have been a bit of a challenge. But if you are using a tent this large, surely you are not planning to sleep by yourself. :-)

I go camping every other weekend and owned many tents used it enough to leave a thorough review.• It's pretty much impossible to set up by yourself, but can be done easily with a friend in 10-15 minutes.• Most tents you don't need to use the spikes to anchor it in the ground, but you have to with this one.I camp in the mountains where the ground is usually made of rock and it's impossible to anchor it down correctly.• The front entrance is not very tall so you have to bend down every time you want to get in.I wish the front door was raised higher. I am 5'11" and can stand in the main room without it touching my head, but getting through the door is a pain.• If you have dogs they can easily push right through the door even when it's zipped all the way. It zips to an upside down T shape and all it takes is a little pressure and they can unzip it themselves just by walking through it. I have a huge lab and he found out how to open it the first night.They can also open and come through from the outside when it's zipped all the way up which means coyotes or anything else could enter if they wanted. It doesn't make you feel safe when sleeping knowing any animal can come through, which is why I sleep with a pistol by my pillow in this tent.• I snapped on of the skinny poles the first day, but this isn't the first time I've done this with a tent. When I try to set it up with my 7 year old daughter, it's very hard and I normally break something. Nothing a little duct tape can't fix.But besides that, this tent is awesome, especially for the price.Kids love it and it feels like you are sleeping in a hotel outside. It's got a ton of room and didn't leak when it rained.If you have kids I would say to get this because they will have tons of fun just playing in it.If you are getting it for yourself or to use with one other person, it's kind of over kill.

For the price we couldn't be happier with this purchase! Great for weekend camping. Lots of room, since I camp with a cat and a dog, it was nice for them to be able to move around. The material is thin,so I wouldn't recommend for extreme weather, but thrilled for my needs. Easy to put up and take down with mesh compartments inside, very pleased.

Great, spacious. easy to assemble. I'm 6'1 and could stand comfortably in the main bedroom. We had tworking full Coleman cots with side tables on them and still a wide space on either side. The front room was lower, but a great feature for storing all our stuff/mud room etc. We loved all the open window options and the roof for star gazing etc. Well made tent. We used it for the first time camping at Red Top Mountain state park in GA. Second night, had a very heavy thunderstorm with excessive rain. Tent stayed dry! (The roof cover worked very well) It was a good test. We really loved this tent. Not necessarily an 8 person size....you'd have to get really creative. Lol

This tent is amazing!!!! I read the reviews before purchasing, so I was aware that there may be a structural issue with a sag on one side. I did not experience that. The structure was perfect. We camped for 7 days in Vermont, on a somewhat rainy week. I sprayed the fly and exposed seams with waterproofing spray after I set it up and stayed completely dry all week. 4 of us set up the tent in about 10 minutes. My sister, a friend and I took it down, and got it back in the bag in about 15 minutes (minus the time it took to take off the fly and hang it to dry). The tent was so roomy and wonderful. We've all camped there for about 27 years, and the tent got rave reviews from all 15 campers. I definitely recommend this!!!

I'm glad I bought this set. Every tent comes with its own metal nails but they are so crapy. They go in and half way down they bend, but this ones don't. They were amazing and I wish I would have bought more. They do sale them separately for less than a $1 each at home depot so I'm definitely going to buy like 20 more before our next camping trip. They go down very easily but you definitely need the back of the hammer to get them back out. The extra piece is probably to dig them back out but we couldn't find ours. They are strong!!!!The little broom with tiny dust pan came in handy inside the tent because overtime the names came in they dragged some dirt inside with them.

I got this kit to supplement my Coleman Sundome tent and I'm glad I did. The stakes that come with this are superior and held up great. The stake puller is a nice tool and it makes it way easier to pull up the stakes. The dust pan and broom make cleaning up easy. I think it's a great kit to have handy.

This kit is worth it alone just for the little brush/dustpan and the hook to pull out stakes! Sure you can use other tools but why not have a separate kit and throw it with you tent so you don't have to think about finding tools out of your tool box everytime you go camping? The extra stakes were nice too vs. the thin/shorter stakes that come with most tents. I dunno why Coleman doesn't include those as standard. We set our tent on a somewhat sandy area and those other stakes kept coming out. These stakes held in nicely. All in all, very good, useful purchase.

I absolutely loved having this handy kit with my Coleman tent. The stakes in it are amazing and worked so much better than the ones provided with my tent. The mallet makes putting them into the sand a breeze!! I think we used the broom everyday to wipe of he tent throughout the day and also before packing it up. And again, the other thing to remove the stakes made his assembly and disabbemly a dream. I highly recommend it.

All in one kit I would recommend definitely for any first time campers. Also if it's your first time camping, play that card out so your friends will put your tent up for you. Then crack open a beer and laugh at those suckers.

Need this for the beach tents! Can't wait to try it out.....UpdateWe have used this kit for our beach shelters and it works great. I dont know about using these items on a tent in the woods but on the beach it keeps our shelters in place. I plan on buying another because we usually bring to tents and this kit came with just 4 stakes. The broom is great for removing beach sand.

I loved this cot bed! I bought two for camping this year and they were great easy set up and take down. I had no stress point with my air bed cover so I'm not sure what people were talking about I didn't have that experience. I also used them when we stayed the night at family's house I've had no negative reviews at the moment. I thought they were comfortable to sleep in they weren't over the top noisy when moving and making yourself more comfortable at night. They were like any other air bed "noisy". I did have to fill them up with more air the following day but they didn't leak a rediculous amount. Overall great buy I would highly recommend and the storage bag it comes in is such a great convenience to be able to roll them where you need to. They're not that much bulkier then abnormal canopy. They also come with a air pump that uses 4 size D batteries. Great buy!

We are seriously obsessed with this bed for camping! Might be my all time best camping splurge. The comfort blows our old double-high instant bed out of the water!We only added air every couple of days, as the canvas sling of the cot gives perfect support and you don't feel like you're "bottoming out" like you do with an air mattress on the ground.

My husband is a combat vet and refuses to sleep on the ground for fun. I hate his army cots and would rather sleep on a thick yoga mat.... We compromised.I chose this particular cot because:-there are no horizontal bars under your body. Just one verticle one inbetween two people (although if it's just one person in center of the mattress, you dont feel it). And it helps with rolling into the center.-The way this folds allows a ton of storage under the cot.-the mattress is zipped into place and does not move.-you can replace the mattress down the line if you need to.-the height is very easy to get in and out of, I think my senior visitors would prefer this over my tall guest bed-although heavy, I could travel with this when I know I'd have to stay on someone's couch.-hallelujah, a bag that is big enough to fit all parts and you dont have to do origami (it's the small things folks!)I had this on my watch list for over a year and watched the prices go from $89-$179. I nabbed it for under a hundred. I highly, highly, highly recommend. Even for the occasional user, you'll be very glad you have this!

I like camping but I hate sleeping on hard ground with rocks in your back. I have tried different mattresses and cushions but they just take a slight edge off and you end up rolling off of them in the middle of the night half the time. I was going to scout camp for a week with my son and there was no way I was going to spend it on the ground each night. I first was looking at normal cots to use with just a pad and sleeping bag, then I found this new glorious addition to my camping setup.It is not the actual size of a normal queen mattress but it is not far off either. The battery operated pump that comes with it makes blowing this up a breeze and had it up in a matter of minutes. The pump can also be used to suck out all of the air at the end of your trip as well. I was a little hesitant about sleeping on the frame of this thing because it doesn't look very sturdy. But dint have any problem holding my 250 lbs and my son for the week. I wouldn't go jumping on it or anything but it seemed sturdy and didn't have any issues.The only downside with the mattress was the fact that it looses air with use, but I have never met any one of these things that doesn't loose air. Every night before bed I would just top it off with the pump for a few minutes and it was good to go. It is obviously not as comfortable as a normal bed but it was the best camping experience I have ever had. Didn't wake up with sore bodies and with the sheets and blankets we added, it was almost just like home.

This is the most AMAZING camping bed I've ever witnessed, and I've camped my entire life. Seriously.I've backpacked. I've glamped. I've gone to music festivals, art festivals, burning man regionals... I've used/witnessed/borrowed/begged/not-quite-stolen everything under the sun/moon/stars. This beats all of them.Why, you ask?Not only is it up off of the ground, so my 36 year old disabled ass doesn't have to cry every time I get in and out of my sleeping bag, my suitcase FITS UNDERNEATH THE BED. What?!?!?! Under bed storage. Bam!Then, there's the cot itself. Yeah, there's a bar running down the middle. That's for extra support. Not a huge deal for me, because I'm 5'4 and even though I weigh an impressive 213 for my height, I fit seamlessly into the little pocket between the rods. Mmmmmmnnnn... comfy. And all this is without even adding in the INCLUDED AIR MATTRESS.WHAT?!?!?!??! There's an included air mattress?????? Yep.But... won't that just fall off of the cot? Or Fail like Every Other Air Mattress and Ruin the Most Awesome Cot FOREVER??????That's where the Genius of Coleman comes in, kids. See, it's not built in like some Cots with Air Mattresses you'll see out there. Coleman did it the smart way. They added a pocket made out of super soft microfiber material that feels like your favorite Grandmammy's sheets and zippers open to slide the PREMIUM COLEMAN AIR MATTRESS WITH DOUBLE AIR LOCK MAGICALNESS inside and then you ZIPPER IT SHUT AGAIN, keeping the double zippers close to the air lock just in case you'd like to, I don't know, adjust the firmness of your mattress later on in your stay because IT DOES NOT LEAK (much) ((at least, not after the first night. that's any mattress, though)).But wait. There's more.HOW CAN THERE POSSIBLY BE MORE?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US SO MUCH, COLEMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MotherLoving Side Tables, Batman.They snap on right where you want them. With holes for all of your beverage holding needs. And just enough room for a kindle, a phone, and an adult beverage. I would know. And you know what else I know? My survival kit slid Right Underneath the Table!BAM!!More floorspace!!You have no idea how life changing this bed has been for me.And I've only gotten to take it on one trip (so far). I'm taking it out again next week. I'm already excited about it.

Easy set up, queen size fitted sheet fits well. Holds my husband of 220 and I very nicely.You will enjoy it

Overall I love this tent. My only issue with it is that I wish they made one a little smaller (like maybe a 6 person tent) that still had the two rooms. I really only wanted this tent so that I could have an entrance area that was still inside the tent to change shoes and leave dirty backpacks, etc. It worked great for that, but we definitely had more space than we needed. Unfortunately the only tent options I found are small one room tents or monster sized. But hey, if you're going to a huge campsite, it works.It's also fairly easy to setup, but having 2 people certainly helps just because of how large it is.Not sure how this would hold up in a windy site. I would probably be reluctant to take it anywhere like that. As we were setting it up it felt like it might not be able to handle a whole lot, but I'm honestly not sure. Aside from that, it rained a little bit on our trip and no leaks.

I have used this tent once while I camped in the upper peninsula of Michigan. We had a very rough rainy storm while we were there and it held up quite nicely. We only had small rain droplets in three of the corners (two of which were in the front screen room). Putting the tent together was quite easy for a tent. It does take two people however, but it still only took about 25 minutes the very first time. We put a queen sized air mattress that is about 2.5 ft high in the large room. We pumped it up outside of the tent and it barely fit through through the doors. There was enough space for a couple of feet on each side of the mattress. The windows open up nicely to allow a great breeze. The front area is nice to put luggage and a table for odds and ends, but I wish the height matched the larger second room. The large room pops up nicely and is 8 or so feet tall. I'm 5'11'' and I had to duck slightly in the first room, but it is still tall enough to stand. Overall, it is very well made and it held up to a good U.P. storm.

Wenzel Klondike Tent - 8 PersonThis is only the 3rd tent I've ever put up and stayed in in my life so I'm relatively new to camping but the following is my opinion on how well this tent works for a newbie camper like me. I'm still looking for something a bit smaller for backpacking so please feel free to leave me your opinions on some cost effective options. I purchased this one for my family to use, that would be me and my husband (30 something adults) and two teenagers.I LOVE this tent! having a screened in porch with an attached floor is amazing!!!!!!!! No bugs or frogs in our food! I love the space. This tent is great for summer time due to all the ventilation and mesh and thin walls. I would imagine due to it's size and thin fabric it wouldn't be a good choice for winder time or colder areas.For setup, I know several said that it was hard to setup but my husband and I did it our first time in 15 minutes and it was relatively easy to do. I can see how it would be difficult with one person because you have to lift the dome part of the bigger/back room up into the air so if you are going to be alone it could be challenge.Another concern for this tent was that the porch is a good 6 to 8 inches shorter in height than the bedroom. You can fully stand up in the bedroom and move around but I had to bend my head in porch and I'm only 5'4. :-) But the porch is mostly to be used as a storage area and sitting room anyway.I caught this tent on sale for $120 and it was worth every penny! Even full price at $160 I think it would be worth it.

We are occasional (1-2x per year) car-campers with a decades-long history of doing this. As such, we've gone through a number of tents.What we are looking for in a tent is pretty specific.- It needs to fit at least 4 people (2 adults, 2 kids in the range of 8-13 years) comfortably. In reality, this means that a tent needs to be rated for 6 adults- Ideally. the tent can be set up and broken down by 1 adult or 1 adult + 1 child in no more than 15-20 minutes- The tent (including frame) must be sturdy and not deteriorate when in storageSo after pitching it in my backyard, leaving it overnight, and breaking it up again, here's my assessment.POSITIVES:- After the first struggles of "which pole goes where", setting it up was easy and could be done by 1 adult if needed. Total first-time setup time was about 25 minutes. This means that next time, I can probably do it in about 15-20 minutes.- The design is good. It provides a separation of a "living"/"storage" space from the "sleeping" space. This is important if you want to keep your sleeping space relatively clean / dirt free.- The quality and assembly appeared to be good as well. The seams were waterproofed and the sown-in tarp goes up a few inches onto the wall, which will prevent rainwater entering the tent- Plenty of instructions. Sawn-in instructions in the storage bag on how to pitch the tent. Paper inserts on how to fold it. How to avoid moisture. Et cetera.- The window covered were well designed and can be stored in a pocket at the bottom of the window- It was easy to get the tent with all accessories back into the storage bag afterwards. No problems at all.- The rear (sleeping) space was large enough to fit 2 queen air mattresses.NEUTRAL:- It was hard to get the walls of the tent to be wrinkle-free. This is a cosmetic issue more than anything else.- It's definely a "car camping" tent. It's too heavy for backpacking.NEGATIVES:- The thick, yellow plastic tent pins came loose overnight. There was some wind (variable, less than 15 mph) overnight but nothing that would merit special caution.- The dark colored rain fly made it extremely hot in the tent during the day, in the sun, even with all windows opened.- Minor item - it lacks a hole to pull an electric cable through. Less important with the abundance of cheap portable chargers for our electronics, but still something we have used once in a while.(Note - No special consideration was received for writing this unsolicited review. I purchased this article on amazon.com after seeing it advertised in an email I received. When I purchase items, I always comparison-shop on and off Amazon and I do read reviews. If you thought this review was useful, please click the appropriate button above!)

We have now used this tent for two years. We bought it because our family was growing and we'd be doing more state park camping versus backpacking and needed more than an ultralight tiny tent. We set up our air mattress in the main section - it fits a queen comfortably with plenty of room on the side for suitcases and whatnot. The first year we just had a pack n play and a chair for nursing in the front section - we'd just zip up the front screened room at night. This past year we added a second little one and so we had a pack n play on one side of the front section and a toddler cot on the other and still had room in front of those to put the kid's luggage/diapers, etc. It has worked GREAT for our family and we love being able to have the front park just screened in during the day so there can be a breeze and the kiddos don't get too hot during naps. The large windows in the main part are great for that too. We survived a quick moving, but pretty vicious wind/storm system that blew in and out quickly no problem. Although the wind whipping the sides scared our toddler. Which brings me to...The cons: we are experienced tent campers and have set up all manner of tents between us but it is pretty much impossible to get this tent set up with all the walls taunt. There is always a wave somewhere. That said, it doesn't bother us too much, but it seems that it is just a design flaw. It also took our little one (who was 9 months and a pro walker at the time) a while to figure out how to get over the room divider without falling flat on his face. He's 2 now and still sometimes catches himself. I know its intent was to completely seal off the two areas, but I could survive without the bottom being fully sealed to eliminate that tripping hazard.

Excellent tent- Kept us warm and dry on a wet family camping excursion.Pros- We stayed completely dry in hard non-stop rain from 1 am to 8 am. My hubby sprayed the fly and treated seams with silicone water guard spray. We were suppose to put on the spray 24 hours prior but did not have more than 3-4 hours after application before it started raining- that made me paranoid and I woke up every couple hours to check for leaking. Next time I would be a lot more relaxed about sleeping through the rain as it held up very well. - spacious tent, ceiling in actual tent (not screen room) is good- I am 5"10"-good valueCons- highly recommend buying tent stake kit, the stakes it comes with are quite flimsy for that size tent.- Screen room is a nice bonus but ceiling is low. I cooked breakfast in there because of the rain and could not stand straight which made it a bit uncomfortable.Overall excellent tent for the price, most important is that I can stay dry if it rains but I do recommend heavier stakes to ensure tent stays grounded in high wind.

Good for the price. I really wanted the handheld stake puller and mini dustpan. While the handle on the puller is a bit flimsy but I am relieved not to have to worry about another puller coming off a mallet, and the dustpan is very small, not the best quality, but it gets the job done. The mallet is a basic mallet, hard to go wrong there, and the stakes are good and solid. I love there is a carry bag for them as well.

I like the rubber mallet but not sure what to think of the tent spikes. For my tent a 4 person seemed a little excessive. The broom seemed do an ok job. To finish clean up I got the vacuum. So that is why it is a 4 do to the broom. I think however the spikes will do better for a bigger tent.

Mallet and stakes seem very sturdy and robust. I'm not sure if the brush and pan will be much use as they are pretty small. I'm also not sure how folks reported they bent the stake puller as I tried to mess it up and couldn't. Basically, the whole kit is a little cheaper than just buying four stakes and a mallet so it is a pretty good bargain.

Good kit, but the stakes will come out of the ground easily since they are a simple shaft. However, the mallet and camp dust pan are fantastic and at a cheaper price than if you purchased them separately. Over all its a good buy as long as you are using the stakes as an extra bonus feature.

I bought this to upgrade my tent stakes, as well as for the stake puller. I just used this kit for the first time on a recent camping trip. I was impressed by the stakes and stake puller. Both were invaluable. The stakes are easy to hammer into the ground with the flat nail like head. The mallet failed horribly. I had hammered 3 out of 4 stakes successfully. As I was hammering the last one in, the mallet head came completely off the handle! I saw that it had only been glued onto the handle. I was disappointed. Thankfully I had already staked my tent because I didn't bring a backup hammer or mallet.The hand broom worked great for cleaning my tent floor. And the stake puller worked perfectly when it was time to leave.

It is a handy little kit to have if you tent camp. We used everything in the kit on our last trip and everything worked as intended. If you use the bigger 10 inch tent spikes, the puller that comes with this kit is really handy. I leave the spikes in the bag as spares after losing a couple on a buried tree stump. The spikes got stuck about halfway and when I pulled them they were stuck so bad they bent. So you never know what you will encounter out there buried beneath the ground and having spares is nice.

took it camping , overall its a great cot, slept two adults comfortably , with an occasional 5 year old in the middle. I didn't even use the blow up mattress that came with it , I have a mat that fit perfect so I can comment on the air mattress.the rolling case that comes with it is a nice touch .the cons:- its a bit bulky and heavy.- unfolding is tricky in a tent- no latching on any of the legs make difficult to move , it just wanst to fold up.

Fine bed, but the pump needs a better nozzle it does not fit well, it is a powerful air pump and bring your own 4, D batteries, but the tip of the plastic insert does not go into the opening well enough to stay in there when you are pumping air into it, you have to stay pushing it in the whole time. It has to pumped daily, because the plastic stretches. Not a problem though it tops off well, but no gauge to tell how much is in it or how much air you should have. It is really nice that it is off the ground and you can store stuff under your bed. It takes queen sheets with room to spare.

the cot itself is great, plenty of room for me and my partner. weekend of camping to test it out and i'm pretty satisfied. the only reason i give it 4 stars instead of 5, the air mattress we got was NOT leak proof in any way. every day before bed we had to re-inflate it because after just sleeping on it, the air had leaked out enough that i could feel the bars of the cot frame under my back.... NOT good for my back issues. will be replacing the air mattress with a futon mattress and memory foam padding in the future, but the frame itself is worth it.

FYI: I just received and "tested" in my house yesterday. I will try and update review after more use.PROS:Built sturdy and worth $130 (it's heavy, but that's a "PRO" in my book, might not be good for elderly or weak).Side tables are nice addition (I assumed they were 'gimmicky'). I'm surprised how well they work; held a 10lb dumbell! (although will probably bend metal if left for extended time). Very cool addition.Air mattress felt comfortable, filled up quickly; couple minutes at most. No instructions needed, very easy to set everything up.CONS:Pump nozzle does not fit snug into mattress hole. Therefore you must hold connection. Not too big of a deal since it fills quickly.Light stitching is very stressed at corners as mattress inflates inside of it, expanding. I'm confident thread seams will break with minor use over time. Easy fix though (imo), I will add some strong thread stitching to stress points.Overall, with a first impression and quick testing (1 night), I'm happy with my purchase. Only major flaw is thin stitching in corner sleeves as I can see those ripping with little use.

I purchased this item for use on a three night camping trip with my wife who suffers from back pain. It was extremely easy to set up and a real pleasure to sleep on the cot above the tent floor in comfort. The only issue preventing a 5 star rating was the weight of the cot itself. It comes in a travel case equipped with wheels, but lifting and carrying it will require some effort. The mattress itself inflates and deflates quickly with the provided pump. It held pressure throughout the trip. Also, the end tables proved to be a real convenient place to store items that you need close at hand when you're sleeping.

Heavy, solid construction was a surprise in the weight, but a comfort knowing that the cot itself isn't flimsy because of that. Pocket for the air mattress is easy to use and doesn't flop all over. Earlier review recommended inflating the air mattress, laying on it a bit, then leaving for a while to settle before refilling a touch more, this is a good method for making sure it's full as able. Hopefully the air mattress will last as long as the cot feels like it will, but with it not directly attached, means that you can replace as needed without replacing the entire unit. Folds open easily, and closed just as easily. Feet well designed to negate any worry that it would rip through a tent floor, and the side tables are a convenience one didn't realize they needed, but appreciate once there. A great option for a couple who don't want to fret over weight restrictions as it has a high weight limit, the height makes it easy to get up on cool nights, so ideal for an older camper or someone who may have knee or back issues but still wants to enjoy the outdoors.

sets up relatively quickly and easy. Was a hole in the back left corner of tent when first set up. Camping trip was within a couple of days so just put a piece of duct tape over it and it seemed to be fine. First night we set up on camping trip, had a pretty good storm come through. Main tent held up ok, but the screened in portion had to be physically held up. All stakes were in and ropes tight. Water did come in the front part of the tent since the windows zip up about 2 inches over the window it is covering, but the top of the flap that covers the opening doesn't zip, so the slack on the top of the flap allows water to come through. We had 5 people in this tent and probably could have slept another 5 in the front part. Plenty of room, just a few engineering and design issues which I think they should address. Overall, good value and spacious.p.s. The storm we had was a high wind, and heavy rain so I imagine a lot of tents would have performed similarly.

I was conflicted on this tent. I both liked it and didnt like it. What really atracted me to this tent was the full front screened porch with zip up walls and a floor. This was incredibly convenient as a buffer zone going into the sleeping area and as storage space. It also provided a nice area to sit and read etc when the bugs were being especialy bad. The tent also had great airflow, remaining reasonably cool on all but the hottest days. The tent is also nice and tall with plenty of floor space which alowed us to put in a queen size bed, side tables, and personal items with still plenty of room to spare. It was great to be able to walk around in this tent without having to crouch over etc. Setup was a little complicated and youd never want to try and do it by yourself.I did not like that the zip up walls and windows in the tent did not zip up all the way. They zip up on the sides but not on the top meaning that in a strong windy storm the panels have a tendency to bow/blow inward at the top alowing water to mist in. Also the the center circular door seperating the sleeping area from the porch is huge making for easy entry/exit but it only has a single zipper making it tedious to open and close, having to zip/unzip 12ft or more of circular zipper every time you want to go in or out of the sleeping area. It is also lacking in a cord port, meaning i had to run the extension cord through the doors themselves to have power inside the tent which should be standard in any modern tent. Overall it was a pretty nice fair weather tent but i would be worried about using it in a very strong wind and rain storm, you probably wouldnt stay dry.

Would work for some but not a great choice for my purposes as a single mom with young children. New to tent camping, liked size, appearance, interior height and price when purchasing. Immediately learned a few things when I set it up at home, it is not a freestanding tent, wants to fold down on itself unless it is staked down. Secondly the room divider is elevated about 4 inches from the floor, kids tripped over this repeatedly. Third, porch room is not full height so lots more crouching than I would prefer. Took out camping for a 2-day rainy trip in Florida and learned a couple more things. Set-up not hard put really needs 2 people, once to hold the center elevated while tent side poles are put in and secondly to put on rain fly. The front door to the porch has a center zipper down (2-direction would have been better) and two zippers at the bottom that zip in. These catch the fabric easily and need two hands and careful opening and closing. Hard with 2 kids going in and out all the time. Second night we had a pounding 5 hour rain and I was impressed with how well the top and sides of tent protected against rain. Had a river of water come in the back of tent because I forgot to stake down two loops on each side of back vent. Whole floor and bottom of beds were wet. Expect that wouldn't happen if staked down. Had small amout of water on floor in front porch. That was biggest concern. Next day after i dried out tent took off fly and was ready to pack it up it rained a quick 5 minutes in the sunshine. Try as I could I could not get the fly on by myself no matter how hard I tried and tent got soaked all over again. That was last straw. Final Pros & cons: Big, nice roomy feel, not hard to put up with 2 people, Good rain performance from roof and sides. Cons, hard for one person to manage, raised room divider, difficult zippers on front door, low ceiling on front porch, some floor leaking. Will look for another tent with tub floor for more more waterproof, no raised room divider, hinged D-door and easier set up for one person.

Not a bad tent overall. However, within the first week of having it set up one of the fiber core rods shattered in a moderate rain storm ripping the sleeve it fits in. Replaced the rod with a piece from a coghlans pole kit. That rain also exposed leaks on just about every seam in the tent. Twice I ran the seam seal along all the seams and still have a few small leaks.Took it out to Gettysburg, Pa for two weeks and it performed well. I like the two room setup allowing you to relax on chairs protected from the rain and it let us keep the sleeping area free from debris. The sleeping area was quite large allowing us to sleep comfortably and have room for changing and moving around easily. Setting it up was not difficult and only took about 15 minutes. Take down was a little trickier but I figured it out.I will be keeping this tent and using it again but I think for my next tent purchase I will go back to a Coleman.

For the price its an OK tent. The Pros: Large size, easily fits a queen mattress. Large front room hold 2 chairs, a table and more, easy setup. Nice setup for two people.The cons: Set this tent up sealed the seams as directed. Took it camping and as fate would have it, it started down pouring as soon as it was set up. A couple of the seams leaked (mostly around the front door). I have a hard time with paying for a tent that has to be waterproofed right out of the box. The front room is not high enough to stand in. There are no tie backs for the window covers (when you open them, nothing to tie them out of the way with). You will need to replace the stakes (comes with the cheap plastic stakes and the small metal ones that are worthless and bend). There is a round door in the middle, again no way to tie back when its open.Overall its OK. I'll be keeping my eyes open for another in the future.

I just returned from our first camping trip with this tent, two nights at Lake George, NY. In the end, the elements beat us and our tent, and we only spent one night in it, but the 25-year camping veterans next to us didn't make it through the second night either.Overall, the tent is huge, nicely designed for sleeping and storing gear, but that design also makes it unstable in foul weather.My 13 year old son and I were able to set this tent up in about 20 minutes with little difficulty. You really do need two people to get the fly over the roof, but one person might be able to get the main body of the tent up by themselves.Things I like about the tent:-plenty of room and a nice high roof that a six foot person could easily stand up in-easy set up-the screen room can be closed up and used for sleeping, and it has a floor-construction seems very good, very little leakage on the seams in the face of 20+mph wind and torrential rain (and I didn't seal the seams as I'd intended to)-the screen roof and lots of windows should make this a great summer tentThings I didn't like:-the large interior and open roof make it tough for two (or three) bodies to heat up. You lose most of your heat through the roof and we were cold despite sleeping bags, air mattress, extra blankets and thermals, and it was only in the low 50s that night.-the windows do not fully zip across the top, so high wind will eventually blow them open.-the design which gives you so much useable space inside creates hard corners and very long walls that make the tent very difficult to secure against wind. One corner kept falling down against the high wind, despite adding an extra guyline and attempting to angle the tent against the wind.-easy setup with only four anchor points for the main support poles also contributes to instability. The long side of the tent is 16 feet long and you have only two main supports and an angled anchor pole for the screen room.-the huge size makes it tough to find a completely level spot for the entire footprint. I think our tent fell in on one side partly because we had one corner at a slight uphill angle and that put a lot of strain on that one cornet pole.-it's heavy and a little bulky. I think it is probably close to 25 pounds, so you aren't going to want to carry this baby very far.-there are four angled joints that hold the roof poles to the side poles. The fit is not very tight, and if you lose even one of these, you are not going to be able to set up the tent. I plan to glue these to one of the poles, because they are black and easy to lose while breaking camp.Lessons learned:-I would try to set up so that the front door faces into the wind. The back side of the fly really does not come low enough to keep wind from getting under it. On this trip, that wasn't possible because this would have put the entrance about three feet from a significant drop off.-seal the seams and waterproof the fly-buy extra stakes (the guylines only get flimsy metal pegs that don't provide much holding power), and bright-colored guylines (the included lines are black which are invisible in the dark)-I would not use this tent in temps below 60 or in winds above 10mph, especially if this were your only shelter option-I probably could have used a tarp to create a more angled face for the tent side facing the wind, but 3am in a wind storm is not when I do my best thinking and really shouldn't be necessary.

I'll probably keep it but the hammer smells awful. The rubber part emits a strong unpleasant odor. I'm a bit concerned about packing it and having it transfer the smell to other items. I pack it in a ziplock baggie on trips. I'm hoping it finishes off gassing at some point. Also a mesh bag isn't a great choice for carrying stakes because they'll stick through. However when they ship it, the stakes have little ends on them that keep them from sticking out. But if you plan to use the stakes that's a fussy detail to keep up with. Maybe they can be used as nose plugs for the hammer.

I haven't used the items included in the kit yet but wanted to point out that the mallet stinks, literally. It smells so bad I had to put it outside. I'm hoping it off-gases so I can stand having it in my vehicle. Right now, it's intolerable.

This kit is convenient up to a point. The mallet and dustpan/brush are durable and useful.The carry bag is handy and allows for quick storage in a small space/area.The tent pegs are good as far as holding lines and being driven into the ground. But the plastic heads don't hold up to multiple uses (learned this after multiple camping trips this summer).On the first trip, the stake rod puller worked decently. On the last trip, it bent and warped to the point of being unusable.I honestly think that you can get better for the money at Walmart or a sporting goods store (or just spend more, which is what I should have done)I kept the mallet and the dustpan/brush, which is why I still give it a 3 star rating as those items are still useful to me.

This set has everything you need, which is nice. That being said the quality is suspect. On there second use, the plastic piece on the end of the stakes broke while trying to use the stake remover to pull it out. The stake remover is also really flimsy. My least favorite part of this is the bag though. It's mesh but the pointed spikes stick through the holes and cause it to rip and snag. The one thing that's performed so far has been the rubber mallet. It's worked like a charm and came in very handy. Everything else has been mediocre at best.

The mallet is great but I was a bit disappointed in the stakes. One of them bent while we were pulling it out. They also have plastic caps on top of them that you use when pulling the stakes back out of the ground--they bend and we even had one break. The bag is a bit small so you have to take everything out to rearrange it and put it back in when you get it out. However, I gave the product three stars because of the mallet and it is better than the alternative (regular tent stakes and a hammer....

I wanted to rate this 3.5 stars but 3 it is and here's why. The tent stakes are virtually impossible to accidentally bend unlike the chintzy stakes that come with a lot of tents and unlike the plastic heavy duty stakes, these don't break if you hit the stake on the head. The broom and dustpan are okay as well as the bag, nothing special.I was incredibly peeved when the rubber mallet head flew off just minutes after using it for the first time. I even tried to gorilla glue it back on but the rubber doesn't stick well to gg so that didn't work. Basically the mallet is trash and I can't return it now. HOWEVER, the real GEM of this pack is the tent stake puller. I have no idea why I've gone so long without one of these. This one doohickey makes the purchase price completely worth it.

I had high hopes for this. While it's easy to put together and the side tables make it better, it's stupid loud. As in I couldn't sleep because every time myself or my husband moved it was so loud it woke me. The concept is good, the execution is flawed. I was hoping to find a solution to how loud it is but have yet to discover it. I'd rather get another queen double high and risk another hole.

This is comfortable. But VERY heavy and we got a hole after one use. It appears the airbed got pinched in the folding cot. We patched it (had to buy a patch kit separately) and it works fine. But we won't be storing the air bed with the metal frame anymore.

The. Ed is great for keeping you off the ground but...if you move at all during the night the whole bed squeezes and makes terrible noise. It woke us up everytime

Compact, relatively light, great price (vs outdoor store prices), relatively comfortable given the alternatives. Biggest gripe....it's so noisy! Any little movement seems to make the liner for the mattress rub and makes a horrible racket all night long. The cot is amazingly sturdy and doesn't squeak or anything, just the mattress and fabric.

The bed arrived in great time, but only had one side table. The visitors we needed it for were due in in a few days, so we got it set up, inflated and stretched out, and made up. They reported that it was really comfortable to sleep on ... BUT ... it was so noisy to move around on, they woke each other and themselves up turning over and/or getting up during the night. What a disappointment, especially considering the hassle and cost to package it back up and return it. But it did sleep well, we're told, and didn't lose air during the night. We switched out using the included somewhat wimpy battery-operated pump for an electric one we already had, which inflated the bed much more quickly.

Bought the queen size...not true to size about 6 inches shorter and 3 inches narrower...not a big deal since just using occasionally for company...

The size of it is great, especially the good height. The screened porch room with an attached bottom/floor is very good too and due to the screened panels on it being able to be completely shut if desired. The colour is nice and the small back floor vent very handy for airflow. The quality of the materials seem pretty good although I didn't have opportunity to test it in rain or wind. Things of concern were the fact that when erected, the tent walls remained very uneven/fabric pulling at an angle instead of straight wall panels. The inner door to main tent must remain open or closed as it doesn't have a screen panel and we generally found it somewhat cumbersome to put up...maybe due to the extra height?? Definitely needs two people.

It is definitely a spacious tent and not really too hard to set up, but during our trip it was often windy and anytime there was a gust at all one of the poles would collapse in. We had to stack boxes inside the tent to keep it up and use weights on the outside to keep the stakes from being pulled out. It doesn't seem like this tent has the structural integrity to withstand any type of unfavorable weather.

This tent seemed really nice and against my better judgement I ignored the reviews and ordered it.Now, it is a very nice tent, until the wind blows. The support system is not well designed so the entire tent collapsed. Luckily it didn't cause us any inconvenience cause we weren't sleeping in it at the time. If you feel like you could rig it to stay up better, or hang it from a tree or something, it's a great deal. Otherwise it's not worth the trouble.

The reason we chose this tent was because of "patio room", but were quickly disappointed when we started putting tent together. First, the string that holds wires on roof of tent had ripped leaving metal poles to detach from each other. Second, the zipper to door between patio and larger room was missing so there was no separation between rooms. Third, I was hoping to fit 2 queen size air beds (one for husband and I, the other for kids) in larger room but realized that both air beds don't fit in one room unless you are jumping off one to step outside. Thankfully we were able to return our tent and will probably be purchasing a Coleman. Word of advice, check your tent before getting to campsite!!

I bought this tent to go to the lake. In 15 mph gusts of wind this tent was IMPOSSIBLE to set up and keep up. The entire thing had to be rigged up and tied to trees for stability. I'm giving this tent ONE more chance in the woods (no wind and different terrain) if it's as bad as it was at the lake I'm going to seek my $ back.

Had a bear of a time with this tent. There are no instructions included with this tent. I've set up a lot of tents in my time, so I was able to muddle through it, but keep it in mind. That said, you also need more than one person to set this tent up.We also found out that the tent is not waterproof, it leaked on us, we contacted Wenzel about this and received the following response.From Wenzel:The Wenzel tents are not factory sealed or have waterproof coatings. They have a water resistant sprayed finish, but the seams themselves are not sealed.It's big, it's roomy, and would be great on a sunny weekend in a large grass field (bring a tarp for underneath) Anything else you should be looking at a different tent.

It is everything it says...but they smell super plastic-ish to me. I couldn't be in the car with them on the way to camping, so they are still airing out in a shed out back.

As long as you don't intend to remove the pegs. They are strong and go in easily but getting them out is really hard. The green ends rotate and are not at all substantial. Pulling then out "using the supplied tool" simply bend the plastic end. Useless

Just took this tent kit on it's first camping trip and I'm pretty disappointed with it. The rubber mallet head came off the wooden handle on the third stake that I was putting in the ground and the stake puller was also useless for getting the stakes out of the ground, it just doesn't give you the right leverage without bending up the plastic on the stake. The broom and dust pan performed pretty flawlessly though and the bag did a good job of holding its' items.

Waste of money.The mallet is okay, but nothing special.The dust pan and brush are okay, but excessiveThe stake puller bent on the very first use. It's the most ridiculous stake puller I've ever seen.The stakes are sturdy, but the little green plastic bit at the top breaks easy and is useless for pulling out the stakes.The bag is cheap and the fact that it's mesh means that putting stakes into it is tricky at best.

First camping trip just over one month after purchasing tent 1 pole broke and seam ripped out. Hopefully they will do something by the manufacturer. So if you are in a high wind area. Like 10-20 mph. Get a smaller tent.

Rubber mallet, cheaply made in contrast to what you might find at a hardware store but it does the job.Stakes; sharp, plastic hooks have survived their first camping trip, not enough of them.Dust Pan; too small for the tent size. . . . my badHand Broom; too small for the tent size.Overall, for the price you are getting what you pay for. I will likely just go to the hardware store for a regular size dust pan and hand broom.Best part of the deal is the mesh bag. . . . . .which you can also get at the hardware store.

Not pleased at all. The pump (with brand new batteries) died in a week, possibly because I had to fill up the air mattress twice per night. It did NOT hold air well at all. It was practically empty 1/2 way through the night so I bought a thick mattress pad so I wouldn't be laying on the bars of the metal stand. I definitely would not purchase this cot again nor would I recommend it to anyone who thinks it will last through a night. We are not heavy people so for anyone who is, good luck. Dissappointing at best.

Won't hold air, makes tons of noise every time you move and very uncomfortable. Sorry I purchased it.

In theory, I like the idea of a bigger cot-styel bed, but after a few nights on this one, it became apparent there is a design flaw. The bar down the center (even on perfectly level concrete) is slightly higher than the edges, so you end up rolling toward the edges during the night.

The good: The base opened up in seconds and filled out to its full size for me to place the mattress.The bad: The mattress doesn't get firm and deflates quickly. The combination of frame and mattress is a challenge placing back in their wobbly bag.

Wanted to love this sooo much. First few hours are bliss, but mattress lost air. Also bed is very loud, fabric on the cot moves on the metal bars and makes a pretty loud noise. We slept on it for 4 nights camping and we had to blow it up again each night before bed. Bummer.We will try and find any holes and repair, crossing our fingers that will help.

This has to be the noisiest air mattress ever! You can't move without it making very annoying sounds. The frame is great. The mattress itself didn't last at all so I ended up buying a better quality mattress to use with the frame.

I have this tent, my kids and I used it camping twice. Recently, we took it out again as we enjoyed how large it was, a mild rain storm knocked over if the poles down and the seem was your open on the floor.

Updated. Second time setting the tent up. It ripped righte at an achor point. Not happy about that at all

I got this for easy camping with the family. I own several tents including backpack tents, family tents but never a large tent. The design on this tent is great. In fact this whole tent is great. Having the front porch, the separate room, plenty of windows and airflow. 1 major flaw, it's cheaply made. As soon as I set it up the first time (two people needed as other reviews suggested, but it's easy) I could tell that the seams and stitching were questionable.Being a low key fam tent I figured we would be careful and it would last. I cleared the rocks out and set up in a extremely well used camp site. The bottom got a hole. I was unable to find any rock to be the culprit. Comparing the bottom to other tents I have I feel they used a weaker material which is subject to tear very easily. I'll patch and use again and if it holds up I'll up the stars. However 1 use and a hole already, not looking good.Again if you're planning on using this tent several times a year send the extra 50-100 and go with a better made tent. I uploaded the proof and you can clearly see no extreme wear. You be the judge.After though. Only 1 entrance on tent. Zipper is a triangle two bottom zippers that close into the middle and a center zipper that close down. I didn't mind, the wife didn't like it as much.

I bought this tent and took it out for the first time and there is a hole next to one of the loops. The stitching is undone. I do not recommend this tent. It is poorly made.

Pole bent out of the box, glad I brought two tents camping... I did not have time to do a test setup before we left. Apon rolling it out I think the dementions are off, does not look like it was 16 x 11. Very disappointed

I loved the size and the porch. I was ready to love this tent! The first time I set it up, just as a test run in the yard, one of the poles snapped in a light breeze. Even before that, the side polls seemed poorly supported and wanted to tip over. It is a great looking tent with very poorly made parts.

This kit is a joke.The hammer is made of soft rubber and it is very light-weight.The broom and pan is miniature.The extra pegs are nice to have but they cost 99 cents at any hardware store.

This product is a great idea, however after one use - 2 of the stakes are bent, the pounding mallet doesn't hit hard enough to drive in the stakes, and the tool used to pull them out has bent beyond being useful!! And this was all done by a 10 and a 13 year old... these tools are simply not practical for actual use

The maillot got chewed up by the pegs the first time I used it. The broom is way to small to be practical. The steaks were good, but I expected a much higher quality from Coleman for everything else.

I bought this set two years ago but am only now getting around to reviewing it.The mallet head broke off the handle the first time we used it. The stake remover bent out of shape quickly and was largely useless. No complaints about the stakes or the broom, but I ended up hammering stakes into hard ground with a rock which was less than pleasant.

Not really worth it. I purchases it with tent. Disappointed with quality. cheap version of components. I live in Florida. Stakes won't work well in soft sand. will work in the keys (coral, very hard). On my last trip to the keys just went to hardware store and got biggest nails I could find, worked great. These stakes are just big nails with plastic heads. Again useless in sand or soft ground.Mainly thought the bag would make set worthwhile, not, useless. If I can find a better broom / dustpan combo and better rubber mallet for round same price this stuff is going back. Steak puller is a joke, bag would throw away anyway. l'm mad for buying this, foe the quality should have been thrown in for free with tent.

This item is junk. The tent stakes are nice and the broom could be useful if it wasn't so small. The stake puller is made of cheap steel, and a complete waste of time and money. I broke the plastic pieces off of five of the stakes trying to pull them, and bent the puller itself. I would have to reshape every time I wanted to try to pull another stake. And the rubber mallet is not of good quality. After staking down my tent into sand the handle has come loose from the head and the rubber has started chipping away, probably from hitting metal with rubber. Go figure. It was near impossible to get about a dozen other stakes out of the ground, luckily the office had a claw hammer to get the rest out. So do yourself a favor. Go by a broom with a dust pan and a real claw hammer and save yourself the headache and the backache.

Less comfortable than a regular air mattress. If you like bars jabbing you in the back, then this is for you! Like sleeping on mattresses that lose air quickly? Again! For you :)

If you toss and turn the cot system is super loud. The mattress does not fit in the zipper sheet that is attached to the cot. When the mattress gets full it forces the zipper open eveey time. The mattress also has to be refilled after each night. Cheap mattress obviously defective. Would rather have spent the $100 plus dollars on a more expensive air mattress.

This is the second one of these I have purchased. The first one is fine, this one has some defect in the air mattress. It leaks pretty quickly and halfway through the night you are touching the bars on the cot.

Uncomfortable and cheap. Save your money!

Popped first use after pulling it out of casing and packing up camp stuff to go something must have knicked it.

not at all what you think it is. Very cheap. Better off buying a high quality air mattress and putting it on th ground. Frame is too small for bed