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We purchased this product, specifically looking for a decent sized tent. We watched the 60 second set up video and were pretty ecstatic about the thought of setting up a tent quickly. When we finally received our product and it was time to use it, we were VERY pleased with the amount of time it took to set up. Our first time setting up, it took two of us about 2 minutes in total. We were flabbergasted! It seemed a little trickier to take down, but even with just reversing our steps... I think it was down and back in the bag (that grows so you don't have to cram it in there) in about 5 minutes... My sister and brother-in-law borrowed it and were very pleased as well. Another plus of this tent is it was big enough for our queen size air mattress and all of our gear with a ton of extra room. When my sister used the tent, she had the queen size bed with 2 pack-in-plays for her small children. She was beyond impressed being able to fit all that, in addition to her belongings. I highly recommend this product!

Held up to scorching sun, moderate wind, and rain. The large mesh panels are great for hot weather and it didn't leak a drop even in a moderately heavy rain. Got the matching rainfly for it which had the added bonus of allowing me to leave the tops of the windows slightly open for airflow without rain getting in much like the panels in the porch area. As usualy its hard to get back in the bag after you open it the first time and apparently you can manage to rotate the poles inside one another (no idea how) if you let someone who thinks they know more about camping then they do help fold it up but its held up great nonetheless. Not too bad to set up alone and a breeze if you have 2 people, especially if they both know how to set up a tent, lol.

I waited until we had a good rain to do my review of the Coleman instant 8 person tent. It sets up very easily - one athletic person could do it by themselves. My daughter and I had it up in under 2 minutes. The tie downs are fine - we used regular old tent stakes. We set it up in our back yard a day before rain was predicted because we wanted to test out how waterproof it is.Last evening and through the night we had a steady, soaking rain (about 14 hours total). Not a drop of rain made it into the tent. My daughter slept in it. She reported that she noticed a little condensation on the ceiling but that was from her breath. When she cracked open a window to vent it, the condensation stopped. No water on the floor, none came in the windows. We purchased the rain fly, but didn't need it.I don't know how it would hold up in winds. There were light breezes last night and it was fine. It's well made with attention to details like fabric folds to cover the zippers for waterproofing. It's HUGE. We could easily fit four full-size air mattresses in the two rooms, with room left for gear. Tall enough for us to stand upright.When we set it up, we also checked to see how easy it comes down. It's a snap, but it's a small challenge to get it back into the bag. What worked was one of us holding the bag while the other one set one end into the bag, then shimmying the bag up like a pillow case, while we pulled up the bag whenever it got stuck.For watertight shelter while camping this tent gets a solid five stars. If that changes in the future, I will update my review.

Coleman Instant Tents Mean Instant Outdoor Funhttps://youtu.be/xlFEQg90GWgScouting has many joys and challenges particularly camping. For new scouts and their families attempting the great outdoors for the first time is daunting and find the right outdoor gear is critical. In particular, selecting and setting up a tent is a hurdle and if the parents buy the wrong tent it compounds the difficulties to where they might leave scouting. The leaders have the same need for quality camping equipment as they face many pressing needs which include helping new families unload and setup their tents to facilitate an easier and painless transition to scouting.Sure, I love Scouting and as a graying Boy Scout I am painfully aware that in Cub Scouts we don’t tackle Philmont or cool high adventure like white water rafting – we lack many of the sorts of exhilarating outdoor challenges my 14 year old Star Scout yearns for and experiences in Boy Scouts (Read: Envy).However, as I am the Cubmaster managing over 60 boys plus another 30 or so siblings ranging from ages 3 to 14, all of the parents and some grandparents during a campout for roughly 36 hours presents plenty of not so cool peril. Consider my camping history that includes a cub scout finding a coral snake, another time a copperhead and then yet again a water moccasin and then the grand prize: a scout suffering a second degree burn. These constant possibilities dictate an urgent need for constant supervision which forbids wasting precious minutes setting up a tent.Enter the Coleman Instant TentWhereas my first tent sans canvas as an adult was a four man dome tent that required at least thirty minutes for one adult and one squirrely Bear Cub (I don’t think I ever got the fly on correctly) - I was thrilled to discover I could set up my first Coleman 8-Person Instant Tent ALONE in under 10 minutes and my new Coleman Instant in 4 minutes!Pipe in the words to the song: FREEDOM!Not only can you set it up in mere minutes but then you actually enter the tent and find yourself awestruck by the seemingly palatial dimensions. My first memory of the Coleman 8-Person tent is still with me from Camp Everglades: I marveled at the size, trying to acclimate to the idea of two rooms, a 360 degree view and that stunning sensation of air moving in a tent. How can this be???Consider the irony that for the entire history of camping people would seek to travel to scenic places to spend at least half of their time in a tent with a fly covering every possible view. The Coleman Instant Tent pioneered an overdue revolution without my having to repeat the frequent risk of the no fly which periodically found me awake in a rainstorm. It took me a while to also ascertain that I could walk around without crouching! What a wonder!However, as we like to say in technology, the true test of quality comes on how a vendor responds to a problem. My first Coleman Instant Tent didn’t survive the harsh and constant winds we suffered on Camp Sawyer on Scout Key in the Florida Keys. Let me point out that there were easily another half dozen or so of the exact tents that had no issues and still have not to this day so my tent malfunction looks to have been an isolated experience.One of the tents corner legs became frozen and would not retract into the assembly. A single phone call to Coleman and then a minor process with an e-mail with some photographs and I had a new one inside of a week. Talk about making raving fans out of your customers – move over Rack Space – Coleman has it going on!Flash forward three years after buying my first Coleman Instant Tent I found myself with a Webelo Scout graduating to camping with his fellow Webelos (Coleman Dome Tents – future blog). Abandoned now for the second time I entered the lonely parental twilight existence of a camping empty nester and reluctantly accepting my fate I moved forward to downsize.I swear I tried, I did – I still have that claustrophobic one person coffin tent I am trying to give away.After two campouts I couldn’t do it anymore:• I missed the splendor of the vaulted ceilings• I missed the ability to stand up straight• I missed being able to have a cot• I couldn’t stand having my backpack in a foyer!• I got tired of banging my head against the hanging light from the ceilingThe Siren call of Coleman won out and I went back to the nearest retailer excitedly running my fingers over the many Instant Tents seeing that the selection had expanded and more choices presented themselves.A few minutes later I found myself the beaming owner of a significantly reduced, much smaller, humbler, empty nester, downgraded and Spartan Coleman Instant Dome 7.Hold it - I know what you are thinking but seven is much smaller than eight!! Plus my wife might come and what if my son was sick or my cousin came into town or my brother or sister or…I had to buy that tent! I mean…what if???Seriously, the Instant Tent is analogous to seat belts in cars – why on Earth didn’t we have them sooner and thank God and Coleman we finally do.Go buy one immediately here:Then: Dispose of your old tent through a donation to that family you don’t like or the leader you want to see less of. Ensure those ridiculous tents with the color coded poles are gotten rid of and just for fun get a sharpie and color over some of the poles to watch the hour long process take two to three times as long.Enjoy your camping time with your kids – it is truly a blessing.All for now - Yours in Scouting and Parenting,Cubmaster Augusttarbubbles.com

Could not be more happy with this purchase! I had originally ordered the Coleman Montana 8 tent but it came "new" with a patch in the floor, and in the meantime I decided the extra $50 was worth the convenience of the instant tent.Setup was extremely simple as long as you follow directions and go in the correct order, everything seems very solidly built. Of course, it poured all night and into the morning with 15-20mph winds, and we awoke to being perfectly dry besides the typical "dew" feeling you can't avoid anyways. The seams look pre-sealed with like a clear plastic tape-like stuff, seems to have worked great! Did not have the rain-fly installed and I do not know why you would ever even need it with this tent.Taking the tent down was as simple as putting it up, and once you rip out the stitches on the bottom of the bag to extend it, it's no problem to get the tent to fit right back in there. Had to pack it up wet, but no sweat because it took 3 minutes to set back up the next morning to dry out and put away properly.***Update after close to two years- I have used this tent roughly 15 times, and after wiping down the outside with soap/water and sweeping out the interior, this thing is like brand new! I love to brag about this tent, people are always asking me about it and scoping it out, and it has performed flawlessly. The only issue I have right now is with the storage bag, one of the corners of it blew out. I'm either going to try stitching it or using fabric glue.

This tent really does setup quickly and tear down is as equally as fast. Watched the video a couple of times and it was as easy as it looks on the video. the space was great and seemed to have lots of room. Haven't used it yet for camping (bought it for camping trip in August 2013) but i think it will be great.Review Update (Tent Test)We did take it on a one day trial to The Valley of Fire in Moapa Nevada. OMG it was soooo windy when we got there we almost went back home. We decided though to stick it out. We put the tent up fairly easy even though it was super windy. Thank goodness we bought some new tent stakes that were way larger and much more sturdier. The ones that come with the tent just got pulled out by the wind. It was so windy that we had to put large rocks on the larger stakes to ensure they stayed in. Now I bought the tent used from amazon, and after we got it up and went to zip up for the night, I noticed that the zipper on the "D" door on the bottom was broke. Now to be fair I don't know if it came broken or if we broke it in the wind(I have since fix that with heavy duty Velcro on the bottom, which I actually think works better. But luckily it has two doors)Anyway it was hot and windy the whole night but the tent stayed up the whole time. It was so windy we left the windows down that way the wind would just go thorough the tent and not knock it over it was hot so all in all I think the tent did well in these extreme conditions. Oh and the windows did flap around in the wind as others has stated, but it didn't bother me as much as when the heavy winds gusted and made the tent shake like it was going to blow away :) thankfully it never did.Going to Pismo beach California at the end of this month (Aug 2013) and we will see how it does there.

I hesitated buying this tent because of the price tag. I was worried that the tent would not hold up to moderate use. Fortunately, my hesitation was unnecessary. This tent works great for what it is.This tent is great for car camping and also backyard camping if you have kids. It could be used for hiking if you have another person to split the load with. It is not really designed as a hiking tent, though, so don't be surprised if it's a great deal more bulky than a tent that costs 4-6 times as much.Both my wife and I fit comfortably inside the 2-person tent. I am slightly over 6 feet tall, and I do not feel cramped. If you are taller than 6', you could still use this tent and sleep diagonally. Obviously this would make the tent effectively a one person tent with plenty of room for gear.This tent is $50. Keep that in mind when you crawl into it, and you will quickly understand what a great deal it is.

This tent is great for the price. I am able to fit my backpacking cot in here as well as my gear. Theoretically two people could fit in here but it would be really cozy, and there wouldn't be room for gear. I bought this for desert camping and the short rain - fly doesn't bother me as it mostly acts as a sun shade. The only thing is that if you are taller than say 5'8" and plan to use a cot, your toes might touch the opposite wall of the tent. If you have a sleeping pad I think you can get away with a little more length.It has a nice hook up top, I attached a solar lantern onto it for use as a night light and it's great.I will have to see how it does in the rain but for a cheap tent that will be used in a dry climate, I am happy with the purchase.

Tent is perfect! I've never had to set one up on my own and this took me about 15 minutes. I'm sure it will only take 5 to set up again. Quality is nice and it survived some rain. It says 2 people but if you like space, definitely size up. I was able to fit my suit case, a plastic bin 3-drawer container, and a twin size air mattress comfortably. Mine had a ground vent in the back that really helped with airflow. There's also a fan/light clip at the top and a mesh pouch on the side perfect for electronics or small items. I was also able to fit the tent under my 9x9 canopy making this a great single person tent for music festivals.

Good gosh folks! I bought this 2-man tent due to the low price and the high scoring reviews here at Amazon and the reviews are spot on. I had my eye on quite a few other tents at $125 to $250 but I have to say this one caught my eye early on because of the reviews. I said: "wtf? Order it and see how it performs and if it was all a big lie then I'm out a measly $38!"NOTE: On the advice of lots of folks here I purchased a small 2 oz bottle of "Coleman Seam Sealer" (available here or at Wal-Mart). The day the tent arrived I set it up outside on my back deck and sealed all the seams and let it dry for about 4 hours before folding it back up and putting it away.PROS: This tent is inexpensive, light weight, easy to erect, and does it's job quite well. It assembles in about 3 to 5 minutes (if you've done it once or twice). The instructions are a perfect guide if you cannot remember the 3 easy steps.CAMPING IN THE RAIN: So I went on my first camping trip with it this past weekend and I was caught in an off-and-on torrential downpour from 10 PM at night through 9 AM the next morning and guess what? I stayed completely dry and slept very well. I did forget to zip the small electrical cord opening shut for the first few hours and the sideways rain got a few drops in there until I realized it and zipped it tight. I left the vent windows open during the entire storm and had zero issues with water.TIP: Be sure to bring a couple of large black trash bags to put the tent into if you have to break camp while it is still raining. That prevented a huge wet mess inside the car when I departed the camp site.Time will tell if this is a durable product ... but so far so good. LIKE!

Easy to put together, perfect amount of space for two people.

After years of camping in a collective tent with my family (about 4-5) all crammed in once space, it was time to buy a smaller tent for myself and possibly a partner. Did my research, and living on a college budget, I knew I couldn't afford to drop $300+ on a nice backpacking tent. At least not right away. However, I finally managed to put it through it's paces this weekend, and I'll admit, it's a pretty decent product, with only a few cons.First, the travel bag it comes in is not meant for backpacking. At all. This is standard Walmart-esk canvas bag that is heavy, cumbersome, and square. However I've had absolutely no problems getting the tent in and out of the bag. The tent isn't an odd shape, and it rolls up really well. However, if you're going to go backpacking, you'll need to buy a separate bag.Second, assembly is a dream! I could probably do it with my eyes closed if I had to. Two poles, same length, lightweight and pretty sturdy. Had no problems getting it set-up, in fact I had my partner set it up (with supervision) who had never set up a tent before. The only thing of note is that the rain tarp (or whatever you locally call it) has a pole that you slip in horizontally across the bow of the tent that can be tricky. More simply put, the pole extends from back to front with only a little velcro pouch to hold it in, thus it is easily missed the first time you try and set it up. Once you know where it is, it's easy.Third, the room. While my partner and I fit rather well with little to no effort in putting pads, blankets, and sleeping bags in, I will note that it was a tight fit. At least, our packs did not fit easily inside. In fact they pretty much didn't, but it was slated to rain rather hard that night, so it was our only option. To be fair, we had an ungodly amount of padding and blankets we were laying on, and ultimately would probably had enough room for at least one pack if we hadn't had so much padding (had to use old fashioned couch-like cushions at the time). Overall definitely roomy enough for one person and their gear+, but a tight fit for two grown adults and their gear.Fourth, and possibly the most important but also easily fixable: It leaked. Not gratuitously, but enough to leave just a little water on the bottom of the pads. However, this was after a night of *very* heavy rainfall and wind. I was curious to see if the factory seal would be enough to make it waterproof, and I can't say I'm surprised that it didn't. However, I will be resealing it myself, which is easy enough for people to do. So don't think too poorly of it's water abilities.Another note: it doesn't come with a footprint, so I would invest in one. In fact, screw the traditional heavy canvas, and invest in some Tyvek 1443R Kitemaking Material. It's SUPER lightweight (it's kitemaking material), waterproof, and comes recommended by pretty much every backpacker out there. Worked like a charm, and it so thin and lightweight that it fits in the crappy square tent bag with everything else.All in all, this is a damn good tent for the price, and you should probably buy it.

I like how spacious this tent is and my husbands favorite part is that he can walk around inside without ducking around the whole time. I love that you can open all the windows and get a great airflow going. However that is not the case if it's raining. We have recently used this tent while camping on the beach. It was great until it started raining at 4 am and rain started coming in the windows. I had to quickly zip up all the windows and it got warm inside. I wish it came with the rainfly but I will be ordering one for the next time we go camping. We did not have any issues with leaking. We did have light-moderate winds and had no issues with the tent caving. The setup and break down took a couple times to get used to but now I can do it by myself fast. It is a bit of a "Glamping" tent but it's great for families and people who over pack and love having more space like me. I was able to set up two queen beds side by side in one half and had the other half to set up another seating area and put all of our stuff.

This fly is good, and fits the 14x10 ft tent. Be careful, there is also one for the 14x8 ft tent, and other reviewers have experienced confusion.This Coleman® tent is of good quality, feels substantial and not paper-thin like many of the cheaper tents (and their flies) do. Yet Coleman seems to pull this off without charging very much more than many of those cheaper tents. Seams and zippers are nice, and the zippers fit well. Most operate without getting stuck in the tent's own adjacent fabric, but the door on the side with the bigger screens is an exception. Care must be taken there for the adjacent fabric not to foul the zipper, but if using care, it can be operated without too much trouble. Fit is excellent, and the integrated pole design is about the best thing since sliced bread. This is the first "8-man" tent I have ever put up by myself, with ease, and almost as fast as advertised. (To be fair, the "one minute" erection claim did show 2 people setting it up.) Upon takedown, the tent fit back into its carrier bag without having to burst out the "expansion seam" provided. My only dislike is that it is rather heavy and bulky, which is to be expected for such a large tent--and that is not the dislike. The dislike is that it would be difficult to pack in and out of somewhere because of its bag's "gym bag" strap design. I would much prefer an adjustable shoulder strap design that could be worn like a backpack.Once up, the design of the tent is quite good. An internal divider provides for 2-room privacy, and both chambers have their own door, so no one has to go out through someone else's bedroom. Once divided, one room has smaller screened windows for more privacy, while the other one has much wider screens--nearly ceiling-to-floor--for excellent ventilation. With everything opened up, the tent has excellent cross ventilation no matter from which direction the wind comes.Coleman's integrated ropes for tie-downs each include a small plastic tension adjuster making tightening the rope a SNAP, and for novices it would be easy to figure out which loop to pull to get it to stay. The included stakes seem flimsy (part of the reason for no 5th star) and if not carefully inserted into the ground will be easily bent. However, they ARE very easy to slip into all but the hardest of soils without any tools, and if inserted at the proper angle, they hold the lines well, even in decent wind. (Fortunately I have yet to have it up during HIGH wind or storms.)The optional fly, if purchased, provides shade and a level of cooling, by leaving a nice space between the shade of the fly and the tent's roof. However, this tent's roof is complete as-is, and the fly designed for the tent is _purely_ optional. It will perform fine without a fly. However, I did purchase its fly, expecting that it will protect the tent's roof from the UV degradation that it would naturally otherwise experience from being exposed to the sun without it. I haven't had it out in the rain yet, but as soon as I do I will let you know how it turned out. (If I get busy and don't get back for a while, assume that "no news is good news.") I will SURELY be on here griping if it doesn't perform well! ;)Bottom line: I would buy this tent again, and in fact I like it enough so far that I will shop Coleman first, if I am in the market again any time soon.

This tent was purchased to replace an older dome tent. We are a family of four with a dog. We like the separate room idea for a little more privacy when changing clothes with growing kids, and a great spot to keep dog crate and gear separate from beds.I (5'8" woman with no upper body strength) just got back from spending a few nights in an Oregon state park using our new tent with my kids for the first time. A friend helped set up, and it went up quick. Even so, I was able to do it myself in the back yard for a test run before we left. It just took longer :) The tent is h-e-a-v-y, and definitely recommended for a short walk from vehicle to tent spot.It rained for two days during our trip. The inside stayed dry with no rainfly. Though the tent didn't leak, I noticed items against the sides of the tent, above the height of the waterproof flooring (which comes up several inches), absorbed moisture through the tent walls. I pulled everything away from the walls and had no more issues.We had a queen air mattress and single camp pad at the foot of the bed in the "back", and our gear in the "front porch". There are two small gear pockets in the "back" of the tent. I think some of the reviewer pictures must be from the instant cabins - or maybe a newer/different model of the tent - the interior looks different, and we don't have a place to hang a lantern. The room divider hangs from the ceiling and attaches in three spots on each side of the interior, zipping up the middle to split the tent in half. When fully zipped, the divider gaped at the sides. It does not provide a full barrier, but enough for the added privacy I wanted.It does take time to roll back up (at least that was my experience). In a hurry to get out of the downpour, instead of zipping, I just clipped the straps around the bulging tent that was only part way in the bag. After unpacking the car at home I saw the label indicating the carrying bag could be expanded by cutting a seam on the side. Haha! That will help next time!Cons so far:1. The zipper on the "front porch" of the tent stuck in the same spot consistently, about 8 inches from the ground. Otherwise smooth.2. Where the zippers meet at the bottom of both doors there is a gap almost big enough for me to stick a thumb though - plenty big enough for bugs.For a first run I'm generally impressed. Our next trip is to a drier, more remote area. Should be a totally different experience, and I'm excited to try it out and take advantage of the 360-degree views!

I have timed myself setting this up by myself in 30 seconds,legit. Fully set-up one person 30 seconds. Once set-up this tent is MASSIVELY HUGE, and AWESOME. The two rooms are plenty spacious, I usually set up a queen sized air mattress in each area and still have plenty of space for all of the other gear including chairs etc. It's true luxury camping and you'll be the envy of those you're with. Set up a pop-up pavilian in front, with a table under it, and some tiki torches and all set.Downside, this thing is HEAVY, we're talking you're not going far from the car with it over your shoulder in the duffle bag heavy. While this doesn't pose an issue initially, by the 10th time or so that you take this thing out of thebasement lug it to your car and bring it camping you'll start to envy your buddies who have a light weight small tent.Other downside THE TENT BROKE within 2 years :*( I was devastatingly disappointing as I did not do anything unusual to the tent, had simply been taking it down as normal and folding the legs in without any extra pressure when SNAP a pole cracked apart that was connected to the center, I did not put torq on it. Initially had hopes it could either be repaired or maybe had a warranty... no such luck, had to toss it at $200 was expecting this tank hotel of a tent to last me easily through a good half dozen seasons at-least.This tent otherwise would have 5+ stars as I loved it, but durability is a major factor, and at $200 I'm really dissapointed and sad. Looking around at the options, I have a $30 walmart tent which has lasted 4 years and is still in perfect shape might stick with that for a while I guess... kind of liked the tremendous space that this Coleman tent provided for longer trips (5 days/nights in a row camping)

I bought this because I was looking for something I could put up myself. It's as easy to put up as the youtube videos indicate. I didn't give it 5 stars because there are no roof vents like the ones offered on the 14' x 8' tent. I also dinged the tent because it doesn't come with a rain-fly. So, when its raining, I'd have to keep the screen covers zipped up and there would be no ventilation. Fortunately, I bought the rain-fly separately. According to Coleman the fly does come over tent enough that some of the screens can be exposed a bit to let air in, but not rain. I think Coleman should have anticipated the needs of the camper when it rained...they've only been making tents for decades.Now, the above paragraph was not enough to warrant dinging the tent beyond one star. It has advantages that outweigh those issues:1) Easy to put up. I put it up in about 3 minutes the first time. I did not stake it into the ground or tie off the strings but I imagine you're looking at another 10 minutes or so.2) It has lots of screens that when not raining, will provide maximum ventilation.3) It's spacious4) the floor material comes up around the perimeter of the tent to ensure water doesn't come in.5) There is a zippered divider that separates the screened in part of the tent from the back.6) You can stand up in this tent. It has a center height of 6'5.7) I was able to get the whole tent put back in the bag without utilizing the expandable feature of the bag (there's a strip on the underside of the bag and if you cut it, there's additional fabric that will expand so as to make the bag bigger and thus easier to stuff the tent back. Note, the bag is big as it is. Once you cut that piece of fabric that holds the additional fabric from expanding, you can't undo it. The bag will be even bigger.)

We bought this tent in July in anticipation of our first camping trip in 5 years. To say my spouse is a reluctant camper is an understatement, so I did whatever I could think of (short of renting a furnished cottage) to make our week on the coast of Maine comfortable. I had been reading the comments about this tent for about a year before we decided for sure that we'd be camping this summer. Wish I'd gone for it in early summer, when Coleman was running a $20 rebate program! Oh, well.We practiced raising the tent one time before leaving home. In the hot sun, it took us a few minutes of frustration to figure out how to get all the arms extended, but really it wasn't too bad. Knocking it down wasn't bad either -- we managed to get it back into the case without opening up the gusset for extra space. Fast forward a week -- we sure were glad we had done a dry run as we raced the sunset to arrive at the campground. Setup went very fast. We used a tarp underneath (smaller than the footprint of the tent, as recommended by some of the commenters here), but that was it -- no seam-sealing or other prep.Someone else posted this week about using the tent for 2 people -- honestly, we were happy to have all that space for just the two of us, and couldn't imagine sharing it! It's spacious, but we liked the elbow room. To give an idea of how much room there was, we used a double-high, queen-size air mattress, and had plenty of room to walk on either side. I had little nightstands on either side of the bed as well. I also had a 4'x6' rug (from Ikea, in case you're interested) in the front area of the tent. I'll see if I can post a photo.We had only one day of rain that week, but it was torrential. Storms kept blowing through the area, so it rained hard, on and off, for hours. We had been out all day -- when we got back, we noticed that there had been a small leak. The vulnerable spot seemed to be where the curtain/room divider was sewn into the roof of the tent. We didn't have a fly, but we had staked the tent out as taut as we could, and that was the only moisture issue we experienced. Never noticed condensation inside the tent, even though we were by the coast and mornings could be damp. We were among pine trees, so it was easy to put the stakes in, but I was glad that we at least had a few longer spikes for the four corners of the tent, and a mallet. That kit that Coleman sells is actually kind of nice -- we asked for it in our wedding registry. It comes with four of the sturdier stakes, the mallet and a stake puller, plus a cute broom and dustpan. It all came in handy. Coleman Tent KitOne result of all that rain -- even though the tarp was much smaller than the footprint of the tent, a lot of water got trapped between the tarp that the underside of the tent. We discovered it at the end of the week, when we were dismantling the tent. But we never had any moisture underfoot, inside the tent. The bottom material must have been very well coated.The person who commented about needing both hands free to get in and out of the tent -- we experienced that as one of the major annoyances of the tent. It's the reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5. We wanted to keep it zipped, to keep out the mosquitoes, but every time we wanted to bring something into or out of the tent, it was hard to juggle it while holding onto the bottom of the zipper with one hand and raising the zipper tab with the other. Quite a pain, as our daily routine required many entrances and exits. Maybe next time we'll be a little less obsessive about keeping it sealed, since the zipper is protected by a nice, heavy flap with a few sturdy patches of Velcro along its length.Putting the tent back into the bag, with the bottom all wet and muddy, was a lot harder than when we did it the first time, when all was clean and dry. We didn't want to touch it and get our clothes all dirty, but you do have to kind of get down to roll it, and show it who's boss. It's a lot of work, IMO. That was where my "glamping" concept got a reality check!Looking forward to using it again, and I hope I won't have to wait 5 years! Also hope we don't experience the parts failures that others have described, or at least that Coleman will have come up with a suitable fix by then. It's worrisome to hear that these things can break, apparently for no good reason.

This tent was a little small for me, I'm 5'11'' and my it was tight. Easy to set up, good for light weekend camping. Great for kids and backyard camping. I didn't experience any rain so I can't comment on its ability to be rain resistant or rain proof. I just need something a little bigger and thicker material to camp weeks at a time.

The tent is a great buy for the money. Simple to put up, stormproof, and most importantly grandchild proof. Sadly, someone took a knife or other sharp blade to the case prior to shipping, otherwise I would have given this 5 stars.

Great for two people, but only two people. Don't even expect to fit your duffle bag either if you're tall. Setup is also not stupid people proof. It's simple, but you're going to need help from someone outdoors smart if you want it to look like the picture.

This is the first tent we ever purchased and it's a great product for the price. There are lots of little vents and windows that you can open/close. It's a little snug for two people, especially if you are close to 6ft or taller. Since we aren't avid campers, we filled the tent with pillows and couch cushions for comfort :) Pretty sure it would easily fit a blow up mattress or extra padding you might have. Over all, great first-time tent buy!

I really have no major complaints about this tent. As always, Coleman delivers a high quality in the construction of the tent itself. I go camping on weekend trips in the woods and music festivals. The places I like to camp often have summer downpours so it is worth it to me to get a tent with a good waterproof design. The "bathtub" bottom of this tent and the welded seams provide high quality water protection. I only gave 4/5 stars due to, as others have said, the very weak elastic bands used in the poles. It looks like they could snap or get severed very easily. For this I wouldn't recommend using it as a backpacking tent unless you have backup elastic bands. But the tent itself is solid.

I have had this for about a year and just now used it for the first time. I kind of keep it in my trunk in case I need it on a spontaneous trip. This time I used it at Monument Valley, Utah and wouldn't you know we had a windy rain storm. I kind of threw it up with out looking at the instructions and the evening was pretty hot when I was trying to go to sleep. I had to get up and open the top up to get some ventilation and I wasn't really sure what I was doing.About an hour later a really nice breeze came up, then it got harder and harder... and I wasn't sure if the rain cover or even the tent was going to blow away. Then came the rain. I quickly got up and somewhat replaced the rain cover and hoped for the best. My test to see if it was sitting right was pretty primitive and basic at best; I was just waiting to see if I got soaked... To my surprise, I didn't really get my rain inside. I woke up in the AM and was pleasantly surprised to see that all was intact, including the rain cover.

I haven't used the tent outdoors yet. However, I always do a dry run before I actually need to set it up in less comfortable conditions. My main complaint is that 2 of 4 top bars were installed upside down. The bars are rounded on top and flat on the bottom. Due to being installed upside down, the poles would not extend. I had to unscrew the bars from the corner knuckle and from the point the bar telescopes. Then I had to man handle the coupler to flip it.I've seen other people post the same issue. For Coleman: It's not that much more expensive to add a QC person in Bangladesh. Just think how much this post, and other posts, are costing if it steers away a small percentage of possible customers?

This is huge, it's a two person setup if there is any wind over 5mph. The plain tent pegs tend to move and rotate in windy conditions with the tent poles becoming free unless your gear/people are anchoring it down.The locks on the extended pole feel cheap, I bet it will not last more than 3 to 5 outings.If I thought Amazon would accept it as a return I will return it (clean but used).

My first attempt to set it up took about an hour, and I finally had to ask for an extra hand, because it's really a 2 person job. Once up, the tent is nice and roomy, and has adequate features. I noticed that the two side poles didn't touch the ground, but I put it up in my driveway, and staking the tent would have probably solved that issue.My second attempt took only 20 minutes, and I did it single-handed. Once again in my driveway. While the tent seems heavy when it is down, it is light as a feather when it is up. It also functions as a sail, as a minor gust of wind picked it up, flipped it over, and sailed it across the driveway. I have my first hole in my tent already.It appears that I can get the setup time down toward the 10 minute range, or maybe faster if there are two of us. I sprayed the locks on the sliding poles with silicone spray, and that made them easier to lock in position. I'm looking forward to taking it camping (and staking it down), and it will be interesting to see if it survives in the rain with no fly. I'll report back when I have some camping under my belt.

I just put it together today and was pretty disappointed in it.Turns out that it was not made in the USA as advertised. It was made in Bangladesh.But that wouldn't be that big of a deal if it was put together correctly. Two of the four extending poles were installed backwards and made extending the top very difficult. This is easily remedied by unscrewing the joint poles and spinning around and putting them in the correct direction. But, the screws were stripped and bent from the incorrect factory installation. The poles also had minor scratches on them from being forced in backwards.I plan to return.Edit: I contacted Colman and they resolved my Issue to my satisfaction. My review has been increased because of their good customer service.

It's a great tent but wish a rain fly automatically came with it!!! To me it's coleman's way to nickel and dime you. It's a necessary thing so include it!Weather is unpredictable as we just found out. We went camping and saw it was 80% chance of rain, couldn't get rain fly delivered in time so got a hotel for night 1. Night 1 ended up with no rain and night 2 that was supposed to be great was raining from 5pm till 7am. We had to leave at 9pm since in less than 2 hours you could see the rain drops coming in (like having a slow drip to torment you all night hitting your face- it was sporadically all over). Then by 7pm we had pools of water at entrances and sides. Hubby thought he'd go towel it up but was way too much for even 4 towels to handle. I'm really hoping the rain fly will take care of future issues!

This tent seems pretty well made and is easy to set up and take down. Has plenty of headroom and is very well ventilated. Just a couple of caveats: (1) The vertical zipper leaves a "flap" at the bottom rather than intersecting at the two horizontal zippers, so there's really no seal. The rainfly, sold separately, does not stick out far enough to permit the rain to run off past the bottom of the tent. so the rain drips onto the lower part of the tent, and if the little zipper flap is left to the inside of the horizontal lower zippers, rain runs right into the tent. Even if the flap is left on the outside of the other zippers, there is no reliable impediment for the entry of insects. (2) This is the worst part of the tent, and it might seem minor to some people but it's a huge issue for me, which is that the bag is too small to get the tent back into. I could tell when I first took the tent out that there seemed to not be one square millimeter of vacant space in the bag, and you can tell it when you try to get it back in. As far as I'm concerned, the aggravation factor alone is reason enough not to buy this tent if there were no alternatives, but thankfully my local sporting goods store had a big canvas duffel that the tent could be stored in, so that's my solution. Hey Coleman: add about .25 worth of extra fabric to your tent bags and make your customers' lives a lot less frustrating.

Very easy to setup and take down and tons of ventilation but make no mistake this is a one-person tent. Myself on a small camping air mattress plus 2 small duffel bags was pretty much every atom of space in this tent. It's going to be a very intimate evening if you want to sleep 2 people in this thing.

I would give this tent a "5" star review, except for one thing: size/occupancy. Tent description says "2" person. When set up, the inside sleeping area will only fit two adults if they are cuddling. Otherwise, I would describe it as enough room for two children to sleep in sleeping bags without touching each other. Otherwise, excellent quality and easy set up.

A little smaller than I thought it would be but it wasn't a big issue I got this for $25 what a deal it's great I'd give it more stars really easy to set up might try to use it for backpacking and see how that goes but it's a super simple tent for a great price set up was a breeze speaking off it was windy as all h*ll and was still able to set it up it didn't look like it was handling the wind to well though so I did have to take it down to was only testing it out in the yard

Easy to set up once you've set it up once. Top flap that goes over the tent is mainly for rain and colder winds. Tent was smaller than I wanted. Myself and a dog. I needed to place my REI cot inside. The cot bulged on both sides and my feet at 5' 9" were very cramped since the tent curves inward if you put a cot inside. It is meant for floor sleeping only. Dog didn't like the tent until I forced him in by the way. Material is very thin so don't know how long the tent will last. Poles were sturdy but I see how some people had broken poles. Easily bent. I would give it 4 stars if it was slightly more sturdy and bigger. Small for I think 2 people unless you are sleeping waist to waist.

I'm a petite woman and considered the tent to be small in size. Personally, I would have preferred more room inside the tent. I bought this tent to use individually (for one person) and thought that a two-person tent will provide plenty of space... I was wrong. If you're simply looking for something to sleep in and you're under 5'5 feet tall, it might work out great for you. I used my tent to change clothes and store a few bags which made it feel crowded and confined. I'll recommend it for two children, but not adults. 3-star for decent quality and easy set-up.

It's nice but REALLY small for 2 people! We went on a weekend car camp and it was VERY tight for two people who aren't a "couple"! You can fit two sleeping bags and pads in it but not much else. The pockets on the side are nice for keeping electronics of the ground.Note: SEAL THE SEAMS!!!! I did and with Gear Aid Seam Grip Repair Adhesive and Sealant,1 Ounce (3 tubes) and I was glad as we had a torrential downpour while we were out site seeing. When we returned, everything inside our tent was dry. My neighbors could not say the same....

I bought this tent in September 2012. I was able to use it a sum total of 6 times before it became unusable. The first time we went camping one of the corner straps tore off, so it was difficult to secure that corner. It also rained quite a bit that weekend. While the water fly covers the tent well, we had water leakage coming in from the bottom of the doors from both the front and back. The third time I used the tent one of the center retracting poles broke at the joint on the edge of the roofline - the L-shaped plastic on the corner with a pin holding it to the pole. The metal pin that held the pole on worked its way out. I was able to get the pin back in and tie some paracord around the corner to secure that pole, which of course I had to do again the remaining times I used the tent. The last time I used the tent two more of the retracting poles broke in the same manner rending the tent useless. While the tent itself was pretty easy to set up, I was extremely disappointed in the quality of construction. The poles should not have broken in that manner after so few uses. I'm much happier with the NTK tent I bought for 1/2 the price.

This tent fell short of my high expectations. I previously owned a Coleman Instant Tent and it was the best tent I have ever owned, it was so easy and quick to set up, the fabric was durable, and it was easy to get back into the bag. When I finally gave in and replaced it (after so many years it did start to leak) I bought this Coleman Instant 8 Person Tent in blue and I knew instantly upon removing it from the bag the quality had changed for the worse. The fabric and screening is much thinner and I do not believe it will hold up for years like my other tent. It has room divider than cannot be removed and when rolled up it;s still in the way. I like the fact you can exit from either end of this tent - that's a huge plus - but it just feels cheap, not durable. When I went to set it up for the first time, two poles were badly jammed, they would not extend. One I was able to get to release and the other was hopeless. It must be defective or have been bent somewhere between the factory and arriving at my house. Will be returning this tent.

I loved this tent until a storm came an one of the top joints piped. This is not covered in the warranty. The person I dealt with at Voleman could tell me if the piece I ordered would be the right piece. Then I was told this is not covered by the 1 year coverage. Cost to mail this 2.99 piece was 5.99. As a Longtime customer if their products I am very disappointed that the charged me for a piece that should have been under warranty. I will think twice when time to buy more equipment. Very unhappy - at least train your customer service folks which parts are which.

One of the connector pole bases was broken out of the box, but still set up. I had previously read reviews that said to get strong stakes, so I came prepared and just staked it down and had no problems, so I haven't sent it back. If it gets worse next time I use it, I'm going to have to return it or get it fixed, but it's winter. Definitely get strong stakes of you get this tent.***Update***i used this tent for the second time this weekend. FAIL. Another base broke off and two of the rooftop poles would not extend. We finally tied the thing up to a tree and a trailer to keep it up. 60-second set-up? More like 60-min. By now, the only positives I have for this thing is it's size.

Set up at home once and had a bit of difficulty getting back into carrying bag. Took on one camping trip and enjoyed the item but not very pleased with set up and tear down.My previous 10x10 Coleman had an electric port specifically designed for cord. The Instant 8 does not.The 10x10 came with rain fly. The Instant 8 does not. Also, the separate rain fly is optional but a bit pricey.Ventilation was OK. The double door zipper system down to the floor is concerning if there is rain. I didn't experience rain and did not want to.I am always very happy with my Amazon purchasing experience. My products arrive on time and in great condition.The reason I rate this tent with 2 stars is because of the tear down process. I've watched numerous videos and read reviews because most tents don't completely go back in as packed. As I mentioned, my trial set up and tear down at home was tricky to get back into case. Never completely got it all the way back into case. After tear down during one use, I was not able to get it into case at all. Thanks Amazon for a great shopping experience and option to return. This item will not be good for my use. I think it may be best set up and taken down by two or more people in order to properly pack away.

I have now purchased 2 of these tents. They are great for about 4-5 uses, and then the springs in the extendable poles start to break. Of the 6-7 poles attached to this tent, I had 3 break on one and 4 break on the other. When the springs fail, the tent will not stay all the way extended/open to its max distance. If it's not extended all the way "open", then the tent will collapse on itself. I tried to find additional poles for it, but the 3 yr old model I had, I was unable to find replacement parts for it from Coleman or any other distributor.I love the "instant tent" functionality but after spending close to $400 for 2 tents, I will not purchase this model again.I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TENT.

I have used Coleman products for over 50 years and have been generally pleased with their products. However, this tent, while being extremely cheap, turns out to be constructed in a very cheap manner as well. We have used it twice and the seams are already pulling apart to the point that the tent will either have to be repaired or will be unfunctional. The poles are also very flimsy. And the dimensions are so small that 2 11 year old boys could not fit comfortably in it. I will try to get this returned.

Having used Coleman gear to camp before (including a tent), I was shocked at how shoddy this construction was. Immediately upon opening and setting up the tent, I noticed holes forming in the (supposedly reinforced) bottom corners that would require duct tape to keep bugs out.Secondly, despite it being sold as a 2-person tent, this tent was surprisingly small. As a 5' 10" man, I could barely (but not comfortably) sleep straight from head to foot, but most of the time had to lay my body diagonally. There was just no room for packs and an additional body.Having previously loved an older Coleman tent, I am sorely disappointed with this one.

2 person? If you're over 5'8 this is too small. I'm 6'1, this thing is tiny. Totally my fault for not checking the dimensions, but to market this as a 2 person tent is very misleading.

Great tent for the price,at first... I've only used this tent a handful of times and the silver pieces started detaching from the poles.

I just came back from camping, first time I used the tent. The poles ard of inferior quality. Two of the end parts broke, I have to use a duct tape to keep the tent from collapsing. I'm not sure if I can use it again because the pole will give me problems. I advise people to buy a better one.

Warm weather / summer tent only. Not sure why they just wouldn't give you option to close up all of the screens!?!Had to send it back because I camp year round.

-Not waterproof-Poles assembled incorrectly-Pole bent after first use during break downI had two of these, the first one had poles assembled incorrectly, and so did the second one. I should have known then but I decided to just fix it myself this time.At the campsite the rain was decently heavy, and you could feel the spray in the tent.I set it up to dry in the garage when we got home, at some point on of the side poles bent.I don't think I'm ever getting another Coleman. Their quality seems to have greatly suffered.

In the end, I've been disappointed. We've used the tent twice over the last six months, and the buttons that click in place to hold poles have already broken out in two places making the tent unusable. I love the concept of an instant tent, but this one just didn't last long enough for me to feel it was worth the money.

We have received this item to our hotel while travelling, and had to use it the same night. I was very disappointed and aggravated to find the tent was not in good condition. One of the corners was seamless!!! No stitch whatsoever! So it was open and mosquitoes kept coming in! Also, one of the doors net had a hole. We couldn't even return it, as we have already made reservations to a camping site, and were on our way. We had no choice but to use it. I would expect a better inspection of a product before it is shipped to a client! This is really not OK. Therefor, I do not recommend.

This tent was supposed to be instant and not difficult to set up. It broke on the top when we opened it, it took 3 people to set up, and the bars didn't 't want to unlock when trying to put back in package. Then I had to pay for packaging to send back because it wouldn't fit in the original package because the bars wouldn't fold and were stuck. Now I have to wait for an approval for a refund. This was all on the first use. It's been a waste of time and money. :'( I've had a bad year and I thought getting out and buying a instant tent would help me see that life could be good again. However I got stuck in the freezing mountains with a tent I couldn't use.

Conducted a test run on the coleman test to make sure things were working prior to my camping trip. In 76 degree weather, it did pretty well. I didn't need to use the stakes and it pretty much stood on its own.After reading the directions for disassembly, I was pretty confident in what I was doing. Wrong! One of the arms broke. According to the instructions, you need to fold the arms (diagram is included for visual learners). After examining the damage, it looks like the pole was incorrectly assembled to the tent. Extremely disappointed, especially since I can not return it.I love coleman. I have a coleman sleeping bag, coleman grill, and coleman canopy. But....this was embarrassing.

DISASTER!!! On the third use FAILURE. One of the leg hinges broke for NO GOOD REASON. I never beat it up, threw it around, or forced anything. And there was no good way to rig it. I ended up hanging the broken leg over the frame of someone else's tent just to be able to use the tent for the weekend (since I was 6 hours from home). DISASTER!!!! Also, in the rain, when you unzip the doors, water floods in, even with the rain fly. It is because the walls of the tent lean in from bottom to top. So as water sheds, if your door is open, it sheds inside. Big design flaw. Returning to Coleman.

Way too small for two people, wouldn't even hold my air mattress

EDIT: took this baby campinn again, there was some weather expected, but I thought after the first run I could keep leakage under control. No such luck. How this is marketed as a weather proof tent is beyond me.This is a great little tent, I'm 5'10 and I can fit my pack by my feet comfortably. Its definitely not a cold weather tent, it has a vent on the back side that does not zip up, it has it's own little rain fly though. I would recommend weather proofing and adding a tarp over the top if you expect rain on your camping trip. The entire bottom of my tent got wet in torrential downpours, not the tents fault, definitely the operator.

In anticipation of a solo hiking and biking trip I purchased this tent because of its seemingly good reviews and more importantly how often they stated its durability. I've often heard about people who are given incentives to give good reviews but I wouldn't have thought that for a simple tent, now I'm not so sure. The tent stakes bent with no pressure at all but they threw in a few extra so I didn't really care and I made the bent stakes work. What I couldn't make work was my tent pole coming apart. While taking the tent down - like I had done the 8 times before, which makes it nearly new- I pulled the pole from the sleeve and with no force whatsoever the string snapped. I was alone, on top of a mountain, while it was pouring rain and now I had to descend said rainy mountain because I had no tent. Yes all those things matter, products like this are suppose to be the last thing I should worry about. After descending I then had to then ride many more miles in the rain to find a hotel to be able to write this review and tell the Coleman Sundome 2-Person Tent to eat $%it and to tell other people to not buy this tent. The expletives I wish I could use at this moment are coursing through my veins. I'm sure this will get taken down anyway.

There is a leaked.

The zippers don't work like they should wasn't the Coleman quality that I expected

One of the poles was broken. I bought it as a gift and didn't get it back in time to return it. I ordered a replacement pole from Coleman.