Side by Side Comparison of: Coleman vs DRY TOP vs Intex

This tent is awesome. It has more than enough room for a family and then some. We have a family of 4 and fit 2 queen air mattresses in it with room for a third or lots of gear. We went camping in 50 degree weather with lots of rain. It kept us warm with the windows closed and dry with the windows open. It retains heat well, we were nice and toasty with just regular bedding, no mummy bags or anything. Plenty of height to stand up and change. I'm 6'0 and have no issue standing upright in it. It's very comfy. It takes about 20 minutes to setup and the same to break down, just make sure you have a helper. This was bought as our family tent to last us for many years and I'm sure it will.

Bought this tent after multiple cheaper ozark trail tents from Walmart. There are just two of us but it is perfect for a large queen air mattress, fan, table and multiple bags. We went to my husbands family reunion and had horrific winds and rain during 3 major thunderstorms and there was not a drop of water inside the tent. It stayed stable after it was staked down and the fly straps were staked. It takes 2-3 ppl to set up easily but goes up fairly quick. Very happy with purchase.

I bought this tent for my family of four. My wife and I used it for the first time this weekend for a tubing trip without the kids. The two of us set it up in about 10 minutes for the first time and we didn't even fight once! The instructions were written well. I did buy some 10" metal tent stakes to replace the stakes that came with the tent based on other reviews. The temps were in the 90s and I was worried about ventilation because there are small windows in this tent, but the mesh roof seemed to allow adequate ventilation, and we slept fine with our battery operated fans. Our second night we had major thunderstorms. The tent performed exceptionally well under high winds and sideways rain! We did have to close the side windows, but we were able to keep the screen on the door open because the overhang on the rain fly kept rain out. We got 2.5" of rain in a couple of hours and not a drop inside. I did lay a tarp under the tent and I had water between the tarp and the tent floor, but absolutely no water on the tent floor. We used a queen air mattress and it fit perfectly with room to spare on the sides. When we camp with the kids we will put another queen mattress on the other side and still have room for bags and gear in the center. I uploaded a pic of the tent without the rain fly because most stock photos on the web don't show the tent without the fly. I love this tent!

This tent was wonderful this weekend camping , i would have to say my favorite part about this tent is the door . How nice it is not to have to zip and unzip the tent door everytime someone has to go in. We had a total of two adults two toddlers 3 dogs and still had plenty of room. It fit two queen size air mattress with ease , you could probably fit 3 but there would be limited room for your stuff .

Good Tent. Used it 3 weeks ago. I slept 5. Me, my wife and my 3 boys during a cub scout campout. I had a Queen size air bed and a full size airbed on either end of the tent and still had what seemed like 6 feet of space in between, which I used to set up a 3'x3' roll table and store my gear. The door is very convenient. It can be tricky to get the velcro to lineup, but not a big deal at all. What I really like about the door is the design. I had zipper issues with a previous tent, because of the tension put on the door. This tent zips very easily, and I can see it lasting much longer!! I got a lot of compliments from the other dads too, which is always a plus ;)

As an adult who has just recently returned to the world of camping (I am a leader in my son's cub scout pack), I looked at LOTS of tent options before choosing the Coleman Montana 8 person tent. I checked out reviews on Amazon and CampMor, and talked to as many camping enthusiast friends as I could. My first year in scouting, I borrowed a Eureka 2-person tent from our local boy scout troop, which came up to (maybe) my waist, and just barely fit my full-sized air mattress. After struggling to change clothing while lying down (I could barely kneel, let alone stand), and suffering through a fairly sleepless/stuffy night in the Eureka tent, I decided that the following features were necessary for comfortable camping:1. The ability to stand up fully. This meant that any tent I chose had to have a center height of at least 72", preferably more (my husband is 6 feet tall, and if I ever want him to join us camping, the tent needs to work for him too. The Montana 8 has a center height of 84" (7 feet).2. Room for gear and at least two full/queen sized air mattresses. Although the Montana 8 states that there's room for 8 people, the diagram shows these 8 people sleeping in mummy bags very close together. From a comfort perspective, this tent will hold 4-5 people (and their gear) at a maximum, without feeling overly crowded. For the three of us, this fits the bill nicely.3. Intuitive and easy to set up and take down. While I like camping, I am not an avid camper. Finding a tent that can be set up (and taken down) with only help from a 9 year old was key, and this fits the bill nicely.4. Good cross-ventilation. After sleeping in a stuffy tent once, I didn't want to repeat the experience. Three windows (the two side windows and the door window) can be rolled down to allow for good air flow and ventilation. We rolled the windows down 1/3 of the way, which provided a very comfortable cross-breeze while sleeping.5. Waterproof with a bathtub floor. Many of the reviewers stated that they had no problems with leaks along the seams without using any waterproofing sealant. After talking with others and reading some recommendations, I used the Kiwi Camp Dry Heavy Duty Water Repellent to spray the seams prior to our first use, as added protection. We had some light rain during the evening, and much heavier rain the next morning, and the inside of the tent stayed bone dry.6. Quality. I wanted a tent that would stand up to occasional car camping trips, without having to be replaced on a regular basis. Coleman is a recognized brand, and after talking with folks who own Coleman tents and reading the reviews, I was convinced that this tent would be a good one for our family. So far, I'm pleased!6. Price. Given that we don't do a lot of camping, I didn't want to spend hundreds on a tent. I purchased the Montana 8 in Blue (not the Elite) from Amazon in mid-May 2015, and paid $136.48; a surprisingly low price for this particular tent model/size.Some nice features that this tent offers (that weren't on my list of must-haves):1. A port for electrical/extension cords. While this tent does not have electricity, it does include a port near the door that allows campers to run an extension cord into the tent (for use with lanterns, fans, etc.)2. A covered entry area. I looked at tents that had screened in areas, but opted for this one instead, choosing to have the extra room inside the tent rather than in a screened area. I had two camp chairs outside - in the evening, when it started to rain, I placed the camp chairs under the front rain fly "awning", on either side of the door. Despite the rain, the chairs stayed mostly dry, with only a few drops of water on them.3. A "D door". This door has a pole that threads around the D curve, and another one at the hinge axis, which means that the door can function as a real door in terms of opening/closing, rather than a door that must be zipped open and closed. While there are Velcro closures around the D curve, we found that to keep insects from getting in we still had to zip it shut. However, we liked the easy entry!All in all, my family and I are very pleased with our new tent, and look forward to many years of use!

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 got replacement order.First time set up took more than 30 min and thought it takes more time than I thought.After set up, it seem built well.Inside is spacious with good height clearance.===Old review:The door pole should be two to make D shape. One is short and anther one is longer.I got 3 short one. The door cannot be the proper shape.So I've contacted customer service for the parts.No response for 2 days.I have to return.

Great tent if you're looking for added space, says 8 person, pretty sure that should say 8 little people, but it's awesome for me, the wife, and our dog. We actually have the dog crate in the tent with us with room to spare for the cooler, kitchen stuffs, our bags, then we have a full size camp pad for bedding down as well. It traps heat pretty well when the sun's up but if you're in your tent for more than a minute on a sunny day you're camping wrong. I will say that if you think that overhang on the front is going to provide you safe haven from the sun or rain while you sit in your chair reading you're going to be mildly disappointed, it provides decent cover but not complete cover, your legs are gonna get wet for sure but it's handy in a pinch with something blows in unexpected. I especially love the head room in this tent though, I'm 6'3" and like to be able to stand when I change my undies, this thing has enough for me to do that comfortably, not all hunchback of noterdam style like my last tent. The door on the front is pretty neat, we broke the pole that made the D curve rigid but the hinge side is still intact and to be honest, it was an improvement. Happy camping!

I assembled this tent after receiving it so that I could inspect it and apply seam sealer. The tent itself is very good. It has almost everything I wanted in a tent: a tub floor to prevent ground level leaks, a "D" shaped door ("T" shaped doors have a gap where the zippers meet allowing water/critters to get in), a big screen roof for warm summer days. The only thing it was missing was a floor vent, which is available in the "elite" version, but I could not justify the extra expense for what amounts to a vent and a light. This tent does offer some nice extras that were not on my wish list. Those include good headroom almost anywhere in the tent (not just in the center), a slit for running an extension cord (which will be nice to charge phones/GPSs/2-way radios on long car-camping trips), a large awning over the door when the rain fly is on, and a rigid door with velcro. The rigid door will be very nice camping with kids who sometimes struggle with zippers and seem to always need to be reminded to zip the tent back up. My only gripe other than the lack of a floor vent is the fact that the rainfly is huge and difficult to put on unless you have a helper. The tub floor also causes a tripping hazard by the door but that is unavoidable if you want a tub floor so this is not a negative but something people may want to be aware of.I am quite happy with the tent itself and would have easily given it a 4 or 5 star rating. However, one of the poles arrived with some slight damage to the elastic band. Inside the box we had no fewer than 4 sheets of paper telling us not to return the tent if we had problems but instead to call the Coleman 800 number for a resolution. I followed their instructions since the damage was minor. Unfortunately, it was the weekend and the offices were closed. I called back on Monday and reported the information. I then had to wait a day for their warranty department to send me an email. The email requested photographs of my receipt and the damaged parts to verify I was telling the truth about the date of purchase and the problem I reported. I responded promptly and a few days later I received the new poles... however they were too long. The part number of the replacement poles matched the "replacement pole" kit number in the tents instructions so I contacted Coleman again only to learn that they do not stock specific poles and I would have to use the kit to construct my own replacement poles. Since my damage was minor, this was more of an annoyance than anything else. However, if you have a more serious issue like a cracked or missing pole or anything wrong with the tent itself, then I would recommend exchanging the entire tent rather than going through the Coleman warranty department.** UPDATE **I just added one star to the review.We took this tent on a two week camping trip. During the trip, we broke down the tent every 2-3 days to move to a new location. Temperatures ranged from the mid 30s in some locations to the mid 80s in others. Despite only being three of us in the tent, it held the heat pretty well in cold locations (seemed to be about 10 degrees warmer in the tent) but the ventilation was still good in warm locations and it did not turn into an oven. We saw strong winds one night and dizzel a few other nights, neither had any effect on the tent. One evening there was a very strong downpour as we were eating dinner. We were in bear country and did not want to take the food in the tent so we ran to the car to finish eating and then wait out the storm. About 45 minutes later, the rains subsided enough for us to return the the tent. I checked the floors and could not find a single drop of water!The pole help up well and we got pretty good at assembling the tent. One evening we pulled into the campsite with a storm bearing down on us (though it ended up just missing us). Two of us got the tent assembled with the rain fly on "good enough" (ie attached to the tent but not tied down) in under 10 minutes. Other nights we took our time and it probably took closer to 20 minutes. The tent itself goes up quick, just stake it down at 8 points, and insert 4 poles. The poles go in pretty easily do no not snag much on the fabric. The rainfly is the putsy part. It is difficult to determine what is the front and the tent is so high that it almost needs two people to put it on. Once on, there 8 bungied clips that are attached to 4 of the tents stake points (2 clips at each point) and a bajillion velcro tabs that attach to the poles. Once all the velcro points are attached then you need to add another pole and then stake down the flaps near the entry. Needless to say, if you know the weather will be nice, skip the rain fly. We ended up missing one of the velcro points one night and as the wind blew the felcro rubbed against the screened roof and frayed it a little.Overall, though I am very pleased with this tent. It was bone dry after a heavy rain, was easy to put up and take down, was comfortable, and has tons of room. It also packs up to a relatively small area despite being such a large tent.

We only had it out for two times - once as a dry run in the back yard and the second time out it got wiped out by severe winds, but I think three things lead to its demise. 1) It is a rectangle with a 16 foot side. Unfortunately, this side was facing the wind and acted as a big sail. 2) It was a warm night and we had the rain-fly off the two ends, but still attached in the middle. When we heard thunder approaching, I went out in the dark and pulled the fly back into place attaching all the guidelines. I did it in the dark and I'll never know how good a job I did. 3) Cheap tent stakes - I was able to watch the tent fail from my shelter position. The single line holding the back middle of the fly must have failed since I saw the fly on the back lift up and then the next lightning flash the tent was gone. In the morning we found it wrapped around a fire grate - 3 broken poles and a torn off middle grommet. Here is the amazing thing though - all our items inside were dry!Why the 4 then? The tent is very dry - it rained very hard before the big storm came (separate storms - love the midwest in June) and not a drop inside. Also love the vestibule - shoes were dry when I put them on for my dash to the shelter. Also, my family of 5 was very comfortable in the tent. It is just long enough for a sleeping bag, but wide enough for 5 maybe 6 good size bags.What I didn't like was the lack of air flow. It gets very hot with the rainfly on and during the yard test it was 120F with an outside temp of 90. At night (with fly on) the tent remained 5 to 10 degrees above the outside temperature. I would guess this would lead to condensation on the inside (which some have called leaking) during cold nights and a wet sleeping bag is a cold sleeping bag.The customer service at Coleman has been AMAZING - replaced the tent with just a few pictures. Never felt I had to argue my case, they just wanted to know what failed and need a picture of it. I would buy another coleman product because of their customer service.

The thing about tents....when they say they sleep a certain number of people, them mean that if you sleep in sleeping bags crammed together like sardines, that many people could physically sleep in the tent. For comfortable camping with a little personal space and room for gear and air mattresses, half the number the tent says it will sleep. We bought this large tent for our family of three, plus a dog. It worked quite well for that. We are coming from a Big Agnes tent that was just too cramped with the dog, so that is the tent quality that we are used to. This tent took us about 30 min to set up, it was not confusing or difficult, but there were a lot of steps/ instructions to follow. We bought a tarp to use as a ground cloth and we bought sturdier tent stakes to go with. The door is my favorite thing about this tent; being able to swing the door open and shut easily like a "real" door is awesome, especially when you have a small child who wants to go in and out of the tent every five seconds. I also liked the roominess, the height, and it seems very well constructed. We took this tent on a 3-night camping trip. We had one day on our trip where it rained solidly all day; the tent stayed dry inside. We did keep gear away from the walls so that water would not "wick" into the tent. There was a bit of pooling of water on the white parts of the rainfly; from the inside of the tent I would hit those areas so the water could drain off. The rainfly sat enough off of the roof of the tent that despite this pooling, the tent did not get wet. One thing I wish this tent had was more pockets and loops inside to put items in/hang things from. the only loop is in the very center of the ceiling, and there are only two very small gear pockets. I would like more pockets on the walls to put small items like your cell phone and wallet and headlamp as you sleep. We found the ventilation in this tent to be adequate; the rainfly does not fit tight over the mesh top of the tent, so there is always some ventilation, even if you close the windows. The door has a mesh panel on the top half, like a screen door, which helps with ventilation. We put a queen mattress on one end of the tent for my husband and I, had a inflatable sleeping pad with a sleeping bag on the other end for our child, and had a dog bed and all of our gear in the middle. There was plenty of room to move around, dress, and play family board games in the tent (while it rained outside). For the deeply discounted price, this is a great choice for a family car camping tent. Also, it didn't take up as much space in the car as you would think; in fact, this tent in it's bag is about the same size as our 4-person Big Agnes tent. huh. For storage of the tent I did buy a canvas laundry bag with a top drawstring, a carry strap and an outside pocket from the college "back to school" section at a local discount store; I was able to fit the tent in it's bag, the tent poles and stakes outside of the tent bag, and the tent's ground cloth (a tarp) in that larger bag. The tent was a big of a project to get back into it's original storage bag, but we were able to do so.

So..I am an avid camper. Been camping many times since I was a kid. I have owned 3 tents in 25 years of on my own camping, the Coleman Montana 8 is the 3rd. When I was looking for a tent, I did a lot of research, and read many reviews. I would say for the Montana 8, the reviews have been pretty accurate. It is very roomy, yet a bit narrow and although on our trip the weather was sort of ok...I can see ventilation being a problem on hotter, more humid days and nights. But overall it is a solid tent.First off, you have to know in shopping for a tent that a 4 person tent is good for two people and gear and 6 person is good for 3-4 people and 6-8 person tents are good for 4-5 adults and children if you want to be comfortable and not on top of each other. With that said, me, my son (5) and my friend and his son (4) had just about the perfect amount of room (maybe a tad more than we needed). Each little family had one side of the tent with a good amount of room in the middle for moving around and bags and such.Honestly, if there was anyone else in there it would have been a little crowded. So think about it, 2 adults and 2 kids and it was just about perfect. My son and I had the Coleman 4 in 1 bed with the mattress' side by side...which they say is a about a king size mattress...it fit fine. My friend had a queen size sleeping mat on his side and it fit fine.So while it was roomy for us, I wouldn't try to fit more than 5 people in there comfortably. If you are a family or set of friends of 3-4, this is a great size for you.The set up - my son and I got to the site first and started with the tent. We had never taken the tent out of the box it was delivered in, so we went at it blind. If you have never set up a tent before I can see it being a bit overwhelming at first, but with more than one person, you should be able to get it. If you have set up a tent before, you will be fine with one person. I did it with my 5 year old and while he wasn't much help, I did need him to hold up the sides when it came time to make them tight. If he wasn't there I would have just stood them up and staked them to hold them up, so it really won't be a problem to do it by yourself...if you have done it before. I'd say 30-45 mins set up for one experienced person to complete.As I said, we took it out of the box at the site, so I added no extra rain seal or anything and sure enough it rained on us the two mornings we woke up there. Not a drop got in that I could see and the rain was substantial at times...the kids just played in the tent, plenty of room to pass a nerf football, and we waited out the rain in there....not a problem at all. Except, ventilation, we did have damp clothes and bedding, but it was not the rain, it was the lack of ventilation.Which brings me to the only two down sides, there are two small windows on either end and the screen door, so there is no real cross breeze. I even had the tent turned so the windows were in the direction of the wind, the windows are too small. Bottom line, better ventilation is needed, maybe just a venting window on the back wall facing the door. I had a tent fan to sleep with (got that because of the reviews I had read)....I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT if you need air to sleep such as I :) In a little colder environment, this would be a very warm tent. The only other negative is the awning or the "porch" this is not a porch...I was up one night while everyone was asleep and it started to rain. I put my chair under the "porch" to watch the fire and the rain and there is hardly any protection at all to sit under there.The door is awesome. With kids running in and out it's great...but you still have to zipper it each time and both kids handled the zipper door very well and the zipper handled them well.I would say overall I am very happy with this tent, just needs better ventilation. It's tall so you can stand up in it and that is important if you are getting older like me :) I am 6ft tall and fit fine in there. There may be better tents out there....but not many at this price. Happy Camping!

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.

Setting up the tent was not hard at all, but did take a bit longer and had more poles, velcro tabs, hooks, stakes, and guy wires then my previous tent. Definitely takes two people. I don't see how this tent will leak with the rain fly properly attached. I've read other comments where they had leaks and even saying everything was drenched. The only way that happened is if it wasn't on correctly. I guess I'll wait and see when I go through my first rain storm. Has plenty of room for my large Cabela's cot, space for my golden retriever to sprawl, and room for at least 2 more people with cots or sleeping bags. Lots of head room, but I'm short. :) I like the higher end windows, too.Why only 3 stars - the hinged door isn't all that great. Maybe I need to tweak the tension the next time I set it up, but it was clunky and didn't latch to the velcro properly. The zipper closure is very sturdy and will probably just use that to make sure the bugs stay out. The other issue is it's a big step through the door and most likely, I will be tripping...a lot. It's at least 4 - 5 inches high to step over while going through the door. Even my dog "leaps" through the doorway. Will need to put a rug down inside the door so she doesn't put holes in the floor while landing. Not sure I'm going to like the high step every time.Probably the biggest "con" (literally) out of this whole tent is that I thought it came with lights. I assumed because it had the LED light symbol on the rain fly that it came with a light inside. It did not! Very disappointed and feel like it's a hug misrepresentation. I did go back and see that you have to purchase the Montana ELITE tent in order for those to be included. Why they have the lantern symbol on this tent is beyond me. There is a place to hang my lantern, but that is it. I will live, but feel a bit cheated.

It would easily get a 5 star review if it wasn't for the rainy night we had on night 2 of our camping trip. Set up was super easy, tent is huge especially with just 2 people using it. The hinged door is a great idea in theory but it does warp & it doesn't stick to the Velcro patches. It was handy when setting up & taking things in & out of the tent, otherwise it was zipped shut. On night 2 it started raining. We had the rain fly secured & ready to ride out the storm. Within 10 minutes of the rain starting I noticed one corner of the tent leaking from the seams. I threw a towel down & hoped that's all the water we'd see. Needless to say, all 4 corners leaked in the same spots throughout the night. We ended up with 2 friends who were rained out in our tent so I slept near one of the sides & I had water dripping on my face from the angled side of the tent. We woke up the next morning & everything we had near the corners were drenched. It took 2 days to dry out our tent. When I contacted Coleman about the obvious defects in their products they said it was condensation. I don't think so, the tent leaked in the same 4 seams in the 4 corners. Next time we camp we're bringing a can of rain guard, seam sealer, and a tarp. Great tent if you live in an area that never rains!

Wow, this thing is so much bigger than I originally thought it might be. It will fit my whole family and all our gear.***Update*** We've used this 4 times total and have developed a hole just under the door and now I have to find a way to patch it before we go camping next time. I attached a picture for reference.If you only have 1 or 2 people camping, this is not the tent for you, you will stay cold all night... this would be a good tent for 4 or more people.

The tent is a good size and I got mine for a great deal ($99 + free Prime 2 Day Shipping). I did read the reviews first, but purchased anyways. I live in Florida and if you're in the south, this is not really a tent you want to use in the summer months. We went Memorial Day weekend and there's not very good ventilation/circulation in this tent with the way it's designed. I used to have the 3 room version of this tent that is slightly deeper and a little higher with an extra window at the back + a dogie door. It's just two of us and there was PLENTY of space for our queen air mattress - we probably could have had of of them in there. Overall it kept the rain out, it was just hot and stuffy. There aren't any dividers for "rooms" in this tent. It has lots of room though and it was pretty simple for use to set up - took us about 20 minutes because we had a VERY similar model before. It's NOT an instant set up tent, so if you're not experienced with setting up a tent with multiple poles, this one might take you a while and it's definitely one you'll want someone's help with in getting pitched.

I've owned probably 10 tents and this one is the best... BUT only 3 stars because it gets HOT. This would be a perfect tent if there were a window on the back wall, opposite the door. The windows are all up high which makes your sleeping area stuffy and hot until the temp dips below 65 at night. I'm disappointed because everything else about it is great. You can stand up anywhere in the tent. The rain fly is huge and you can leave the side windows open and not get wet. It's easy to set up after the first try, like most tents should be. Instructions are sewn into the bag. Poles are color coded. I looked at the Montana Elite and almost went for it because of the small opening in the back. Now I wish I had! But I didn't need lights so couldn't justify the extra $50. The hinged door is nice but make sure you stake it out as far as possible on both sides of the door to lower the lip you have to step over. The velcro on the doors is tricky to line up but not enough to complain about. My two small dogs loved it.. they could get in and out of the tent during the day with the door "closed." You can sit outside in the entryway during a light rain and not get wet. We didn't have much rain so I can't testify to a downpour but we never had water or condensation inside. We had two queen airbeds with plenty of room in the center for our gear. Bottom line: if it's warm at night where you camp, bring a couple fans. On the other hand, it would be great for chilly nights!UPDATE 7/1/2016: One of the tent poles split after second use. Contacting Coleman as tent is still under warranty. Disappointed.

I really wanted to love this tent based on the reviews, and for the most part, it's a great tent for the money.Two big issues that prevented us from totally loving it:1. There was about a 4 inch opening in one of the main seams in the back of the tent when we pulled it out of the box. Wasn't ripped, you could just tell when it was being sewed together the fabric was missed in this spot. Of course we had already tossed the box it came in, and was leaving for our camping trip in a few days, so we had to repair it and then try to heavily seal it. Not too happy about that.2. The swing out door is a brilliant concept and would make for real ease to get in and out of....as long as there are absolutely zero bugs in the area. When the tent is fully set up, the fabric is stretched so taut the door does not fasten with the velcro well, and therefore has big gaps. So, we ended up zipping it open and shut every time we went in and out, which, overall, is what we have to do with other tents, but was looking forward to this feature and it doesn't work at we anticipated.It is super roomy inside and awesome to be able to stand up and walk around in it, and the windows on each end provide great cross-ventilation and helps keeps the heat out when the sun is beating down on it. It wasn't difficult at all to set up with just the two of us, although I recommend going ahead and putting down a tarp under the tent to help protect the floor. We haven't had any issues with rain yet, so can't testify to that, but so far has worked out really well, just wish it didn't have these two issues.

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.

For the price I paid (about $100 as a daily deal), it's serviceable, but the tent is poorly made and poorly designed. The seam between the bottom of the tent and the upper nylon ripped at one corner after putting it up only 4-5 times.It also leaks on one side and through the rain fly. I would not buy this tent again.I also dislike that it uses pole sleeves instead of hooks like many other tents on the market. Sleeves are annoying because the joints on the poles catch and get stuck.Next time I buy a tent -- which will probably be soon given this tent's issues -- I'll spend more to get better quality.On the plus side, this tent does offer a lot of space inside. It's large enough for us to fit two air mattresses and a pack-n-play for our toddler.

I wanted to love this tent. The quality of the actual tent was great! It kept us dry and held up in the wind. However, after (a great) night sleep we went to pack it up and although we were taking much care in the "tear down" one of our poles sections shattered and gave my husband an awful sliver... we haven't used it since because we are too worried about something similar happening

We normally buy the Red Canyon version of this Coleman tent but decided to try this one. We got it as a gift this past year but didn't open it until last weekend on our annual camping trip. It was not as good as the Red Canyon!! It was harder to put up, the tips of the poles came off and the leader fabric that goes across the top ripped. All in the first time using it!I see that the time has passed for when we can return this tent but there was no need to put it together until we used it last weekend for the first time. We would like to find out if we can exchange this tent for the Red Canyon.

Purchased this tent in June 2014 and was very happy with it the first year. In 2015, I noticed the area on either side of the rain fly (the white area in the picture) would sag and collect water when it rained. So, as long as it was raining, I had to continually raise that area with my hand from the inside to drain the water off the tent. Otherwise, it would wick and continually drip inside the tent. Luckily, I had a bucket and a large pot to collect the water while we slept. When I returned from camping, I set the tent up in the yard to see if I did something wrong or different that made it collect water. I propped up a hose to simulate rain and sure enough it sagged and collected water on both ends. I adjusted the guy wires and nothing I could do would tighten it up. All I could determine is the rain fly fabric just gave out and lost its strength. Used it two more times that year and bought another brand and different style tent for 2016. It was a nice tent, pleasant color scheme, the hinged door was great, and it was easy for one person to set up. No other problems with leaking other than noted.

Well, first off it's a Coleman so how good could it really be? The black Friday sale at $130 enticed me though. I've used it once and one of the pole strings already broke. I'm working with their warranty people but we'll see how that goes. If price is your biggest concern than a Coleman could be an option. If you value quality at all I'd recommend other brands because the hassle of getting super cheap parts replaced is a real pain.The tent is large and held up (kept rain out) over a 4 day camping trip to Yellowstone. We got rained on probably 6 times for quite a while but it wasn't a downpour or very windy. We never had any moisture issues inside the tent. It is fairly easy to setup. I can't speak to the tent's longevity but given the lack of quality in most Coleman products these days I doubt I'll be using this tent for many years (unlike my parents Camel tent that we used starting in the early 1980's and still works great).

We put this tent up for a trial run before the camping trip - several quality issues. More than one place the stitching was bad, the threads were coming undone and we had to re-sew them. Where the tie downs attach to the tent they use a plastic ring, several of them broke on the first usage. Really disappointed in this Coleman 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.

We have had this tent a little over a year, only used 3 times with no issues. This last time using the tent, one corner of the tent the canvas loop that holds the stake ripped completely off. Luckily, we had some heavy duty twine to see it back on so we could stake the tent down. The plastic rings that hold the tie downs for the canopy both broke. The door opening is aboit 8 inches tall and one of us tripped on it and ripped a hole in a nearby seam. Then, when we were taking down the tent, the hard plastic piece that holds the pole for the door formed a hole at the bottom so the pole will no longer work for the door. This time we have also started to see some bending in the poles when they were out of the tent. It USED to be a good tent, however, after this 4th of use it might not be habitable again.

Broken tent poles. When I received this tent we set it up to try it out. The side tent pole was broken right out of the box. One of the sections of the pole had multiple splits in it. Amazon is great, they sent out another tent right away. When we received the second tent, we set it up and the same problem, multiple splits in the side pole. We are sending it back for a refund. I don't recommend this tent, poor quality.

I researched many tents and thought this one would be perfect for my family, but it isn't even close. First off, it is time consuming and cumbersome to set up. Second, it doesn't breathe at all. If it's hot or even just warm, you'll be stuck in a sweltering tent with it only having high windows on each end and one on the door, and no cross breeze at all. Third, the dimensions are horrible. 16' x 7' is really akward, as it is too long, but not wide enough. There are many other tents on the market that are much better.

Very disappointed with Coleman! It's roomy, however the poles are very flimsy and don't stay together well. It says 15mins to set up...yeah if they gave you better tent poles, maybe. The rain fly is annoying to put up. The door is set pretty high, it makes it very easy to trip getting in and out, not a good tent for little kids. I would love to return this piece of garbage, unfortunately i bought this last winter and didn't use it until summer.

A tent has 1 purpose: shield you from the elements while out in nature. This tent can not handle that. One small wind gust and a pole broke causing me to sleep in a half-tent......very first time I used it. A quick call to customer service reveals that they wont replace the broken pole....I have to buy a new one. Isn't that awesome. Youd be better off spending the $150 on the gas it would take to sleep in your car while it was running. Good luck.James....avid camper/offroader

First off let me start by saying that I usually only buy Coleman tents. We still have and use the 6 person Evanston tent which we LOVE, but wanted more of a Kids in one and adults in the other camping experience and my wife who is 7 months pregnant has trouble with the double door of the screened in tent (a lot of bending over) so we bought this one because it had the 'D' door and it was the same color / material as the Evanston.We are experienced campers. We typically go camping with myself, my wife, my 5 year old daughter and my cousins 13 year old daughter.We just got back from our camping trip with this tent and it performed terribly.1) Coleman usually overestimates how many campers can sleep in a tent by 1 or 2 and I think people expect that for the most part, but this one REALLY exaggerates. It will only sleep 4 car campers with air pads. It is very rectangular, and Coleman counts 8 heads by lining everyone up in one row sleeping vertically along the width. This is absurd because the tent is not deep enough for our air mattresses do not fit in this tent vertically, they have to go horizontally. This means you get 4 air mattresses (1 in each corner with a walkway in between) with some space in the middle of the tent for gear.2) The 'D' door is more trouble than it is worth. I have never had a tent with one so I cannot say if they are all overrated, but this one is a GIANT pain.- The door is rigid because of poles that feed into zippered channels alone the edge. The problem is that they are easier to find in the dark than the zippers that open the door so we were constantly unzipping the poles instead of the door. PAIN- The tent is very long and not very deep. Most primitive camp sites if they have a tent pad are setup for more of a square shape tent. This matters because if you cannot find a perfectly level patch of land that is big enough then the door will not operate properly. In our case, every time we unzipped the door it would pop open.- The hole in the tent is much smaller than the door itself, but the sipper in on the extreme edge of the door. This means that to get to the zippeer from the inside you have to stick your hand between the door and the tent (about a 3 inch overlap) and feel around for the door. We actually got stuck inside temporarily because all of the strings got zippered on the outside so only little metal nubs remained inside that you could not really grab with your hands mostly because of the odd contortion you have to do to reach the zipper in the first place. I had to pull a screw driver out of my bag and use it to push the zipper far enough where I could get my hand in and get the string back. Considering that most tents allow you to SEE the zipper with your eyes and reach for it and open it effortlessly, this is a real PITA.3) I am sure it is an oversight (at least I hope so), but our tent has a few crooked seams and in one spot it left about a 1 inch area with no stitching at all. Would return it for that reason alone, but for all the other reasons I will not be exchanging it.4) Airflow is a problem this tent is not designed to keep you warm and it is also not designed to keep you cool. Tents that have the mesh roof covered by a fly are meant for warm weather. But this tent only has three tiny windows. To be clear, this lack of windows does you no good at night when you want to maybe stay a little on the warm side. The lack of windows can only serve as a negative during the day.5) This tent extended about 2 feet over our ground cover and the small area that did touch the ground was worn thin from tiny - flat - smooth pebbles in one weekend. I would expect that if it got wet the next time out water would come in those spots.This tent is being returned and we are picking up a different one.

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.