Coleman Sundome Camping Tent, 2 Person

This is the 3rd one - 1st 2 came with broken poles, and 1 with a hole the size of a quarter in the side wall. Otherwise, Coleman is a brand name that has been synonymous for me, for 40 years, with quality outdoor products- therefore I was expecting a great little tent. However, the first thing I have noticed is the design of 2 person tents has changed for the worse-- 7'×5' is ample, but why on earth would you design it so the long way is parallel with the door?!?! That means it is necessary to have 1 person sleeping on the inside, and the other one by the door, ergo if you are on the inside and need to get out- perhaps in the middle of the night to relieve yourself, you will have to crawl over the outside person, open the zipper to the door & somehow not disturb the rest of the poor guy or gal who's on the door side... tents were always designed to have your feet to the door- a 7x5 would be have the door on the 5' side, and the 7' side would be perpendicular to the door. Poor design. The poles are fine, but the bottom of the 4 corners go into a key that's on the keyring that the stakes go through. The poles are just a little bit too long to get into the key without stressing them. I fixed this by adding extra keyrings to the 1st one, and putting the key on the outermost ring - this works well, but I still recommend packing a roll of the spectacular black gorilla tape, which will fix a snapped pole (indefinitely) at least until you can replace it. The design, aside from the length/depth being 5ft dimension and the width being the 7ft dimension, is solid. The tub is very deep. It's heavy duty tarp material, and ot goes up the sides about 8" 360°. The stability of the tent is solid - and the ventilation is good. The D-ring at the top dead center is great for a lantern. I got the Coleman rechargeable led, with USB charging and storage underneath for the charger and cable- it has a easy access quick clip divider in the handle to disconnect, hang through the D ring, and clip back together. The color is great, I love the blue with the fluorescent green accents and gray rain onning that actually makes a peak that extends a little bit beyond the door, and the mat is covered so you can take your boots off and let them air out a little bit before you turn in for the night (unless you don't mind leaving them outside -- i personally wouldn't like that feeling - no one else around for many miles from where my Labrador and I backpack and tent camp- but aside from weather, I would have creepy crawly feelings about the possibility of what might find it's way inside... So it's not a bad tent- and it's light enough to pack with everything else for myself and my lil big furry friend. It's warm enough for "3 seasons" (up here in the northeast great white mountains, (we're in the Presidental range a few miles down 302 from Mt Washington) 3 seasons = summer, and the tail ends of each of the other 2- the end of spring and the beginning of fall. My winter tent is very different and much much more expensive - but this is for training my pup to get in, lay down on his bed, and stay. Repacking it is very easy, and quick. It's Stability rating is a solid 9/10. Overall I recommend it with the cautionary description above re: the dimensions, and the length of the poles &how to fix that with a few extra keyrings or something to extend the key. Good luck, be safe, happy trails, etc etc and so forth. Btw, yes, I do recommend this one... ~€mje¥