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Would Buy Again (And Did!!)
By Thomas Lindsey on Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
I bought one of these a few years ago, and I actually still have it. My buddy and I were planning a two-week trip out to South Dakota and Wyoming and Montana in the early weeks of May, 2022. He didn't have a tent, and I wasn't willing to take my tent (because I was worrying about snapping the tent poles and didn't obtain a solution for the first night if that actually happened), so I suggested we both buy some and have them sent to a local Distribution Center in Rapid City, SD, for pickup. I had success with my first tent, and it's still serving well, and it's affordable and why not? First off, I don't do too much camping, so I'm still a little bit of a novice, but my buddy is totally green. Nonetheless, he had absolutely no problem figuring out how to set the thing up in about 10 or 15 minutes without even needing the instructions. While everything you need is within storage bag, I opted to go to Harbor Freight to buy more robust tent stakes, which proved to be extremely helpful with some of the weather that we had. The storage bag is 100% sufficient with storing the tent, as long as you fold it up a little bit as opposed to just stuffing it in there like whatever. The bag is sturdy enough to carry everything. We also bought some waterproof tarps that were a little bit thick from Harbor freight, as we wanted to keep the tents as dry as possible. Completely satisfied with the amount of airflow, and while it did get down to the low 30s on some nights, having a good sleeping bag (and air pad) takes care of that and having the option to open and close the air vents that will definitely help maintain a decent temperature within the tent. I had no problems at all with the waterproofing of the tent. We had three days where we experienced some rain. The first day, it rained for maybe 30 minutes at night, but the tents were dry in the morning after the sun came out for a little bit and everything dried rather quickly. The last day we also had a bit of rain, so we had to set the tents up before we pack them up for the final time just to let them dry off, but they dried super, super quick. There was one day where there was a torrential downpour that lasted about 2 hours and was absolutely frightening. The wind was ripping super hard, hail was coming down, and I could hear the tent getting pelted like mad by rain. Overall, I was extremely frightened by the lightning, and wondering what I was going to do if the tent came down because it was shaking pretty hard. Well, other than the outside of the tent being wet and being dealt with in the morning, absolutely nothing came inside or happened in any way to damage the tent. My buddy even didn't know that he was supposed to attach the tent to the tent poles with some clips, yet his tent held up. I definitely gained a bit more confidence in the tent after that downpour, I would never even want to be in the car with what was happening. The second photo is the morning after the downpoor. I love the storage pockets, and the hook inside to hang my light, as well as the small inlet for a power cord. I was about as comfortable as I could possibly be. Set up and breakdown is super, super easy. It takes maybe 15 minutes at most with one person, and about 5 minutes with two people. The two-person tent fits one person comfortably with a backpack or something inside. It's quite small, and if you were to use two people in a two-person tent, it would just be you and one other person sleeping next to each other with absolutely no room for anything at all inside. Now, I have two of these tents after I brought the second one home, but I am not complaining at all. I did look at a few other tents before buying this second one and having it shipped, but I know that I was not going to do as well as I would have with this tent. Definitely worth a second purchase, in my opinion!
Top critical review
12 people found this helpful
It's ok - tbd I guess...
By Rey Del Norte on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2024
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¥
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