desertcart.com : Coleman Skydome Camping Tent with 5 Minute
Setup, 2/4/6/8 Person Weatherproof Tent with Rainfly & Carry Bag,
20% More Headroom Than Traditional Canopies : Sports & Outdoors
Review: Easy set up and stays dry inside. - Great value for the
money. A simple 2 person tent (we all know to take the number of
people a tent is SUPPOSED to be for and divide by two - no way 4
people can comfortably spend a night in this tent) that sets up
very quickly. We have camped during a small bit of rain; but the
rainfly worked to keep the tent completely dry inside. Two single
cots and enough gear for two people fit inside. This tent has
been on a few weekend Cub Scout camping trips and has served its
purpose very well.
Review: Excellent beginner/trial tent - Last year I decided I
wanted to start camping. I had not been camping since I was a
teen w/my parents decades ago. I wanted to get into the hobby
cheap, but not so cheap as to ruin the experience. Just to see if
I really would enjoy it or if the nostalgia would wear off fast.
I used this tent several times this year and don't regret it one
bit. In the pros column: * Plenty of space for a single person. I
was able to fit a camping cot, my camping chair, and a 25 gallon
bin (as a nightstand) in the tent with enough room to move
around. It was snug, but comfortable. * The tent held up to
moderate rain on two of my trips - no water got inside. Though
there was little wind to drive the rain. * The mostly netting
body with the rain fly providing privacy meant that the tent
remained relatively cool. But it was still comfortable down into
the mid-30s F. And the cons: * The provided stakes were not of
the best quality and were a challenge to use in the very rocky
sites I went to in the West. * While the tent could remain cool,
in direct sunlight on a desert day, it would not. The lone window
on the front door meant there was little chance of a cross breeze
helping matters much. * Setting up as a solo camper did take some
time - definitely not the 5 minutes as advertised. Closer to 15
minutes. * The domed walls do cut down on the usable floor space
inside the tent when not sleeping/resting directly on the ground.
- Trying to get the tent to fit into the original, machine packed
bag, is an exercise in futility. I simply bought a 25 gal. tote
to carry the tent, rain fly and ground tarp in. Honestly, for a
year's worth of usage to see if I really was going to keep
camping, this was the ideal tent. A lot of the negatives on the
list are more due to the style of camping I intended to use vs.
the style of camping the tent targets. This is more of a heavier,
multi-person, backpacking tent whereas I set out to car-camp as a
solo person. I have since replaced this tent with a far more
expensive, far heavier, and roomier tent for my 2nd season. But
this tent fulfilled it's purpose. It let me know camping is
something I am enjoying for the hobby it is, and not the
nostalgia of years past.
