This will put your mind at rest at least regarding the roof. The one presented here is 14 x 10 ft; the other is 14 x 8 ft and as I understand it comes with the rain fly. But the 14 x 10 version also exists as an option with the accessory fly included. So do not get confused if you see different descriptions on the Internet. The Coleman Skylodge blew the competition away and offered not only a quick and easy one-person set up, it offered the most comfortable wilderness lodging of all the tents we tried. Unzip a window and you expose the screens, which are angled toward the sky, to the rain falling down.
You might want to check this Red Canyon 8 tent from the same brand, with almost 16 square meters of floor area, or this WeatherMaster 6 with a large screen room. The packed size is not so great indeed, but here too, you would use the car in any case, so the 47 inches (120 cm) of the packed length may not be such a big deal. Everything is fine with this tent as long as you do not have long spells of rain.
The hinged D-door measures about 50 by 34 inches in dimensions, and is only about 47 inches from the ground to the top of the door, because the side walls aren’t really that vertical. If there’s no rain, you you can unzip the windows for more ventilation, and there’s a bug net to prevent larger bugs from getting in. Also, the side walls aren’t as vertical as I expected them to be. Next, pull the tent out tight and drape the rainfly over the tent. The green side of the rainfly is the right side up, and the underside of the rainfly is black. Trailspace’s community of gear reviewers has field-tested and rated the top three-season tents.
A 10 cent aluminum die cast piece would be far superior to what they currently have. Leaks in moderate to heavy rain and tent corners break easily. If someone could make them out of metal it would be a great tent. Proper cleaning and maintenance can prolong the lifespan of your tent.
The six stakes will hold the low-profile design down just fine with the two pre-attached guylines. Should the weather turn hot, the large windows on both sides of the tent and door paired with the two top vents allow plenty of air to run through. However, the Instant Tent also has a handful of drawbacks that make it less than universally appealing. This Coleman Instant Tent helps make setting up camp SO EASY!! You lay out your tarp to protect the bottom of the tent, pull the tent out of the bag, unfold it, extend the poles, and secure with guide lines.
See for example this Coleman Queen size camping bed, a tool from the same brand. This tent pops into shape in under five minutes and only needs one person to set it up. What’s more, it offers two storage pockets that are roomy enough to fit a wallet, a phone, an e-reader, a couple of headlamps, and even a mini children’s audio player and headphones. In addition to stale air, the sealed tent holds moisture in like a sponge.
Unfold the bundle of nylon and interlinked poles from its duffel bag and the shelter almost pops to its shape. After about 3 hours of light rain, all the fabric of the main tent body (both the blue and black fabric) was still dry, which was great. Weight and packed size for the Instant Tent 6 are 24.9lb and 48”x9”x9”, so it’s certainly a hefty tent that will take up a decent amount of space in your trunk.
A subreddit for campers concerned more about the act of camping and less concerned about hiking long distances or light gear. Illumiline™ reflective guy lines are more visible so you don’t get tripped up if you need to take a walk at night. Inside, there’s enough room to stretch out on a queen-sized airbed. I tried to make coleman instant tent sure that the zippers were protected by this yellow rain cover thing on the outside, but it seems to be soaked with water, and made the leaking worse. For weather resistance, I looked at rain and wind protection. The divider extends all the way to the floor, but there are pretty big gaps at the sides of the divider.