Be the first to know about promotions, special offers and product releases. Sign up to be the first to know about promotions, special offers and product releases. The fulcrum points coleman sleeping bags of the frame have soft mesh covers to help you avoid finger pinches, but we did notice the mesh gets pinched in the joints quite a bit and it might not hold up over time.
Shawna Newman is the editor-in-chief of Active Weekender, a website that provides resources — from gear recommendations to beginner tips — to people looking to plan outdoor adventures. Her favorite outdoor activity is hiking, and she is on a quest to visit every national park in the U.S. But if you are worried about performance in the wind, we’d recommend looking at a different tent rather than a smaller size. The welded floors are like tubs with patented corner welds, and you have covered seams around the parameter. Thankfully, like all good Coleman tents, there’s a storage pocket to suit your needs. This is more of a tent for backyard camping, rather than backpacking.
Keep in mind that we may receive commissions when you click our links and make purchases. We try our best to keep things fair and balanced, in order to help you make the best choice for you. With all that being said, we still highly recommend treating any Coleman tent with a proper DWR treatment as well as beefing up the seams with a brush-on seam sealer. Honestly any tent on the market will benefit from these measures, but because Coleman tents are still budget tents first and foremost, it’s an especially important step before taking your Coleman out in the wilderness.
The tent is made from 150D polyester and you can see the seam seals all the way around. We haven’t had a chance to test it in the rain yet, but we’d expect it to hold up well initially and potentially not be the most durable tent over the years since the zippers and mesh don’t appear to be high quality. What we did like about this tent was the spacious footprint and the two large doors that allowed for a refreshing cross breeze. This tent has an integrated rain fly, and could have been stuffy without a lot of thoughtful attention to ventilation. What’s more, the carrying bag split open the first time I zipped it shut and, from the looks of it, won’t last more than two or three camping trips before it needs to be replaced.
Drawbacks here are few and far between, but our biggest gripe with the Skydome is that it doesn’t deliver the level of wind resistance advertised. Coleman claims the Skydome is tested to withstand 35 mph winds, but several owners have reported poles snapping under milder conditions. We’ll also point out that although the Skydome is available in 2, 4, and even 6-person coleman tents sizes, all models of the tent stick to a single door/single vestibule construction. We’d love to see a back door added (especialy if it comes with a second vestibule in the future), but for now we’re more than happy to live with a single door at this price. In terms of weather protection, our favorite feature of the Skydome is it’s full length/full coverage rainfly.
It got so hot one afternoon that we spent the day taking shifts in the car, cooling our photography equipment while monitoring ourselves for signs of heatstroke and dehydration. If tents can withstand those conditions, they’ll withstand just about anything. Many cabin tents come with coleman sleeping bags add-ons that make using them more enjoyable. For example, the Core Instant Cabin Tent has a built-in flap that opens to accomodate an external electrical cord. Other models, such as the Ozark Trail Instant Cabin Tent, come with a rainfly that protects campers from heavy downpours.
However, some users reported that there is still leakage during a torrential rain. To be on the safe side, you may want to seal the seams if you know you are camping somewhere where rain is a frequent occurrence. All of the 8 person tents included in this guide are solid choices, and which one will be the best for you depends on your specific needs. It might be listed as a 4 person tent & be very spacious, meaning you’ll fit as 4 + your gear.
You can use the tent in sunny conditions to prevent sunlight and have a perfect rest. Thanks to darkroom technology, you can rest in the cabin tent. Unlike conventional tents, you don’t have to worry about sunlight.