Coleman Sundome 4 Person Tent

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By : Coleman
Price : $86.09

Product Description

The Coleman Sundome 3 Person Tent is designed with rainfly setup covers the doors and windows. The? rainfly is 450mm-185T polyester and the exclusive WeatherTec system is guaranteed to keep you dry!The inner tent has a mesh vent for increased ventilation as well as a rugged floor with inverted seams. Poles are shock-corded fiberglass. Separate storage bags for tent, poles, and stakes.

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Customer Reviews

My wife and I went camping to an isolated beach quite far inside Brazil, they were charging for a rented tent about US$ 100 a night, so I decided to bring my own tent there, and I bought this one only for it's price and low weight.
What a pleasant surprise it was, we setted it up in 10 minutes during the night (first time camping for us), it was spacious enough for the queen size inflatable bed and two suitcases, even with wind and two big thunderstorms with rains the tent never fainted, only about 10 drops of water fell from the seams, but that was all, we stayed in it 5 nights, of course a bigger tent would have been better, but for the price and the weight (I had to travel 4 countries by plane + 5 hours in bus) it definitely was the best deal.

I purchased the 9x7 Coleman dome at a local sporting goods store. It was a last minute purchase to have a larger tent for my son and I to use. I really wasn't expecting much since it was a Coleman and on the low-end side of available tents, and felt that I had over paid since it was at a retail store.
1) After seen the price here, I got a bargain. I paid $55 plus tax vs. $65 plus shipping. So...yay!
2) I have been repeatedly impressed with the overall quality.
It doesn't have a full rain fly and it uses an extra pole for a ridge in the fly, but the material is quality. The tent has some extra features too. There is a tiny zipper in one corner that you can run wires in for electric. The zipper has a layer of material covering it so it will not have direct exposure to rain. It also has what looks like a doggy door. This is considered a "Cooler Access" door so you can leave your ice chest our side the tent and simply go through the flap to snag a soda. This door has a vent screen and the material covering the zipper for rain protection.
The tub style bottom is nice and thick and the side venting under the rain fly is wide open. Like the front door, the back window can be open and vented. My initial intent was to buy cheap until the family started to get into camping. Once the cheap tents wear out, I wouldn't mind spending more. This tent doesn't seem like it will wear out anytime soon though!
I seam sealed and rain protected the tent and rain fly as soon as I bought it. I also practiced setting it up several times. I did this with the Wenzel 2 man tent I reviewed on Amazon. I haven't had to wait out a rain storm yet, but I feel better with the extra protection. The included stakes are pretty thin. After two trips some are starting to bend from the hammering. Eventually I will replace these. The tent is kinda heavy. When you combine that with a ground cover the weight really stacks up. If you are sharing the tent and planning on hiking, make sure the load is split up or off load some of your gear to a buddy. Finally, add some reflective tape or something to the side guy wires so they can be seen in the dark. My kiddo tripped over one and kinda hurt himself. Don't worry, he's a pretty tuff little squirt so he was fine.
So, now for the wind storm story. On our last trip out we had three tents including this Coleman. We arrived and setup in the dark and in light to moderate winds. The Coleman setup quickly with two people (it can be setup with 1 patient person if necessary). Later that night, the winds really pounded us. My estimate puts the winds gusting in the mid 40mph range with steady winds around 20mph.
Luckily we had the corner of the tent into the wind. Since it was late when we arrived, I (accidently) didn't finish pounding the stakes into the ground for the rain fly. The guy wires that keep tension on the fly came off the stakes and caused the sides of the fly to flap violently in the wind. Despite my blunder, the tent held up great. The rain fly is fine and held up to the abuse.
I definitely recommend this as a starter tent for car camping in the 1-3 day trip range. I still don't know about how well it will hold up in rain. When that day comes I will add additional comments.
On a side note, don't forget to put away the rain fly pole and leave it on the back of your wife's car. Apparently the pole does not survive multiple impacts on the ground and being run over by hundreds of vehicles. Luckily with a hack saw you can cut an extra pole to fit perfectly in a matter of minutes.