Carlsbad™ Dark Room™ Dome Tent

I just bought one around a year ago and the price has doubled since then.

I bought mine for right around $200. Today Amazon and Coleman are both listing it at $385

This is the tent I'm referring to. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7QFY8Y7?ref\_=ppx\_hzsearch\_conn\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title\_6&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7QFY8Y7?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_6&th=1) [https://www.coleman.com/camp-sports/tents-by-size/6-person-carlsbad-dark-room-dome-camping-tent-with-screen-room/SAP\_2207022.html](https://www.coleman.com/camp-sports/tents-by-size/6-person-carlsbad-dark-room-dome-camping-tent-with-screen-room/SAP_2207022.html)

As soon as the tariffs were announced I jumped right on it. I just bought a Coleman cot/air bed combo. I was looking at it around a year ago and it was \~$120. It also jumped up in price to $239. I waited and it dropped back down to $170 but I don't think it's going any lower than that so I just bought it. I had to cancel and reorder because it got lost in the mail. But I just received it and am totally happy even at $170. But if you buy their cot, the air pump sucks because it needs four D size batteries. I just bought that little ETANWOLF 3 AIR rechargeable air pump for $20 (almost the price of four D size batteries). It works great.

I just got the Coleman 4 person Carlsbad Skydome with screen room and it's the best bang for your buck. Super easy set up, love the screen room for shoes and temporary space for gear as I switch from morning to sunset hikes. There's a video on YouTube by SquareandTrue to see the setup in action. I got the room darkening feature, but with the rain fly off, one side is 75% screen. Invest in quality stakes, use your guy lines and tie downs, you'll be fine.  The less you spend on a tent, the more you have to spend on a other stuff. Coleman is reliable as long as you take extra care to secure it and store it well.  I invested in a NEMO self inflating sleep pad and I'm so glad I did, so worth it..

I got the Carlsbad Dark Room. It’s a four person so it’s a little more work to set up alone but it’s getting easier the more I use it.

I have a coleman 6 person dark room tent and my buddy liked it so much he bought an 8 person version of the same tent. There is enough room to stand up and it worked well for me, my wife, and dog. We use a double high queen size air mattress in the tent. However if you are camping 60+ nights a year I would not expect a coleman tent to hold up for very long. We only camp a few times a year and the stake out points for the rain fly have started to tear. I have heard very good things about the REI tents like the wonderland and the Base Camp. I have also heard good things about the North Face Wawona tents. There is a woman on youtube that goes by the handel Camping Guidance who has done detailed reviews on quite a few different tents. I would take a look at some of her videos to see if there is anything that looks like it would fit your use case well.

I bought a Coleman Darkroom 6 person tent. I loved it. Unfortunately it melted. So I bought another! But unfortunately I bought the 4 person by accident which I couldn’t stand up in. So, I bought ANOTHER 6 man. So anyway, love that tent. I bought some little string lights to hang up inside because it’s very, very dark in there. Nice for sleeping in and staying cool!