Coleman - Elite Sundome 6-Person Tent

If you’re looking for an affordable tent, get one of the coleman dome tents.  Keep in mind that a 6 person tent will be very tight for 6 full grown people. If the boys are 15+ get at least a 8 person tent.

We’ve used the coleman sundome for years and it did great in storms and the ventilation is summer weather was good.

You get 6 feet in the center of a Coleman 6 person sundome tent

Just retired my 6man sundome after about 15 years. The pole slots started to rip. Well worth the money for how cheap they are. Its kept me dry through rainstorms in Oregon that lasted multiple days also.

I have a sundome 6 person that is many years old. Bought it lightly used quite a while ago, honestly dont exactly know how old it is. Probably approaching a decade if not more. I have refreshed the waterproofing a few times, and always put a tarp down to avoid ripping the bottom. My only gripe is that the white fabric of the sides has gotten stained in a few spots.

Find a used Coleman Sundome 6 person. I know thats probably excessive for two people, but it is really nice to have for space, and the ability to stand fully upright inside.

Coleman sundome 6 person is a good size for a roomy 2 person setup. Plenty of room to sleep, and if its rainy, theres space for some chairs to play cards or other games.

2 Adults and 1 child? You aimed at some fairly premium names there, can I humbly suggest you look at a tried and true tent. The Coleman SunDome 6. 10x10 footprint, over 6' standing height in the middle, EASILY holds 2 queen air mattresses, Guy the rainfly out and it is almost all mesh on the sides, the rainfly more or less scoops air up and into the tent body, the peak pole that holds the front and back up let heated air escape from the top. Super easy to set up with a simple 3 pole design. 2 for the body, 1 for the fly. I have serious back issues and it is the ONLY style of not instant set tent I would consider using. VERY water tight. Before I got my camper van, I camped for YEARS with a SunDome 6 that I gifted to a friend for his kids to do family / scouting trips. It has been through Texas downpours in late spring / early fall heat. They offer this tent as a "Dark Room" model and I have found the dark room fabrics REALLY help keep heat levels in the tent down... Obviously no tent is going to be cool camping in the summer, Unless you close it off and put an air conditioner in it... That needs a different kind of tent...

I have a coleman 6 person sundome tent and its super easy to put up and take down. Its reasonably waterproof if you stake it out really well and don't have things pushed up against the walls.

I switched from a giant 8-person tent to a Coleman Sundome 6 last year for basically the same reasons, my back and my car space both thanked me. The center height is comfy enough to hunch over and dress, and I can set it up by myself in like 10-12 minutes tops. The ventilation’s decent too. Only thing is it doesn’t have a screened porch, but I just throw a little mat under the rainfly at the door for shoes and it works fine.

I recently surprised myself by getting my 6p sundome back into its bag - twice in one weekend! Felt like a superhero lol

Yeah, two 6 person sundomes would probably work, bigger would be more comfortable though, for 8ppl

I don't know about everyone else, but I've been camping like every year for the last 10 years at least, 3 seasons, through rains, winds, etc, and the first 8 of those years were done with my wife in a $50 4 person tent from Outbound/Coleman/Ozark etc, whatever the cheap stuff is at Walmart/Canadian Tire.. The last 2 years I switched to a 6 person Coleman I got for $60 on sale, because I had a baby and needed more room lol.. If it's your first time camping, I really don't see why anyone would recommend you spend hundreds of dollars when you can have a perfect experience with $50 lol (btw, never had a leak, any openings in the tent (like for running cables) you can just put a piece of tape over, and the only bugs you'll get are the ones you let in lol Tip: only go in and out of your tent without any lights on so as to not attract bugs

Your experience with the Ozark Trail tent actually highlights the biggest factor here: in wind, size and shape matter more than brand. Tall, boxy 6-person tents act like sails, especially at this price point. Sustained \~35 mph wind is pushing any budget family tent, but lower-profile dome tents tend to handle it much better, which is exactly why your smaller backup tent performed better. If bad weather is a real concern, I’d focus on a simple dome design with a full rainfly, fewer big mesh panels, and solid guy-out points. From your list, the Coleman Sundome is probably the most proven option in storms when it’s well staked. The larger Coleman models and the Sequoia are more comfortable, but their height makes them more vulnerable in strong wind unless you’re very sheltered. Personally, I’d take a slightly smaller, simpler tent that stays standing over extra space when the weather turns.