Coleman - Elite Sundome 6-Person Tent
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
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"I even washed them accidentally and still worked perfectly fine afterwards."
"Been using them for about four years working out in my gym, and cycling daily (45+ minutes on a bicycle outdoors)."
"They last absolutely forever (I know 1980s models still in daily use)"
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"We have traveled to 3 countries with it, set it up on taxis etc."
"Super easy. ... Took about 20-30 minutes"
"sets up in under 3 min including stake out time. ... Take down is just as fast and it fits in its storage bag with out much fuss. ... set up in under 90 seconds 120 if you putting in stakes."
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"I had mine staked down in packed sand during a rainstorm that dropped 1.5”-2” per hour for 3 hours according to a ranger station nearby and it took it like a champ."
"has withstood the last week of winds over 70 freezing kph."
"It endured pretty intense weather and rain in alpine landscape without any problem"
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"The best part is the huge vestibule. ... On super rainy days we can set up our camp chairs in there and cook with the stove no problem, the dogs sleep out there and it's a great place to dry stuff."
"I’m 6’4” and I have plenty of room ... I sleep on the diagonal just for extra head room but I can fit straight across ... I can sit straight up in the tent and move around ... there’s still room in the tent for most of the extra gear in my pack"
"Can fit 2 cots, 2 camp chairs, and the dog bed no problem."
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"Worse than that, it drains the battery really fast if you are holding position or flying into the wind. ... Even with the + battery, you might get 40 minutes flying with the wind and 11 minutes flying home against the wind meaning you probably won't make it."
"It would shake like crazy at night since the wind could not pass through. ... I ’m talking Dorothy’s house flying away from Kansas type of shaking in the wind."
"let in wind noise which is ruining them for me."
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"Dropped about 9ozs and kicked myself the rest of the way down the trail for being so gullible. ... I could really feel those 9ozs off my back."
"For pack-in or hiking its FAR too heavy."
"Heavy af though. ... In general as a 2.8kg backpacking tent it's considered very heavy though, especially if you're taking days of food and other gear."
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"Im camping now in a Coleman 4 person tent. 1 is comfy, 2 is cramped. 4 if we were midgets."
"I find that you basically have to halve the number of people advertised to fit in a tent to get a comfortable experience with space for gear and to be sleeping without being up against the side walls (which can cause moisture to transfer inside of the tent). ... my Coleman rent that is advertised as a 6 person tent but sleeps three plus gear better than it fits 6 sardines."
"Door is only on one side, which makes it hard to use 2 cots (6 person)."
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"After finishing up a trip this past weekend up in Maine I found out that my new 6 person Coleman tent is not water resistant to rain. ... I always thought Coleman made a decent tent until this past weekend when I found out the hardway with water seeping through every seem of the tent"
"the Sundome only comes down halfway."
"My personal experience is with one of my older tent coleman sundome, where the fly kind of goes just below where the screen material is. In windy conditions, the, due to the gap, the wind finds its way in and make the fly very flap around a lot and hence its very loud."
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"The Atacama desert ate up my new Brooks Cascadias in one week."
"first hiking trip and lots of chunks missing."
"I wore out the Cascadias lightening quick."
1ftm2fts3tgr4lgColeman Subdome 6p. Cheap, easy, 10x10, 6ft high.
AskForNateI have the Coleman Dome 6 (two of them) and a Core 9P, both have been great. Just left Bennett Springs in Missouri in our Coleman 6P and stayed dry the whole weekend.
awakensleepYou get 6 feet in the center of a Coleman 6 person sundome tent
CafeRoasterI have a Coleman 6 person tent for family trips. Absolutely fantastic, especially given the price! It has a main room, small “entry”, and then another covered smaller area outside. Makes for taking shoes off real easy and contains the mess to one area.
ChessieChesapeakeI’m in the U.S. and Coleman is a solid go to for a first tent. I have a couple of their six person tents and they’ve served me well.
CK1277I love the Coleman 6 person dome tents. I use them for my Girl Scout troop. If you want to use them in colder temps, I recommend the Darkroom over the Sundome. The rainfly goes lower and provides more insulation.
crashin-kcAs a single adult scout leader I run a 4 person instant Coleman tent. I sleep on my own 95% of the time. In a pinch I could provide room for another leader. I have a 6-person but it’s way too big for me by myself. Before the Coleman I had a 4 person malamoo mega that I really liked.
cupnsauceJust 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.
D3DesignI 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.
DIY_Forever2 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...
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