Elite Sundome

Honestly for the durability and price I love my old Coleman sundomes, I have a 2 man and a 4 and they haven’t let me down in over a decade of use.

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.

How old are the kids? If they’re old enough to trust a little bit, I recommend a second tent. We’ve been camping since before my kids could walk, and they got their own tent when they were 6. It’s a game changer. We put a bell on the zipper so we would hear them if they left their tent. We have the same member’s mark from Sam’s that was described above for just the wife and I. The boys started in a little tent when they were six, but they graduated to our old Coleman Sun Dome when they were 8. So, now we have a 10 person and a 6 person for 4 people. I’m not mad about it. 🤣

It depends, you know? I have three tents that were each $400+, one is a two person backpacking tent that weighs like 2.5lbs, one is a 3 person backpacking tent for canoe trips, and one is a 4 person snow tent for the winter. I **also** have a $60 Coleman sundown that I got on Amazon like 8 years ago and it's my favorite "Im going car camping this weekend" beater tent. "Oh shit that tree branch is kinda rubbing on the tent, do you think it'll tear?" "Dude this thing was $60 and built like a tank who gives a shit" You're probably buying the perfect tent for what it's made for.

I have a gazelle - great tent - super easy setup and it’s tall enough to stand in. Downside it’s heavy and big. Like the size of a small person in the bag. And I think it weighs maybe 30 some pounds. Like any tent you have to make sure it’s dry before putting it away etc. I also don’t like the fact that the floor is velcro-ed on. I haven’t had any issues but it seems strange. I’ve also had a sundome - it’s light packs small mine was a 3 person so it’s short and tight inside. Takes time to set up as with the poles etc. Some of the taller domes a shorter person would struggle to get the fly on. I’m 5’4 and have to keep that in mind if I plan to put them up alone. I have a tensleep I love - but it’s essentially a dome and a super large fly — hard to set up in the wind.

Well, it’s probably not a “tent house” but a 6 or 8 man Coleman darkroom Skydome is a good tent, easy to set up, and durable and waterproof through storms. The Boy Scouts often use Coleman Sundomes because they are so durable.

I have a sundome without the porch and love it. Got it for like $70 and it has served me well