Elite WeatherMaster Lighted Cabin Tent with Screen Room

Thank you to everyone for their suggestions!!! Greatly appreciate everyone's input. Went with a coleman 6-person cabin camping tent with enclosed weatherproof screen room from Costco. With my $65 online voucher, got it for $152 taxes in!

>UPDATE Thank you to everyone for their suggestions!!! Greatly appreciate everyone's input. Went with a coleman 6-person cabin camping tent with enclosed weatherproof screen room from Costco. With my $65 online voucher, got it for $152 taxes in Good choice, Coleman is always my go-to recommendation for a first timer. Decent priced and decent quality, will last you for plenty of trips.

I would definitely not get a rooftop tent, especially if you have physical issues that would make it more difficult to get into. You have to pack it all up every time you want to move your car, so driving into town - or just down to a campground's shower building - is a major inconvenience. If you can afford it, a small camper would be great. One of those teardrop ones that have a bed inside and little else would be a good option, or you may be able to find a cheap used pop-up camper somewhere. Or I'd also recommend a large tent that you can stand up in. I solo-camp with a Coleman Weathermaster 6-person tent that I can stand up in (I'm 6ft 2in) and it's great being able to move around without crawling or being hunched over. And I also use a nice big cot. As a fellow 40-something, I've learned that the older you get, the more important comfort is when camping.

I’ve been trying to respond but the aws outage is causing issues. Good time to be camping. The bungee cords help with minor winds to help with the snapping of the fabric in the wind but I’d say only in normal conditions. Last night nothing would have helped. It takes up the extra tension and releases it slower so it does make as much flapping noise. At least that’s the theory and it seems to work. But I wouldn’t use them on the main tie downs only minor ones where the fabric tents to move more. That might make a good experiment for someone to try with and without and measure the db level. But it seems to dampen the wind sounds.

Yeah I put the door down before we went to bed. This picture was just from the initial setup before the wind got bad. We had a Coleman weather master 6p for a few years as well. It was great but also was much harder to set up, especially in the wind. But it was a steel frame so it felt pretty solid once it was up. I feel like the anchors and tie downs are key no matter what tent you have. I spent more money on those than the cost of some of my tents from the past, but once you have those you can use them forever. I think if I was a regular down here, I’d love to get the ShiftPod but I don’t think I want to spend that much on a tent if I’m only here once a year. They look pretty sturdy as well.

I have had the Coleman Weathermaster 6 for 12 years and it has been a fantastic tent. My family is ready to move on to something a little larger but it has been great for us. It's pretty easy to setup, I can even do it solo though it's helpful to have hands. We've been poured on and stayed completely dry. The only times we've had water were due to lazy setup (guy lines weren't tight enough to hold fly completely off the top mesh and we had some water transfer). It's spacious, you can stand, the hinge door is cool and the screened area makes for great storage, or a great sitting area. Coleman is quality at a very fair price point. All that said, I have been looking at Core tents for our next cabin style tent. But you can't go wrong with Coleman.

I have a weathermaster I use for longer trips. Very roomy, the swinging door is awesome, hold up very well during storms. The only thing I don't like about it is it takes 2 people to set up.

I see the same recommendations over and over, high dollar tents from the northface/rei/big agnes. And they are all great tents. I have about 7 tents now because i have a problem. But everytime i pack my Coleman weathermaster with the screen porch. This tent has gotten me through insane weather. 40mph winds in an open field. TORRENTIAL downpours for hours. Super hot sunny days. Everytime the poles stay strong, the floor stays dry, the walls rarely drip condensation. Tons of room, mesh porch with mesh doors, great ventilation, easy up and easy enough down. Its not the lightest, it has a few more parts than some, and it doesnt look instagram worthy or fancy. But its RELIABLE I love this tent so much that i don't care if you do buy one or not and i dont care what people think of coleman. I just think so highly of this tent for what i bought it for.