Coleman - Instant Up 8P Silver Series Tent (Side Entry)
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Last updated: Aug 14, 2025 Scoring
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"literally less than 5 minutes ... Open it up like a canopy, stake it down, done."
"they really are easy to put up and pack away."
"I have a Coleman 8 person tent that sets up super easy. ... It's really easy because the poles are pretty much together already. ... They're kind of telescoping and have a button that locks it in when it's extended. You just stretch out and lock all the poles and stake it down. ... It takes like 5 minutes to get it up and stake it down with one (fun sized) person."
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"Oh, i can also stand up in it. Im 5’10” and its really nice to be able to do that."
"It is huge. ... Queen sized air mattress fits with room to walk around."
"Being able to stand upright in the center is amazing"
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"Also that bad boy had been through nephews and nieces and drunk friends and is remarkably unscathed."
"I haven't had any ripped on me in 10+ years, between coleman and core ... They shipped it with a piece of cardboard that fits between the hub and tent when folded. I reused it for several years."
"The Coleman instant up 8p is what my wife And I have ran for the last 8 ish years ... I've taken it camping over 20 times, probably spending 100 nights in it. Not huge numbers, but it's honestly held up."
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"having a for-sure dry place to keep everything"
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"Of course I have to have two bags to haul it around but I ’m just dropping it on the ground maybe 20’ from the car."
"I’ve used a 8 person Coleman tent for years when car camping."
"8 person Coleman- for car camping with our 4person family."
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"These above tents are for car camping only some destinations and sites require you to walk in and you ain’t walking these guys in"
"It does not fold down small though."
"much more difficult to pack down. ... Coleman was a real pain packing down - aligning the tent poles so it it could fold over was tricky"
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"The pole design means they are under twist pressure, and after I'd replaced the third set of poles I decided to go inflatable. ... and the poles kept breaking."
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"much more difficult to pack down. ... Coleman was a real pain packing down - aligning the tent poles so it it could fold over was tricky"
"It does not fold down small though."
"When it’s just my son and I, I opt for my smaller 4p one as it is easier to set up and tear down."
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"Coleman instant up tents are quick, but their rain flies and rainproofing suck."
"We found that in bad weather the Coleman was too cramped whilst we crowded in and kept out of the rain."
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"This year's camping trip was almost ruined because the seam tape in the tent and on the fly started to peel away in many places. ... I had to get creative to prevent my trip from being washed out during a morning thunder storm. ... don't buy Coleman and expect it to last. I got 3 years out of the tent and only took it out 4 times."
"Coleman instant up tents are quick, but their rain flies and rainproofing suck."
"It leaked when I bought it. ... The inner side wall pockets were not seam taped properly."
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