Longs Peak 4-Person Fast Pitch Dome Tent

I have the Coleman easy up 4, but for me and my child. I don’t love the blackout and don’t use it that much. If it’s just you get a hiking tent or swag. Over time the instant up tents start to twist on the mechanism, happens to my friends and is starting to happen to mine. I love it but when travelling solo I would use something smaller.

Coleman 4p instant tent. I have one and it's great, just a little heavy.

I probably use my 4-person Coleman tent from Target more than I use my 2-person Marmot because it fits my family. By myself, I'm choosing the better tent every time. The Marmot is basically the same as the REI halfdome. A bit heavy for backpacking but light enough for a few days on the trail. I will say the biggest obvious differences are the ease and speed of setting up, the smoothness of the zippers, and the strength of the aluminum vs fiberglass poles. Those make a big difference in the day to day use. The finer points are the seam taping and sealing, the screen quality, and other details that make a difference but you don't notice right away.

I got a Coleman 4 person tent that’s advertised as a “quick setup” tent. I can put it up by myself and it fits a twin air mattress with room to spare for gear. It was under $100 on sale. Something I look for is clips to attach the tent poles instead of sleeves to slide the poles through. Much easier and faster to use clips vs sleeves. Get some extra lines for guy lines and some quality stakes and you should be good to go.

My 4 person Coleman has held up for years with me and my 2 dogs camping 10+ nights a year