Coleman - Meadowood 4 BlackOut Tent
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"These Core tents allow standing room. ... it's damn nice to be able to stand inside the tent."
"I’m 5’7 and have a bout 6-8 extra in of clearance when standing up."
"My family of three love our Marmot Halo 6p. ... If that’s a deal breaker, the 6p is 76” at its peak. ... The design of the Halo creates nearly vertical walls which make the standing room reach further out than just at the very center. ... We camp with 3 cots (because we’re fancy) in the tent so being able to stand up while closer than just the dead center makes getting dressed much easier."
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"Shit man, I still got them and they still work great. Oldest one close to 15 years."
"The tent I use most often is a 4 person Coleman I bought new for $40 about 20 years ago. I'm very pleased with it. It gets about 10 days of use a year, so 200 days total so far"
"My 4-man Coleman has weathered some beatings over the past 10 years. Solid tent."
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"the nice thing about the pop up function is that it is easy to pop down if the weather turns"
"it is easier to set up and tear down."
"a simple Coleman 4 person dome tent that they are capable of putting up/taking down with a friend."
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"Its Black Out Bedrooms are excellent."
"really loved the fact that they block that unwelcome morning sun"
"It’s an early version of their blackout tents and I love it"
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"Storm Straps and guys are plenty to keep it sturdy in bad weather."
"Fortunately the Coleman 4 person tent held up just fine. That’s terrible peoples set ups are breaking."
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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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"It will leak, you will wake up with everything wet."
"Leaked in moderate rain and ruined our week."
"Constantly leaks"
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"We went from a Coleman 4 person tent to a Coleman 12 tent. We also have a queen blow up mattress & having the extra room is amazing."
"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."
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"Also, good luck trying to put it in the bag."
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"The stakes are junk of course."
My 4-man Coleman has weathered some beatings over the past 10 years. Solid tent.
r/camping • Coleman, skydome w/ dark room tech 10P ->Coleman blackout is the way to go
r/ElectricForest • Tent Recommendations? ->If you're trying to tiptoe into camping, I wouldn't necessarily recommend high end gear, although if you do get into it, higher end gear is better in the long run. For now, if you have nothing, start simple. I'd recommend something like a 4 man Colman tent. Coleman make great car camping gear that isn't going to break the bank, and if you really get into it, you can splurge for the higher end tent later. Get a tarp that is about the same dimensions of the floor of your tent and put it under it for protection. Also, the stakes that come with tents usually aren't all that great, so you may want to get something heavier duty, and get sand stakes if you plan to camp on the beach. For cooking equipment you can find some great deals on Marketplace, but a simple two burner propane stove is cheap and easy. Some folks really like the Blackstones, and so do I, but I find them heavy and find a two burner to be a little more versatile. It's really a personal preference. For cooking equipment, if you want to save money, just grab stuff from your kitchen and put it in a storage container to take with you. GSI makes good cooking gear and I personally like stainless steel stuff from Stanley, as it compacts for storage and I can be rough with it. Go with compostable paper plates to save yourself some cleanup. Start making a list of the small stuff as it pops into your [head.Med](http://head.Med) kit, flashlight, headlamps, towels, etc.
r/camping • Planning my first camping trip ->By the way I’m a member of r/snowpeak and thought your question asking about the Alpha Breeze entertaining to a bunch of Snow Peak nut jobs. lol I’ve had various tents for various situations over the years. Earliest memory was using a Coleman four man tent with my family when I was a kid, an acceptable tent for a child, but I also didn’t know any better. I would say any sub $200 tent now probably falls in the same quality of cheaper tent fabric and lower quality poles. In my teens and throughout my 30s, I got big into backpacking so it was with brands like MSR and Big Agnes. In that time of lightweight backpacking tents, I really loved the original MSR Mutha Hubba (3p), it was lightweight and very packable and was spacious relative to its total weight. I’ve since gotten a newer MSR Hubba Hubba (2p) which I like, slight lowering in quality since the 2000s era of MSR quality. Which brings us full circle to the Alpha Breeze, it’s now my dedicated car camping tent, having also slept in and seen other tents that friends bring on car camping trips. It’s something I view as a long term investment that features thoughtful tent design along with the durability that comes with quality. Last thing, the price is high, but I’m seeing this as something that will last me +10 years, if not 20. Which over time breaks down to about $60/year if using 10 years.
r/camping • help! purchasing first tent this weekend - snow peak alpha breeze or eureka space camp 6? ->Coleman black out tents are great bc yiu can sleep when it's sunny out. Don't forget a tarp under your tent also... also optional... we bought a very small 1 or 2 person tent at our camp for nothing but food we called it our pantry... I always try to keep food out of the tent you'll be sleeping in. Another game changer is take a small block of dry ice wrap in a lot of newspaper and put that in your ice it'll make it last at least twice as long... save yourself trips to the general store/paying 10$ per bag. Happy forest ill see ya there
r/ElectricForest • Tent Recommendations? ->And Coleman has a super popular four person tent, that will accommodate two comfortably, has that expanding bag, and easy set up and take down. The stakes are junk of course.
r/camping • Coleman, skydome w/ dark room tech 10P ->I personally love Coleman Blackouts. I put my canopy above it and holds in the rain well. It does get really dark though so lighting inside is also important when you want to see and not sleep. **Tent** * [Tent Recommendations I](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/18g2fun/tent_recommendations_in_ga/) * [Tent Recommendations II](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1bshsda/tent_recommendations/) * [Tent Recommendations III](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/10lz66h/tent_recommendation/) * [4 Person Tents](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/10lz66h/tent_recommendation/) * [Best Tent For Heat](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/zmzrn4/best_tent_for_the_summer_heat/) * [Best Tent Having 2 Spots](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1btfitf/best_tent_setup_for_6_people_and_2_cars/) * [Rooftop Tent Experience](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/v7ubtj/rooftop_tent_at_electric_forest/) * [Tent Suggestions for Non Campers](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1df60wk/tent_suggestion_for_a_non_camper/) * [How to Determine Tent Size](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1ct6rmd/help_on_deciding_tent_sizecanopies/) **Camping Essentials** * [Camping Must Haves](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/lzy1lk/camping_must_haves/) * [Items That Make Or Break Festival Experience](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1dtvqho/items_that_make_or_break_your_festival_experience/) * [Best Portable Fan](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1cxnvc7/best_portable_fan/) * [Something You Forgot Or Glad You Brought](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1docklo/something_you_forgot_wish_youd_brought_or_random/) * [Unique Items ](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1ch9nic/what_unique_items_do_you_pack_for_forest/) * [What Did You Bring That Didn't Work/Wasn't Useful?](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/e8bcbn/what_have_you_brought_that_didnt_work_outwasnt/) * [Camping Setups Items That Are Now Essential](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/18pyuip/whats_something_you_added_to_your_camping_setup/) * [Camp Lighting](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1476f49/camping_lights/)
r/ElectricForest • Tent Recommendations? ->I've had a couple of the instant set-up cabin tents throughout the years, I will keep buying this type until I make the jump to travel trailer. However, I cannot recommend the 10p Core with the built in screened porch. The porch is basically useless in the rain, it doesn't detach & holds the front part of the rainfly. If you decide to keep the screen open it just collects bugs that quickly make it into the tent when you unzip the doors to get in. This is my first Core & probably my last, will probably go back to the Coleman in the same size for my very last tent. Choose Wisely.
r/camping • Tent recommendations for a couple of senior gentleman? ->We have a fancy blackout tent (I think Coleman) but find that using a reflective shade over the top still massively helps it to stay cooler. You can get fabric ones fairly cheap which are great because they’re reusable and not noisy like space blankets
r/glastonbury_festival • Best heat-resistant tents? ->My wife and I faced the exact same problem this year and bought a Coleman 4-person for about $100. FWIW, the only time we've used it we got caught in a rainstorm and came out fine. It's not a totally stupid tent, and going with their reputation as making solid non-glamorous gear seems to have worked out. It makes no pretense at all at being light, which for car camping doesn't matter.
r/CampingGear • Suggestions on 4 person tent - currently looking at Sierra designs and Kelty tents ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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