Coleman - Meadowood 4 BlackOut Tent

Coleman without question. Its build quality is great. Storm Straps and guys are plenty to keep it sturdy in bad weather. Its Black Out Bedrooms are excellent. It has zip downs on the main door to stop tripping up. Zips on both sides to run in electrical hook up. Side door entrance as well. There’s also an option for a Vestibule on the front to close in essentially another room. There are much better Air Tents to chose from, but in this instance the Coleman wins hands down.

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

Mine from like 2015 has drainage. It’s an early version of their blackout tents and I love it

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how the boat destroyed my tent!!! I'm sure this will make a great story once I have the details. My Coleman was good to us, too. It was going to need another waterproofing, but it did a great job. I'll consider another one for sure.

I agree that the Coleman is a great value. I have a 8p one and use it for troop outings. 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.

Our family camps at assateague regularly most recently Labor Day week-into the weekend. We also love assateague even though it can have harsh conditions. We got stuck in a couple days of high wind last October. Fortunately the Coleman 4 person tent held up just fine. That’s terrible peoples set ups are breaking. The only thing I see here I would do differently if I was worried about the wind is possibly keeping your vestibule canopy down. It will provide less lift if the wind blows in that direction. It sounds like you’re well experienced and know what you’re doing. Happy camping!

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. Since I'm not carrying it, I don't care how much it weighs

Remember, when tents say sleeps, 4, 6 etc. Its never realistic. Im camping now in a Coleman 4 person tent. 1 is comfy, 2 is cramped. 4 if we were midgets.

I camped for years with 50' of Paracord and a 10 x 20 4 mil plastic sheet. I see tents in thrift stores often. I have 2. Watch out for broken zippers. That's the most common fault. Easy to fix with the tool ($10). 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.