Coleman - Octagon 8
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Last updated: Jan 15, 2026 Scoring
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"the white one is on sale on Amazon for about $350 which is a steal"
"I'm on my second one in 7 years"
"I would say that the investment was more than worthwhile."
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"My first 2 tents were 6 person Coleman dome tents and I really miss having that huge tarp like bottom because they always kept us dry."
"it keeps us dry. ... We didn’t have that issue with the Coleman"
"I spent $80 on a six person and it went through multiple rainstorms a year. It started leaking after 6 years. Up until then, it kept us dry as a bone."
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"I could set up in the dark without a light"
"An all clip suspension tent is much easier to pitch solo than a tent that uses sleeves."
"Some of the kelty tents have these sleeves that the bottom of the poles go into and it makes solo setup a breeze."
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"We have the same tent, same size family and we called our "The Condo" as well. Each boy had their own area and mom and dad had the middle with a queen size air mattress. The big old 100 lb lab even had plenty of room."
"It’s huge, can easily stand up inside. ... Comfortably fits a large inflatable queen air mattress for the wife & I, pack’n’play for our 1 1/2 year old daughter and our 4 year old son sleeps on a backpacking air pad."
"Its huge. ... We call it the tent condo. ... One time we had 2 queen air mattresses, a play pen, and 3 suitcases in it for an entire week in total comfort."
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"I had an 8 person that withstood several crazy winter storm fronts in florida while island camping (60-70 mph)...I did use all the guy lines and they were secured to trees or tree roots."
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"found it to be the equivalent warmth of the insulated static v plus my ccf, and even pairing the etherlight extreme with a ccf, and having it fully inflated wasn’t nearly enough for sleeping on frozen ground or snow."
"I've got three nights on it so far in temperatures ranging from upper 30s to mid 40s and I have been cold on it every night. ... It wasn't freezing, but it was noticeably cool and feels like an accurate R-value would be significantly lower. ... That night the pad felt a little colder than my nights on the Neoloft have been, but not by much."
"If I need more than 4 R insulation (I'm sleeping on snow most likely) I'm taking a ccf for backup because I don't want to die."
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"Things a real pain to set up solo though."
"It takes a little longer to set up and is a little more difficult to do by yourself (especially if you're short like me)"
"You may find setting it up alone to be a bit more difficult than other options as it uses sleeves instead of clips for standing up the tent."
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"Leaked in moderate rain and ruined our week."
"it offered nearly no rain protection so you couldn’t keep gear there."
"With the rain fly, it did leak a bit near the windows."
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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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"heavy"
"huge to pack"
"It’s very heavy. So definitely a car camping tent."
We have a Coleman Octagon 8, and it sleeps 6 with a bit of elbow room. You could fit 8, but they would need to be very small, or very comfortable with each other :-) Other than being heavy and huge to pack, it's very roomy and comfortable for "glamping".
r/CampingGear • Super large tent ->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.
r/camping • What should I look for when purchasing a tent for 2-3 people? What should I avoid ? ->I have had the eight person for about four years now. We use it maybe three times a summer. It’s very heavy. So definitely a car camping tent. It is easy to set up. Not quite as easy to pack away. We did camp through a torrential downpour. With the rain fly, it did leak a bit near the windows. I subsequently bought tint wax and waxed all the seams near the windows. Haven’t used it in the rain since so I don’t know if it worked. One thought. We are two adults and one kid. We can all sleep in half the tent. That leaves the other half as a living room if the weather is no good or at night, I put a blanket down, a couple of camping chairs, and a table, and we have our own little tent cabin.
r/camping • Coleman 4 man "instant setup" tent. Any good? ->We have a Robens Aero Yurt and it’s brilliant. The step up from the Coleman Octagons we’d used before is enormous. Really, really impressive build quality.
r/CampingGear • Robens Reviews? ->OMG. We have the same tent, same size family and we called our "The Condo" as well. Each boy had their own area and mom and dad had the middle with a queen size air mattress. The big old 100 lb lab even had plenty of room.
r/CampingandHiking • Recommend me the best tent for family camping please ->In general, the bigger the tent, the more involved setup is. If you want 4 people, and gear, and not feel cramped, I wouldn't suggest anything smaller than an 8 person. Packed away, this will be the size of a duffel bag. It's going to be strictly a car camping type thing. My recommendation - start with something really simple and affordable. You can find a Coleman 8 person for around $200. Go on that a few times, in a few different weather scenarios. It'll be plenty quality enough that it won't leave you miserable or be a detriment. But it's affordable enough that you won't feel like you wasted a bunch if/when it gets relegated to backup spare status. Going in that one will help you determine features that are deal breakers. Do you need better rain protection? Lighter weight? Better ventilation? Light blocking? Higher quality poles or materials? As you put that list together, you can decide your budget, and that'll narrow the field a ton. Or, you might determine that you're perfectly happy in the Coleman, and you've saved yourself hundreds of dollars.
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