Skydome 4-Person Tent

I have an old Coleman 6x9 dome tent I use in cold weather. It's all mesh on top but the fly extends down past the mesh. In cold weather I tuck the fly under the sides. Condensation collects on the bottom of the fly and trickles down below the mesh outside of the tent. Restricting the airflow adds about 10°. Coldest I've used it is 22°.

Our Troop has been using 4-person and 6-person Coleman Skydome tents for the last several years. The boys are rough on tents, so priorities are cost and ease of repair. Positives: - The tents themselves are quick to set up and pack away. - They are well ventilated. - Inexpensive and reasonably durable. Negatives: - They are not especially light, weighting between 8 and 13 lbs. - Poles are attached to the tent, which makes them easy to pack but could be a problem if a pole needs to be replaced. - Can handle rain when set up correctly, but may allow in water in a severe storm. On that last point, it's hard for me to provide a completely objective assessment because we have had Skydome tents become soggy in very bad weather, but this may be because of boys leaving the vent on the door open rather than issues with the tent itself.

Coleman makes an affordable black tent. After 25 years of avid camping, we are really enjoying the first season with ours! We never wanted or needed one, but I feel like I'm alot less exposed? The dark tent makes us feel cozier, and it's great in the bright mornings. There's less light/shadow figures at night, (think Austin Powers scene) but the main reason we liked this tent is that it has a full fly and covered vestibule. We live in a rainy climate, so this was important And was in our budget. Here's the Canadian Tire link, but we bought ours on sale from a sporting goods store. Coleman Skydome 3-Season, 4-Person Easy Set-Up Camping Dome Tent w/ Rain Fly, Vestibule, E-Port & Carry Bag | Canadian Tire https://share.google/N9zRHwYqXgwz91RLK

We have used a 4-person Coleman Skydome for several years now and dragged it all over the country. It's spacious, and my wife loves it because it allows so little light in. With a dog now ourselves, we are debating upgrading to a 6-man version. Between the dog and a megamat, it's starting to fill up (but still doable). The only thing that gives me pause is that with the 6-man, we won't be able to do ourselves + friend in another tent in many tent pads. Backpacking-wise, I'd honestly prefer to just not bring the dog most of the time (and I'm usually trying to fly out West/Alaska/Canada anyway)

Sure you could use a backpacking tent for car camping. But car camping is kind of "glamping", so if you really want to be comfortable then cots, and other big items don't fit or might damage that backpacking tent. I use a cheap ~$100 Coleman Skydome 4 person tent for car camping, fits 2 people comfortably with 2 cots and all our gear and I don't care that much about the tent. Then for backpacking I have several tents I can choose from depending on my needs or use scenarios.