Coleman - Skydome 6-Person Camping Tent with Screen Room

For me it’s space and headroom. I’m 6’4” tall so I want at least a 6’ center height. My Girlfriend and I use a Coleman Skydome Tent with Screen Room this allows us to store our gear under the screen part and keep our tent open. The tent can hold two queen air mattress. My GF and I use cots and in the middle is a small table and a chair for comfort. We have plenty of room to get up put our clothes on or relax inside which can be nice if the weather outside is nasty. We’ve all had those days when the weather man gets it wrong and 1 day of you 3 day trip is just wet, cold and miserable. Having enough space makes everything better. There is a few different tent manufacturers out there. I’ve always done good by Coleman. Only other tent I would recommend is Kelty. I’ve sold camping gear for the past 35+ years. I’ve seen most of the tents that are offered on the market firsthand. I’ve tested and abused them all to find the best solution for the common car camper. Only thing I’ve come across is when you buy tents that are so big that there rain fly doesn’t always provide enough protection from bad weather. The other reason why many tents fall is because people don’t stake down and deploy their rain fly correctly. The rain fly has two uses weather protection and airflow. If not deployed properly most tents end up getting wet inside and the tent doesn’t breathe properly which causes condensation build up inside the tent. If you can try to stay away from tents that are 15’ x 12’ these tents generally don’t fit on most camp sites and can be difficult to setup. If you want a big tent that is 15’ x 15’ get a canvas tent these tents are built to last and provide proper protection from all types of weather conditions. Just remember always remove one person from your tent if you plan on bring your gear inside the tent with you. So you buy a 3 person tent take 1 person out it will sleep 2 people and your gear. 3 people camping get a 4 person tent, 4 people camping get a 6 person tent. Trust me you’ll enjoy you camping experience when you have enough room for everyone and their gear. If it’s 2 adults and 2 kids I would still recommend going with a 6 person tent. This way you don’t have to worry about space. Happy Travels 🌲🌲⛺️🔥🌲🌲[Skydome Tent with Screen Room](https://a.co/d/3pGx7Wi)

100% worth it for car camping. We are looking at getting a Wawona 6. We already use a Coleman Skydome 6p for the two of us.

My wife and I have 2 tents. A giant Coleman 6 person tent with an attached screened in porch and another tent pretty much the same as your Rei half dome, but it's a 3 person. Depending on the trip we chose the tent. If we're going car camping with friend for a weekend or if we're bringing the dogs, and it's car camping, we bring the bigger tent. If we're exploring somewhere with just me and her then we bring the smaller tent. Either way we usually base it on the trip, amount of people, how far from the car, and if we are bringing dogs. It's usually just us using the tent. This system has worked well with us for 10 years.

I bought a Skydome 6-person tent for $70 at Ollie's for my wife and I, and occasionally our niece, and it's the right size.

All of these are car camping tents. The Wanona and Homestead are 13 lbs, and they're absolutely massive when packed. The skydome 6p is enormous and weighs 19 lbs. You wouldn't ever want to hike with these tents. The North Face tents suffer from outdated design philosophies. There are no clips. You have to feed all of the poles through sleeves. The fabric can bunch up, so you have to be mindful while feeding the poles through. Slow to set up, slow to take down. The Wanona 4P performs well in the rain. It's lovely in the rain, but not so terrific to set up or break down in the rain. These taller tents don't do well in high winds. They're like giant sails, and the poles tend to bend. Questions to ask yourself: What type of camping do you envision for yourself? How many people will you be camping with? Do you plan on thru-hiking? Your ideas about camping will evolve as you gain experience with equipment.

I have one of the basic coleman pop up tents, 6P. Reading your comment has me interested in upgrading as it's used quite a lot. Looking at the pictures of the core online it looks to be a pretty identical design. Do you think the quality of the core would be worth upgrading? Mine isn't super great quality but has held up for four years of use, it's maybe slightly better than basic big box store tent quality.

My Coleman sky dome is tall enough i can stand, and I'm 6'1"

I bought a $90 6 man Coleman that works great. And if my dog accidentally puts a hole somewhere I’m not overly upset.

Yes! It’s a game changer. We have an older Coleman 6 person tent for car camping opposed to a half dome for backpacking. When we’re feeling particularly bougie, we’ll bring an air mattress with us and put that down inside of our bigger tent. Makes for a much better sleeping experience

My husband and I use a 6 person coleman tent with a 6' center height. We sleep on cots and like the extra space.

we are about to replace our coleman 6 person because we've used it SO much. had it since 2016. we bought it for a festival, and it's become our car camping tent ever since. we have kelty, alps mountaineering, and rei smaller tents, and love this coleman for everything, not back country.

It's not a two person but we have a 6 person Coleman tent my 6 ft husband can stand up in. Let me know if you want me to post the link

I have a 6p Coleman I got from Goodwill for $20 that I used for my two daughters and me. We each had an air mattress/pad and it was really comfy. Gotta remember that if you aren't comfortable, why are you doing it? Only reason not to get one is if you are limited on space. Also, think of this as your hotel room. If you are willing to spend $200-400 for a weekend hotel getaway why not spend that on a nice tent that you'll use over and over. That being said, I have since upgraded to a king size roof tent and have never slept better, lol.

For car camping I like Coleman 6p tents. They’re heavy but durable. I use mine for 2 adults on a queen sized deep air mattress. Have two dogs, a Shepard and a beagle each with their own beds. Plenty of room for us

Wouldn’t go to big. Honestly 6p is a great mid range the Coleman is wicked. I just upgraded to a 10p Blackwolf 450 and honestly I prefer the 6p and I have a family of 4. We put two double mattresses in the 6p with a bit of room left for clothes. The Coleman also has a small vestibule we had a mat and shelves for medicine books sunblock etc. Takes me about 45mins to setup the 10p with a bit of mucking around the 6p about 20minutes.

This is the way, I did the same thing and regretted it. I guess you really have to experience it before you know. We have family of 4 and 6p was great.

Dude, my first two tents were coleman. Shit man, I still got them and they still work great. Oldest one close to 15 years. I went from a 4P Coleman to 6P Coleman when I had kids. So if you can get one in good condition or buy it.. go for it. I got my coleman sundome for like a 100 bucks. If you don't want a coleman, you can sang one of these from costco for a 100 bucks - https://www.costco.com/core-6-person-lighted-dome-tent.product.100892929.html Now a days I have a Marmot 6P, recognize that this is 500$ tent. Don't spend this kind of money for your first tent unless you have money to spare or plan on going a lot of camping. The difference between a 100$ tent vs a $500 tent are: - More indoor pockets - High quality tent poles - No snag YKK zippers - Easy to pack bag - better ventilation But from a core tent/sleeping POV, its the same. IF and WHEN you are ready to go backpacking, it would be good to invest in lighter smaller gear. A decent backpacking tent is pretty expensive.