Coleman - Skydome Camping Tent with Full-Fly Vestibule

Costco has several 8 person Coleman tents that are under ~$400. A friend has one and I was surprised by the quality. I would suggest one with a vestibule, if multiple people are staying in the tent it's nice to have a covered outside area to store gear, take off wet clothing, romove boots etc.

We loved our Coleman 8p with full fly and vestibule. Honestly set up and take down is a mere 20 minutes if that. We have a McKinley now and while it works we aren’t in love with it as much. Both have survived prairie thunderstorms and hail. Our Coleman once sat through a torrential downpour with tornado warnings in Cypress Hills while water pooled and ran all around it and it stayed completely dry inside. With that amount of people I would get two large tents and split the adults and children!

I love my Skydome. There are fancier tents out there, but it was affordable and has stood up to rain and wind, as well as being pretty breathable on hot nights. On clear nights (and in less crowded campgrounds) you can remove the rain fly and look at the stars through the fully mesh top.

A Sundome or Skydome is still easier to set up and a lot more waterproof. The fact that they added an extra sold separately rainfly to the Instant shows it’s bad.

Coleman Sundome and Skydome are both super easy

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