Coleman - Skylodge 4-Person Instant Camping Tent
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"It's so easy to set up - even solo and I'm only 5'1."
"Setup was ridiculously simple – probably took us 3 minutes, tops, with zero stress (which is saying something if you’ve ever struggled with mystery tent poles at dusk)."
"I third this as long as you are car camping. Where you only have a very minimal walk from where you park to where you put your tent. ... For a newcomer/1st time these tents are fantastic. They go up in a minute or two."
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"I love using my Coleman instant up for car camping trips :)"
"I third this as long as you are car camping. Where you only have a very minimal walk from where you park to where you put your tent. ... For a newcomer/1st time these tents are fantastic. They go up in a minute or two."
"Excellent for car camping"
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"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"
"I've had mine for over a decade of camping in all kinds of weather across the American SW, including multiday camping festivals, this thing refuses to die lol."
"it has lasted many years of hard use through rain, snow, hail, and 115F desert trips."
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"It had the rain fly and it never leaked."
"it held up perfectly in some light rain—didn’t get a single drop inside."
"Been through some decent thunderstorms too."
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"I’m pretty tall so I really appreciate the standing room. It made getting changed or just moving around so much easier than ducking in a tiny pup tent."
"They’re quite tall in the middle and in the 4P will give you extra room, with near full head height depending on how tall you are"
"you can stand up in it no worries"
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"I had one and it had no rain fly, internal or not. ... Needless to say one sudden rain storm on a sunny day while we were out hiking and we came back to the tent with about 3 inches of water inside. ... Without a rain fly it's more a screened gazebo than a real tent."
"It will leak, you will wake up with everything wet."
"ultimately the seams have started to fail. Found that out last time it rained, woke up with puddles. Not happy."
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"My main gripe was it doesn't pack down well. ... It gets, crumpled and rolled and fits in a large bag. ... It was always a pain to pack because how large the bag is."
"And awkward to take down and dry out."
"It's a little hard to get it small enough to fit in the bag"
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"For pack-in or hiking its FAR too heavy."
"I wouldn't recommend it, they're super heavy"
"it is a bit heavy but if you can handle the extra weight its worth it."
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"Im camping now in a Coleman 4 person tent. 1 is comfy, 2 is cramped. 4 if we were midgets."
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"the first one had a zipper go bad, tried to repair, didn't work. ... Second one zipper started to fail"
"The stakes are junk of course."
"the zipper ripped a while ago"
dskillzhtown 1.0I also have the 4-person variant of that same tent that I use on solo trips that is pretty solid as well. That one was fine in a thunderstorm with high winds. It's also very easy to set up.
spider3407 0.4Like you, I had a Coleman pop-up for 12 years with no issues. I am also worried about the quality now. I got the Blackberry Skylodge and the poles snapped. It was an awesome tent tho, the bug doors were so nice. I didn't like the T4 for the reasons I mentioned. I now do not have a tent and no clue what to do.
Honestly, I considering getting the same tent. I am just worried about reports that it is not the same quality because it is more money. It was a main pole. I was folding it, like I have done a 1000 times and it snapped.
ReverseGoose 0.3I have the Coleman instant cabin for car camping, it’s super heavy but it has lasted many years of hard use through rain, snow, hail, and 115F desert trips. It’s way too heavy for anything besides car camping, but it sets up in about 2 minutes max, and has been really sturdy. The 4 person model fits a queen sized mattress in it.
halfblindguy 0.2You're getting into a new hobby. Don't drop thousands of dollars up front. Buy a Coleman 3 season tent to start. Same goes for the sleeping bag, just get one with temperature rating 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit less than what the daily low is said to be. If your not hiking into the campsite get regular camping chair and cooler. Same goes for a sleeping pad. Get a heavily well reviewed sleeping pad. If I was in your shoes and your okay spending a little bit of money. I'd just go to Walmart or Academy sports and buy a tent, bag, pad, and chair there, if car camping. If you wind up enjoying yourself, use the tent and chair until they quit and then upgrade. Buy a better sleeping bag and pad once you know you're enjoying camping. Waking up well rested helps you enjoy the experience more.
adingoatemybaby13 0.2I'm obsessed with mine and have recommended them to friends for years. Excellent for car camping, easy to set up with one person, and super easy to put away. Mine has internal lights that easily connect to any power bank with a light switch right inside the door.
Appropriate_Tower680 0.2I have the model with the mesh top and rain fly. For car camping it's awesome. I've used mine dozens of times. Minutes to setup/breakdown solo. Been through some decent thunderstorms too. My model has a tub floor, which that one looks to have too. For pack-in or hiking its FAR too heavy. I'll bring a more traditional style if I'm doing trails with my gear. But tossing it out of the trunk is perfectl. I got mine on sale thinking it would last a few trips, exceeded my expectations and I've gotten multiple seasons out of it.
Bennington_Booyah 0.2I own one. I bought it new and took it camping, but after four hours, I could NOT get the tent up. I had to drive home, over an hour plus, and grab another tent. When I took it home, my whole family was over for a BBQ and we decided to see what "I had done wrong". (That was said over and over.) We learned that the top spoke piece in the center was flawed and the tent could not be set up! My BIL spent a good hour "operating" on it, and fixed it. We have used it in the yard several times, but I have yet to again solo with it, given I camp a good drive away now. I will try it again this summer.
Bonnarootossaroo 0.2I used to have one. As a tent it worked fine, it got a little lopsided after a few years. It had the rain fly and it never leaked. It does set up remarkably fast. My main gripe was it doesn't pack down well. It gets, crumpled and rolled and fits in a large bag. It was always a pain to pack because how large the bag is. If you're car camping and have a lot of extra space it should be fine.
bronihana 0.2I’ve had this tent since 2018 and used it probably 70-90 times. It’s been great. Only reason I’ve more recently stopped using it is we got the larger version of the same tent that’s been just as good. I’m sure there’s higher quality brands that people will recommend, but it’s been great overall.
BunnySlaveAkko 0.2I had one and it had no rain fly, internal or not. Needless to say one sudden rain storm on a sunny day while we were out hiking and we came back to the tent with about 3 inches of water inside. Without a rain fly it's more a screened gazebo than a real tent. I wouldn't recommend it, they're super heavy, and they are not really that "instant" unless you have 4 people to help
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