Coleman - Sundome 6-Person
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"Cheap and great for the price: a Coleman Sundome. ... for family camping it's really amazing bang for the buck."
"Coleman sundomes are great bang for the buck as long as you're car camping"
"Great little tent value for the cost."
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"it literally survived a tornado while set up. I just had to stake it back down."
"My Coleman 6 person is still going strong after 30 years."
"I use a 30 year old Coleman 6 person. I probably average 20 nights a year with it."
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"Super easy to set up with a simple 3 pole design. 2 for the body, 1 for the fly. ... I have serious back issues and it is the ONLY style of not instant set tent I would consider using."
"Coleman is stupid easy to set up ... this is so easy and takes a lot of stress away ... It’s easy ... You don’t have to think about it."
"Super easy setup and fast."
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"it literally survived a tornado while set up. I just had to stake it back down."
"VERY water tight. ... It has been through Texas downpours in late spring / early fall heat."
"it keeps us dry. ... We didn’t have that issue with the Coleman"
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"I have an old Coleman 10’x 10’ that I used for truck camping and took it to Alaska and I’m 6’."
"For car camping I like Coleman 6p tents. ... 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"
"Real nice for two people and a dog. ... Will fit a queen air mattress and still have room at the foot for a dog bed."
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"We took a Sundome to Black Rock Campground. It was there that I learned the value of upgrading tent stakes. ... I've never been in such a windy campgound. Our tent blew over and it's probably only by sheer luck that it didn't blow away. ... I would recommend beefier stakes."
"My personal experience is with one of my older tent coleman sundome, where the fly kind of goes just below where the screen material is. In windy conditions, the, due to the gap, the wind finds its way in and make the fly very flap around a lot and hence its very loud."
"Will it stand up to wind like a BA Copper Spur, nope."
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"I have a Coleman 6P with a porch area and it’s nice for car camping but not something I would want to take to Scout weekends. ... It’s huge and heavy, and would take up more space than me and my son need, blocking others who have bigger families."
"definitely heavier"
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"After finishing up a trip this past weekend up in Maine I found out that my new 6 person Coleman tent is not water resistant to rain. ... I always thought Coleman made a decent tent until this past weekend when I found out the hardway with water seeping through every seem of the tent"
"My personal experience is with one of my older tent coleman sundome, where the fly kind of goes just below where the screen material is. In windy conditions, the, due to the gap, the wind finds its way in and make the fly very flap around a lot and hence its very loud."
"the Sundome only comes down halfway."
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"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."
"Door is only on one side, which makes it hard to use 2 cots (6 person)."
"6 people in one tent sounds a little cramped."
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"We took a Sundome to Black Rock Campground. It was there that I learned the value of upgrading tent stakes. ... I've never been in such a windy campgound. Our tent blew over and it's probably only by sheer luck that it didn't blow away. ... I would recommend beefier stakes."
Coleman Subdome 6p. Cheap, easy, 10x10, 6ft high.
r/BSA • Jambo staff tent recommendations ->You get 6 feet in the center of a Coleman 6 person sundome tent
r/camping • Looking for a small tent you can stand up in ->Just retired my 6man sundome after about 15 years. The pole slots started to rip. Well worth the money for how cheap they are. Its kept me dry through rainstorms in Oregon that lasted multiple days also.
r/camping • Car camping tent recommendations ->I have a sundome 6 person that is many years old. Bought it lightly used quite a while ago, honestly dont exactly know how old it is. Probably approaching a decade if not more. I have refreshed the waterproofing a few times, and always put a tarp down to avoid ripping the bottom. My only gripe is that the white fabric of the sides has gotten stained in a few spots.
r/camping • I need a new tent; what do you recommend? ->Find a used Coleman Sundome 6 person. I know thats probably excessive for two people, but it is really nice to have for space, and the ability to stand fully upright inside.
r/camping • What’s an easy-to-setup, budget (under $60) tent for two adults? ->2 Adults and 1 child? You aimed at some fairly premium names there, can I humbly suggest you look at a tried and true tent. The Coleman SunDome 6. 10x10 footprint, over 6' standing height in the middle, EASILY holds 2 queen air mattresses, Guy the rainfly out and it is almost all mesh on the sides, the rainfly more or less scoops air up and into the tent body, the peak pole that holds the front and back up let heated air escape from the top. Super easy to set up with a simple 3 pole design. 2 for the body, 1 for the fly. I have serious back issues and it is the ONLY style of not instant set tent I would consider using. VERY water tight. Before I got my camper van, I camped for YEARS with a SunDome 6 that I gifted to a friend for his kids to do family / scouting trips. It has been through Texas downpours in late spring / early fall heat. They offer this tent as a "Dark Room" model and I have found the dark room fabrics REALLY help keep heat levels in the tent down... Obviously no tent is going to be cool camping in the summer, Unless you close it off and put an air conditioner in it... That needs a different kind of tent...
r/CampingGear • inexperienced occasional car camper looking for 6p tent recommendations. ->I recently surprised myself by getting my 6p sundome back into its bag - twice in one weekend! Felt like a superhero lol
r/camping • Coleman, skydome w/ dark room tech 10P ->Yeah, two 6 person sundomes would probably work, bigger would be more comfortable though, for 8ppl
r/camping • Looking for a great quality tent that will last many many years, for a family of 8, ok with using 2 Tents. (Car camping) ->I’m 5’2” and can stand it Coleman Sumdome 4 person with my head titled a bit not in direct center. The 6 person I could have stood straight up in but I wanted the smaller footprint since some campsites close to home at a challenge finding a sites with a flat enough spot for the 6 person.
r/camping • Tent you can stand in comfortably ->Coleman Sundome provides good bang for your bucks. They go on sale often too. Definitely get a bigger tent than for the people listed. That number is for the people right next to each other and no space for anything else. Do you like what you borrow from family? If so use that tent style, size and brand as your starting point.
r/CampingGear • Best tents for newbies? ->Another vote for this exact tent... The best!!!
r/CampingandHiking • Recommend me the best tent for family camping please ->I have an old Coleman 10’x 10’ that I used for truck camping and took it to Alaska and I’m 6’.
r/camping • Tent you can stand in comfortably ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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