Tenaya Lake Fast Pitch 8-Person Cabin with Closet

We're Scouts. Normally we don't cold weather camp but we have Polar Day Camp coming up in which we intend to camp two nights in January. Our summer tent is a Coleman Tenaya Lake 8 person tent which has plenty of room for the 4 of us. We camped in 40 degree wind and rain weather last year and it kinda sucked, but we were also on air mattresses. We have since upgraded to cots so we're off the ground and not soaking up cold from the ground. So I'm looking for a similarly sized tent, one that hopefully won't break the bank but I realize it's one of those "get what you pay for" if we want to stay warm.

Our current Tenaya Lake is fully mesh on top, so I figure something with less ventilation on top would help trap heat a little better.

I had pretty much tour same circumstances ( 6'2", 1 kid and a wife) about 7 years ago when I found the then equivalent to today's Coleman Tenaya Lake on sale. This tent allows me to stand up straight even near the tent walls (a huge help when trying to put on enough clothes in the dark for a middle night bathroom run.). The size of the tent allows for cots for the family and an occasional guest, as well as all our clothing. 7 years on (@ 2 to 3 camping trips per year) the tent is in decent shape. If the tent accidentally burned to the ground, I would have little problem going out and buying another one.

I have a Coleman Tenaya Lake 8-person that I love for 4 people. It has a little closet for storing bags and is tall enough for me to stand up in (6’ tall). It also has a divider to make two separate rooms if you want a little bit of privacy between you and the kids.

I have a Coleman cabin fast pitch tent. They are awesome but very heavy and bulky. I like the cabin tents because you can actually stand in them.

When I got a new knee, after surgery, and we had a small tent, my bf got us a McMansion tent..for like 8 ppl! I could stand up in it and we could use an air mattress for ease of getting up/laying down. No one said a word, but it was sort of laughable, but I didn't care! It also had space for more stuff in the tent! What's "normal" anyway? Just have a great time camping!!

Coleman makes decent lower cost tents. I had an 8 person that withstood several crazy winter storm fronts in florida while island camping (60-70 mph)...I did use all the guy lines and they were secured to trees or tree roots. I have also had a 4 person 10x10 dome tent from coleman that worked great https://preview.redd.it/f61egic2lptf1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7894d5619f7bcf8c2db3f933bfa9419af460dc4

Location and budget would be useful. If I’m on budget in North America, I would just buy at least an 8person Coleman tent. For poor rainy weather buy cheap &10-20 tarp and thrown it over the tent

Keep in mind the rating for how many campers is effectively half of the number given. We bought a Coleman for 8 and it was reasonably useful for 4. If car camping - not backpacking - weight is less constraining so choose for comfort.

I bought a Coleman 8 man tent a long time ago for that, and found it fit 4 adults comfortably. We could spread out a bit ie no stacking. The system that gives makers a number to rate the occupants is definitely on the close and comfy side - packed like sardines. That tent was three season at the very best, it was late June at the Grand Canyon and I swear we got up to see our breath frosting in the early morning twilight. We had too much venting - the tent never got damp - so there was that.

Case in point I bought a Coleman "8 man" tent and we had enough room for 4 on a trip to the Grand Canyon. Other than military its the most spacious we have had after a Daisy Geodesic which we stuffed six in - four were under the age of twelve. Putting 4 teen boys in it ripped out the floor later. Tent ratings are based on people in mummy bags, no gear and no spare room at all. At the least you go up 100% and it's decent, the idea is some might be backpacking that tent as as the number goes up they just keep stacking them with very little room. That 8 man however I kept my gear under a military cot as per habit and I wasn't the one hogging floor space, despite my wife's protests.

I have the 8P, love this tent and it may be the easiest tent to set up that I’ve ever owned.

I had the 8 man for about 6 years. Get the rain fly for it and make sure you treat it every season. It worked so well during a downpour the floor turned into a water bed but we stayed dry inside. Dont touch the walls while they are wet though. It likes to condensate inside so keep it well ventilated. I lent it to my roommates inexperienced friends and they busted one of the legs but I was able to use it for another full two years. Money well spent. That said I'm upgrade to a canvas tent this year because most of my camping is done in the fall and winter now and I need a hot tent. That said, that Coleman will treat you well as long as you treat it like you're supposed to.