Core Equipment - Instant Cabin Tent with Dark Room
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"The CCA trio and the Vader Balanced are similarly tuned, but both are one of the best iems under 30 usd."
"I downgraded from the meet 2 to se since I was only using 1080p and am happy with my choice! ... If you’re planning on just doing 1080p I’d save the cash and go meet se."
"JLab go sport + FTW. ... I have the same sweaty ear issue and the beats fall out of my head. ... The jlab are cheap and even they stay in. (Because they hook over your ear)"
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"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."
"I had it set up during a crazy storm and had no water come in it. Really nicely designed"
"My core instant tent went through damn near hurricane storms and not even a drip."
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"We had a rainy trip one year and having the extra room to hang out in the tent playing board games made the kids happy."
"We are a family of three and it is perfect!"
"for four people, especially two that are still growing, go for the 10 person. ... I guess you can get all four into the six person, but there won't be room for much else and you'll be tripping over each other if someone needs to go pee in the middle of the night or whatever."
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"I was hesitant about the instant part of it having not used one before, but I love it. I can put it up/take it down by myself"
"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."
"Goes up super fast"
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"Love our 12 man core tent. We’ve had it since 2019 and it’s gone on a bunch of trips with kids and dogs."
"I have used it almost every day in all weather, on the bus, with one or two kids, for the past 2.5 years and it's still in great shape."
"I've been using it for about five years, take it out 2-3 trips a year, up to four or five nights each time. It hasn't failed me in any sense."
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"Rainfly and exterior walls had a significant waterproofing failure on our first night."
"Mine did break a joint in a bad overnight storm"
"The porch is basically useless in the rain"
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"It was embarassingly large ... we only used a small bit of the space"
"it is a tad bit small for four adults and all out crap"
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"one zipper is a little wonky"
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"I have a 10x14 Dark Rest quick setup tent. and it got hosed down with waterproofer and seam sealer before it ever left my lawn..."
"It's not great at heavy rain"
Look at Core Cabin tents. I think Costco sells them. Easy to set up for first timers and you can stand in them. Get a 6 or 8 person. Keep in mind that the number is the number of average sized sleeping bags it will hold crammed next to each other.
r/camping • Planning my first camping trip ->Love our 12 man core tent. We’ve had it since 2019 and it’s gone on a bunch of trips with kids and dogs. Simple and affordable without all the gimmicks. We do put down a tarp before setup to protect it though. Just fyi tents are like bike frames - most are made in the same factory with different logos slapped on them and then different distribution companies selling them… just make sure they have a good warranty policy.
r/camping • Do you guys have experience with these? ->Check out a core instant. I have a 10, maybe 12 person, I don’t remember, but it’s a 10x14 footprint and easily holds 3 cots. If you have a Costco nearby check there, that’s where I got mine, and it was $250 last year when I bought it
r/camping • Tent recommend to fit 3 people on cots? ->So I haven’t experienced much rain with that one, but my other core tent that I have has held up well in rain. As long as you stake out the guy lines. Don’t make the same mistake I did 😅😅. It’s a great tent though, I was hesitant about the instant part of it having not used one before, but I love it. I can put it up/take it down by myself, plus it’s lighted so can’t complain about that either haha
r/camping • Tent recommend to fit 3 people on cots? ->Be aware Ozark Trail tents are by their manufacturers own statements, not intended for use outside of backyard camping setups. I have used them, they need some TLC to make them work right with LOTS of waterproofer. I have a 10x14 Dark Rest quick setup tent. and it got hosed down with waterproofer and seam sealer before it ever left my lawn... Unless you are planning group adult activities that might still be felonies in some jurisdictions, there really is no good reason to have a single tent ecompass everyone. Try this instead... The larger the tent, the harder it is going to be to find a suitable flat and cleared space to set it up, and it will become exponentially more difficult to set it up. A couple, or several tents for your sleeping areas. The 10x14 Dark Rest works great for 4 people, or 6 if 4 of them are kids... Set up a large tarp shelter, or open sided tent as a common meeting area / mess tent. You can buy, or rig something up with conduit, connectors and a giant poly tarp. OR if you know what you are doing a tarp, stakes, rope and trees...
r/CampingGear • Super large tent ->Love the Core Instant Cabin. Goes up super fast and is cheap at Costco
r/camping • Recommendations for a tent for two cots ->Get an instant cabin tent for the adults (5 minute setup) and possibly smaller tents for the kids. Your mom will likely also need a cot or tall air mattress, getting up off the floor or even sleeping on a hard floor can be too much as you get older. Core, Coleman, and Walmart all make inexpensive instant tents. Our core tent has lasted for 3 years of monthly camping trips. It's not great at heavy rain, but the newer models are supposed to be better.
r/carcamping • Recommendations for tent, car camping with lots of kids. ->Core has a darkroom tent. I’m a fan of core tents.
r/CampingGear • Good 6 person tent that can block out all light? ->We just picked up the core instatent and love it. Takes about 90 secs to set up, plenty of room. It’s not a backpacking tent but we’re really happy with it!
r/camping • Recommendations for a tent for two cots ->https://preview.redd.it/a9me8t9y7gee1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0294785910567290d6e8cf18d7a18a8e22a48b45 Here’s a view of the inside. Plenty big for 2 cots. We went with 6 person for the extra room when our kids go with us.
r/camping • Recommendations for a tent for two cots ->I originally bought the Timberline 2 for backpacking in rugged terrain during Fall/Winter seasons in northern VT and NY. The simple A-frame style is superior to most designs in high wind or snowy conditions, but most folks today demand more space and comfort. As a retiree, with creaky bones, who can no longer manage hiking, I now normally use an Alps 3-man dome tent or a Core 4 cabin-walled tent. These two are not as rugged as the Timberline, but are spacious and inexpensive. I drive an F150 with a full 8' canopy so I keep the Timberline is case of full-storm weather. The Pacific coast can have wicked winds and sheeting rain during the colder months.
r/camping • help! purchasing first tent this weekend - snow peak alpha breeze or eureka space camp 6? ->Do you already have the air mattresses? If not, consider getting cots instead! We have a CORE 12-person instant cabin tent, it’s got plenty of room and is super easy to setup! It’s not the nicest tent on the market, but we are casual car campers and it works great for our family.
r/CampingGear • Which tent- family of 4 newbies ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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