Tents Coleman Sundome Tent

I've had the 7' x 9', 4-person (always cut that number in half, BTW!) for 7 years now. I use it about a half-dozen times a year or so for 3 to 5 nights each time, so I'm guessing over 150 nights so far. As everyone says, easy setup, nice gear pockets, etc. This tent has withstood some incredible storms, from light rain to deluges, and even some horizontal rain & high winds. Of course there will be a little water coming in from horizontal rain, but it was minimal, and that rarely happens. Even with the normal HEAVY downpours and strong winds, there was no leakage. However, after 7 years I may have to replace it. It is still in good shape, but over time, for some reason, sometimes the rainfly will sag and contact the screen ceiling, and water will drip from that contact area. It can be a lot in a heavy rain. But that is the only place. I am experimenting with taking up the slack in the rainfly's elastic attachment bands. After 7 seasons, they're a little stretched out, so that may be the problem. I'm trying other things, too, like varying the length/angle of the fly's guy lines. We'll see. I'm going to order another identical tent since this type has held up impressively. I'll keep futzing with the old one, and even if I can't solve the problem of the sagging fly/screen contact, it will still be a great dry-weather extra tent. I can fit a queen air mattress, my 65# dog, luggage, and some gear inside. Last year I upgraded to a cot & I like that. Be sure to put a heavy-duty tarp under the tent floor to reduce abrasion/wear & tear from the ground. I asked Coleman for input on my issue, and they were very responsive and helpful.

Great tent. I set it up in my backyard, to give it a trial run (and seam seal) before taking it out camping. There are pros and cons... Pros: Carry bag - the tent comes neatly packed in a carry bag, with tent, poles, rain fly, ground stakes, door mat, and instructions. Setup - Easy. Set up by myself, with rain fly, in under 15 minutes. Didn't have to look at the directions. Only suggestion would be to put the word "front" somewhere on the rain fly to indicate which way it goes. However, a quick glance at the packaging will tell you. Materials - the tent material seems to be of good quality, and should hold up well when taken care of. The zippers are not heavy duty, but i see no issues with them. The floor is heavy duty tarp material. Screens - the tent has large screen panels on the "ceiling", which makes for a great view when the rain fly is not on. There is an additional window, and screen on the door for extra viewing and airflow. Floor Vent - there is a vent near the rear of the tent, which allows for additional airflow. Cord access - there is a small zippered panel in the front corner, that let's you run an extension cord into the tent. Other "Pros": I got the Navy/Grey tent, and the colors are cool. Got some compliments from the neighbors on it. I like that the rain fly comes with the guy lines already attached. The interior gear pockets are fine, good for holding your phone. Wouldn't stuff them with anything heavy. There is a little "ring" at the center of the ceiling, to hang a small light. While you could technically fit 2 queen air mattresses, I would not. It leaves no floor space for gear. I will put in one mattress, and leave the other half of the tent for my kids Pack n' Play, and gear. It will fit the 3 of us comfortably. However, unless you intend to get cozy, I wouldn't advise this for 4 adults (but it could be done). Cons: Stakes - the stakes are just ok...they are the generic skinny steel ones. I would recommend spending an extra $10 bucks and buy some good ones. Footprint - the tent doesn't come with a footprint, though I imagine this helps keep the cost so low. Not a big deal, I use a tarp anyways. Door Screen - the upper half of the door can be unzipped to reveal the screen window. I really would have liked if the entire door could be screen, not just the top half. I also purchased some Coleman Seam Sealer, and sealed all the seams inside the tent, and the rain fly. Some of the seams are taped, but it's just good practice to spend the time to do this, no matter what brand/cost/etc tent you have. It saves headache down the road. Overall, I'm very pleased with the tent, and the cost. It will work well for short camping trips with a small family, couple, or individual.

My tent just arrived yesterday. I struggled on what to give this tent for a rating because I just got it. I was thinking about giving it a 3 for average which seemed fair to start with. But after seeing how it handled the wind without breaking or tearing, I decided to give it a 4 because it surpassed my expectations. I plan on using this tent quite a bit this summer so I will update my rating and review as I go. I found the assembly instructions to be very basic but adequate. Anyone who has put up a tent like this before will have no problem. It took me about 15 minutes. Anyway, I set my tent up in my back yard yesterday to see how it looked and how it took on the elements. My first test was wind. I have a weather station and the average wind speed was 7 to 8 mph with gusts up to 17 mph. The back of the tent was torward the wind and when the gusts would come, the back of the tent would bow it quite a bit. I have read the reviews some people have written and see some have had problems with the poles breaking. This is what I was afraid of as I watched the back of the tent bow in. I wish I had taken a picture because it was substantial. Anyway, the poles did not break and the tent returned to it’s original form when the gust passed every time. I have seen the video on Amazon of the testing process Coleman puts their tents through. Not sure how much wind this tent is rated for but I’m pretty sure 17 mph is close to it’s max. The tent looks to be made very well for the price I paid for it. There are only two guidelines that come off the rain fly on the sides of the tent. The tent is staked down on all four corners of the floor plus a floor vent in the back of the tent. In all, there are only 7 stake down points that I could see. I feel if the tent had some guidelines higher up on each of the four corners of the main body of the tent it could withstand more wind. The stakes are ok but bend fairly easily if the ground is too hard or you hit a rock when pounding them in. I will be buying some better ones before I go camping. I left the tent up over night and checked on it this morning. It held up very well and only one of the stakes for the rain fly guidelines had twisted in the ground causing the guideline to come loose. I left the tent up because it was going to rain today. I need to know if I have any leaks before I take it out camping. It has been raining lightly for two hours now and my weather station says I’m getting .05 inches of rain an hour with a light steady wind of 2 to 3 mph. Far from what I would consider a hard rain but it’s still rain. I went out and looked at just the outside and the water seems to be beading up and running off the rain fly and tent very well. It is supposed to rain until 9 or 10 o’clock tonight so I will check for water on the inside in the morning. I’m hoping not to see any with such a light rain. If there is, I will definitely be spraying the tent down with a waterproofing spray before I take it out camping. Now for the pro’s and con’s. Pro’s: 1). Great tent for the price. If your on a fixed budget or are looking for a good starter tent you will not beat this one. 2). Very roomy inside. I plan on using this for two people, a shepherd and, all our gear. 3) There is an eyelet at the top of the tent so you can attach a lantern and two side pockets for stowing smaller needed items like a headlamp, cell phone, keys and, so on. 4). There is a small zipper in the bottom front left side of the tent for running wires. See my picture. It is covered by a little yellow strip of material to protect the zipper from the rain. You do not see this feature on most tents. I plan on using it with my solar panel so I can charge my power core, headlamp, cell phone and, other gear from inside the tent out of direct sunlight. 5). I was surprised at how much give the tent had at 17 mph gusts and did not break any poles or tear. It bounced right back to it’s original form. Con’s: 1). You may want to consider buying stronger tent stakes. 2). I wish there was a high point on each of the four corners for attaching extra guidelines. Although it handled 17 mph gusts very well the tent did bow in quite a bit. If I had to guess, the tent was reduce by almost half it’s size. If I was inside the tent I know I would have been annoyed being hit by it every time a gust came. I really don’t feel the tent as is, could handle much more then that. I’m thinking about how to attach extra guidelines in the corners without effecting the structural stability and elasticity of the tent. Make sure you pitch this tent in a sheltered area out of the wind if your expecting bad weather. Update 04/30/18 I went out the next morning after the light rain and the inside was dry. The following day saw more rain showers with substantially more rain. Checked the tent again today and it is still dry. After reading some of the reviews I really thought this tent would leak. Because this tent has preformed better then expected I have changed my rating to a five. I am going to seal the seams and spray waterproofing on the tent anyway because I would rather be safe then sorry. For the size and price of this tent you will not find a better deal. Just remember to pitch your tent in a sheltered area in you are expecting winds and you will not be disappointed. I think I have figured out a way to put up extra guidelines on each of the four corners so the tent will preform better with heavy gusts of wind. I will test it out and take pictures. More to come. That is all for now and there will be more updates coming.

Easy and quick to assemble, but no instructions on how to use guylines - luckily the campsite has cell connectivity and I found a good video explaining how, which is super easy and convenient. Good ventilation, 2 mesh pockets for keys, smartphone, etc., can hang small light at top of tent, like many tents, I question the durability of the stakes, but none broke during set up. We thought we would have the opp to test its waterproof ability, but rain never broke - that testing will have to wait. Our 4-person option very comfortably accommodates 2 adults rather than 4 people, unless you like sleeping like canned sardines. This is our only complaint. Good thing neither of our adult children joined us on this trip otherwise they would’ve slept in the car. Hard to beat the price of this tent. I paid nearly 2x this price for a 1-person Kelty tent. One concern I have is the tent’s waterproof ability as 1 person on YouTube had problems with this, however another person did not. So, I suppose we’ll see. Good tent so far, hard to beat its price, and historically we have come to trust Coleman for many of our camping gear over many years.

Giving it a 5 star and a detailed review as it withstood the constant gusty wind (25+ mph) and a couple of heavy shower at the beach for a good 2 days and nights, with a small rip on the top arch sleeve (which I should be able to sew back)! Material is very waterproof as I can see the rain slides right off as it rains. The ventilation was great for 70-80F (but again, it was windy the whole time) The set up is considerably simple (not pop up kind simple, but my camping expert husband said it was easy, I just followed his instructions and helped out). By the way, the metal stakes were not study enough for sand so we bought some heavy duty plastic camp stakes instead. I also bought a heavy duty tarp from Harbor freight to put underneath the tent as the bottom of the tent itself did not feel half as sturdy as the one I got. Zippers worked fine (had to pull the fabrics closer together in order to zip up the door so we wont rip the zipper). And mesh bags on both sides of the tent were perfect for phones, glasses, etc. The interior seems spacious, we fitted 2 twin size air mattresses with a gap in between for walkway and belongings (PS I was able to stand up inside the tent lol). The cool blue color was a big plus. If the top arch sleeve didn't rip, it would have been a more than perfect tent, but for $70 it is indeed a perfect tent for us.

I've only camped 4 nights in it so far in two different locations, but I am rather pleased with it. I frequently camp in the high desert (NM/AZ/CO) in summer, which means cool nights, but warm temps as soon as the sun comes up. My last tent had really lousy ventilation which meant no sleeping in past sunrise. Though I am only a car camper, I was planning to purchase a more expensive 4-person backpacking tent from one of the bigger names just to save on weight and bulk (and *maybe* get a quality upgrade). I ended up going with the Sundome not because it is less expensive, but because all the tents I was looking at had rainflys that prohibited good ventilation. I was able to sleep in until 9-10am in this as the ventilation is superb. "Unfortunately" I did not get to experience using it in any rain, so I can't comment on the waterproofing. Some say the little zippered slot at the corner (to run a power cord through) leaks, so that's something I'll have to pay attention to if I expect rain. Since the vast majority of my camping is done in the high desert with only brief showers I'm not overly-concerned. I do occasionally camp in colder, rainier climates and may buy another tent with a full-length rainfly for that (better insulation and will likely keep water out of the tent better). Nonetheless, I am quite happy with it for my purposes. I had no trouble setting it up single-handedly in a few minutes, and it feels well-made. I do like that the floor tarp comes up the sides several inches, rather than meeting a seam right at the ground like my old tent. The zippers operate smoothly and I found it quite roomy for me, my dog, and a little gear. I had plenty of extra floor space to move around which was nice, since I don't like feeling cramped in a tent. As an aside, it says "Great for backpacking!" on the label attached to the carry bag. I find that laughable. It is 10 lbs which isn't a *huge* extra weight burden over proper backpacking tents, but it is rather bulky. If your goal is to take a tent backpacking, I would absolutely NOT recommend this one.

The key to loving the Coleman Sundome 4 person tent is to understand what you are buying. For around $60.00 you are getting a great tent used for the occasional weekend camping trips with your kids or family. I purchased 3 of these tents to use for backyard campouts/sleepouts that my kids want to have with their friends. For the price, they are great for that. I will also use one of the tents with my son for weekend Cub Scout campouts. Again, this is the perfect tent to use during a summer/fall weekend campouts where you are not carrying the tent a long distance. What this tent is NOT is a backpacking tent or a tent to be used often or in very cold weather. I have a Kelty Trail Ridge 3 tent that I use for backpacking or when the weather is supposed to be under 40 degrees F overnight. It has better poles, is lighter and much smaller (making it about half the weight of the Coleman Sundome 4). Again, this tent is not perfect for all activities. The fiberglass poles are not suited for heavy winds or very frequent use. The Rain-fly only covers the top half of the tent meaning in a heavy rain/wind, you are likely to get wet. The stakes are the cheap tin one that bend after only a few uses. So if you intention is to campout for several weeks at a time or go backpacking, look elsewhere. But for 60 bucks, this tent is a great value for the accessional family campout for a long weekend. A few other notes: - This is the same 3-pole Dome tent that Coleman has been making for a long time. However this Sundome 4 has a few revision I like. The rainfly has 2 sets of Velcro attachments that connect it to each of the main tent cross poles. In previous version there was only one attachment per side. - Also, this version has a small loop in the center of the tent to allow you to hang a small light. I recommend this one as a cheap and lightweight tent light ( 2 Pack Sanniu Portable LED Lantern Tent Light Bulb for Camping Hiking Fishing Emergency Light, Battery Powered Camping Equipment Gear Gadgets Lamp for Outdoor & Indoor(BLUE) ) - Lastly this version has a small ground vent that allows air to come in from the bottom of the tent to help reduce condensation. Also, there is a small zippered section in the front left corner that would allow you to bring an extension cord into the tent away from the door (where it is a tripping hazard). If you need a tent to use during the warm nights and for 2-4 days at a time, this is a great inexpensive option.

This is a great quality tent at an extremely affordable price. I've had much more expensive products that have had zipper issues, and water resistance issues not long after purchasing. The zipper quality is nice and rugged, and the included rain cover adds an extra layer of protection from any possible moisture you might encounter on your outdoor adventures (or indoor). It's not the most ideal weight for say a long back-packing trip, but could easily be carried shorter distances, but of course it will vary dependending on each individual's unique hiking ability, age, health, and many other circumstances. It will sleep 2 people with camping gear very comfortably. 4 people would definitely fit, but if they all had their camping gear in there also, it would be extremely cramped. My rule of thumb with camping tents is to always take what they claim the tent is made for ( example: 2-person, 4-person, etc.) and divide that by 2 to have the most accurate idea on comfort and space. Example: a 4-person rated tent divided by 2 equals what I would say (and most will agree) is ideal for 2 people to take outdoor camping and be comfortable during their rest, and still at the same time, be able to fit all of their gear inside to keep it out of the weather, and away from possible critters.

Campade för första gången i det i två dagar och det regnade nästan hela tiden. Inte en vattendroppe i tältet, tältet höll tätt, klarade lätt vind också. Är en person i detta stora tält så det kändes som att bo i ett palats. Lite svårt att sätta upp om man är en person med det går om man har tålamod. Det enda jag kan anmärka på är att jag fick klippa av en liten bit tråd som visas på bilden men det sänker inte mitt betyg. Mycket bra tält för pengarna.

ESTA MAS GRANDE DE LO QUE PENSABA, AMPLIA SI ENTRAN 3 ADULTOS ROBUSTOS, ES ALTA, UNA PERSONA DE 1.80 SI TIENE QUE AGACHARSE UN POCO PERO NADA INCOMODO DENTRO, FACIL DE ARMAR ENTRE DOS PERSONAS, MAS VALE LA CALIDAD COLEMAN QUE LAS DE CHUNKING.

Caveat - I bought it for two people use, but in the evening it started to rain and we did go 5 people in the tent to play tabletop game on floor and there was enough space. So I'm sure 4 people can have enough space to sleep. The tent takes on rain like its nothing. And it breathes very well. I'm super happy with this tent.

QUIEN HA VIVIDO EXPERIENCIAS CON LA NATURALEZA Y SINTIÉNDOSE SEGURO DENTRO DE UN ESPACIO CON COMODIDADES.

初めてのテントです。初めは説明書に日本語がないので悩みましたが、説明書の絵で理解すると、直ぐに出来ました。 片付けるのも早く、初心者に大変使いやすい物でした。軽くて大変良かったです。