Coleman Skydome Camping Tent, 2/4/6/8 Person Weatherproof Tent with 5 Minute Setup, includes Pre-Attached Poles, Rainfly, Carry Bag & Roomy Interior

So far, great tent.
Pros: Easy to put up. Spacious, although it’s a four person tent not six. Material seems good and floor is heavy duty and wraps up about six inches of the ground all around the tent.Cons: so far only that the bag to store the tent in is way too small.FYI, this is NOT a winter tent.

It’s a good tent
Overall the tent was really good, it fits a queen size air mattress with a little room to spare. Without the mattress I can stand up straight inside (I’m 5’2″). Assembly was VERY easy and contrary to some other reviews you can get everything back in the bag when you’re done ( there’s a white strip on the bottom of the bag that tells you to pull it off to expand the bag). My only complaints are that some of the poles already had a little bit of rust on them and the zipper can be a hassle, other than that it’s a great tent.

Excellent beginner/trial tent
Last year I decided I wanted to start camping. I had not been camping since I was a teen w/my parents decades ago. I wanted to get into the hobby cheap, but not so cheap as to ruin the experience. Just to see if I really would enjoy it or if the nostalgia would wear off fast.I used this tent several times this year and don’t regret it one bit.In the pros column:* Plenty of space for a single person. I was able to fit a camping cot, my camping chair, and a 25 gallon bin (as a nightstand) in the tent with enough room to move around. It was snug, but comfortable.* The tent held up to moderate rain on two of my trips – no water got inside. Though there was little wind to drive the rain.* The mostly netting body with the rain fly providing privacy meant that the tent remained relatively cool. But it was still comfortable down into the mid-30s F.And the cons:* The provided stakes were not of the best quality and were a challenge to use in the very rocky sites I went to in the West.* While the tent could remain cool, in direct sunlight on a desert day, it would not. The lone window on the front door meant there was little chance of a cross breeze helping matters much.* Setting up as a solo camper did take some time – definitely not the 5 minutes as advertised. Closer to 15 minutes.* The domed walls do cut down on the usable floor space inside the tent when not sleeping/resting directly on the ground.* Trying to get the tent to fit into the original, machine packed bag, is an exercise in futility. I simply bought a 25 gal. tote to carry the tent, rain fly and ground tarp in.Honestly, for a year’s worth of usage to see if I really was going to keep camping, this was the ideal tent. A lot of the negatives on the list are more due to the style of camping I intended to use vs. the style of camping the tent targets. This is more of a heavier, multi-person, backpacking tent whereas I set out to car-camp as a solo person.I have since replaced this tent with a far more expensive, far heavier, and roomier tent for my 2nd season. But this tent fulfilled it’s purpose. It let me know camping is something I am enjoying for the hobby it is, and not the nostalgia of years past.

So easy to set up and take down!
I’m not a camper… so was dreading getting this up and down but it was super easy! Not only that, but we found out quickly that the material is waterproof and breathes well. The higher ceiling helped it to feel spacious and the pockets, windows, and other add ons were very useful.

Me parece increíble. Viene muy amplia en altura, buen espacio dentro de la tienda de acampar y de fácil armado. Es mi segunda tienda de la marca Coleman y esta marca no me decepciona, excelente calidad!!

I have had this tent set up for 29 days and during this time it has gone through 1 day of hard torrential rain and later about 7 days of consistent rain. During the seven day soaking spree there were two heavy nights of continuous soaking that it didn’t do so well… i had drips wake me up but the amount of water was strangely low like i was expecting a puddle the mornings after the breach but none could be found and no soaking damp sheets… Only the noise of the drip hitting the sleeping bag and the alarm of what was happening was annoying and woke me up increasing stress levels. So maybe less than a table spoon as Coleman claims for their design tests. This drip phenomenon has not happened since though the September rain continues. I am imagining for year two that I will need to reapply waterproofing and seam sealer just to be safe and enjoy the same kind of experience I have so far enjoyed for year 1.The shorter fly is great for fair weather letting a breeze in through the three netted sides and or door window but not so perfect for the colder nights near the end of summer and fall as it is now getting colder in late September at night. Earlier in August on clear warm nights I was able to flip up the fly on one corner to look up and enjoy the stars in bed which was an experience.The alternating seam door weather proofing feature is great for using as a cat door. I am able to zipper just passed the mid section crossover and allow only the corner of the door to stay unzipped to allow the cat to get in and out without him engineering a second cat door using his claws. (So far so good) Yet still it keeps the water out by overlapping the fabric like a shingle.Also I trailed an electrical cable up the corner post and into the door at the same spot which might allow me to keep track of the zipper spot slightly better.Other thoughts:1. I placed the door facing to the direction that gets least angle of rain because there isn’t a great deal of rain protection from the arch above it from the fly. (we get most of our rain angled from the south side where i live)2. It is nice to be able to have room to stand up in a tent.3. The two nights with a few drops was alarming, annoying… but not a total failure. I thought it would get worse but it hasn’t happened again.4. This tent is probably not cat proof but has managed well so far, I did put a Coleman ground rug on the tub floor to protect it from the kitty claws.5. Cat really likes it, he spends more time resting in it during the day than I do.6. This tent is listed as an 8 person tent but realistically would have to be sleeping low to use use the floor space properly since there is a large angle to the tent walls as with most dome tents.7. There was a tent reviewer who gave the 6 person version of this tent a 4.6 out of 10 which he claimed was slightly below average, but an average large tent that might not have all the features of another tent can still offer a great experience for value that it costs, it is all about what you need and what you could put up with.8. For a bit higher cost Coleman selling this exact same tent design with “Dark room technology fabric”.9. I had a great experience with this tent over these past 29 days and appreciated the price point especially since I was worried about the kitty claws making a new door…. but it hasn’t happened yet.10. Will have to invest in seam sealer and water resistant guard to continue the performance and have the confidence for next year weather.

I bought one for camping, and it was perfect. Easy to put up and survive in the rain.Perfect for summer camping.