2024 the best tents for camping review

Price: $69.60
(as of Dec 05, 2024 04:52:16 UTC - Details)

With a quick setup under 5 minutes, the Coleman Skydome Camping Tent lets you enjoy more time with friends and family on the next camping trip. There is plenty of room to stretch inside the spacious interior thanks to the nearly vertical walls that offer 20% more headroom than a traditional Coleman dome tent. Plus, a wide door design means you can move air beds, sleeping bags, and other gear in and out with ease. Downpour in the forecast? Not to worry, the WeatherTec system's welded corners and inverted seams help keep you and your gear dry. This 2-person tent's compact size makes it a great choice for car camping or backpacking adventures. Skydome tents are available in a range of sizes (2-person, 4-person, 6-person, or 8-person), with or without Dark Room technology.
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QUICK PITCH: Sets up in under 5 minutes thanks to pre-attached poles
MORE HEADROOM: 20% more headroom than traditional Coleman dome tents thanks to nearly vertical walls
WEATHER PROTECTION: WeatherTec system's tub-like floor, patented welded corners, and inverted seams help keep water out; strong frame withstands up to 35 mph winds
WIDER DOOR: Makes it easier to move air beds, sleeping bags, and other gear in and out of the tenMY INTERIOR & EXTRA STORAGE: 7 x 5 ft. with 4 ft. center height; fits 1 queen-size air bed; mesh storage pockets and a gear loft keep small items organized
ROOMY INTERIOR & EXTRA STORAGE: 7 x 5 ft. with 4 ft. center height; fits 1 queen-size air bed; mesh storage pockets and a gear loft keep small items organized
COMPACT SIZE: Great for car camping or backpacking and includes a convenient carry bag
1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Reviewer: Matthew
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice size
Review: Fits my queen air mattress and has lots of room to keep all our other belongings.Set up was easy but would be much easier with a 2nd person helping.My first time setting it up took me about 30 minutes.Take down and packing was very fast and the carry bag expands so you can shove everything in.I also like how the poles are pre attached so there is no guess work involved.I bought water proofing spray which I used as most tents and very water proof out of the box so I cannot speak about the quality of factory waterproofing. We did have rain and the waterproofing I did worked well.

Reviewer: Autocopilot
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy set up, great tent
Review: Extremely simple to set up. Good zippers and plenty of airflow. Got the 6-man ugly-aqua colored one for real cheap on Prime and the quality is SO much better than the cheaper made tents. The only complaint is the "storage" bag it comes in. It's stretched with the tent and accessories when it comes new. The only thing I can relate to trying to get it all back in the bag is trying to get a butterfly back into its chrysalis. Good luck with it. I'm already on the hunt for another carrying case.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good beginner tent
Review: Bought this tent looking for an easy set up tent, big enough for 2 - 4 adults. I was not disappointed.(I have not actually camped in this tent, just a test setup). Assembly was quick and somewhat easy with 1 adult, probably 5-10 minutes. I didn’t see the directions until after it was up, but they aren’t the greatest. The top clip came broken and unusable, but a small carabiner was a good quick fix. I’m 6’ and could easily walk around without hitting my head. 3 of 4 sides are mesh and seem very breathable and let in a lot of light. The rain guard made it surprisingly dark and was thicker than I expected. I like that it sits on the exposed tent poles rather than on the actual tent, which should help rain from soaking in. The tub bottom/floor paired with a decent tarp should help as well. 2 queen air mattress fit snug, with about a foot left in front. The side pouches and shelf on top are a nice touch.Tear down was equally easy, 5-10 minutes, and folds up nicely. I did have to re-roll the tent to get it to fit back into the bag, but it was fairly simple.Overall, this seems like a pretty good and sturdy tent. A little disappointed with the broken clip, but not enough to return it.

Reviewer: Fritz Reese
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to assemble and transport, spacious interior
Review: Very easy to assemble as the rods come attached to the tent on the corners, and each segment is connected by springy cord which makes the final poles easy to assemble. The case also comes with an insert to remind you how to assemble it, which I only needed to reference for the rain cover. However, once you've assembled the rain cover once it's very easy to repeat, because everything you need is already attached to the cover, and it is stabilized by clipping on hooks already attached to the tent corners. It even comes with a "patio" - a small piece of tent fabric which you place outside the entrance to avoid tracking in dirt/rocks.The interior is vertically spacious, and the floor fits a queen-sized mattress (or two individual camping pads). The interior also has a hook at the top for clipping a hanging light, and has several pouches around the sides off the ground for holding various items.I'm very happy with this tent, especially for the very reasonable price. It's probably too large and heavy for a backpacking tent, but it's excellent for car camping, and the packed size is actually quite small and easy to pack into a trunk.

Reviewer: sandy64
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Definitely waterproof!!!
Review: We used it the first time last night, it was just two of us and more than enough room to fit a few more people if needed.. we ended up having a heavy rainstorm and the tent was awesome, it did not leak at all, this was on sale and definitely a good investment. Very impressed all around with the ventilation, the durability, the easy setup. Set up was quick

Reviewer: S. Lamb
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent beginner/trial tent
Review: 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.

Reviewer: Carlostechs
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: La tienda está bien, sin embargo, le falta uno de los vientos y hace que no sienta del todo bien. es mi única queja, pero a la vez es importante cuando estás en situación de viento fuerte.

Reviewer: Paulina Escalante
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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!!

Reviewer: Northern Pike
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: i have this and use already for campings. Easy to assemble and very comfy. Will recommend this.

Reviewer: J450N
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: We use it for very light duty, kind of a playhouse for grandkids, easy to assemble, keeps the rain and sun off, or if you want lets you look at the night sky without being bothered by mosquitoes. Heck of a deal for the price.