The spacious interior is large enough to fit 4 queen size airbeds. Six windows and a separate rainfly provide coleman bbq optimum ventilation and viewing. Coleman isn’t mincing words when they call this an instant tent.
But at Coleman’s site they claim the tent can withstand winds up to 35 mph. The fabric is what they call WeatherTec and this is a polyester. There is coleman cabin tent no information about its waterproof rating, so this is quite disappointing. The floor is most likely a polyethylene, no official info about this.
Most Coleman tents use steel or similar poles to stand the test of time. However, some users reported that the poles bend or even snap relatively easily. Tall men and women may face some difficulties with headroom as the tent’s center height is 6 feet. But even if you do have to buy the extra rain fly, this is still not an expensive tent.
A good family tent should not only be a refuge from both rain and blazing sun, and it should be a comfortable place for kids to take a nap or steal some quiet time. Since most families camp in milder weather and during summer vacation, we tested for air ventilation and for water resistance against a summer storm. Indeed, one of the Marmot’s most subtle and best features is its color coding and door design, which makes it very easy to orient the tent for weather protection. Both doors zip open to the side that’s color-coded blue, as opposed to zipping open to opposite sides. In other words, one partner—or one partner’s gear—is always going to get a dose of weather when they head out. All cabin tents come with a recommended capacity, which is the total number of people it can comfortably sleep.
Other dissatisfied customers struggled to take it down as easily as they set it up. Seasons-wise & climate-wise, in view of so much mesh around, this tent is best suited for warm weather camping or maximum for two seasons (late spring, summer, and early autumn). Though the windows and the inner door are indeed with panels so you can close them all to preserve warmth if it is chilly outside. But note that there is a mesh section close to the inner door. This is added to drain the rainwater and this is of importance for the tent without the porch. The picture below shows how deep the screen room is under the porch, and it is fully protected from the rain.
The Base Camp, by contrast, has four full-size aluminum struts weaved throughout it, somewhat like a basket. The Base Camp also offers superior privacy compared with our other picks—with or without the rain fly. For more options of this type, please check under the category Tunnel Tents, otherwise just look around this site is all about family camping tents. Check also this Coleman Trailblazer 5 Plus Tenda Tent that offers more total space in its two rooms and it has features of both dome and tunnel tents.