20 Best 8 Person Tents For Camping (2022 Updated)

I love this 8 man tent. Truth be told, it’s just my husband and me. So an 8 man tent is what some may call excessive for 2 people. But let me tell you, I love having so much space. I’m used to tiny backpacking tents so when I was deciding on a tent to use at drive up campsites, I decided to go big.

It was very easy to set up with 2 people (we didn’t argue at all!) and after the first time, I think I’d be fine to set it up by myself. We set up our bed in the main room like it was a master bedroom.

Being able to stand up all the way (we’re 5’4” and 5’7”) was luxurious. It has 2 large windows and a nice vent. Even when it rained with all the windows zipped up and the rain fly on, it was still breezy and not stuffy.

I saw a few other people mention the “door” between the main room and the ante room is a perfect circle so you have to step up and over to get through. We didn’t mind at all as it gives it some character (great for photos!) and it keeps the main room separate as the clean room and the ante room the more dirty room for wiping feet off and dirty towels and gear.

It would have been nice if we had packed a little dustbin and broom for this reason. The ante room you can almost stand all the way up in. We used it like a patio, storage and food pantry. We could easily fit a chair or two and a table for food prep inside.

The zip windows are on all 3 sides so it feels like a screened in patio. Only minor complaint was the bottom horizontal zippers at the entrance catch easily on the fabric meant to keep the zippers dry.

We were careful after it happened a few times and it was fine. Overall, I think it’s a phenomenal tent. I could easily see a family of 4-5 or a group of friends sleeping in it or if you want to feel like you’re glamping just 2 people like we did.

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I car camp with my two dogs and this provides us with lots of room. I loved the screen area to sit in the evening keep the bugs off but still able to enjoy the outdoors. It’s also a good area to store food away from bugs and wildlife.

It’s easy to set up. I was able to do it by myself and it wasn’t a problem. The only negative is I wish it had a small opening to allow an electric cord in the sleeping area so I don’t have to run it through the front door.

Overall great tent!.

I just got back from my first 3-night camping trip with this tent. The size is good for one person, allowing room for a 30″x72″ sleeping pad with room on the side for a small rug and some gear. I wanted something that was taller and easier to get in and out of than my backpacking tent.

I like the tall, spacious vestibule with a door flap that cleanly stores out of the way. The vestibule should provide protection from the rain (though it didn’t rain on my trip) while allowing easy access to the tent interior by way of the large door.

I like that I can reach much of the interior space from the vestibule without having to enter the tent to get something. I didn’t like that the tent door zipper constantly snagged on the wide protection flap, but this door, too, had a nice pocket to store the door when fully open.

The small gear loft is tidy and barely takes any headroom. There are small rings at the tent seams to hang small lanterns and such. I was disappointed that 3 walls of the tent are mesh. The Coleman description says, “Roof vents and mesh back wall help with ventilation and airflow inside the tent for ultimate comfort.

” Since they made a point of saying the back wall was mesh, I assumed the side walls were not. They also don’t bother to show a photo of the tent without the rainfly installed, which would have been useful.

I tend to go camping off-season when the temperatures are cooler. The first night I had a constant draft of 40-degree air falling on me. The second night, I closed the roof vents and vestibule door, which helped somewhat.

I wanted to be able to leave the vestibule door open for those middle-of-the-night bathroom breaks. The pole sleeve in the rainfly is too narrow, making it difficult to feed the poles through. The worst part of this tent are the pre-attached poles.

The attached poles make folding/unfolding the tent much more cumbersome. I also would like to be able to dry the tent on a clothesline without two bundles of poles making it more complicated. By permanently attaching the poles to the base of the tent, Coleman created a much larger problem than the one they were trying to solve.

For starters, I have owned a couple of tents before and as a family, we have now settled on a Kodiak Canvas tent. This tent will serve as a spare, for friends or our kids. The set-up was easy and straightforward enough and could be done by 1 person.

It should be mentioned that the fiberglass poles of the main tent are attached to the back 2 corners of the tent, something that makes the entire setup more vulnerable to breakage, in my humble opinion.

The inner tent seems properly ventilated until you put the entire rainfly over. Today is a 90’s day and the tent is unbearably hot but hopefully, it will cool down to acceptable temperatures as night falls.

The rain fly attaches to the inside frame with velcro and hooks easily behind the stakes. What I do not like is that there is only 1 extra stake hole for the back of the tent to pull the rainfly away from the tent.

The sides are only held down on the corners not in the middle of the sides. I have sprayed sealant over all the seams of the tent to ensure the seams won’t let in any rain. Upon doing so, all 4 corners looked like the seams were stretched and would come apart fairly easily.

Inside, the tent is spacious, and as the description mentions, could hold 2 queen air mattresses. The awning in front of the tent which can be zipped up/down, is a definite plus for me as there is no mesh that can leak rain through and is very spacious for a number of items that don’t deserve a space inside the tent.

In conclusion, the tent seems solid enough for occasional camping. I would definitely advise for a tarp underneath to extend its life and an annual sealant application. I believe that it will last probably 2 to 3 years, perhaps even 4, with careful use.

I really wanted to love this tent. The convenience of popping it up was great, and it was what I was looking for in terms of not having open air given that we were camping with overnight lows in the 40s.

I’ve also been a fan of Coleman tents given their foundation flooring is tarp and not tent material like many other tents. My biggest complaint was that this tent is not waterproof nor even water resistant.

I ahd read of others having the same complaint of the tent leaking, but I thought I’d give the tent a shot. Sadly, the overnight dew was enough to sleep through the tent. The interior walls were saturated, and it was enough that it left small puddles of water on the floor.

I would hate to think what results an actual rain shower or storm would yield as I doubt it would keep you dry even with a rainfly (which I also purchased and used by the way). Given that the tent is advertised as “weather tech” printed on the outside front of the tent, I would have hoped this included water resistance at the very least.

Not sure what this specific “tech” applies to. Needless to say, I was rather disappointed in the lack of performance of this tent and it’s inability to keep us completely dry.

I own both the 4 person and 6 person versions, and use the rain flys. Both are very easy to setup. I use the 4 person on motorcycle trips, the 6 for car camping. The 6 person version I have is very waterproof.

The 4 person, not so much. I am not sure why. After using the 4 person in NC during a steady rain, it leaked quite a bit – the sides just transpired the moisture to the point it pools on the floor. I wound up treating the tent with silicone spray, and it still leaks a bit.

I think the weave of the fabric perhaps changed or is different from the 6 person. Very disappointing. I’ve never had a problem with the 6 person in any weather. Stake it out it rides through most any normal weather just fine.

Very roomy, and comfortable. Will hold heat well enough with a small propane heater (I use a Coleman catalytic). In hot weather, the fly helps a lot. Plenty of height for a 6′ person. I usually have a tarp laid down, a large cot, a chair and a small table – and plenty of room.

For motorcycle trips, I have an older GS bike, and the 4 person rides well on the bike. Just wished it didn’t leak so much. I have owned a number of tents at various price points – and kept using the 4 and 6 person.

I like canvas tents better – but not at their price points. The 6 person holds its own quite well. The 4, eh, need to judge the weather more before doing an adventurous trip. I’ve read many other reviews with a similar opinion.

Pity – there must be something about the fabric, or sewing. perhaps even the year made.

Like others I live thus te t fir the space and relative ease of set up. You do need to be careful and easy on the poles to not get them jammed or brake a knuckle where they bend. The first two times I used the tent the experience was great.

Roomy. Set up cots inside. Felt like glamping. The next three times I’ve encountered rain. Like others the floor gets soaked and water appears to be coming through sides and seems. I have additional rain fly and that dues not help.

Between the first time in rain and the next two times I have seem sealed and weather sprayed the entire tent twice. I have slowed down leakage but floor still gets wet. Very very disappointed and frustrated.

I won’t be using the tent again as I can’t risk it raining while camping and having everything get wet. An expensive lesson. Dint buy unless you can guarantee you’ll be camping in dry weather.

I have this tent and when I tell you it’s the best tent around I mean it! It’s so durable and so roomy. It definì fits 8 people comfortably. I have although made one side into a bed room and the other side a living room area.

With a blow up mattress as my bed and some cushions to make the couch. It’s definitely a great purchase. Well worth the money.

I’ve had approximately 10 different tents in my life and I would say this by far is my favorite. It lasted through torrential downpours when camping outside Mammoth cave in Kentucky. It kept us safe and dry and I would say it’s the most dependable tent I’ve owned.

We use this tent with only two people it allows us to have a nice little living area setup.

I’ve had mine going on now for 6 years. I have replaced the bungee cords in the poles only once in that time. It has survived Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Black Hills, and many other trips. Only downside is the lack of breeze inside the tent.

The two side windows are small and doesn’t catch the wind.

When I say I liked this tent, I really did. It was spacious enough for five people and gear and it kept us dry for four years of moderate camping (2-3 times a year). On the fifth year I had To waterproof it but the seams were failing, as ants were getting in, so we decided to pitch it , no pun intended.

Because of this tent I only planned to go with Coleman when replacing it as I was happy with most of its features. I wish the springy door actually worked – we omitted the poles every time and just zipped up a loose fabric door because otherwise the tension was too hard on it.

I wasn’t a fan of the door height from the ground and its center placement, it made it hard for little ones and shorter adults to step in and out of the tent and it could be awkward if we arranged the bedding near the entrance.

I also wish it had a divider but I always made one out of a sheet, a clothesline and clothespins. I hope our next tent checks all the boxes since we know what we’re looking for now, but this one, even with my complaints, was pretty good as it goes.

This tent is very spacious. I bought it last November with the intention of camping with my 7 yr old little girl. Pitching this tent is where my problem was, and it happened to be the first time using this tent.

One of the grey poles that open up one of the ends split down the middle attempting to insert it into position. We ended up having to use it as is, 2/3rds pitched. Now I need to spend more money for a new pole…………Bravo Sierra.

We have had this tent for just over three years. Super roomy for the two of us and our dog with gear. Tonight proved tent doesn’t last regarding the seams and canopy. In total we have only used this tent 7 times.

Light rain where we stayed and corners of one side show leaking at seams with major dripping through top of canopy. A pool of water formed at the end of the tent, too, where the drops of rain were coming in at the seam.

Quite disappointed this tent hasn’t lasted us more uses. Now in the hunt for another tent before next week when we have to camp again on our way home.

This tent went through a week of camping in northern Michigan. assembled by myself in a rain storm, 80 degree days, 50 degree nights, a couple thunderstorms later, this is the best tent I’ve ever purchased.

We obviously had to wipe the floor down after assembly because the rain was coming through the mesh, but it stayed absolutely dry after that (I did spray the seams/corners/doors with one coat of waterproofing spray).

This tent was huge inside, we had two cots, a couple bags, case of water, a dog/dog bed, and it still was nowhere near being full. Love the hinged ‘auto close’ door, and the multi-zippered rain fly helped to cool and air it out during the day.

My one recommendation would be to add a pocket/slit to the back or side for running an extension cord through – we just ran one through the bottom corner of the back door and snugged the zipper up to it, which seemed to work fine.

I would have to assume that this would also be great for spring/fall camping as well, it holds temperature well when the nights get cool (probably thanks to the full fly). 100% would recommend!.

This is truly an amazing design with the full rain fly. It has been through many down pours when in use and has not leaked at all. That is the advantage of the full rainfly going all the way down and also leaving space between it and the inside tent.

When you open it up in a nice sunny day it feels like you are in a cabin. There is tons of headroom and space to walk around inside. Everything is well made and is holding up. We have been using it for around 4 years now.

I see that they have it on sale now and honestly I would pay the full price for this tent again.

I’m very impressed with this tent. It’s the simple design that makes it stand out above most other tents. This is by far the biggest tent that I’ve ever used but since it’s a family tent the size is still well within what I would expect.

I believe the weight comes in right around 16 and a half pounds which does seem heavy but we are using this as a car camping and canoe camping tent so I can live with it. The closures are extremely smooth.

I love the big D closures on the tent body. The only thing that I would change as far as closures and entry points go is I do not care for the double zip flap on the one side of the fly. I would much rather have two D closures on the fly and move away from the idea that I’m going to bring trekking poles with me to set up an awning that really wouldn’t protect me from a whole lot.

My other only gripe is the amount of stakes given with the tent. So there’s four corners on the tent and then for each fly there’s two points to anchor. These all have stakes but in my opinion the two most important stakes that you could possibly put in this tent would be to stake out the side of the fly.

Staking out the side of the fly is critical because it will allow you to use the tent with minimal condensation. It seems to me that the choosing to save a few cents by not including stakes for the side fly Guy out points is a pretty bad decision.

So basically add two steaks and I think this would be the whole package deal. Other than that I’m super impressed, the floor is bomber, the pockets inside for lighting are awesome all the extra storage pockets inside were great.

My wife and I have three kids and the amount of pockets gives everyone a safe place for headlamps and phones or whatever else they might need. The vestibules are perfectly sized, they give us plenty of space for storage of shoes and gear and allow easy entry and exit.

The basic shape of the tent is perfect and allows us to use it in every spot that I had to so far. Many of the oddly shape tents and longer tents don’t fit on camping pads and that can be a real pain in the butt.

I currently own four tents all from different manufacturers and the quality and design of this tent is equal to if not better than my previous favorite solo and two person tents from Big Agnes and MSR.

Keep up the good work but next time don’t cut corners and add the two extra stakes!.

We bought this tent with the intent of taking our family (6 people, 4 kids) on a trip to Glacier National Park and several other state parks this year. It was a large tent and simple to set up, though we did buy heavier duty stakes to secure it into the ground.

Our whole family fit, including a pack ‘n’ play, with no issue. Storage space was incredible, as each corner had a pocket at the top, and there were pockets throughout the base of the tent for books, glasses, and flashlights.

The tent did not come with the awning poles, though, which was a minor inconvenience. More importantly, the rainfly did not perform well, as we dealt with water dripping in from above during our nights of rain.

The fly also did not function well over the vestibule/storage area, and could benefit from an additional staking loop in the middle, to keep water off of the wall and out of the tent. The biggest negative, however, is that the tent does not stand up to wind in the least.

At the end of our trip, the two main (not pre-bent) poles ended up bending to 90 degrees and one snapped, while every other pole has mild to significant bending. One of the velcro straps also tore away from the rainfly, rendering it useless.

We loved the space and storage in the tent, however the overall performance left us disappointed for the price. I would recommend this tent if you are certain that the weather is fair, but if there is a chance of rain or wind then something else will be more suitable.

We recently purchased this tent and took it out for a camping trip in the Olympics. There were frequent showers, but no sort of major rainfall for any significant amount of time. Maybe 5-10 minutes at best.

It probably lightly rained 50-60% of the day. After less than 36 hours the rain fly already started to give and it started raining inside the tent and woke me up at about 4AM. All the gear we had hung in the vestibule area also got soaked.

The way the vestibule is built also allows water to pool right above where the zipper is, and even with both sides of the vestibule staked out, every time you opened the door, water would pour on your head/back as you got in or out of the tent.

There were also not even enough stakes included to stake down all points of the tent, let alone guy lines. It’s appalling enough that for the price you don’t get a footprint included. There should at least be enough stakes to properly set the tent up without having to use your own or improvise a solution.

While the tent might be 63″ tall, the interior is closer to 58 or so. Standing was a no-go. On the plus sides, the tent was easy to put together. It was returned to REI the next day.

This tent is awesome and probably my favorite tent I’ve used. And I highly recommend if you are looking for a good airflow tent Pros Great airflow – The fact you can open and close the ‘windows’ from the inside is great Plenty of room – very spacious.

Even on the side of the tent, at 6 ft tall, I was able to stand up with no issues. And the sides of the tent don’t slant in very much, so people sleeping against the side don’t feel cramped Pretty Easy Setup – (see below) but you’ll need two people and hope it’s not windy when trying to setup Stakes are sturdy Handled the rain – Had a thunderstorm roll through with heavy rain and no issues at all with the ‘windows’.

And I like the fact the front and back ‘windows’ can stay open to let airflow through Star viewing – While the top of the tent has no ‘window’, you are laying on the sides of the tent, you can see the stars through the side windows No separate rain fly Cons There are 6 guy points but they only give you 4 guy lines – buy extra guy lines because you’ll absolutely want to secure the tent down other than just staking the tent down They give you no extra stakes for the guy lines, you only get enough stakes to stake down the tent and that’s it – buy 6 extra stakes for the guy lines, again, you’ll want to use the guy lines If you don’t use the guy lines, the tent isn’t going to handle windy situation No back door – While I don’t necessarily need a back door, it would have been nice to have a closable mesh area in the back to allow more airflow Need two people for setup Things that Nemo could do to make this tent perfect Give us all the tools to setup this tent, extra guy lines and stakes Color code the points to make it easier for setup Add a window ‘roof’ to the side windows on the outside that from the top of the window and clip on the poles.

Then you could leave the side windows open when it’s raining Make the bag slightly bigger to make it easier to pack up the tent. While the bag isn’t small compared to some of the other tents. it would be nice to have room.

See the Big Agnes Bunk House 4 bag. Tip: Setup the tent at home first, and don’t try to set it up for the first time on your trip. While all tents are confusing at first, this one is a little more confusing.

Easy Setup Instructions: The tent has two ‘poles’ and each pole has a ‘V’ shape on each side. One of the sides of ‘V’ is longer than the other. Take the first pole and put the short sides of the ‘V’ in to the nearest holes in the back of the tent.

Then take the the long sides of each of the ‘V’ and put in the middle holdes in the front of the tent. Now take the second pole, and put the short sides of the ‘V’ in the nearest holes in the back of the tent.

And the long sides, put in the middle holes in the front of the tent. Done. Now clip up the tent to the poles, and then stake down the tent (do not stake down the tent before you clip up the tent). And lastly, put on the front ‘door’ and stake that down.

Like my title says, this is a great tent for great weather. When the weather turns though, not so much. I have spent roughly 20 nights in the tent this year. The best part about this tent is how tall it is, which is also part of its downfall.

Set up is a piece of cake, but shorter individuals will have a very tough time reaching the tops of the front and rear to clip the poles to the tent body. The poles can be extremely cumbersome if you are in a tight space.

The tent holds taut and anchors well, unless there are strong winds which caused my fully staked and guy wired tent to fold and collapse in on itself. In wetter climes, we had what NOAA described as nuisance rain, which led to the entire interior of the tent being soaked even with the windows closed.

Overall I do not think this tent does a good enough job at being a tent to justify the price.

Recently picked up this as a garage sale item at the Bend store. The tag said that the prior customer didn’t like the ventilation. I figured there must be something else wrong. I quickly grabbed it and took over a part of the store next to the sleeping bags.

I took everything out of the bag and almost to the point of completely setting it up in the store, I could not find anything wrong. So I read all the reviews to find out the real reason someone would return this tent.

There were a couple that mentioned bad ventilation and others that mentioned it was no good in the rain and weather but just as many and more that spoke positively about it holding up marvelously. So for 60% off the normal price, I took a chance.

At the time of purchase, my wife and I were camping along the Cascade Lakes Hwy so we set it up as soon as we got back to camp. Setup did take a little bit of trial and error as the pictographs for instructions were not that good but after about 20 minutes we figured it out and realized that the design was actually quite simple… just a really poor set of, or lack of, directions.

It was about 3pm at this point and about 90 degrees so we were immediately able to play around with the ventilation. I could not find any issues. It certainly wasn’t an air conditioned hotel room but air seemed to get in and out just fine and later that night when it cooled off (we were at 5k elevation) I adjusted the window flaps and all was well.

At about 2am I awoke to lightning and thunder and soon after that came the rain. The rain continued off and on through most of that next day, sometimes at a downpour and sometimes just a sprinkle. I secured the side window flaps and throughout the day not a drop of rain got in the tent.

The only thing we didn’t experience that day was snow and hail but somehow I believe it would have passed that test as well. Get this tent is all I can say. I imagine this will be the last one I buy.

I live in my tent. I get the same design every time as it seems they upgrade the tent every year so far. It’s been soaked in snow, overheated in desert heat, and blown flat by high winds and it keeps standing.

WE have occasionally had to repair poles and I usually keep my tent for a full season of abuse before I replace it with a new one. I always keep replacement poles from previous tents for this reason.

The primary weakness of the tent is two: the tent needs a better bracing to keep the tent from drooping. If we had a tab to attach a pull line to in the center of the front and back we could steak down to increase tension that would help.

Otherwise the rain fly can droop and connect to the webbing and cause a little dripping. The other problem is the zipper. Once you accidentally get off the track just once, you often can’t use the zipper anymore.

a metal one would make all the difference. Other than that i just love the design!.

Bought this tent to take motorcycle camping because it had a vestibule. The plan was to store excess gear there and also sit there in inclement weather on my chair. Setting up was definitely a two person affair, and the tent inside was spacious.

It was a struggle to get the third smaller pole for the vestibule in its connection points and seemed too long for the job. Once it was all up, found that the height of the vestibule was way shorter than the tent, and the only way for me to sit under it was on the ground, and at that, my head almost touched the top.

This was a deal breaker for me, and though I really tried to like the tent, I brought it back. If you just want to vestibule to store stuff, you’d probably like the tent.

Great, great tent. Incredibly easy intuitive to set up. I have camped in rain storms and had water flowing under the tent with no ground tarp and everything stayed dry; great bathtub (was very impressed as I thought my stuff would be wet for sure).

I have not experienced extreme wind but tent held up very well in strong winds. The Dark Room technology stuff is true – it really stays dark in there even when there is light out. Mind you, it’s not a photography dark room.

but yes it’s dark enough to sleep in accidentally. SUPER roomy inside. Easy to put away and handy little carrying bag. Great tent for car camping or short portage or backpacking trips. I fit 2 sleeping bags, this tent, cookware and some other stuff in my 85L portage bag.

I was pretty cold at night with an older 0 degree bag and this tent when temperatures dropped below 0 degrees but haven’t tried another brand in extreme cold to compare. If your goal is to portage and do single trips, you may want to find a smaller tent but if you don’t mind the extra 2-8 lbs and the odd double carry, this tent is luxurious in the backcountry.

I just prefer a smaller tent for longer portage trips that will also take up less volume in my pack – this is self preference and nothing against product.

We bought this for our first camping trip for us and our 4 year old. You can’t depend on perfect weather while camping so I was sold on the “storm proof” claims for wind and rain. The first night was fine, it rained a little and everything was fine.

It was totally dark in the tent as the sun came up which helped our kid sleep a little longer. The next day, the wind picked up to 20mph (claims it can handle 35mph) and it completely ruined the tent! At least 4 large rips in the seams and the rain fly has multiple holes in it too, including where the rope ties to the stake to keep it down.

Also the zipper is GARBAGE, constantly snagging and was so hard to open and close because it would just get stuck. Super disappointing that a name brand for camping gear would produce such a bad product that fell apart after one use.

Pros: – really dark in the daylight – person 6ft and under can stand up fine – it felt roomy with a queen size matress in it Cons: -can’t handle wind, will literally rip at the seams – probably couldn’t handle rain because wind causes holes in the rain fly – zipper will cause extreme frustration.

You have to use 2 hands on the zipper door, inside and out. The zipper does not move with one hand, and it gets caught in the rain flap. Maybe it’s just me, but camping with children, you rarely enter/exit a tent with both hands free.

Seems you always have something in one hand, clothes, flashlight, shoes, etc. Having to put down whatever you are carrying made me think about my last tent that we wore out, it was a one hand zipper, always.

The Skydome tent we have has an led rope with control box. The LED rope goes through a skinny sleeve at the inside front of the tent. There is a pocket sewn to hold the control box, but it is on the opposite side of the door zippers.

Like having your room light switch on the opposite side of the door opening. It’s just awkward. The Skydome feature is not a good feature to have when looking for an all around tent. If you put the rainfly on, which you have to, to have any privacy at a camp ground, then there is zero airflow through the tent.

The only opening you can have is the half moon on the door. To get more airflow, we pulled back one corner of the rain fly every day. The other problem with skydome is the whole top 1/3 of the tent is screen.

If you camp anywhere with wind and dust, then it blows dirt right up the rainfly, through the mesh top, and all over your bedding and belongings. Last, the poles are permanently attached to the tent, and instructions say to roll the tent up around the folded poles.

The poles are the exact length of the storage bag. With the bulk of the tent and rainfly, and poles in the middle of the tent, the storage bag zipper is extremely tight and feels like it will fail in a few uses.

We just got back from what should have been a 5 day camping trip in northern Colorado. The first night, rain started just past midnight and lasted until day break. Torrential rain with thunder that made you feel as if lightening was going to kill you at any second.

Tent did well, did not leak and we stayed dry. Second day just after lunch it started hailing. It came in 4 waves. The first the hail was light and mushy. The second the hail was pea sized and hurt. At this point I thought there’s no way a tent will hold up to hail and we need to get our stuff out to keep it dry, or get out tarps and cover it to keep the hail from ripping the tent.

We covered it with tarps, tied together 3 because the tent is huge, during the third wave. again pea sized. When wave 4 hit I knew the tarps weren’t going to be enough. The hail was now marble size and hard enough to make me bleed when it hit me ( I was out in it, trying to knock it off the roof to keep some weight off of the roof having read reviews where people had the tent collapse.

This marble size hail lasted 30 min and looked like about 2 inches of snow on the ground when done. The tent held up! It didn’t collapse. It didn’t tear. I left the tarps on, thinking it might hail again.

It rained again that night, but no hail. The following day went ok until dinner time. Another storm rolling in. My wife said something to me, and as I turned to answer her. A huge wind gust hit me in the back.

About 70 mph I would guess. I watched the tent lift and roll just as she was reaching for the zipper. Bent the poles, tore off tabs, if there hadn’t been trees behind the tent it would have flown to Kansas I’m sure.

The same wind blast took out my 2 canopies, 3 other campsites canopies and the awnings on 4 people’s campers. This tent was awesome! Fit 2 adults on a queen mattress. 2 teens, the baby’s play pen, plus 2 heaters and all our bags and could still walk around not stepping on anyone.

We ordered this Orzark “10” person tent from Walmart. When it arrived the box said 8 person. We contacted Walmart, coustomer service was great sent us another to correct the mistake. well when the second one arrived it also was a 8 person as well.

Walmart has either goofed in the discrption or in the warehouse. We kept it anyways. Happy we did! We just got back from a 6 night camping trip set up on a beach on one of the Great Lakes (ontario). This baby held up during a storm one night with wind and gust at 30mph and the inside of the tent never got wet from the rain.

There’s a good 5in of space between the tent and the rain fly so with wind and rain the two will never touch (which causes leaks). Very happy how this tent held up! We have a queen bed, and a pack n play and plenty of room move around.

The screened in porch measures at 4ft x 12ft. I suggest going to lowes and having a out door carpet cut for $30 as we did since yes, there is not a floor in the porch. There is no divider and the back wall does not have a window so a cross breeze was not as good as cld be, but still there.

Happy with the purchase and we recommend this 8/10person tent.

We took this tent for camping recently. For 4 of us, it was very spacious and super easy to pitch the tent up; very easy to take down. I wound recommend for anyone looking for easy tent set up. Why 4 stars only? 1) one of the top pole was spontaneously would not stay locked in extension, spontaneously unlocking itself.

Pin-lock appears to be functional at first, then it unlocks itself. Rest of the poles and locks (both top and bottom) were fine. Tent itself held up fine with rain cover secured to ground for additional reinforcement and enough friction to keep the pole collapse all the way.

Not so fun when you had to wake up middle of the night to fix the pole. 2) wished the windows can be open up or to side instead of down for better air flow while sleeping in dry-hot area camping (minor issue, most tent does same) 3) one of side the tent (opposite to entrance side) has little to no air flow.

there is a very small vent, but difficult to keep it open to be functional. (also minor issue) 4) wish there are mesh pockets around the tent to store and easy access small items (no complaints, just wish list) Other than one of the poles unlocks spontaneously I like this tent so much that I would like to get replacement, unfortunately none in stock, Walmart offered refund only.

I’ll be waiting for restock.

I am an avid camper. I have had my fair share of tents and was excited for this instant rise tent. The packaging was well put together and the back has a nice flare of an extended zipper. Getting the tent out and started to lay it out I notice one of the pole was twisted.

It took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to twist it back into place and started to push the poles into their lock places. On 2 of the poles it was quite difficult to get the pole to lock into place.

Once I got my sons help we got the tent up. I look at key aspects. Material is thin and breathable but could easily tear if a storm came through, the poles aren’t as thick at a previous pre attached pole tent I have which could be a bad thing with heavy winds.

Set up was not as easy as other instant rise tents I have had. It is not stable it needs the rain fly to be stabilized which ruins being able to star gaze or get decent wind flow. It’s a big tent with no stability without the rain fly.

I returned this within the hour of setting up and taking down. With weather being unpredictable a tent should be able to stand without a rain fly and this tent definitely did not, with a slight breeze it started to collapse.

I see why ozark discontinued this model and updated it with more poles and stability. Don’t waste your money on this tent get the updated version with 6 poles not 4.

SO easy to set up and take down. We always pre-treat for weather/water resistance so we did spray the seams and such. This tent is amazing, however it does hold condensation. Middle of summer in Virginia mountains and the nights were cool enough to have condensation collecting inside on the walls with the top vents open.

Other than that it was great. It did rain one day/night out of the 4 days of camping and there was no water leaking into the tent. does fit 2 queen sized air mattresses, HOWEVER they are right next to each other with no room for moving around, except for about 1.

5 feet of room from the front of the cabin. We only plan on using for one queen bed normally, but had friends come for a night and it was a tight fit. Highly recommend this tent, simply for the easy set up and how well it held up in the rain.

**Does block out the sun, but ALSO retains heat like crazy. **Recommend getting better stakes as the ones it comes with are easily bendable and aren’t super secure.

This tent lasted my family 10 years and probably 200 camping trips, only collapsed once on us in 70 mph winds yes tornado force winds but our tent didn’t blow away it was in the best shape of any in the campground.

Ours went back up. All the tents were blown down, trees were down, the park ranger was looking for campers. It was the first time it leaked as well. Although I had been taught to waterproof seams every couple years.

We did however lose our beloved tent last year from a lightening strike. Lightening hit and burnt our tent shattering a pole into nothing. We were still camping so we rushed and bought the only tent Walmart had, that tent sucks.

I want my beloved tent back so yes I’m buying another soon. I absolutely recommend this tent. It has good wind ratings and ours literally got put to that test. Didn’t withstand lightening but that was a freak thing.

Fairly easy to set up although the instructions arent helpful. They dont tell you the black poles go across front/back and gray poles go across sides, and the colored coded spot on the sleeves for the poles are NOT obvious.

It rained HARD for about an hour on our second day, it was a So. AZ monsoon, so torrential rain/wind. We did not notice anything wet until the next day. When we went to deflate air mattresses, there was a small puddle under one of them.

Not sure if the seam leaked or it was from the air mattress touching the side of the tent or the fact a huge puddle formed under that corner of the tent during the storm. I would buy it again, I could have put it up myself (45 F) but the husbands of the other moms felt the need to help me.

Myself and 3 kids had 2 Queen air mattresses inside and had room to walk, dress, store other things.

I’ve had this tent for 10 or 12 years. I/2 a dozen camping trips up in the Mountains every year in Montana. Rain, and snow. Torrential down pour with thunder and lightening highness winds. Worked like a charm.

No leaks or rips. Moved to Eastern Montana. Lol. 4th time out on Fort Peck camping. A Storm wind came out of no where. Crumpled my well staked and lowered canopy. Held on for dear life to the tent. Trucks were behind my set up.

No leaks. Flattened my tent and snapped one fiber glass pole with a few rips. I retired that tent. Got the Montana Coleman is going out 2nd weekend of September after all campers are gone for the season.

Will see how the maiden voyage on the shore of the Yellowstone River holds for 4 nights.

Great job Coleman! We recently purchased this tent for a weekend trip and were very pleased. First of all, it was very easy to setup, as we just matched the color of the poles with the color of the sleeves on the tent.

The approximate setup time mentioned was fifteen minutes, and we had it setup in considerably less time (even with high winds). Thankfully, there was just enough headroom in the center of the tent for us to stand, and enough square footage on the floor for our bags and bedding.

It was very windy during our trip, and the second night gave us lots of rain, which had me concerned. We stayed completely dry in our tent, I couldn’t find one drop of water inside, unlike many other tents that we’ve owned.

There were small puddles of water on the floor of the screen room, but no way for the water to get into the cabin area. Coleman also figured out a way to drain (or squeegee) the water from the screen room floor as there is a sewn-in mesh strip across the floor by the screen room entrance.

While I thought how nice it would be to not have any water in the screen room, this mesh strip was helpful in the removal of the rain water. Overall, this tent is surprisingly sturdy in high winds, great at keeping the sleeping area dry, very breathable with four zippered windows, and screen roof in center which helped to eliminate condensation.

Very nice tent!.

My friend and I used this tent, just a different color, on our annual camping trip and it was great! It rained about two days on our trip and found no water inside! We did have a tarp underneath just because I’m a paranoid person.

The porch area does get full of water through during rain which is a pain, but it can be swept out and dried easily in the sun. The porch area held a clothing drying rack, a shoe rack, 6 decent sized bins, and some other camping junk.

Inside it was just two of us so we had a ton of room. Can easily fit 8 people in this tent. It’s big and spacious and is an awesome tent. If you’re below 6ft you’ll comfortably be able to stand inside.

10/10 tent.

Love this tent! We’re a family of 4 and have been using this tent since our boys our boys were little. There’s enough room to bring everything with you. When we go car camping we bring: 4 inflatable mattresses, our sleeping bags, cooler full of food and drinks, Coleman grill, fishing gear, 4 camp chairs, and plenty of other things to keep us enjoying the outdoors for a couple of days.

We keep our gear in the screen room at night and on rainy days when we stay in the tent and play games. there’s penty of room for standing and a game is ring toss, again when it’s raining. The windows and doors are big enough for adequate ventilation and they zip closed for privacy.

We hang a tent fan at night when it’s hot here in the south. It’s easy to set up and take down with plenty of anchor spots and guy lines (which you will need in high winds. This is not a light-weight tent intended for minimalist backpacking.

This is a tent that keeps your family comfy and wanting to keep going camping. I gave it 4 stars because I wish it were lighter and smaller in packed size. We’ve had this tent for a more than 10 years.

We camp the GA state parks at least 6 times a year.

With the weather starting to warm up my husband and I thought it would be the perfect time to take our daughters on their first camping trip. I’m far from an outdoor professional, but this tent makes me feel empowered.

Being a 12 person tent it is pretty heavy, but it comes in a convenient carrying tote. All the polls/support beams are easily compacted for easy storage, while also easily assembled buy laying it out straight allowing the rods to stretch into place.

The directions are attached to the inside of the carrying case which is helpful having it all together, but also a little difficult to hold, although you can choose to cut it out if you like. Each rod is color coded to match the coordinating elbow on the tent.

The tent is absolutely massive! Although I struggled in a few areas when assembling, it can easily be done by one person although the more the merrier! The anchors that go in the ground tend to bend really easy when placed in the ground, but they still hold it in place even during the windiest days.

Once inside you can choose to keep it covered or open the lining to allow better airflow and light. The tent provides plenty of room for sleeping, eating, hanging out or even having kids play inside safely.

The storage pockets on the backs allow for extra handy access to your items without worrying about stepping on them. My daughters love this tent so much we put it up in our backyard and play inside especially when the cousins come over.

It’s like their own personal hang out spot! Take down is quick and easy and takes a fraction of the time vs assembling. Overall if you’re looking for a tent to camp or even bond as a family look no further then this SUNLODGE 12 person tent! Get outside and make some memories!.

We are having troubles keeping the tent upright, without the faintly. The corner of the tent facing any light breeze whatsoever falls in. That’s because nothing supports the legs connected to the fiberglass cross-beams from swawing left or right and falling in.

If you put the rainfly on, secure it to the tent poles and anchor it using the guide lines, it stays up fine. That defeats the purpose of a mesh roof to stargaze. The only solution I thought to try was to run guidelines somehow from the actual tent poles themselves and anchor them in two directions on each corner, tompreventnit from swaying left or right and collapsing.

I have used Coleman products all my life and never seemed to have a simple problem like this with any other Coleman products. Am I doing something wrong? Please help!.