385
people found this helpful, as of 2023
ranked #56,544 most helpful
out of 571,544,897 reviews
★★★★☆
Great ONE PERSON tent, Average two person tent
I'm pretty torn on this purchase. On the one hand, I was aware from the other reviews that it was tight for a 2 person tent. On the other hand, it is still advertised as a 2 person tent, so there was a certain expectation level. Might be best to do a pros and cons list to explain.
Pros:
Went up in a snap. Once I figured out the dismantle process (make a taco, face the taco towards you, push the top of the taco back, and voila), it was a snap. Those steps will make sense to you if you get the tent.
It stayed super dry during heavy rain one night 2 of 2 using it. But...
Cons:
When I went to open the door, all the rain from the fly slid down and in to the tent, because of the way the door opens. I was actually able to wring the door out, but again, since it will then be hovering over the inside of the tent, all that water goes, you guessed it...inside the tent.
Size. This is what really got me. The trip involved me (6' 220lb) and my 6 year old daughter. I figured, for the two of us, a small 2 person would be fine. I purchased 2 of the coleman skinny twin mattresses. Upon doing the math, I knew I would literally have one inch to spare, but I was fine with that. Well either the mattresses are wider than the 26" they claim or the tent is way smaller than the 54" they claim. Either way, the mattresses were pushing out against the sides of the tent. This made the door very difficult to close, since it was creating tension. To the tent's credit, even with something touching the outside, it stayed dry.
So I don't know how coleman can call it a 2 person tent when their own skinny mattresses don't even fit inside. End of the day, I highly recommend this 1 person tent. However I'll be selling this 2 person tent for a larger one. Oh, and it's only $44 on walmart.com, so if you're getting it, go there!
December 2014 · Sports and Outdoors