Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Was never really a big fan of Coleman tents due to the very heavy weight of the fiberglass poles, but for the price of them I get it. That said, I was pleasantly surprised by this tent, even alone it was easy to put up and held up very well in a heavy downpour with strong gusty winds, even when two tree branches came down on it! It's very roomy for 2 and still comfortable for 4 if you must but at 1 person it's a palace!!! There have been some complaints on the screen room from being slanted in-ward at top and rain getting in to build up of water in the floor. I myself did not have any problems, yes the rain will come in but I have to say I know why they did it, in my opinion at least. The views are incredible from laying on a pad on the floor. My Coleman 4 in 1 mattress pump died so I used my backpacking pad which is only 3" high and with the door open to the screen room I could see the whole sky. Watching the lighting and the rain come down the trees waving, it was really cool & scary at the same time!! Ha ha. Totally worth a little rain in the screen room area, the rest of the tent was bone dry. To maximize the useable area in the screen room I also used 2 backpacking chairs from Alite Mantis, which gave serious head room along with 2 dogs and a 70 QT cooler with room left over. The built in awnings over the windows in the main tent are nice to keep rain out but do block your view a bit. One tip when pitching tent if you make the area on the floor at back of screen room to tight the floor will raise up a little and you'll be tripping on it going in and out of main living quarters. Yup, I made it too tight!! Also would probably replace guy line with reflective ones for night time trips to the potty or if you drink a lot of alcohol!! I agree that replacing the tent stakes is a must for a strong secure pitch. The photos are just more for seeing it pitched, not so much for stuff inside it as it was a quick test run before a trip. Hope they help. Oh and the grey poles with rubber tips are for the peak to open the awnings up.