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Solid Tent but not so dark.
I will start by saying that the design for this tent (I got the 4 person) is pretty good. It took about 15 minutes for 2 people to setup which isn't bad but not that great either, I believe the 6-person version is adverted as fast pitch while the 4 person is conventional. The screen room does a good job of keeping bugs and dirt out of the main tent although only the middle portion has a rain cover, the sides and front will get wet if it rains.
Now for the reason I bought the tent, the "DarkRoom" Feature. Coleman advertises on their site that the "he Dark Room™ technology on this tent blocks 97.5% of sunlight." I find this to be extremely misleading. I believe that the darkroom material/coating does block nearly all sunlight however they only made the rain-fly and windows out of that material! The sides of the tent are made form normal tent material that lets in a lot of light. To me this tent is darker than a normal one but only slightly. If I would have known that the tent was not entirely made of the darkroom material I would not have bought it.
Recap: It is a decent overall but I would not buy for the Darkroom feature. Coleman, please make a tent entirely out of this material!
August 2018 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase