Coleman Tent Coastline 4 Deluxe, 4 Man Tent, 4 Person Tunnel Tent, Camping Tent, Family Tent, Qaterproof HH 3.000 mm

I got this tent as a downsize for myself. I live in my tent for a good part of the year in the uk from march/April to sept/Oct.I can put it up alone with lots of years of tent erecting experience but would be better for two people to help, you can't really go wrong as there is only 3 poles. I have plenty of room alone but can divide bedroom with a full zip divider if I have people stay overnight. Full head room throughout which is needed at my advancing age, I'm 5ft4" and if anything it was too high for me to reach the top to erect the inner tent however once it's done I leave it in place ready for next time. I love this tent. The blinds on windows are eassy one handed roll down. There is a zipped opening for electrics but no loops to hang a light on but I just got a hanging lanyard for a small mount of money that works well enough with some messing around. I was used to having double zipped outer door with a mesh fly screen and this don't have one and it really bothered me as all sorts of flying things would get in when door was open.It coped well with all the rain and storms last year but saying that I do tend to waterproof tent every year.Maybe because my tent is up so much but it has faded quite a lot. Even so this is my favourite tent so far.

This tent has an easy-to-assemble structure and could conceivably work in a cold but very dry location. Due to a very small number of openings for ventilation, it gets hot inside very quickly with the tiniest amount of sunshine even on a cool summer day. However, if there's any chance of moisture, this is the tent to avoid at all costs - it is clearly not waterproofed properly, or at least you might, like us, be unlucky enough to get one that has not been. We got a couple of consistent leaks after a few light showers within the first two hours of it being erected - mainly through the seams around the window toggles and the zip of the electric cable vent. And then the rain became heavier - both outside and inside the tent. This was not a tropical monsoon, just a standard Welsh shower, and we were getting a steady drizzle inside. Obviously, we intend to return the tent for a refund, because it is not fit for purpose and the claim that it is waterproof to any extent is totally misleading. (And we found a tear in the ground sheet, and the design of the entrance makes it impossible to avoid letting the rain in when you come in or go out, just to complete the picture.)

Considering this was brought brand new the elastic thread inside one set of poles was hanging on by a single piece of thread in some places, thankfully we had a practise run at setting it up before Download Festival so when we noticed it we replaced with brand new thread, and I must admit I did a way better job a restringing it than the person who originally did it, Get sacked!This is the only reason I gave 4 stars, quality tent that held up extremely well in the rain and wind. The bedrooms have darkened blinds on the doors which allow you to kinda see whats going on in the main room, came in very handy when I awoke to find a thief standing in my tent!

Used once, quite a struggle with four of us to put up but once up, rock solid, secure and gap free. No centre hanging hook though for a light so we go round this by stringing fairy lights up around the bedroom cells. It was adequate but not great if you wanted to read, You WILL need a footprint and a carpet if you are on pitches with wire on the ground. We hadn't as we were trying to avoid the extra bulk but the wire imprint on the floor of the tent was such I was afraid it would poke through. Shouldn't be a problem on soft grass pitch though. Expecting this to last a few years. Pretty heavy and bulky to transport, we have a volkswagan passat 2005 and found it tight, (Me and three teens) We had an electric supply pitch, and cables fed through safely without compromising security. 29/09/16This item has been reduced considerably from what I paid for it. It was a bargain then, it's even more so now. You should grab this while you can.Have used this twice now, this year was very blowy and it stood firm, no problem.

I've used this tent on two camping trips now and experienced typical UK camping weather - wind, rain and some sunshine.I bought this for trips with my other half and 2 young kids, we went for the 8 man tent as we wanted lots of space - and we got it, the tent is big. Although there are 2 sleeping pods, one at each end, we only use one of the pods - put up at the far end of the tent away from the front entrance.This one pod can be split into two separate pods, or used as one big pod with the use of a zip in the middle and two separate entrances to the pod. This leaves a big living space in the rest of the tent, easily large enough for table and chairs and several bags full of camping gear.the tent is easy to put up, 30-40 minutes and its ready to use. I'd read online that the instructions were bad, so didn't bother to look at them, just watched a couple of tunnel tents being put up on youtube and it really was that easy. Just me and the misses to put the tent up and no real issues - top tip; once the tent is out of the bag lay the whole thing out and put a peg in all 4 corners so it keeps some shape when you are putting the poles in.My issues with this tent.1. it does leak. We have had a few days of heavy rain and drips of water make it in the tent by dripping from any toggles hanging from the roof of the tent. On a particularly wet and windy night we had a few puddles in the tent in the morning, and thought about sending the thing back. But the following night was equally wet but less windy and only a few drops of water found its way in.2. the main entrance is on such a slant that getting in and out in the rain is a messy and wet affair. on a second trip we bought the porch/shelter that simply zips on the front - a great addition to the tent.Even with the drips of water we are happy with the tent is big, easy to put up and the kids love it. For the price it is a great way to get in to camping. I'm not sure I'd want to spend 2 weeks of the English 'summer' in it but for long weekends it is great. It's never going to be the best tent on the market, but i'm sure it'll do our family for a few years to come.