While this is advertised as a 4 person tent, realistically if you have someone over 6 feet tall it may be difficult to lay across the width of the tent due to the dome. The base is 7 feet, but the sloped sides quickly encroach on that space. With the air mattress you would only reasonably fit two adults and gear, which made it perfect for us, but perhaps something bigger would be needed for a larger family. The tent also has two small pockets for storing additional items, but adding anything of considerable weight pulls the tent inward, making the space smaller.
Sure, there may be better tents out there in this size, but they come at a harder to pay price as well. However, if you are just doing the occasional holiday or one weekend a month type of camping, then the Sundome will serve you well. It also comes with a fantastic vestibule with a door that can be propped up to form an awning. The sheltered living space in this tent is the advantage it has over the Coleman Sundome. This tent can be put up fast and easily thanks to the simple three-pole design.
Specifications from Coleman state the Sundome 2 is 5’x7’. Usable interior dimensions were actually closer to 4’9″ x 6’9″. Please complete the fields below to send your friend a link to this product. Your friend will receive an email from you with a link to our site. But when you pick up the Sundome for ONE THIRD the price of the slightly larger Tetragon 9, you can put up with a lot of little bothers. The mesh pockets are great for storing small valuables to keep them accessible but safe.
You also get a zippered mesh door and back wall along with a floor vent located at the back of the tent. As far as ventilation is concerned, the front and rear zip up windows offer mosquito screens to allow air to flow through the tent. Two panels of the dome are also screened in, leaving you exposed to the open air without the rainfly coleman instant tent on. There is also a small vent at the rear of the tent to provide additional ventilation. The screens kept the tent from getting too humid in the rain and created a bit of a cross breeze to keep things cooler. The only problem with leaving the rainfly off is that there isn’t any privacy in the tent from your campground neighbors.
6-Person Skydome™ Camping Tent – EvergreenWith a quick setup in under 5 minutes, the Skydome™ Camping Tent lets you enjoy more time with friends and family on the next camping trip. The is super easy to set up including the rainfly. It took us less than 10 minutes with two people to get everything together and ready for our use, which meant more time for enjoying ourselves. The rain fly on this tent only uses one pole down the center making it easier to set up and less parts that could potentially break.
I haven’t got caught in a strong storm yet in this tent, but I imagine it will be easy for the wind to blow the tent in on itself because of the poles. The coleman instant tent 4 person tent is not just for newcomers looking for a budget beginner model. Even for more seasoned campers, perhaps looking for a second versatile tent for storage space, this Coleman offers amazing value to meet their needs.