Coleman Tent Octagon, 6 Man Festival Dome Tent, 6 Person Family Camping Tent with 360° Panoramic View, Stable Steel Pole Construction, Sewn-in Groundsheet, 100 Percent Waterproof

I had a really nice tent that I've been going camping in for 15 years. It finally started falling apart so I decided it had to be replaced. I spent hours reading reviews, checking features, watching videos, etc. I finally decided on this tent and now that I've taken it on it's first camping trip I know that I made the right choice!What I liked : It's huge! I had a large queen size blow-up bed, 2 "end tables" (small square folding camp tables) on either side of the bed, my suitcase and all the camping storage bags (tent bag, chair & table bags, etc) in the tent and still had plenty of room to walk around. It's also tall! I'm over 6ft and could walk around easily and almost all the way to the edge since the wall are practically straight. My wife and I set it up easily (the instructions are sewn into the storage bag) and it didn't take us more than about 15 minutes. It also felt really sturdy! The poles are nice and strong and even though the place we camped was in a bit of a higher wind area, it barely shook when the wind gusted (and I didn't even stake down the guy-wires attached to the fly). Putting it away was also fairly easy. I was worried about this after reading reviews, but we had no trouble taking it down and it all fit easily back into the storage bag.What I didn't like : I had a couple really minor complaints...the swinging door is a bit of a hassle. The ground we were on wasn't totally level so the door ended up not shutting quite right. The little velcro pieces that hold it closed didn't line up exactly, so we usually had to zip it closed due to the wind blowing it open. And the door zipper was constantly catching on the tent fabric so you had to be really careful when using that zipper. This wasn't a huge deal but kind of annoying. Also, it doesn't have an opening for an extension cord. We camp at state parks where power is almost always available so it's nice to run a cord into the tent. We ended up running it through the "back door" of the tent and then tied the zipper pulls together to hold the cord in place. Again, this wasn't that big of a deal but I missed having a dedicated place to put the cord.Overall, great tent! It's so roomy that it really made this years camping trip a pleasure!

We have a family of five with toddlers. We bought this tent for car camping and music festival camping with our kids. It fits 3 army cots plus one queen sized Coleman cot with a little space between for walking. The black out room tech is brilliant!! We don’t have to wake up at 5:30 with the fist beams of sunlight with our toddler and preschooler. They sleep in super late, like 0730!! It’s glorious!! There are many details I’ve noticed in this tent that I really appreciate. There are many loops over the ceiling to hang stuff. Four generous sets of pockets for gear. A zipper slit for an electrical chord. The room divider doesn’t divide the room in half. It just blocks off like the the front 1/4 part of the tent and makes it like a vestibule area but it’s required if you want the tent to be very dark since the only real light comes in through the front door. The tent is very water proof. I read some reviews about it being drafty. I have found that if you don’t use guy lines on the tent fly, it’s not very breezy. I love the large hinged door so I don’t have to crawl in and out. Also it automatically swings shut and stays shut with some Velcro which is great since the kids go in and out constantly. Other nice details are a second big door opposite the front. Also, the zippers on the doors have a stop in the middle of the door so you always know where they are-In the middle of the door! Other than the fiberglass poles in the door frame, door hinge and awning, all the poles are good quality steel. The stakes that come with it are crap though. I recommend staking the base before setting it up. The first time we did it, it was windy and kept taking sail. Staking it down first made it so much easier. Overall. An awesome tent. Reasonable weight for the the size and quality with lots of thoughtful details. I set it up again today, alone, in about 20 minutes but had to have my husband help me with the rain fly. I could have probably done it alone with a ladder or chair though. It’s a nice tall tent. It’s great!

I have searched for over a year for a tent that meets my space, time to put up and take down, weight conditions and camping horrible weather several times a year needs. THIS TENT ROCKED IT! I love this tent. However, one of the poles got bent (long story) and now I need to replace it. Where can I get a pole replacement?

The media could not be loaded. This has been my music festival SET UP! If you love festivals this is the “cats meow” of all tents.I was able to set this up by myself many times! I’ve had a queen bed and few times two twin air mattress’s cause I had a friend. There is SO MUCH room!! I’ve also encountered a super windy evening with no issue. We had a rainstorm at Bonnaroo 2023 that went well except for a small seam leak, but that was a easy repair! No regrets.

I got back into camping after being out of it for over 10 years. I purchased the Octagon 8. It’s an easy set-up. I just needed help putting the canopy on after setting up the tent. Asked the camper next door and it was on in like two minutes. You could probably do it yourself if you are 6’ tall. Love the spaciousness! I use a double high queen mattress. You could use two queen mattresses as well but they will be right next to each other but you have the privacy wall if need be. I had another double blow up mattress as well. Lots of room for bags etc. You could still put two more people on floor mats inside as well if need be. We experienced torrential rains with extremely high winds the 2nd night and the tent was as dry as a bone inside. Just awesome!!Love the door that swings open!! Amazing! Would definitely recommend this tent to all my family and friends Thanks Coleman. You did it again!! ♥️

Straight out of the box roof seem to have cuts and holes in it. Velcro on door doesn't match up.Is Coleman quality down or is it even a Coleman product?Now, according to amazon, facing to pay a few hundred $$$ to return this defective tent to get $534 back. Nonsense transaction it is.