I’ve owned two instant up tents, the first was an Oztrail and the later was the Coleman 10 person Gold Series. These tents are incredibly difficult to setup in high-wind conditions.
For anyone living in WA, trying to set this up in Sandy Cape Jurien Bay, is near impossible on a windy day. Just as you pop the poles into place, the wind blows them back down.
On my first camping trip with the Coleman, one of the poles was severely dented, so we had to replace the tent for a new one. Wind flutter could be heard all night, and they get very warm during the day.
The tent is very heavy, and requires two people to place and remove from a car roof top. Packup is also time consuming, and messy.
If you’re the sort of camper that will only ever camp in ideal weather conditions, this may be the tent for you - but I will not purchase an instant up tent ever again.
The advertising is also a little miss leading. Although the main construct of the tent goes up within minutes, the massive fly takes another 15-30 to put into place and peg down. That is, if you can get it over the tent in windy conditions.
If you’re looking for reliable tents, go for the good old fashioned fibreglass setups, pop-ups or even gazebo hubs.
I would have loved to post some photos, but did not have any. As a potential buyer, if you do your research you’ll find some photos showing what happens to these tents in windy conditions and heavy rain.
4 years ago
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