Coleman Instant Up Tent

[threedogs]

If anyone in Melb wants a big tent ,to suit a family Pm going very very cheap,
I even have some new in box still

[Cuppa]

I have a Southern Cross Canvas Tourer tent which is very quick & easy to put up. We don't use it any more, but would want $500 for it. Pm me with your email address if interested & i can send some photos & further info.

Cuppa

[mopper]

would appreciate more feedback on coleman instant tent rom BCF....im about to buy !!!

[threedogs]

Do you have a pic of what they look like??

[Drewboyaus]

Brilliant tent, and i still love mine,i dont think i could ever own anything that takes longer than 3 mins to put up.

But....... i do NOT recommend anyone buys a "Coleman" version, as i found out that NO spare parts are available in Australia, so once you are out of warrany, you are on your own, and getting parts out of the US for them is not real easy either.

It should be against the law to sell such products , and not sell any parts !

Reading this, I suspect the answer is don't buy a Coleman.
There are others though, Black Wolf (the original of that style), OZ Tent make one, Oz Trail, heck, just about everyone has had a go at copying the design. Go and have a look at the quality of the canvas, the floor, the flexible elbows, poles and see which you like best.
For me I tend to buy Black Wolf gear because its bloody good and lasts. It's a bit more than some to buy but I generally have a buy it once philosophy.
Cheers,
Drew


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[MudMap]

Hi All,

We have the Coleman Instant tent. Very easy to set up goes up in a couple of minutes. Good for families. Only down side I would say is that it is cold for winter camping. So I would not recommend it if you like camping in the colder months. But if you are after a reasonably priced tent that is super easy set up and you mainly camp in peak season this one is a good option.

Cheers,
Maria

[MudMap]

Do you have a pic of what they look like??

Here is a pic of the Coleman tent taken at Coopers Creek Campground.

[dannnnn]

i've got one of these and love it. i am sure that a blackwolf or oztent would be better, but they cost 4x as much for a similar size tent. i have a 6p and it is very spacious for me and the missus. we fit 2x "king single" size air beds with room down the side to store stuff, and plenty of stuff at the front of the tent as well. a few comments

* it can be a little hard to fit into the bag. i don't know if i'm just packing it up wrong, and the bag has compression straps which simplifies it.. but i hate having to fight with a tent bag!!
* it's not canvas so it might not be the best tent to take on a super long trip, but it's fine for holidays/weekends
* there is a "half fly" version where the fly doesn't come all the way to the floor of the tent.... avoid avoid avoid. you want the full fly in an australian rain storm.
* it's packs up pretty big!! it's longer than the wheel arches in my GQ
* it's fantastic how quick it goes up. it takes longer to hammer the pegs in than it does to get the tent up!

[Ronin]

The Oztrail is for 349 now . http://www.campingcentral.com.au/pro...ring-Tent.html

[jay see]

We had a 6x3x1.8 3 room dome tent which lasted about 7 years, once that died we looked at something that didn't take at least 2 people and an hour to set up. Yes wolf may be better but not at that price. We ended up with a Coleman up 4, enough room for our queen mattress and bags inside and some room outside under the fly.As for being cold we do all our camping winter. A good rating sleeping bag with thermals (just top for me Mrs has top and bottom)and our mattress is 50cm off the ground. We are getting another one for the kids. If a 13 and 10 year old can do it in under 20 min from start to finish first time, that shows how easy it is.