Sara Baird checks out a Tent Designed to Make Tent Tenting Simpler: the Coleman Skylodge 4-person Tent.
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Earlier this yr I wrote about my husband and I deciding to drag out our tent and go tent tenting after 5 years of tenting in a camper. That was an excellent tent that we had for years. It was extraordinarily straightforward to arrange and had loads of area even when our children had been younger and camped with us. We found the tent was able to be retired when it began storming shortly after we arrange. It was raining nearly as arduous contained in the tent because it was exterior the tent.
Shortly after that journey, Ready Bee requested if I want to select one among their many Coleman merchandise to check out and assessment. They’d an excellent number of merchandise however I narrowed it right down to a tent fairly rapidly. Even then I had six totally different tents to select from. I ultimately chosen the Coleman Skylodge 4-Particular person Tent due to the promised ease of setup and the scale. The tent arrived only a few days after I shared my choice. I used to be impressed with how rapidly it was shipped.
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The Coleman Skylodge 4-Particular person Tent
 The Coleman Skylodge 4-Particular person Tent comes with telescoping pre-attached poles and advertises arrange in about one minute. The tent’s corners are welded and the seams are inverted and taped seams to maintain the rain from getting inside. The body has been examined to face up to winds as much as 35 miles per hour. The door additionally has a big awning for added climate safety in addition to airflow. The tent is 7.5 x 7.5 toes and the middle peak is 5.4 ft. It additionally comes with a 1-year guarantee.
The tent is designed for ease of use, it’s massive sufficient to suit a queen dimension air mattress and the door is designed to make loading the air mattress and your gear straightforward. It has mesh pockets to maintain your gest organized, and an E-port so you possibly can simply run an extension twine inside to energy up your electronics or gadgets. The Stuff-and-Roll carry bag lets you roll up and pack your tent away simply.
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Testing Out The Tent
I obtained the tent in October and was trying ahead to utilizing it for a few fall tenting journeys however my plans had been foiled by a pesky virus and unhealthy climate. As an alternative, I set it up in my yard to see how straightforward it was to arrange and take down and to verify it held up to a couple days of rain and chilly. This labored out effectively and led to a couple fascinating conversations with neighbors who had been involved that I used to be sleeping exterior.
I learn the directions and headed exterior considering this tent can be a chunk of cake to arrange. Our leaky tent had a system that allowed us to pop it within the air and safe the poles, it solely took a couple of minutes to arrange. This tent was not as straightforward to determine. It took me about 35 minutes to set it up for the primary time as I attempted to determine the way it labored.
I used to be glad that I used to be not making an attempt to set it up at a campsite as unhealthy climate rolled in or evening was falling. It might be that I simply struggled that day to grasp the instructions however I needed to take just a few makes an attempt at getting the poles to arrange excellent. As soon as I acquired it up and staked down in the precise spots, I missed lining up the rainfly within the right course and needed to take it off and regulate it when it could not match. It was a cold chilly day once I set it up and my palms had been painfully chilly by the point I acquired it up.
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As soon as I acquired the tent up I used to be struck by how fairly it was, the colours are stunning collectively, they’re daring but in addition muted in order that they gained’t conflict with nature. I loved how the tent regarded with the autumn leaves. The tent held up effectively and saved out water within the rain. Taking it down was a lot simpler than placing it up. It nonetheless took me about 20 minutes. I struggled to get it folded the precise technique to stuff within the pack.
My husband had no points getting it within the bag when he tried. I set it up and took it down a second time and located that it nonetheless took me about quarter-hour to arrange the tent on my own and about the identical time to take it down. I feel this may have gone a lot quicker if I had a helper.
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My Evaluate
It is a superbly designed tent, from the standard of the construct to the colours, the tent stands out. I might not hesitate to take this on a automobile tenting journey. Additionally it is compact and simple to pack. We’re contemplating taking a street journey with a tent as an alternative of a camper subsequent summer time and I might convey this tent in a heartbeat.
Whereas the tent took for much longer than 1-minute to arrange and take down, I’ve all the time struggled with tents. Some tents have even left me in tears as I’ve tried to pack them up. This tent was a lot simpler to arrange than the common tent, regardless that it was not as straightforward because the earlier tent we owned. I’m positive it’s going to go a lot quicker each time I set it up any longer. I additionally appreciated that it was nonetheless straightforward to arrange alone.
The tent is roomy, even with an air mattress within it there’s nonetheless over 2.5 toes of area left over in width. It will be straightforward to retailer your gear within the tent along with the air mattress. In the event you use a small tenting pad as an alternative you’ll have loads of room for added individuals or gear inside.  I recognize how extensive the door is and the way effectively it’s constructed. The zipper seems to be sturdy and never vulnerable to breaking.
I like to recommend that you just take a look at the Coleman Skylodge 4-Particular person Tent in case you are out there for a brand new tent for a brand new tent that gained’t make your head damage. In the event you want a bigger tent it additionally comes as a 10-person tent. You possibly can take a look at the tent right here at Ready Bee https://preparedbee.com/collections/coleman-outdoor-camping-gear-equipment
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What are your experiences of tents within the open air? Something just like the Coleman Skylodge 4-Particular person Tent? Please share your ideas within the feedback beneath or take a look at Sara Baird’s earlier tent assessment right here in case you are needing one thing even bigger.
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