The dark fabric also helps keep the tent cooler, which is a nice plus in the hot summer months. Cost-wise, the Dark Room will set you back approximately $30 more compared with the regular Sundome. The second feature that makes this tent great is the tent walls. Unlike traditional dome-style tents, this tent has more vertical walls giving you more headspace and overall volume inside the tent. This is a nice feature because we’ve all experienced how it is difficult to stand up in many tents.
The Coleman 6-Person Cabin Tent with Screened Porch allows families and groups of campers to spread out and enjoy plenty of indoor lounge space. With the screened-in porch, this Coleman 6-person Cabin Tent offers 35% more space that still allows you to enjoy fresh air but without the bugs. Designed with high ceilings and vertical walls, you’ll be able to stand up comfortably, while the footprint size allows for up to two queen size air mattresses to fit. You’ll enjoy the natural light thanks to the panoramic windows and the ground vents help to improve the airflow. For a large camping tent, try out the Coleman 6-Person Cabin Tent with Screened Porch. The Coleman Sundome has capacity options for 2 people, 4 people, and 6 people.
It’s also worth noting that this tent can easily be set up by only one person, something that cannot be said for several of the two-person tents in our review. Last but not least, Coleman offers another intriguing budget option in their Montana tent. Stacked up against the Sundome, the Montana 6P is smaller with 84 square feet of floor area, shorter with a 68-inch peak height, and costs a little more at $117. Where the Montana gets the edge is livability with an included awning and taller side and end walls.
Check also thisColeman Trailblazer 5 Plus Tenda Tent that offers more total space in its two rooms and it has features of both dome and tunnel tents. But if you want something completely different, see this KAZOO Family Camping Tent ozark trail 4 person dome tent which is an instant cabin but with aluminum poles and a full-coverage fly. Bushnell’s Sheild Series tents are great camping tents that offer lots of great features for those who are wanting a little more than just the basics.
The materials required to create a tent that’s both light and tough enough for long expeditions are much, much more expensive. After determining the typical amount and type of usage your tent will be getting, you’ll want to figure out if there are any special features you’d like. If you don’t need your tent to be any of those things, save your money for other gear. Most weigh about 15 – 20 pounds, which is easy enough to move around camp.
These tents will work for six people, as long as they’re bringing nothing but their sleeping bags. Being easy to set up, it’s an amazing choice for first-timers and those who don’t want to spend hours trying to figure out how to put the tent together. While no one is going to be sizing up the Sundome for a thru-hike on the PCT, it’s far from being overly heavy or big for this category. Except for the black light and disco ball you hang from the ceiling (remember, it’s dark inside!) this is a no-frills piece of gear that simply focuses on being a very dark room. What it does offer is perfectly adequate, it just isn’t going to wow you much beyond its ability to block light and keep the same elements at bay that other tents do as well. Beyond the size and the Dark Room aspect, there really isn’t much more praise to be sung about this tent.
This gives you a measly foot or so of shade depending on where the sun is in the sky, and keeps a few raindrops from poking in when there’s rain. The Sundome is made of a thick polyester that does an admirable job of blocking light and, thus, heat. The Dark Room Technology isn’t just a thing from a sci-fi movie; it’s really dark inside this tent with the windows and door shut. REI gave their camping tent collection a shakeup for 2022, including replacing their mid-range Grand Hut series with the all-new Skyward. Offered in four- and six-person capacities, we brought the smaller version to Moab for testing this spring and… After just one night of moderate rain, we awoke to find multiple areas of standing water inside the tent.
Meaning, that if it does rain the screen room will not stay completely dry. This tent also has a couple of extra features that are nice to have. There is an air vent that can be opened at the bottom of the tent that allows for more airflow. There is also an electrical port that makes bringing an extension cord into the tent very easy. Lastly, the rainfly extends down to the bottom of the tent on each corner to ensure that you stay dry in the event of rain.
The double-thick fabric protects you from the elements, and the design allows for better ventilation in hot weather. Thanks to the welded corners, the interior of the tent will stay dry even when it rains. With one queen air mattress that fits a couple, this 6 person tent will be big enough to fit a sleeping bag or anything else that you want to store in the Sundome. The 6 person Sundome has an easy setup which can be done in ten minutes, or even less if you’re working with someone. The fiberglass poles and stakes are easy to put together because they’re color-coded, so there will be no guessing with this freestanding tent.