Coleman 3-room Family Dome Tent

Review Date
January 17, 2008

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: TOHara(Unregistered User) ,  Car Camper

Price Paid:  $180.00 at Sams

Summary:
Purchased tent more than 4 yrs ago have been camping 1-2 times every year since. Has good space for me and my wife. I see that some people complain of leakage problems which I resolved myself by putting extensive applications of seam sealer and waterproofer on the outside, and ensured that nothing touched walls when raining. My probelm is that the poles did not hold up well to very windy conditions, some have frayed and now tent does not set up squarly. Currently looking for replacment poles.

Customer Service:
not had an issue

Similar Products Used:
have had many tents in the past of all brands still have a Eureka with screen "porch" this is my old stand by and always goes camping with me "just in case"

Review Date
September 9, 2004

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 6 votes

Reviewed by: TOWGunner1 ,  Backpacker

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Have had the tent for 3 years and used it about 9 times. Easy to set up. Plenty of room for the queen size air matress, double air matress and the single with room for your gear to boot. I've had minimal leakage through several good storms. The leaks occurred in the outter rooms (5 paper towels took care of them).

Customer Service:
Haven't used it.

Similar Products Used:
I had a cabin tent which was a pain in the neck to set up and it leaked much worse. (it's now in the Letchworth dumpster)

Review Date
October 26, 2002

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.33 of 5, 12 votes

Reviewed by: Peter Wasson(Unregistered User) ,  Car Camper , from Wausau, WI USA

Price Paid:  $150.00 at Target

Summary:
This tent is roomy, easy to set up and has plenty of head room for car camping. However, my problems with water leakage and Coleman's refusal to honor their "Keeps You Dry...Guaranteed" promise makes it worthless. Even the slightest rain leaves it leaking from every juncture of walls and floor.

Customer Service:
Terrible. They first told me it would be "repaired" under warranty, and when I said I wanted a new one under the guarantee, they refused.

Similar Products Used:
I had a cheap Wal-Mart car camping tent that was much better. I now own a Eureka that is much better.

Review Date
June 12, 2002

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by: loadedcamera(Unregistered User) ,  Car Camper , from Matthews

Price Paid:  $170.00 at Target

Summary:
Initially, this tent appeared to provide my family with a good 3 season tent. Our first use was in the Blue Ridge Mountains in November. It worked fine. Good heat retention and venting to remove condensation. As a 6'1" 300lb guy, it doesn't fit me very well though. The "rooms" are 5'x 7' and with me and my wife in a "room", we are very cramped.

We used the tent again in June in the same region and the ventilation was not what was needed. It remained very hot in the tent. With small windows and corner doors, the tent does not flow well.

Setup is great. I can do this myself in about 20 minutes.

Construction is good quality. Waterproofing is adequate. Seepage from contact with the tent wall is high.

My feelings is that this is a good tent, but not a great tent. I will be upgrading to another brand soon.

Customer Service:
Never had to use

Similar Products Used:
Many different Coleman tents, Popup Campers..

Review Date
March 28, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4 votes

Reviewed by: edmwire(Unregistered User) ,  Car Camper , from Columbia, SC USA

Price Paid:  $178.00 at Target

Summary:
This was our second tent. Our first was a 4 person tent. This thing is a cabin! My wife and I love it! Sets up in about 25 minutes if the wind is not blowing. We bought it to have more room when our grand-kids want to go with us, but we like it so much we use it all the time now. It's compact, light weight and very well made. I recommend it!