sherpamayberry
Ex-Camping guy
Coleman has been pretty good for me. They keep changing their tents from year to year, so some years, the rain fly is longer than others.
My customers for the most part stay dry, unless the rain comes down at a more horizontal direction. Then all bets are off, spray will enter under the rain fly.
I do lose fiberglass poles, but with the inventory I carry, I always have spares.
The bathtub design of the coleman tent has been great, my tents have been in standing water while remaining dry inside.
Oh, for the record, I provide a 7x7 and 7x9 tent. I use the 7x7 for one person, 7x9 for two. The 7x7 will sleep three, but only if you leave all gear outside and don't mind sleeping in an intimate environment.
When buying a tent, you should consider height, if I were just packing a tent in a trunk of a car, I'd use a tent where I can stand up and change clothes. I've known others to use the small one man tent, and when the weather is foul for hours on end, it's a pretty cramped area to be holed up in.
My tents fared rather well during the Lima storm. Many laid down flat in the 60+ mph winds. The secret there was that I tossed away the OEM tent stakes and replaced with the 10" nail/stakes.
My customers for the most part stay dry, unless the rain comes down at a more horizontal direction. Then all bets are off, spray will enter under the rain fly.
I do lose fiberglass poles, but with the inventory I carry, I always have spares.
The bathtub design of the coleman tent has been great, my tents have been in standing water while remaining dry inside.
Oh, for the record, I provide a 7x7 and 7x9 tent. I use the 7x7 for one person, 7x9 for two. The 7x7 will sleep three, but only if you leave all gear outside and don't mind sleeping in an intimate environment.
When buying a tent, you should consider height, if I were just packing a tent in a trunk of a car, I'd use a tent where I can stand up and change clothes. I've known others to use the small one man tent, and when the weather is foul for hours on end, it's a pretty cramped area to be holed up in.
My tents fared rather well during the Lima storm. Many laid down flat in the 60+ mph winds. The secret there was that I tossed away the OEM tent stakes and replaced with the 10" nail/stakes.