paulsibek
New member
Choice is between
Cheap tents that you can throw away after they die in a couple of years or an expensive tent like North Face or Bibler that you are stuck with when the new models come out.
Try a Coleman, best of both worlds and has both clips and sleeve :>)
I have 3, 2 7x7's and a 9x7 that I bought in a grocery store last week for $39.
I don't believe that I've paid more than $49 and only replaced that tent because the new version had more windows and I am claustrophobic.
I spent a fall night on Mt. Pinos, 9,000+ feet in a 10x10 in a wind storm that I was SURE would destroy the Coleman, the wind was 50+. The tent held up no problem, no damage.
3 years ago in my brand new 7x7 I was in an amazing rain storm in Death Valley, had not yet taken the tent out of the box and set it up like you are supposed to before you go camping and it stayed bone dry. To my amazement.
The new Coleman's have nice features that rival the Kelty's, North Face etc. and are cheap. I doubt I'll switch based on my experiences.
Cheap tents that you can throw away after they die in a couple of years or an expensive tent like North Face or Bibler that you are stuck with when the new models come out.
Try a Coleman, best of both worlds and has both clips and sleeve :>)
I have 3, 2 7x7's and a 9x7 that I bought in a grocery store last week for $39.
I don't believe that I've paid more than $49 and only replaced that tent because the new version had more windows and I am claustrophobic.
I spent a fall night on Mt. Pinos, 9,000+ feet in a 10x10 in a wind storm that I was SURE would destroy the Coleman, the wind was 50+. The tent held up no problem, no damage.
3 years ago in my brand new 7x7 I was in an amazing rain storm in Death Valley, had not yet taken the tent out of the box and set it up like you are supposed to before you go camping and it stayed bone dry. To my amazement.
The new Coleman's have nice features that rival the Kelty's, North Face etc. and are cheap. I doubt I'll switch based on my experiences.