Coleman Coastline 2 Compact Tent - Green/Grey, Two Person

I cant believe this tent for this price 50 quid? absolute bargain I tell you!Firstly you need a two person tent even if you are just going on your own! you need room for your stuff as well!This tent is very easy to set up.put down ground sheet first, make sure two fabric straps of main tent are under ground sheet. its got a bathtub style to keep water out and also sewn in is the lining of the tent.Peg down the ground sheet.put together the main poles and insert then in the two sleeves, the end of the poles need to go in the eyelets on the fabric that goes under the ground sheet.you then need to just peg up the guy ropes to keep the tent up. pretty simple but practice in the garden before you go anyway. I enjoyed getting my tent up really quickly at the event from a little practice, and was so glad I did because it tipped it down two minutes after id put it up.I managed to break the pole getting out on the last day of the festival (The metal snapped that holds the poles taught) but i did fall on it to be fair to it, They are really tough and they are really cheap to replace.The tent pegs supplied are sufficient but I suggest you bring some spares as they literally dont give you any spares.The tent was excellent and stayed bone dry throughout the festival and there was tremendous gusts of wind and extreme driving rain, i was so pleased to be dry and that the tent stayed there, using the supplied pegs. (i Would recommend a mallet and to drive the actual hook into the ground as well)Well done a very good tent.

I previously used a very cheap, smaller, pop-up tent which was boderline acceptable and this is a great improvement. There is an outer sheet which is what you see in the picture, plus an inner tent complete with sewn-in groundsheet. The inner attaches to the outer with elasticated plastic hooks which leaves a gap between it and the outer. This ensures that weather is kept away from the inner living area and I found it works extremely well, bone dry in the morning. I am using this tent for just myself and I have lots of space for sleeping (can stretch out my 6 foot body) with lots of space left for my kit, more than enough. It takes a little more time to erect, mainly pegging down all of the guy ropes, but well worth it for the benefits of rigidity and weather proof qualities. I took the advice of others and left the inner tent in place when I dismantled the tent for the first time. When re-erecting it was a little quicker but I found some of the plastic hooks had come adrift from the loops which they attach too, so had to spend a little time refitting and checking. In retrospect, it probably didnt save time, as re-attaching and checking each hook took as long as fitting from scratch. I think leaving the inner attached is something you need to try for yourself and make up your own mind. I did manage to roll the whole tent up with inner attached and replace in the carry bag without a problem. I am very pleased with the tent and the price paid.

A very well made tent using good quality materials, quick and easy to assemble, HOWEVER there is a design flaw, once it starts raining the entrance flap directs the run off water onto the entrance groundsheet forming a puddle, this with the wet front flap draping over you when you get in or out means it is almost impossible to get in or out of the ten without getting wet! shame.

Good large solid tent. For the price, I think it's really rather good. I only have two complaints. One is that as many have mentioned, the entrance pieces seem to be mis-shapen: you cannot have them taut if you also want the "door" taut. It is simply impossible. Trust me. The sides of your entrance will flap around in the wind. This is OK except in rain, when it exposes a bit more of your entrance to the rain.If you are car-camping, go for something bigger, like the 3 Plus. The inside is very spacious, but you have your bed there, so you have to keep that area clean. This means that if you need to go outside in the rain, you will have to put your shoes and rain jacket on while crouching in the tiny front area. It's really only there for backpacks I guess, but that's the only place where you can put your shoes on while it's raining without getting wet. It's not pleasant.If you're not car camping, keep in mind that this tent is on the heavy side for backpacking tents.One final flaw is that there is no lantern attachment anywhere, which is a shame.

As a new solo camper, this has been a fantastic tent for my recent two trips. I can handle putting this up fine on my own, although the instructions are quite vague so practice before you leave home. The only time-consuming part is putting all the tent pegs in and fitting the guide ropes, of which there are many, but this is useful in high wind. Get a rubber mallet, spare pegs (in case you lose/bend some) and a peg lifter.There are no interior hooks to hang items except for the pockets, but I've found it easy to hang my torch on a hook that is attaching the porch end of the interior lining to the exterior tent. The porch is very useful even in good weather.The bag is a little small for both the exterior tent, inner lining, rods and pegs, but it does fit in with some practice.Size-wise, I would say:1 person - Loads of space for a single airbed and many bags. You will love it.2 people - With a proper double airbed and a row of bags there will be no room to sit on the tent floor itself, so you'll need to take turns moving around, but it should be fine.3 people - Room for 1 single airbed, 2 sleeping bags on mats and no bags except for in the porch, which has fairly decent shelter from the elements - there is a cover you can put down.