Customer Reviews

Coleman 2-Room Durango Tent (15-Feet x 10-Feet)

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
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When I ordered this tent, I was a little worried about it's size - 10'X15' seemed so big that I was afraid it wouldn't really feel like camping. But for better or worse, the tent isn't that big - it's not a square, and I think they measure the widest and deepest parts, which isn't representative of the overall size. In terms of usable space, it's probably about 8.5'X13', big enough for 2 queen mattresses with about a foot between and along either wall and 2 feet from the front wall to the mattresses (if you push the mattresses all the way against the back wall).

This tent is easy to set up and take down - one person can definitely do it. That said, the instructions are bad, and the pictures on the instructions are useless, so I'd keep the box the tent comes in, you'll be glad to have the pictures to help figure the tent out. Unless you're used to this kind of tent, I suggest setting it up at least once before your camping trip since there is a little trial and error involved.

The biggest problem with this tent is ventilation - the tent itself, starting about 2 feet up the walls, is entirely mesh, so if you want any privacy at all, you have to put on the rain cover, but it has no windows, so the only ventilation is the door (only half of it is mesh) and a very small hole in the side that is used to slide coolers in and out. There's no way to get much breeze, and no crossflow. If you camp in hot areas, I wouldn't get this tent.

Also, the tent isn't really 2 rooms - it comes with a very thin nylon divider (about the thickness of a bed sheet) that hangs down the middle of the tent from front to back (right in the middle of the door). It hangs with cords through loops, so there's about a 6 inch gap all around the divider - it prevents most visibility between the 2 "rooms", but that's it. Also, the people in the left "room" have to go into the right "rooom" to use the door of the tent.

The stakes that it comes with a CHEAP. Plan to take some good ones with you if you're going anywhere at all rocky.

The overhead storage is nice and convenient, but I don't think it'd hold a lot of weight.

Overall a good tent for a family.

The tent was very easy to setup and put away. We experienced a full day of rain and had a minor leak, but that was due to user error - we hadn't wrapped all of the velcro around the poles, causing the rain cover to come into contact with the tent.
We have a family of 5 - two average sized adults - man 180, woman 130, - three children, age 7,3, and 2.

With two queen mattresses, we pretty much used all of the space. I was a little disappointed in the fact that the rear of the tent rose sharply from the floor to the roof, causing us to have to move the mattresses closer to the entrance way, otherwise the people on the two ends would have come into contact with the tent (raincover not over that area too, so could forsee problems).

Ventilation was fine. Without the user error, the tent stayed dry.

Really only a 4 person tent.

The tent is spacious and durable with extra reinforcements in the frame and seams. Rain & wind was not a problem when we were camping. We like the many little amenities like the net above the bed which is great to store an extra blanket for when you get cold in the night and the many little net pockets for storage of those small items you don't want to lose. The main door is extra large which is great to fit our queen size air mattress through.

The tent is well made and kept us completely dry during a heavy thunderstorm. Plenty of room for four people and all our personal gear. Can be divided into two roms if desired. I highly recommend this tent.

The package on this tent leads you to believe it is rectangular. It isn't! It is six sided and totally strange. We got it set up and couldn't believe it was right. It still looked totally weird. You have to stake the tent on all it sides for it lay flat. It uses three poles but the two main poles attach to the tent two inches apart in the back. When you attach the tent clips to the poles it seem to pull the fabric a lot. There are no windows, so it's probably good for rain but not if you need ventilation. We've had lots of tents and had a little trouble putting this together the first time just because it is so different. I would not have purchased this tent if I had seen what it looks like set up.