- Two-room tent sleeps up to 8 people
- Lounge in the shade under the oversized awnings that stretch the entire 15-foot length of the tent
- Two skylight panels, two power cord ports
- 210-denier nylon oxford floor is water resistant and rugged to withstand heavy foot traffic
- Pack weight: 33.2 pounds
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Take the whole family to the great outdoors with the two-room Coleman Exponent 9804-150 Northstar tent, which comfortably sleeps--and stows gear for--up to eight people. Convert one room to a screened porch by rolling back the rainfly to reveal mesh walls. Or lounge in the shade under the oversized awnings that stretch the entire 15-foot length of the tent. The 210-denier nylon oxford floor is water resistant and rugged to withstand heavy foot traffic.
Other features include two skylight panels and two power cord ports that allow access to a power source without leaving the doors or windows open. It comes with color-coded aluminum poles to help make set up go easily, 5 awning poles, aluminum pegs, and a compartmentalized carry bag with handles.
Specifications:
- Floor area: 15 feet, 8 inches by 9 feet, 8 inches
- Center height: 6 feet, 5 inches
- Pack weight: 33.2 pounds
- Number of rooms: 2
- Number of doors: 4
- Number of poles: 14
- Leak-free Seams: In addition to fully taped rainfly seams, the rainfly covers doors and windows and incorporates easy-to-use velcro frame attachments.
- Weather-resistant Fabric: Coated polyester fabric combined with anti-wicking thread, webbing and zippers are designed to keep you dry.
- Protected Seams: Inverted floor seams dramatically increase weather resistance by hiding needle holes inside the tent, away from the elements.
- Waterproof Floors: Welding technology strengthens the tent floor and eliminates needle holes.
- Zipper Protection: Zipper cuff adds protection from the elements to the door.
- Wind Strong Frame: Engineered to be a stronger, more wind-responsive frame by using redesigned poles and guy-out triangles to anchor tents and increase performance.
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Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in! If you're a backpacker, alpine climber or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to take something designed to handle more adversity.
Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproofness.
For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.
Domes, Tunnels and Sacks
Tents are broadly categorized into two types, freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floor-plan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it by being more lightweight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.
Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.
Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Coleman Exponent Northstar Eight-Person 2-Room Tent (Sports)
My wife and I have been camping since we were kids. We went out for our first outing with this tent. The original idea was a few days car camping with us and our almost 1 year old.
It turned out to be one night with my wife, myself, our almost 1 year old, and my 8 year old niece and 5 year old nephew. The little one is still in a pack'n'play so that and my wife and I took one side, with room for all the gear. The other room (the screen room portion) was taken by the older kids. The night after that we added to that room my sister and brother. Things were a little tighter in the other room with 2 adults and 2 kids (they took up just about as much space as an adult). My other sister and nephew (3) arrived, and we decided to use our other tent to accomidate them instead of packing us all in the 1 tent, I do believe we could have fit, but it would have been very tight. We got a quick downpour during the trip, and some high winds, and we were dry inside. The only problem we had was with some heat, but we fixed it by opening the rain fly. Putting up the tent requires someone in the 5'10" range to reach some of the higher clips, and it is much easier to do with 2 people, but I did it myself when we got there. We of course treated the seams before going out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
base camp to family camping,
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This review is from: Coleman Exponent Northstar Eight-Person 2-Room Tent (Sports)
If you want a fantastic tent, loaded with features, and constructed of absolutely top quality materials look no further. This tent has 6'5" headroom. It can be set up as two rooms or 1 room and a screened-in porch. Both the floor and the rain fly are factory taped and sealed. The fly has 2 skylights that can be covered and the fly doubles as a perimeter awning on all sides!! And awning poles are included! Easy 1 camper, 5 minute set-up in calm weather... 2 camper job if windy. The only con comments I have about this tent is I wish Coleman had provided 6 awning poles instead of 5 and maybe a bit beefier stakes. If you want superb quality at a great value, get one while you still can.
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