Customer Reviews

Coleman WeatherMaster Six to Seven-Person Cabin Tent

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have been a long time since I have bought a tent and I needed one for my family of three boys. The five of use fit just fine but the things I liked better was the room to stand in the middle and at the edge. It also has an opening to set your shoes outside so you don't have to open the door. The door is great as there is one in the front and one in the rear. The power cord opening in the corner of the tent was vary convenient. When I went to set it up I did not see the instructions but was able to put it up in 15 minutes without the instructions it was that easy, the only tent better than this one is a SpringBar tent but they are three times more expensive. Good Buy on my part.

I bought this tent for Christmas and had 4 successful weekend outings on the North California coast with my 3-year old son. We really loved the roomy interior that you can use from corner to corner. The tent is stereo-symmetric but came with mismatched poles, so that one side was lower in height than the other by several inches, but it still worked fine. However, the tent had a catastrophic collapse one windy day where half of the poles (made of thin rolled steel tubing) suddenly sheared under the strain and of course, the tent went down. Luckily we were all outside and it was still light, so we packed the wreckage and went home. It's still a nice tent for the price, but you should consider heading to a motel rather than gambling a windy night in this one. I will find out if Coleman will replace the poles under warranty (Update - after I contacted Coleman, they picked up the tent for free and gave me a full refund on the purchase price; so I must say their customer service is stellar in case you get a bad one :-)

Very good quality, have used it many times. The only setbacks is that you absolutely need 2 people to set it up and it doesn't have a self supporting frame so the pegs are the only things that hold it up.

I am relatively new to camping and searched for quite some time to find a tent that would house myself and two dogs (both med sized). I wanted head room because I didn't want to walk around ape like. I wanted the walls to be cabin style for more area space and I wanted to be able to set it up myself. After looking at a plethora of tents and comparing reviews, it came down to Springbar and Coleman. As I'm new to camping, I didn't want to spend the money on Springbar (almost four times the cost) until I was sure I'd be out there often enough to justify the purchase. So, I went with Coleman. I chose the American Heritage Weathermaster 9x12 for the reasons already stated and have to say, I couldn't be happier with my decision.

I am a 5'8", 42 year old, 130 lb woman and was able to do a practice set up of the tent, alone, in approximately a little under an hour (take into consideration this is the very first tent I've ever set up). I estimate set up, next time, will be about half that or less. About 15 minutes to break it all down. Directions are extremely easy to follow with one minor exception...there are orange loops at the top of each corner of the tent, in which, the side poles should slide through. This wasn't implied in the directions. I think they just assumed one would know this. Also, if you're shorter than I am, chances are you'll need a step stool to insert side poles into roof poles but you'd still be able to set the tent up yourself.

I seam sealed the tent immediately after initial set up on a Sunday afternoon, but didn't do the fly. Sunday night, we got rain and it rained every day for the next three days varying from light drizzle to continual torrential down pour. We ended up with a total accumulation of 3 inches of rain with winds reaching 20 knots (approximately 10 to 12 mph). Tent stood strong and didn't budge but it did get an extremely small amount of water in it (two tiny puddles when mopped up and squeezed out, filled a coffee cup). I think the only reason it came in, was because I had stretched the tent a little to tautly on one side which caused the seems to stretch a little bit. The rain fly worked perfectly!! Not a single iota of water dripped from it into the tent.

The only cons that I can see are the tent stakes that come with the tent. They're short and made of plastic. I don't see them doing much good at all in strong winds. I would highly recommend purchasing different stakes. I used sixteen 12" steel stakes that I purchased separately (10 for the floor of the tent and the other 6 for guying the fly and long ends of tent).

Other than that, the windows on each end are large and airy, there are half moon windows for additional ventilation on the floor, the 7' ceiling offers beautiful views of the star filled sky when the fly isn't in use, the front door has a hinge and opens outward like a regular door which is a great advantage and the tub style floor is higher than almost all other tents I've looked at. There's lots of room inside and many pockets for storage with a second door (no hinge) in the back of the tent. The tent and fly along with the floor mats and room divider fit in one bag and the poles and stakes fit in another for easy transport. Both bags are rather light for carrying as well. I feel safe in this tent because it was sturdy and protected me in, what I feel like, was pretty inclement weather. I would highly recommend this tent and am looking forward to many excursions in it.

Just finished a week long camping trip to Yellowstone. It rained everyday and during a couple of the nights it rained all night as well. The tent stayed dry and we were very comfortable. Even better, I am 6'3" and I could easily stand up in the tent to do things. We are so glad we bought this.

Once the tent is up itis a great size for two and lots of gear (were divers) provides plenty of head room (I am 6'1) through-out and ventilation
nice to have two doors and windows every thing is as advertized storage etc maybe better. Set up was easy for two folks once the directions are understood (directions not as in depth as I would have liked). Material seems thin we will see how it holds up with time. Purchase went smooth recieved sooner than est. del date.

Did quite a bit of searching for the perfect family camping tent. Finally decided on this one because of the straight walls and nice height. The tent more than meets my expectations. Although it is much easier if two people set up the tent, it is actually easier to set up than many dome tents. Warning: you must use the tie downs on the end to keep the angled poles from collapsing to the center. Very high side wraps keep ground water out (in Florida that's a must). The only problem I have is that the carry strap on the bag pulled out on the second lift. You'll likely have to rig a carry strap, however, this tent is for "car camping" which means you wouldn't want to carry it far anyway.

My recommendation: get one and enjoy the good life!

I really enjoyed using this tent. It is easy to set up, very spacious, and has lots of storage pockets. The best thing is that you don't have to huddle down like the dome style tents. The only downfall is the netting on the windows and doors. It's kind of delicate and susceptible to holes/tearing.

completely water proof, for the size lots of space with the straight walls, more space than some of the bigger tents. easy to set up. carry bags for both poles and tent, would highly recommend

definitely a great value for the price. It was very easy to assemble, and very roomy inside. This tent has a lot of vertical space for the footprint. However, it's not ideal for extreme winds. I took it to the desert and was hit with 3 dust storms, one of which had winds up to 60mph. The tent stood strong (we used rebar for stakes) and the poles didn't bend or break, but it did rip a small hole in 2 corners and most of the connectors on the rain fly were ripped. Overall I was suprised at how well it held up.