Coleman Montana Camping Tent, 6/8 Person Family Tent with Included Rainfly, Carry Bag, and Spacious Interior, Fits Multiple Queen Airbeds and Sets Up in 15 Minutes

As an adult who has just recently returned to the world of camping (I am a leader in my son's cub scout pack), I looked at LOTS of tent options before choosing the Coleman Montana 8 person tent. I checked out reviews on Amazon and CampMor, and talked to as many camping enthusiast friends as I could. My first year in scouting, I borrowed a Eureka 2-person tent from our local boy scout troop, which came up to (maybe) my waist, and just barely fit my full-sized air mattress. After struggling to change clothing while lying down (I could barely kneel, let alone stand), and suffering through a fairly sleepless/stuffy night in the Eureka tent, I decided that the following features were necessary for comfortable camping: 1. The ability to stand up fully. This meant that any tent I chose had to have a center height of at least 72", preferably more (my husband is 6 feet tall, and if I ever want him to join us camping, the tent needs to work for him too. The Montana 8 has a center height of 84" (7 feet). 2. Room for gear and at least two full/queen sized air mattresses. Although the Montana 8 states that there's room for 8 people, the diagram shows these 8 people sleeping in mummy bags very close together. From a comfort perspective, this tent will hold 4-5 people (and their gear) at a maximum, without feeling overly crowded. For the three of us, this fits the bill nicely. 3. Intuitive and easy to set up and take down. While I like camping, I am not an avid camper. Finding a tent that can be set up (and taken down) with only help from a 9 year old was key, and this fits the bill nicely. 4. Good cross-ventilation. After sleeping in a stuffy tent once, I didn't want to repeat the experience. Three windows (the two side windows and the door window) can be rolled down to allow for good air flow and ventilation. We rolled the windows down 1/3 of the way, which provided a very comfortable cross-breeze while sleeping. 5. Waterproof with a bathtub floor. Many of the reviewers stated that they had no problems with leaks along the seams without using any waterproofing sealant. After talking with others and reading some recommendations, I used the Kiwi Camp Dry Heavy Duty Water Repellent to spray the seams prior to our first use, as added protection. We had some light rain during the evening, and much heavier rain the next morning, and the inside of the tent stayed bone dry. 6. Quality. I wanted a tent that would stand up to occasional car camping trips, without having to be replaced on a regular basis. Coleman is a recognized brand, and after talking with folks who own Coleman tents and reading the reviews, I was convinced that this tent would be a good one for our family. So far, I'm pleased! 6. Price. Given that we don't do a lot of camping, I didn't want to spend hundreds on a tent. I purchased the Montana 8 in Blue (not the Elite) from Amazon in mid-May 2015, and paid $136.48; a surprisingly low price for this particular tent model/size. Some nice features that this tent offers (that weren't on my list of must-haves): 1. A port for electrical/extension cords. While this tent does not have electricity, it does include a port near the door that allows campers to run an extension cord into the tent (for use with lanterns, fans, etc.) 2. A covered entry area. I looked at tents that had screened in areas, but opted for this one instead, choosing to have the extra room inside the tent rather than in a screened area. I had two camp chairs outside - in the evening, when it started to rain, I placed the camp chairs under the front rain fly "awning", on either side of the door. Despite the rain, the chairs stayed mostly dry, with only a few drops of water on them. 3. A "D door". This door has a pole that threads around the D curve, and another one at the hinge axis, which means that the door can function as a real door in terms of opening/closing, rather than a door that must be zipped open and closed. While there are Velcro closures around the D curve, we found that to keep insects from getting in we still had to zip it shut. However, we liked the easy entry! All in all, my family and I are very pleased with our new tent, and look forward to many years of use!

lasts the test of time (7 years now) and is easy to set up. pretty roomy and tall enough for my 6' partner. good buy, good tent.

We needed to upgrade from our previous tent and go this one. It's a big tent! We are a family of 5 and a dog. We used 4 Cots and a pack n play so we could stash our gear under them, but I wouldn't put more than 5 people in this tent with any more gear. It's really nice to be able to stand up straight in the tent and the hinged door is a great bonus. Only negative thing I currently have about the door is that it is a big step to get over the side of the tent to get in. So if you have little kids or mobility issues, it will be a struggle until the kids get bigger. But it wasn't really that big of a deal for us. I have set this up 3 times. Once with another person and Twice on my own. Easily doable on your own. Doesn't take that much more time either. I looked at the elite version for a long time before purchasing this tent. I didn't think the extras were worth the cost. We purchased our own lamp that we hung in the middle of the tent on the hook and it worked just fine. And the windows are so small, the self rolling feature wouldn't have made much of a difference. We camped when it was dry so I have nothing to add about waterproofing except I bought some water guard and seam sealer. Will update in the future if we camp during the rainy season.

After a whole lot of review comparisons, of various brands and sizes of cabin-style tents, I settled on the Coleman Montana 8 person tent. I didn't need self-rolling windows or yet another lamp, so I went with the standard, "non-Elite" version. We got the Blue/White/Black coloured tent, as opposed to the "sea-foam"-ish green tent which seems to be in greater supply. At the time we purchased it, the price was the same as for the green version. We are a family of three, and we wanted a lot of extra room to move around without having anything too cumbersome. The size of this tent was perfect for placing our queen-size air mattress on one end, and our gear and clothes on the other, while having a nice wide area in the middle in which to stand, change clothes, and move around each other while entering/exiting the tent. The centre height was perfect for me to stand stand up straight, with room to spare beneath the webbing, but I'm only 5'9'. the Elite version of the tent seems to list a higher centre height despite that the tent looks almost identical in the photos. The two end windows are angled outward so that in a light rain it is possible to keep them open without the rain coming through the windows. The front awning is certainly large enough that the front window can be left open in slightly heavier rain without a problem, but wind will be something to factor in. As others have noted, the tent comes packaged in a conveniently sized carry bag (27" x 8" x 8"), with separate bags for stakes and poles. The poles are sort of colour-coded to the sleeves the go into on the tent body and the rain-fly awning. one of the black poles has red swatches indicating it is for the awning. The two black poles and the grey poles support the tent body. Two very thin poles act as the door hinge and flap support. The entry matt is a separate piece with its own pair of stakes. After reading numerous reviews that praised this tent for being waterproof out of the box, I decided to trust the reviewers, and the manufacturer's factory seam taping, and pitch it as it was. 17 stakes in the ground, 7 poles, 8 guy lines, and a half-hour later, the tent was up and looking quite nice. Everything was wonderful, until it started raining our second night out. We had steady, light rain, and only a few hours after it began the inside of the rain-fly began beading with water droplets. Luckily, we had a plastic painting tarp that we were able to throw over the rain-fly and tie down. After shaking off the water build-up on the outside of the rain-fly and quickly positioning and tying down the tarp, we dried off the inner surface of the rain-fly, and things help up fine. We were also lucky that there was very little wind, so our tarp stayed in place. Lesson learned: ALWAYS seam seal and waterproof your rain-fly, regardless of what the reviewers tell you. The "bathtub", or floor of the tent, stayed perfectly dry despite water pooling on the tarp we put underneath the tent as a footprint. It was just the rain-fly that was not up to its task. We also had some slight trouble with the hinged door, which has a pole that supports the edge, and another that acts as the hinge. It also has several swatches of Velcro along the edge that are supposed to catch as the door swings closed, preventing the need to always zipper it shut. The door was a pain in the arse. The Velcro never lined up correctly, nor held properly. And the pole supporting the edge made zipping the door open and shut very difficult. We ended up simply removing the pole that supports the edge, and zipping the thing each time we passed through. Even without the door pole, it was necessary to pinch the tent above the door in order to get the zipper past a certain catch point that seems to result from the way the front of the tent hangs from the structural rods. I couldn't figure a way to tighten the guy lines to pull the poles in a way to prevent this. But, in all, the door operated far more easily as a regular tent door, than the "hinged door" it was designed to be. There is a small ring attached to a fabric tab at the apex of the tent which can hold a lamp hanging on a carabiner, but I sort of wish this tent had a mesh shelf handing there, instead. There are two mesh bags hanging on the walls, one at each end, on opposing walls. Despite the failed factory taping on the rain-fly, and poorly engineered "hinged door", we really enjoyed this tent, and would certainly recommend it to anyone looking for a cabin style tent as many as four or five people.

Great tent! Ok took this tent out to my camping trip I recently took(4 days and 3 nights) to a county park for some primative camping(camp site was primative). I had read lots of reviews before I purchased this tent. I will leave you with some pros, cons and tips below. Pros: tent was just as described, nice shape, useful pockets, I had an Intex 20inch high queen size air bed on one side and enough room for another bed on other side(but not with any gear), I could stand straight in the center I'm 5'3", zippers all worked easily, very comfortable in 80 degree weather with rain fly off, easy to assemble(see tips) and easy to put on rain fly Cons:other reviews are correct in that the ventilation would be an issue in hot weather since the windows are high and smaller than most tents, especially if the rain fly is on Tips:stake the tent before putting in the poles(you can re-stake after to get it just the way you want), we used two people but I think I could put it up by myself if I staked it before and now that I have put it up twice. Rain fly is easy to put on and attaches very good to the tent. It was tight over the poles and looked great. Has a nice awning that you can store a steralite tote or two under and still get in the door. Had an awesome experience camping in this tent. First camping trip in 7yrs, but certainly not the last!

This tent is spacious! I ordered this tent to get my friend into his own tent as being homeless and living with a hot head is not appealing. I love that the door is like an actual door since he broke the zipper on our other big tent. He liked it so much he went ahead and grabbed his stuff to move in immediately after he got back from work. It is definitely roomy enough for him and his new pup. I was going to get one for myself, but I felt the only downside is that the door won't stay closed with the velcro unless you hold the 2 sides together to get it to hook closed, which is why I only gave 4 stars. Other than that, I even like the way the windows are different. It also lacks a window on the back side as well which would improve security, which is another reason I'm going with a different tent that will be a cabin style.

Newest update: Every other time I take out this tent, the same pole breaks. I have one replacement pole left from the replacement tent box, then this is going in the trash. Very disappointed that my Coleman sundome can last 10 years and this can't last 2 camping trips. My sundome was $70 for crying out loud. Update: I called Coleman just yesterday and today a new replacement tent is coming in. They notified me that I can't get just a bag sent to me, so they decided to send everything to me and said I don't have to ship back my current bag and tent. Wow! The least I can say is they have awesome and fast support! Just reaffirms my love for this company! They went above and beyond what I was expecting. Thanks, Coleman! Original review: I received my tent and was going to open it all up and put it together over the weekend so see if I needed to seal anything after running the hose on it. Well, I didn't get that far before I noticed the bag was torn on the bottom. I really just need a replacement carry bag, but so far haven't been able to reach anyone. I love my Coleman tent that I've had for 8 years, so I'm hoping I can get a replacement bag for my new tent, rather than returning it and having to look elsewhere since the sale is over. When trying to just exchange it, it only lets me do it for another color, which I didn't want the green one. I'll update the review if fixed.

This is the first family tent that I've bought other than a backyard pop-up. Size: it fits four people well with air mattresses at either end. I can see fitting 6 people in a row lengthwise, but it's hard to see how 8 people could fit unless no one used air mattresses and you were side by side like sardines. Interior space: The center has a good amount of head space, if you put the sleeping bags at either end, it makes a comfortable space. There is a side pocket on either end to store things and a light hook at each end and in the center. The zip opening for an electric cord is handing, although it would be nice to have one on the other side as you either have to orient the tent towards the outlet or have a long extension cord. I really like the structure to the door. Set up and take down: it's easy to put up once you know where everything goes. There were a couple of steps on the instructions that were a little confusing, basically everything connects to the silver rings. Once you understand that, it's easy. The take down only takes about 5 minutes. The hard part is folding it to get back in the case. The first time we used it, I was able to get the tent back into the case, but there is no way the rain fly was going back in. The second time, I couldn't even get the tent in and zipped. There must be a trick to getting all the air out and it flat enough, but I haven't figured it out yet. Weathering the elements: We've used this twice. The first time, it stood up under very windy conditions. The tents of people around us were collapsing, but this little tent held up to the winds. We haven't used it in rain yet. Edited May 2018: We took this out on a trip in some Houston rains and I didn't notice any leaking at all. Packing up, I asked another camper the trick to getting a tent rolled up tight enough to get it back in the case. The trick is the tent poles. Lay down your tent pole bag at the end of the tent and fold the tent in thirds so that the folded tent is no wider than the tent pole bag. Then place your pole bag at the end of the tent and begin to slowly roll up the tent, allowing the weight of the poles to push the air out of the tent. The experienced camper told me it was important to go slow and not force the air out or it could damage the tent. Since the tent is a rectangular dome, there will be more tent in the center, so you have to be sure to keep folding in the extra as you roll up to it. The trick is when you come to the other end. Since it has a tub bottom, all the air will be pushed ballooning up that waterproof (and airproof) area. There will be no place for the air to escape. To get the last bit of air out, roll back the end you've been rolling over the stakes until you come to the end wall window. Next roll up the end you've been trying to reach, which is ballooned up. So the pole end is just unrolled to the window and the opposite end is rolling TO the window, pushing out all the trapped air. Unroll the end with the poles to the opposite end again. If there is still too much air, repeat until the whole thing will roll flat. I had to do this three times, but in the end everything fit. I was able to fit everything back into the case completely with room to spare.

It was easy to setup but an official step by step guide should be there. First set main tent, second rain shelter on top and then tighten up all strings. Pretty spacious for a family of 5.

كبيرة جدا وخامتها جيدة وسعرها مع العرض الأقوى لايتفوت وصلت الى 380 ﷼ مع عرض برايم لكن للأسف لم أستفد منه وتركيبها سهل يحتاج فقط تكون فاهم لطريقة التركيب يوجج مقاطع على يوتيوب للتعليم الأوتاد صغيرة تصلح للأماكن الزراعية أما البرية فيحتاج أوتاد أطول لرخاوة ظاهر التربة

I like this one and I am gifting to my sister

いくつかのテントを使用してますが 青色が気に入り購入 この台風10号の三日間の風雨に耐えられました コールマンジャパンものではありませんが 夏場の風通りも良く快適でした。 なんと言っても入り口ドアが勝手良く 何で日本向けには使用しないのか 不思議ですね コスパは良いと思います

La tienda es muy espaciosa y funciona perfecto para mi familia de 4. Es sencilla de instalar con ayuda de una persona, tiene buena altura por dentro por lo que resulta muy cómoda. Para clima frío resulta no tan práctica dado que le entra mucho aire aún con el rainfly puesto, lo cual es una ventaja en clima más cálido. Buena calidad de los materiales. No la he orrobado en lluvia pero por lo demás cumple sus funciones a la perfección