Coleman Montana 8P Family Tent with Waterproof Rainfly & Expandable Carry

4 reviews for Coleman Montana 8P Family Tent with Waterproof Rainfly & Expandable Carry

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   KBieb – 29 December 2024

   Huge, quality tent.
   This tent is very big! It is marketed as an eight-person tent which means it can comfortably sleep four adults with gear. It was pretty easy to set up and even though my wife and I are amateurs, we were able to do it in about 30 minutes. The instructions (sewn into the bag) are clear and easy to understand. The tent poles are color coded to match the seams of the sleeves that they go inside. The poles are fiberglass, so I recommend wearing gloves to prevent splinters. I especially like the poles that are inserted into the tent door. These are optional, but they make the door function like a real door instead of just a flap which allows for much easier passage. The rainfly has a covered entry area and there is a small door mat included in the package. The tent fabric and seams appear to be well made and with some care should last a long time. The floor seams are about four inches off the ground and so should provide good water protection. Most of the top of the tent is mesh, so without the rain fly, there is plenty of ventilation and a good view of the night sky. There is a window at each end of the tent and in the door, so even with the fly installed, there is still decent ventilation. The zippers all operated smoothly.There are few amenities inside the tent, only two small pockets and a single roof hook. I would have liked to see a couple more roof hooks for lights and maybe two extra pockets. I think a fabric divider at midpoint of the tent would also have been nice to offer a little privacy. The tent is tall enough for me to stand up straight (I’m six feet). There is a cord port that looks like it would prevent water entry short of flooding.Packing the tent up was very easy and took about 20 minutes. Though I think it might be possible, and I tried hard to do it, I was unable to get the tent folded back into its original size. Thankfully, the bag is designed to be expanded, once I did that, the tent fit inside easily and really wasn’t all that much bigger. Still, it’s a big tent and rather heavy, so I wouldn’t want to have to carry it in a backpack, I think the main use of it is going to be for car camping families and for this, I think it is an excellent choice.

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   Chuck C. – 29 December 2024

   A Coleman what else need I say
   Although most go camping in the summer, the family loves to go in the fall and even winter here in Florida. With a family of 5 this Coleman Montana tent handled everything we threw at it.The tent is really large. There is enough room to have it set up as two separate rooms. One for mom and dad and a side for the kids. The height inside at its tallest point is tall enough that we can stand up and walk around and I’m 5’8″. The lowest point is on the sides and that is a little less than 5′. The tent is fully ventilated through the mesh roof and the two windows on each end and one on the front door of the tent. If weather permits, the rain fly can be left off for sleeping under the stars with a mosquito net above you. The rain fly covers the whole tent and provides a covered front porch.Set up was fairly easy with two people. It took us about 22 minutes and that was without any practice. Taking the tent down was just as easy in about 17 minutes. The tent packs up into its own bag and weights about 22lbs. I haven’t tested the tent for rain proofing but that will come.Overall, there are a number of good things about this tent (price being just one) but with some additional features (a back window, more loops to hang lights, more inside pockets) it would be a great tent.

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   Montana – 29 December 2024

   Coleman Montana 8P Family Tent – Trusted brand for generations!
   I like to tell people the first picture of me out camping is a photo of my mom sitting by the campfire, 8.5 months pregnant, because it’s true. That was 1968, and I haven’t missed a year since. I broke up with a guy in college l because I found out he hated camping. I’m that serious. Coleman products have been there with me every year, on every trip, every time. I’ve done every kind of camping from wilderness backcountry to motor home with all the bells and whistles.This tent is an OG luxury tent. It’s really great for actually camping in. It’s thoughtfully designed, easy to put up and rugged. I trust it’s going to last as long as I need it to and I plan to enjoy it for many, many seasons to come.It’s just the two of us now, so this tent is ideal for luxury tent camping. Way too heavy to pack in without four legs or four wheels, but just the right size for quick trips to the park for a few days. We can set up part of it as a “living” area and have the bed a ways away in case someone wants to stay up and read. The opportunity for venting is MASSIVE. You should be able to be comfortable, given the wide variety of options with this tent. This is a functional, durable tent and will be an enjoyable place to call “home” for a few days at a time. It was easy and quick to assemble. Tough, high-quality materials. Five stars.

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   Ryan – 29 December 2024

   Great family tent
   This is a great 8p family tent. I set this up in the backyard for this review and it is currently windy (only about 5-8mph with gusts to 15mph) which gave this setup a good test. This tent is large, but its mostly long and not really deep (from the front door) which made it a little easier to set up when positioned correctly. The main cross poles are very thick and strong which holds the bulk of the tent up. There are then 2 front to back poles that are a little bit thinner but are used to hold most of the side of the tent on either end out. I did not put on the rain fly but it has its own pole and the instructions seem to show it covering a sufficient amount of the tent. One neat thing that I have not experience before is the fact that you can put poles around the door to make it more ridged. there was plenty of space on the inside and without the rain fly there was sufficient air flow. There are only 2 small windows on either end and the 1 window at the door but with the pole on the rain fly, i believe there will be enough air flow then too. Too many windows make for too many leaks anyway so I am perfectly fine with these windows. It says you can fit 3 queen mattresses in here and I believe it as it there is sufficient space for my family of 4 and 2 dogs.