Coleman Tent Octagon, 6 to 8 man Festival tent, large Dome Tent with full standing head height, 100% waterproof Family Camping Tent with sewn in groundsheet

Went camping last summer for the first time in many years in this. It was brilliant. I'm too old now for crawling in and out of tiny tents. This was basically a 'home away from home' for the two of us. Loads of space, great, flexible design, nice features and pretty straightforward to put up (took us about 25 minutes, first go). Most importantly, we remained secure and dry during a couple of overnight thunderstorms (strong winds and torrential rain).

I am completely in love with this tent.I should begin by mentioning that it is still fairly new so I can't comment on wear and tear over time, but I can say a few things:- it is a beautiful thing. It stands out from the crowd. It's colourful and original and with the windows open it feels like a gazebo, and I can't get enough of the door that opens like a real door!- Coleman are a trusted brand for a reason. Within a couple of uses, this tent has been put through it's paces and come out with top marks. It has survived strong winds, torrential rain, hailstones the size of marbles and a muddy river flowing underneath it making walking on the groundsheet feel like walking on a waterbed. No leaks whatsoever. Totally dry inside.- little things matter... like high quality tent pegs that don't bend as soon as they feel stone, and a hook in the centre to hang up a lamp- it is SO easy to put up and take down- it is big. I'm a tall girl and love the fact I can walk around the WHOLE of the inside with a lot of headroom to spare. That being said, you're only going to fit 8 people sleeping in it if you have a separate space for cooking outside of the tent. I like to set it up with the curtain in the middle to separate it into a sleeping space and a cooking/eating space. I set my camp kitchen up like a home-kitchen... a table for washing up, a table for my 2 camp stoves, a shelving unit for storage, and a double fold out seat in the living area, and that leaves room in the sleeping area for... comfortably, no more than 3 people I'd say. We had 2 people and a puppy bed last trip. That was pretty spacious.

What a great find this tent is! Slept 8 teenage boys the size of large adults. Fab you can stand up in it. Easy peasy to assemble- we followed you tube! Highly recommend this!

Our tunnel tent was starting to wear out so decided to grab one of these when it was heavily discounted at the end of the summer. Was a bit unsure about switching from our serious-camper, sober green, 4 man tent to a bright orange mini-big top, but once it was erected (quickly, in half darkness) and we spread ourselves out in it, no going back. Just two drawbacks - interior is dominated by a dark grey floor fabric and is pretty cavernous, which means that it's very hard to illuminate - even with two really bright lanterns, still feels pretty dark. There's also very little hope of warmth at the start or end of the season when it's nippier, because the inner tent is very perforated (about 50% of the wall area is mesh) and the outer tent has two wide open areas in front of the doors (the doors are in the inner tent), with air circulating freely between these openings and the gap between inner and outer tent - so there's no prospect of keeping the interior warm when it's chill outside. Still a fantastic tent for mild weather. The headroom, the views out, the space - all fabulous

My family and I decided to go camping this summer in Bulgaria. Whether there is very unpredictable,so when we got to the place it started raining. We had to sleep somewhere so In the rain and thunder, we took the tent out and built it for about 20-25 minutes all together. It was 3 of us and was very stressful trying to put everything together in that whether, but we had to. Surprisingly it wasn't that difficult. It wasn't wet inside. It was absolutely freezing though. I would recommend getting a matrice to sleep on, because I woke up at some point thinking I was genuinely going to freeze to death haha (we were not expecting that whether so we only had thin summer pajamas on). But we survived and so did the tent. I think although it wasn't the best time for camping it was the perfect whether to test the tent out and it definitely passed the test. It was very easy to keep it clean and tidy. Very open. I'd say it would probably fit around 6 people. No more. It will definitely fit more but you have to be quite close to eachother, so in my opinion 6 is alright. Anyway, Really really happy with it. A bit on the pricy side but its worth the money.

I bought this tent for a camping trip to the lake district, it was our first week long camping trip. This tent I must admit can withstand quite a beating. We went in the month of August which is the wind and rain season. The wind speeds were up to 40 mph, and constant rain during the night and day for a few days. No leaks were noticed in the tent and the tent stayed put on the ground. The tent did however distort in shape when the wind was blowing. This tent needless to say is a summer tent and should not be purchased if you plan on camping at any point outside the summer months. The door opening was not a beautiful as you would imagine opening and closing with the zip, lots of poking to make sure zip did not bite down on the tent fabric. As long as tent is not used in high wind situations you should not have a problem with this tent. We managed to fit one double blow up mattress, and two single mattresses for the kids, with still additional space for baggage, and a walk way reception in and out of tent. We never had a chance to test the opening windows or be without the rain cover on top so I cannot comment on that.

Great tent. Easy to put up. However getting it back into the damn bag again is a pain

Great tent, easy to put up in 20 mins, which is just as well as the instructions are non existent. Happily survived a huge gale on a cliff on North Wales. Being in a wheeled carry case is fab idea. Shame the awning is so expensive but might save up.