Whether you’re one large family, two small families, or a large group of friends – the Coleman Canyon tent is the perfect choice.
This goes without saying, for any and every tent, if eight people were to fit inside as suggested then there wouldn’t be much space for all of your gear. So, just remember to keep this in mind. In my case, six people were able to fit inside, comfortably, and with all of our gear inside with us.
I’ve found this tent to be one of the best, given the size and all of its amazing features, hence why I’ve decided to create this Coleman Red Canyon review for you.
[amazon box=”B00J955G1K” price=” “/]Coleman Red Canyon 8-Person Tent
The Coleman Red Canyon 8-person tent is available in three colors: red, blue, or black. This is great because you get to choose whichever one is more appealing to you. I can’t choose a favorite one because I like the look of all three of them, but I opted for the red one because it is, after all, called the red canyon tent and I just couldn’t resist.
Perfect for families of eight, or less, because this tent offers something that smaller sized tents don’t – privacy. Whether you’re going hiking and backpacking, staying overnight at a beach for a lovely BBQ, or maybe you’re just spending the night in your garden… whatever the circumstance you’ll be grateful to have this one with you.
Let’s get into all the things that make this tent great.
The Set Up
Setting up this tent is really easy and simple, and it does come with instructions that are straightforward. It can even be done by just one person, although it may take some time due to the size and the fact that the guy lines take a while to attach (at least in my case).
Depending on how experienced you are as a camper and with setting up tents, this should only take around 10-20 minutes to have it pitched.
It has something called a ‘Fast Pitch’ design, which just means that it uses color-coded and shock-corded pre-attached poles and hubs so that it is 50% faster to set up this tent than others.
The Coleman Red Canyon 8 person tent instructions are so simple that mostly all you need to do is unfold the tent and extend it and then secure it down with the stakes.
Make sure that you secure it properly with the stakes and use all of the guy lines, to ensure that your tent remains stable even if the wind picks up.
There are no instructions for take down though, so once you open up this tent you should take a mental note of how everything was packed. Or just wing it, as I did – either work.
Just to show you how easy it is to pitch this tent; I’m going to give you a rundown of it.
The first and most important step when pitching a tent is deciding which direction you want the door to face. If you’re unaware, this is because in the case that it does rain you want your door to be in the opposite direction of the wind so that the wind doesn’t blow rain in through the mesh of your door.
Once you’ve decided and unzipped the door, you can stake the corners down securely. Then, interlock the four shock corded poles to assemble the frame, and put the poles through the sleeves. At the center of the axis, the poles will form an X shape.
Next, you need to put pins at the ends of the poles, connect the frame clips, and stake the loops.
And voila, the only thing remaining is the rainfly if you choose to put it on.
For the rain fly, you just need to insert the poles into the sleeves of the fly, drape it over the tent and use the S hooks to connect the loops and put the ends of the poles into the grommets.
See, I told you it’s easy.
The Material & Performance
These Red Canyon Tents are made with inverted seams so as to hide any needle holes and therefore improve weather resistance.
It has been built with welding-inspired technology that strengthens the tent’s floor, and even the zipper cuffs are made with water resistant fabric – adding even more protection on the door.
Also, just to prove to us that their tents are weather resistant, Coleman go ahead and test their tents against rain and wind before putting them on the market.
For the wind test, the tent is placed on a rotating platform while strong fans blow winds of over 35MPH, and the tent is then checked for pole damage and tears.
During the rain test, over 35 gallons of water rain over the tent in their rain room. It starts from a light drizzle at first, and then slowly increases to a very heavy downpour. After ten minutes the tent is checked for any leakage, and if over two tablespoons of water are found inside that would mean the tent has failed the test.
I can vouch for the rain and wind tests, as I ended up having one of my own while camping thanks to the sudden storm.
This tent is durable enough to last you for years to come, no matter how many times you use it.
Tent Specifications
It has an interior of 17 x 10 feet and a center height of 72 inches, so plenty of people can fit inside with their gear and space left over.
It has a more or less full-coverage rainfly that protects some of the door and all of the windows. The reason I say more or less is because I think the fly should have been made so that the door is completely covered and protected.
Three standard queen-sized air mattresses can fit inside, provided that everyone doesn’t have too much gear.
The frame has been engineered to be stronger and more wind-responsive than ever before because of the redesigned poles and guy-out triangles.
There’s a rear ground vent that can even double as a little doggy door, which I think is brilliant and clever. Also, any hot air that comes in through the vent rises and escapes through the mesh on the ceiling.
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