The 7 Best Instant Tents Reviewed

Instant tents are great because you get to spend less time fumbling with instructions and poles and can just get right into enjoying your camping trip instead. So, if you’re tired of wasting so much time to set up a tent, these instant tents are exactly what you’re looking for.

I’ve put together this list of the seven best instant tents and reviewed them for you. I’m going to tell you exactly what I like about each one of these – what their strengths are, as well as their weaknesses.
Whether you’re going camping as a couple, a large group of friends, or a family, you’ll be able to find the right tent for you in this round up of our favorites.

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Best Instant Tents – Our Top 7

#1 Coleman Instant Cabin Tent

This Instant Cabin Tent by Coleman has 4, 6, and 10-person tents. The 4 and 6-person tents are very similar, even in color, whereas the 10-person tent has a few differences and instead of brown, it comes in green, blue, and black.

These tents are completely instant and can be set up as fast as a minute because of the pre-attached poles. Even if you’re a first-time camper, it’s impossible for it to take you longer than a couple of minutes. You’ll want help setting up the 10-person tent but for the others, just one person would have no problem doing it alone.

The 4-person tent has an interior of 8 x 7ft and a center height of 4ft and 11 inches. A queen-sized air bed can fit inside easily. As for the 6-person tent, the interior is 10 x 9ft with a center height of 6ft and can fit two airbeds.

The 10-person tent is 14 x 10ft, 6ft 7 inches center height, and four queen air beds fit without a problem. It also comes with a room divider for added privacy, which I think is quite necessary for so many people in one tent. Plus, being able to have a changing room for everyone is brilliant.

All of the Coleman Instant Tents are made with durable 150D/150D polyester taped and welded seams that prevent water from getting in, and they have an integrated rainfly that offers more weather protection and better ventilation. Having a rainfly that is integrated also means less assembly for you.

With windows on almost all sides, you’ll have loads of fresh air coming in at all times.

A large and hinged door makes it really easy to open and get in and out of the tent, and they come with a carry bag included so that it’s really easy to pack the tent back up and carry it around with you.

This is one of the best quick setup tents, and it also has integrated storage pockets so that you can keep small items organized and in one place.

Despite having enough ventilation, ground vents are always a good thing – which this tent, unfortunately, does not have. It doesn’t have a vestibule either, which is also not a necessity but a nice thing to have if you want to use it.

#2 Core 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent

This Core 9 person instant cabin tent is available in the colour green or wine, and can easily fit two queen air mattresses as well as nine people and their gear.

Obviously if you, as a group, have a lot of gear you’d need to plan your trip for less than nine campers.

After just a few short steps, you’ll have this tent up in no time because it just pops up.

It has an interior of 14 x 9 ft and a center height of 78 inches, and it’s made with H20 block technology – this means that the tent is waterproof because of its heat sealed seams.

There’s an electrical cord access port, which can be fully closed when not being used, and a removable room divider so that you can have more privacy.

Included with this waterproof instant tent you’ll find a rainfly, 7-inch steel tent stakes, and a carry bag.

You’ll also find that there are storage pockets in the walls so that you can keep items, such as keys and phones, off of the floor.

Adjustable vents let you regulate the amount of fresh air coming in depending on the temperature. Plus, any hot air that comes in can escape through the mesh ceiling.

The mesh ceiling has to be my favorite feature of them all because not all tents let you stargaze and it’s a must for me. Of course, if you need protection from the rain, the rainfly’s got you covered.

A large T-style door makes it really easy to get in and out of the tent, and the door has mesh for even more ventilation.

This core 9-person instant cabin tent has telescoping steel tent poles, which are sturdy enough to withstand strong winds.

The only complaint that I can think of is that the zippers seem a bit flimsy and not very waterproof, and yet again there’s no vestibule. I like to go camping when it’s warm out, so having the option to lounge while being protected by mesh from any insects is ideal for me.