Coleman Instant Up Gold Series

Not worth buying – Good in rain. Says tested for 100km wind, didn't hold up against 40km winds, had to pack up and head home at 10pm Show details

Poor quality fly prone to rapid UV breakdown – If you use your instant up 3 to 4 weeks each year, you will get 3 years before the fly is so brittle it simply tear in any kind of sea breeze. Poor value for money spent. Show details

Totally waterproof, however 3 minutes up. BAH – This has been the 3rd time we've erected our 10 person tent that is supposed to take 3 minutes. Nothing short of an hour, unscrewing screws and twisting poles and three weeks ago it took over an hour to erect in pouring rain. Once erected we were perfectly dry and comfortable. Then we had to take it down after 2 weeks camping. A couple of hours… Read more

later the damned thing wouldn't collapse and we couldn't fold it up. In disgust we left the damned tent where it was. What a piece of rubbish. And we watched the videos of how to erect and dismantle it. We paid $500 6 years ago. Never have I had so much trouble putting up a tent. BAH.

Woeful, broke first go replaced, broken second went set replacement up for second use – This tent the canvas tore top corner straight away on first use , had internal shell replaced m, used replacement first time and corner buckled in on winds well under ratings, went to set up second time and couldn’t even set up as broken on set up over 40km winds, rated to 100km. The easy ups systems doesn’t lock in place and relies on the outter… Read more

shell that is only velcrowed on and then the guy ropes tension to try support tent.

Has cancelled two camping trips now due to failing to stay up/ set up and from experienced campers. We usually take our swag or hubs, purchased this for if more windy or hot / wanting more room and biggest waste of $68& ever. Thankgod it was on sale at that price. Now to have try avoid fees in dumping this rubbish! Zero stars if I could

Makes camping a joy – I love this tent and it makes going camping a breeze as it is so easy to put up and packup. It is important to peg the tent down and use the guy ropes supplied for maximum stability in the wind but the last time we went camping our tent stayed up in strong winds when others were destroyed. We are regular campers and have a number of different… Read more

tents as we like hiking and sometimes go with more people so need a bigger tent but this is one of our favourites.

Best in class - survived Fraser 2021 – We wanted a quality fast- setup tent. We had tried other manufactures who have their tents made in China and was thoroughly disappointed. Bought this Coleman gold 10 person tent, tried it it a few times before our 9 day trip to Fraser for Easter 2021. Have to say, it survived some of the worst weather and kept us dry. We used one room for our… Read more

queen size bed and other for table, fridges with supplies etc. After months of research, the Coleman’s is just a whole lot better than than the competition and it’s not made in China. I should mention that I put the tent under a 4.5 x 3 m OZ trail gazebo which has the extra height to handle the tent.

Not the one for a family of 4 – For a family of 4 ,it’s a bit too small . May be good for 3 people . The size of 2 rooms is such that you can neither fit 4 people in 1 room so that you can use the other room for storing your stuff nor sleeping 2 in each room would help. The tent is mostly designed well otherwise. Material used seemed like good quality. It’s quite airy with… Read more

the awnings up.. Held well in rain and moderate winds. Only used couple a couple of times before I sold it ..so cannot comment on the long term usability . The design of the room divider is a disaster . It’s a trip hazard .

Setting up and packup will roughly take 30 minutes each. Pegs provided are flimsy . Portability can be an issue as it’s about 1.25 m long . Had to to fold down car seats to fit it as it wouldn't fit in the boot horizontally.. 2 year warranty is unacceptable for these kind of products which are only used may be 3-5 times a year . Should come with a longer warranty .

Sold it to buy a outdoor connection Brampton...

Great Tent – Just came back from another camping trip. This tent has great ventilation for summer and the ability to close everything for winter. It withstood massive winds, you just need to make sure you set it up properly and peg everything in. I have previously used in torrential rain and it didn’t leak a drop. The only thing I dislike is the weight.  Show details

Poor quality cheap plastic parts – Initially we thought that the tent was wonderful as it was easy to put up, roomy and waterproof in a heavy downpour. Unfortunately it has since become clear that the cheap tent material and fly screen windows scuff and hole easily. The plastic hub and knuckle system breaks easily in moderate winds rendering the instant up an instant down tent… Read more

with you inside it. A great concept let down by cheap low quality materials. The ground sheet by contrast is made of thick and sturdy material, pegs not so much as they bend easily. The awnings are a useful feature but in rain needs to be dropped as the water is channeled towards the tent and tends to pool. I advise against purchasing this tent.

Great tent – Great solid tent compared to others in this price range. On the heavy side but probably because of the quality. Pegs are woeful so buy some new ones at the same time. Set up & take down is a breeze. Awning tends to hold water when it rains, telescopic awning poles would of solved this by simply lowering slightly to create run off slope. Just a thought for the next edition of instant up. Show details

Doesn’t like wind ! – We have used this tent quite a few times now and to be honest we can’t wait to get rid of it!! I have grown up around tents my whole life my family and I have always gone camping. This tent was bought for us as a gift and my dad read all the great reviews so he decided it was a good first tent for my husband and I. We have watched the videos… Read more

read forums and set the tent up plenty of times. It handles a light breeze but anything strong the easy up poles buckle at the connection and the tent caves in. It handles rain we haven’t had had to with stand a massive thunderstorm but a few showers here and there and it’s been fine. We have 2 small children and we have found we have outgrown the tent now.

Please don’t be fooled by the great reviews it’s an easy up tent but it’s also easily blown over haha!!

Terrible Warranty, broke first use – On a two week tour of Tassie, tent broke first night. String line broke and hole in the roof. Straight onto Coleman as it has a 12 months Warrenty. They said a foreign object must have damaged it. We were on the beach so that’s impossible. Stay away from Coleman tents, they say they’re great which is why I bought it but when they needed to back it up they were no help at all.

Great tent, but heavy – It’s a great tent, relatively easy to put up. We used it once for a single night stay. The 3 entry doors are handy as you can choose which to open/close. The room divider can be a trip hazard as the bottom bit has to stay (and not attached to the floor). It’s a shame the tent is so heavy (30 kgs). The next size down, the 8P, is only 22 kgs. Would be great if the 10P has similar weight to the 8P model.

What's not in the video (UPDATED) – Granted the umbrella mechanism gets the tent up quickly (assuming you keep your fingers out of the way of moving parts) but the time benefit is lost with the amount of pegging down that has to be done to straighten and strengthen the tent frame. The tent's structural strength and space is less than the 12 year old Sportiva it was supposed to… Read more

replace.

UPDATE (October 2018): Second major outing (11 days) and I think we may have reached a better understanding with respect to tent stability and need for external support ropes. One big plus that we discovered was the floor strength, which contributed to keeping us dry.

Great Tent – I wanted to use a stretcher on our last 3 week outback trip so needed the verticle sided tent. The Coleman Gold 4p tent fitted the bill very well. Used the tent for the 3 weeks including nights of drizzle and a few hours of very heavy rain without issue of leaks. Had days of 30+ degrees and days of 13 and the tent is well ventilated especially the… Read more

ground level vents and easily controlled from inside the tent.

Don't like the pegs the tent comes with as campgrounds that are hard or rocky needs something more sturdy (carry extra pegs all the time no matter which tent I use)

Great experience using the tent and the different terrains and climates etc. Would buy it again if that helps

Strong and wateproof, loved it! – The good: - It easily withstood 50 kmh wind gusts and pouring rain for 4 hours (from the experience), and could have gone longer I reckon. - Dries very quickly as well. - Thick and strong floor. - Easy to setup and tear down. Do tear down carefully, though - the bag is pretty tight. - Versatile awnings. - Tall and spacious even in corners… Read more

thanks to the shape.

- Has roof and side utility hooks for wiring and light.

- Has large floor level vents

The bad:

- For that price they could have chucked in better pegs than the lousy default wire ones.

- Has no roof vents so with windows shut can become very hot very quickly.

- Overpriced to my taste.

Super! – We are a family of 4 and wanted a low hassle tent and this is it. The good. The tent goes up and down very fast. Nice quality. Well thought out. Easy to put up internal lights, good windows and venting. The bad. The pegs are mediocre. Easy to rate at 5 stars, especially considering value.