Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I read other reviews stating that this tent leaks but decided to purchase the tent anyway because other reviews indicated that they remained dry. I also felt confident with my decision because I have had great experiences with other Coleman products. I wish I had heeded the warnings. I was excited when I received the tent. In a quick test in my backyard I was able to set the tent up in under a minute (note that I did not steak the tent out nor secure the guy lines). I took the tent camping right away with the intention to camp Friday night, Saturday night and to head back home Sunday morning. We were met with a moderate rainfall that lasted three hours on Saturday morning. Within ten minutes of the onset of rain, the tent began to leak from all zippers and from the tent fabric at the top and sides of the tent. I used the tent according to specifications; it was securely staked out and guy lines were properly deployed. My daughter loves to camp so I go about 12 times each year; I know how to properly pick high ground for the tent, how to steak it out and how to secure guy lines. The tent took on so much water that all of my gear was wet - all sleeping bags, air mattresses and clothing. Water accumulated at the bottom of the tent to form a large puddle. With more rain in the forecast for that evening, we made the decision to pack up and prematurely end our camping trip. As a side note, my friend and his family were also camping with our group in a Coleman Instant 8 and also wound up very wet. I do not recommend this tent. So that everyone reading this review knows that I'm giving honest feedback and am not a competitor of Coleman trying to decrease sales for the brand, I'll recommend a better Coleman product. Instead of this tent, go for the Coleman Sundome 6 person tent (the one with the orange rainfly). Also labeled a 6 person tent, the Sundome is a roomier 10' x 12' tent instead of the 10' x 9' size of the instant. I've spent nights in severe storms with driving rain and 12 hour plus heavy rainfall and stayed completely dry in the Sundome. In terms of setup, the Sundome goes up in about ten minutes and I can do it by myself. It uses two large poles that cross to create the dome and a smaller pole that is used for the rainfly; although it doesn't go up in a minute, it is easy enough a novice can do it. It stores in less than half the space. The Sundome is a dome tent so any point on the tent slopes down meaning that water will run off of the tent as opposed to accumulating on it - this and the fact that it has a separate rainfly make it a sound choice when faced with inclement weather. I'm returning the Instant and buying a new trusted Sundome to replace my old Sundome that had provided me with so many great years of dry camping.