Coleman Tenaya Lake 8 Person Fast Pitch Instant Cabin Camping Tent w/Weathertec

We took a trip up to the mountains this winter using this tent with a large group of friends, and we were all in love with it. Setup First time setup it took us about 20-30 minutes to get it together, but we're a bunch of dumb dumbs. First time we broke it down it took us less than 10 minutes. I'm confident that the nextitme we set this up it would be under 10 minutes easily. The fact it comes with a rolling suitcase to fit it in was just icing on the cake. Space It easily fit a large dog crate, 1 queen, 1 full size, 1 sleeping mat, all our luggage/hiking/camping gear. Unless you are very tall, you'll also be able to stand up straight without having to crouch. The door opening is also generous with an actual stiff hinge. Durability This thing sustained some pretty strong gust through the night even without us doing the best job securing to the ground. No water got in and it held up perfect. Overall: Definitely recommend this tent for casual and comfortable car camping trips. Would be great for a family or group of friends.

We bought this tent for our annual campout because our old one finally gave out. I did a lot of research on tents before purchasing this one and I was not disappointed at all. Not only is there ample room for my husband and I and our two dogs, including kennels, it was comfortable and cozy. The last night of our camping trip we had a pretty good rain storm complete with thunder and lightning. We stayed completely dry and never even felt the wind. The little closet area was perfect for putting our bags, or you could even use it to put the porta potty in. I highly recommend this fabulous tent. You can't go wrong with a Coleman.

Initial setup went well and just for giggles went ahead and coated the rain fly and upper half with silicon coating. This tent is big. It's larger than we imagined but in a good way. Instructions were sub-par BUT the hardware is marked and easy enough to figure out so it's not that big of a deal. Getting a large tarp for this to sit on also. The water beading from the top of the tent seems to kick up mud and debris onto the sides so a tarp should help keep it clean. My OCD is happy so far.

I love it. I am a recent widow (I hate that word). This tent is great for my dogs and me. I can put it up by myself, just takes a few extra minutes. I did add waterproofing to it. I have my raised queen bed inside with lots of room left. I use the little closet for my potty room!

I would give this tent ZERO STARS if that was an option. I am very disappointed with Coleman as we usually have very good experience with their products. My family has been involved with scouts for many years and are very seasoned campers, so I guarantee you that this review is NOT based on lack of experience with tents. First off, this tent is not fast pitch or instant by any definition. All the poles have to be put together and inserted through the tent to assemble it, just like a standard tent. However, there are about twice as many poles, a spider junction, hinges, and other garbage that all have to be assembled each and every time you plan on using the tent. I could probably look past the false advertisement surrounding the setup of this tent, if that was not the only problem. Which leads me into the my second issue. An issue so infuriating that I am writing my very first product review EVER to make it known that this tent is the biggest piece of garbage on the face of the planet. While camping, a small rain shower came through over night. We were expecting some rain but we were not worried because we bought a Coleman tent with "weathertec". BIG MISTAKE. The water came in the corners. The water came in around the doors and windows. The water came in anywhere that the water could come in. This created puddles inside the tent, soaking everything that we thought we were going to keep dry. Our air mattresses were soaked and we were ringing water out of our clean clothes. With nothing dry to wear and no sleep, we had to leave the camping trip early and take our scouts home. I should have just stuck with my cheap tent that didn't have any of the fancy labels or brands. It may not have been the best, but it at least kept us dry.

Great Tent! Relatively easy set up and so fun!

Fair size (though 2 queen beds would take up 95% of usable space and leave you nowhere to walk in), I like the closet, and the room divider. Sturdy enough that it withstood a serious thunderstorm without falling over (though I spent the night worried that it would), but not exactly waterproof. There were surely some decent puddles inside afterward. Thankfully it was on our last day. Door zipper is finicky and gets stuck easily. Huge pain in the ass to roll back up tightly enough to fit back into the container thing, but I do like the wheels on it once you do. Instructions are not helpful at all. They could take a note from ikea. I think for the price, there are likely better tents out there.

Several nights of rain camping in the PNW and we stayed dry. Plus we didn’t even get condensation on the inside.

I bought this tent last year (2025), but only used it for the first time this year (2026). Tent is great! Easy and quick to set up, spacious and it’s great to be able to stand upright fully. We have had quite a bit of rain, and stayed dry. We had strong winds the first night, and one corner kept blowing in. Once we pegged the fly down, all was well, so this is a must (I often skip this step). Thankfully no poles broke, phew!

Tent is so good, the only thing that a rod that goes around the door is difficult to insert It cracks if you insert forcefully

I saw all the photos of the tent being broken upon opening and I ignored them, and I should have stuck with my gut and gotten a different tent, it broke right on first set up. Not happy at all. The tent is nice and big but I have others that are years old and never had a problem. We followed the directions to a T

Spacious and pretty easy to set up and take down. Very sturdy.

I rarely give feedback on items but this tent deserves it! I camped in five different sites, three of which were right on the ocean. One had a tornado pass through the day I left and this tent stayed up and strong through it all. So many times the wind woke me up because I was sure we were going to be flown away and it is as good as new. Not a drop of water in and not a pole bent.