How tight is the rain fly to the tent? I will be in the desert with a lot of wind and dust and am worried about a lot of dust getting in.
1039326
It was fairly tight. We didn't end up using it because we struggled a little bit with putting it on and didn't need it anyway for where we were.
1039327
Dust will intrude. Its not that tight, it is just tight enough to keep rain out. It will withstand the wind however.
1039328
It's fits really snug...we encountered heavy rain during our camping trip and nothing leaked through.
1039329
Not sure how to answer that. I can tell you that the solid fabric of the tent goes from the ground, up 2/3 of the wall before the screening begins and the fly comes lower. so sand would have to be blown up inside. There may be 2" - 4" between fly and tent body. Ive only had it up once so far and that was nearly 11 months ago. It has a overflap "pocket" design protecting the cable access for an electric cord to enter the tent.
683932
It's extremely light weight, but provided there is enough weight in it, it will stay put.. I had it at Burning Man, where it was very windy, but, I had a lot of weight inside. It got very dusty inside, due to the extreme wind and dust (playa in the Black Rock Desert) but it held up. I had no problem with ripped seems. It would, in my opinion, make a decent, inexpensive kids tent. It's quite small, but perfect for 2 small people that like each other a lot, or children. It will not go back into the bag that it came with. That to me is also not an issue. I hope this helped.
929312
It really does pretty good. I've camped on mine in all kinds of weather. Rain does not effect it, condensation does not build up in it. We camped in some really hot & humid temps in GA & FL and we open the zippers some to allow air flow so we were comfortable. We also camped with temps in the 40's, put extra blankets on ourair mattress which we ended up not needing all of them! I would highly recommend this tent for any weather!
1407870
Yes their is the rain fly, I was in a windy, rainy downpour, and had a hard time keeping things dry, luckily there was a cabin nearby, so we used that shelter for the night.
451057
I personally found it a little tight with 2 adults, especially with big, winter sleeping bags. Also, with 2 people the inside tends to build moisture on the tent material which you may find annoying.
273579
We got to test out it's waterproof ability this year, when it poured so hard that we made trenches to send the water away from the tent and site. Two torrential storms went through that brought a lot of rain and wind. The water had risen to 3 inches up the side of the tent, but did not get inside at all. One thing we do find is that there will be condensation which ends up underneath the inflatable pads under the sleeping bags. This comes from sweating overnight, not from rain getting inside. We just open it up during the day to let it air out. You're not going to want to do that in the rain so it'll be difficult to get rid of the condensation, which there will be more of if you go into the tent wet. You definitely want a layer under your sleeping bag especially if you are going to be in those conditions for that amount of time.
574379
I haven't had the tent out in the rain, but all the Coleman's I have had have effective rain flys. The front porch is covered by the rain fly, but if you were in a bad rainstorm or if there was a lot of wind, the front canopy would probably end up wet.
876914
All room walls and the 'front door' have cover flaps that zip closed from the inside for full privacy. We haven't been in extreme weather but it's a really great tent for the price, should do well in reasonable rain/wind. I always make it a practice to take along a couple tarps (one under the tent) duct tape and extra tent pegs. Btw I Recommend investing in 10 or more strong (metal) tent pegs and a hammer or hatchet. The ones that come with the tent are cheap, break easy. The 'patio' is great, we had a small fold up table & 3 coolers in there with room to spare.
1378661
It did fine in the wind. We had one day with strong winds that would make the tent bend a bit but it never pulled loose from the stakes in the ground. We didn't even used the sandbags.
1419297
If u take the 20 min at most 30 to set it up well then i have had no problems with highwind or bad rain. If u do have water running under the tent it will pull the heat out of your body without a good pad or blanket under you. And i havent set it up with the cover off in high wind. It may move a tiny bit but nothing to worry about.
420106
I would say it would shed some rain, but this is not the tent to spend time in, during a steady rain. What we did that helped was use Kiwi Camp Dry silicon spray, and now it sheds water far better. But the rain fly on this tent is quite small. Hope this helped.
308793
I use the tent without stakes but it's not that windy where I am. Also, if it rains, the water comes right thru. Cool, big tent as long as weather is perfect.
576846
Just recently bought and set up but not experienced exposure to rain. Spray all the seams with a can of silicon spray. That's what I do with all my tents
2016743
Hi, is an excellent wind n water proof tent we love it; ei one night rained all nite long woke up an all camping neighbors were soaked our particular site was set up in a low area and water came up to the edge of the Barton zipper and not a drop came in we love it!!To answer your question of highth I'm 6' my wife 5'2" she can Stan in the center and move around ok me a different story!!It is well worth every penny best tent I've ever owned !!Cap: J n Silvia
1401356
We have fairly strong winds too, but the mesh was thinner than I expected and ended up doubling up the mesh. This worked for me and as long as you tie it up well it should hold up. It's not very porous so it should hold the dust back, but again, you'll likely have to double it up. I hope this helps.
576847
I think the tent is only water resistant not water proof... I'd write Clam and ask what they recommend to make it more water proof..
343404
All room walls and the 'front door' have cover flaps that zip closed from the inside for full privacy. We haven't been in extreme weather but it's a really great tent for the price, should do well in reasonable rain/wind. I always make it a practice to take along a couple tarps (one under the tent) duct tape and extra tent pegs. Btw IRecommend investing in 10 or more strong (metal) tent pegs and a hammer or hatchet. The ones that come with the tent are cheap, break easy. The 'patio' is great, we had a small fold up table & 3 coolers in there with room to spare.