Coleman - Instant Up 6P Tent (Silver Series)
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Last updated: Dec 11, 2025 Scoring
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"I use a 30 year old Coleman 6 person. I probably average 20 nights a year with it."
"My Coleman 6 person is still going strong after 30 years."
"we are about to replace our coleman 6 person because we've used it SO much. ... had it since 2016."
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"Literally takes 60 seconds to set up and is pretty easy to take down. ... You don't have to mess with putting poles together and fishing them through the tent."
"legit 1 min setup ... zero stress"
"instant tents are a heck yeah from me. ... I call them relationship savers. ... No hunting for tent poles, trying to fit this to there ... I can put it up and take it down on my own and don't need to crawl around on the ground for anything."
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"If you’re feeling really luxurious get the 6P so you don’t both have to share one air mattress which makes the other bounce around all night."
"For car camping I like Coleman 6p tents. ... I use mine for 2 adults on a queen sized deep air mattress. Have two dogs, a Shepard and a beagle each with their own beds. Plenty of room for us"
"I went from a 4P Coleman to 6P Coleman when I had kids."
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"we bought it for a festival, and it's become our car camping tent ever since. ... love this coleman for everything, not back country."
"For car camping I like Coleman 6p tents. ... I use mine for 2 adults on a queen sized deep air mattress. Have two dogs, a Shepard and a beagle each with their own beds. Plenty of room for us"
"For car camping it is almost perfect."
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"I like to have enough room to stand, and bring a chair and small table inside incase it rains."
"so she can stand up to change in it"
"Set up two cots, with plenty of room to stand and dress or whatever."
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"I have a Coleman 6P with a porch area and it’s nice for car camping but not something I would want to take to Scout weekends. ... It’s huge and heavy, and would take up more space than me and my son need, blocking others who have bigger families."
"How much boot space do you have, the Coleman Instant Up is excellent, BUT takes a lot of room."
"My only complaint is that it's pretty large when put away in its bag so it takes up a decent amount of space in the car."
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"The pole design means they are under twist pressure, and after I'd replaced the third set of poles I decided to go inflatable. ... and the poles kept breaking."
"Both of my Coleman Instant tents have holes in the floor after just 2 uses."
"Both of my Coleman Instant tents have holes in the floor after just 2 uses. Both of them leaked water in a moderate storm. ... The Coleman Instant Tent has a known issue with leaks so they sell an additional aftermarket rainfly. ... I have the rainfly. Doesn't even cover the windows.... The windows fill up with water and then the water started dripping right off the keeper for the windows screen...."
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"After finishing up a trip this past weekend up in Maine I found out that my new 6 person Coleman tent is not water resistant to rain. ... I always thought Coleman made a decent tent until this past weekend when I found out the hardway with water seeping through every seem of the tent"
"Both of my Coleman Instant tents have holes in the floor after just 2 uses. Both of them leaked water in a moderate storm. ... The Coleman Instant Tent has a known issue with leaks so they sell an additional aftermarket rainfly. ... I have the rainfly. Doesn't even cover the windows.... The windows fill up with water and then the water started dripping right off the keeper for the windows screen...."
"I do not recommend the Instant Up as mine leaks ... there’s an aftermarket rainfly so it’s a known issue"
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"The pole design means they are under twist pressure, and after I'd replaced the third set of poles I decided to go inflatable. ... and the poles kept breaking."
"I had an issue with one the the buttons on the instant up pole just giving falling apart."
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"Repacking is not fun ... found that using straps helps getting it back in its case."
"much more difficult to pack down. ... Coleman was a real pain packing down - aligning the tent poles so it it could fold over was tricky"
I have the Coleman cabin with the full closure / waterproof front and I love it! It’s survive a few rainstorms and kept us dry. Very spacious and easy to set up.
r/camping • Do you guys have experience with these? ->If the budget can afford it, stepping up from the Coleman Silver to the Gold/Northstar range is a significant increase in quality and experience. Treat it well and it will last for years.
r/OutdoorAus • New to camping, need help picking up a 6P tent ->Just get a Coleman easy up and be done with it honestly
r/camping • Tent recommend to fit 3 people on cots? ->Another vote for Coleman Instant up 4P, or maybe 6P for 2 people! I camp solo, and am a shorty, can easily setup in 15 mins, and fits in smallish car!
r/OutdoorAus • Newbie camping tent ->I have the Coleman instant 6p tent. It fits 3 twin air mattress’s or 1 queen 1 twin. I’ve used it solo, and with 1-2 others. Easy set up. Does not come with the rain fly. Repacking is not fun, but found that using straps helps getting it back in its case. Hope this info helps. And it’s tall enough to stand in. Also might want to look into the canopy type tent that has the tent attachments that go around. And allows room to hang out in the middle. Double the tarp size for top cover and the ground tarp same size as the bottom of the tent.
r/camping • What should I look for when purchasing a tent for 2-3 people? What should I avoid ? ->I just bought Coleman 6p instant up and used it for the first time this weekend, family of 4 with two young kids. Very happy with it, size is right for 4 of us, I definitely would not want to squeeze into the 4p version with 4 of us. I can set it up by myself in about 20 minutes with all the guy ropes out etc. So far so good and would recommend it. Check that you can fit the packed up bag in your car, it is quite long.
r/OutdoorAus • New to camping, need help picking up a 6P tent ->Used Coleman Instant 6P for scouts trip, legit 1 min setup, zero stress, tons of gear space.
r/camping • Tent recommendations for kid but has to be special kind?? ->I third this as long as you are car camping. Where you only have a very minimal walk from where you park to where you put your tent. For a newcomer/1st time these tents are fantastic. They go up in a minute or two. They are well-made. They’re quite tall in the middle and in the 4P will give you extra room, with near full head height depending on how tall you are, and a secure zip so no critters can get in. If you’re feeling really luxurious get the 6P so you don’t both have to share one air mattress which makes the other bounce around all night. If you want a backpack-able tent, consider a three man, 3 season tent with a fly, but where the tent attaches to the poles with little clips, rather than having to thread the poles through sleeves. It just is a lot easier to put the tent up that way. And again, if you are car camping, there’s nothing wrong with bringing your bedding from home to ensure you have a warm night. I would lay a blanket or sleeping bag down as my top sheet and then have a blanket/doona or unzipped sleeping bag as my top layer. I use my actual big and lovely down pillow from Home as well. But if you are backpacking, consider a three season sleeping bag that is lightweight but still warm. And if you are taller or bigger, get the oversized ones so you’re not scrunched up like a caterpillar crammed in a cocoon all night. It’s a tiny bit of extra weight, but the extra comfort is worth it in my opinion. And finally, for that extra bit of extravagance, if you have the money and are car camping buy the instant up gazebo. Put it up right next to your tent opening for some shelter so you can step right out of your tent and be undercover.
r/OutdoorAus • Newbie camping tent ->The Coleman instant tents are super easy set up, 6 person is nice to have the little extra room for stuff + mattress if you’ll be car camping anyway.
r/camping • What's the best tent for my partner and I? ->This is exactly what I have. It is wonderful!
r/camping • Tent recommendations for kid but has to be special kind?? ->I have a Coleman 6 person pop up tent. I’ve used it for years! Very durable
r/camping • Tent recommendations for kid but has to be special kind?? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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