I just made a video of me setting up the tent in case anyone is interested as to what is involved and how long it takes for one person to do it. ruclips.net/video/oX2Kjo6fkOQ/видео.html
Great review on the Coleman Weathermaster. I bought this same tent a while back, but not had opportunity to use it yet...bought it for my "Glamping" option. Plan to use it this next season camping near a local Lake. I also was attracted by the screened in room....I have an inexpensive tarp I can lay in that area to provide ground shield if needed, and remove it if raining so it does not pool water.
We bought this tent , highly recommend, the D door is awesome the role up windows grate , the built in light top notch ,slept in it in winds 25+ steady n well built , money well spent worth every dime
Really appreciate this. There are a million reviews on every product but most of them are from people who have the product for an afternoon. This was invaluable, thank you so much!
Hi. I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sorry for the translation, but I don't speak English and I'm using the google translator, I have the same tent, I haven't used it yet and I had doubts about what I had seen because of the rain. It was all clear to me with what I was able to translate from the questions they asked you and what you answered about it. I think I made a good purchase. Thank you so much !!!!
@@teamcramerfishing8441 thanks for the video, so I just bout one for my family, I saw you say it does take a while to set up, how about the directions in relation to the color coordinated poles? Is that pretty clear or would you say confusing? Any other tips when setting it up? Anyway thanks for your review love your videos.
@@antha6865 The set up is actually pretty straight forward and not confusing once you've done it once or twice. It just takes some time compared to a dome tent.
I have the same 10' by 16' tent and have used it for 6 years. Rock solid in wind and very water proof. My Coleman has two improvements that I really like and team Cramer hit on one of them. My tent has built in panels that zip up on all the screen room windows and also has a floor. It adds 50%+ more dry camping space during rainy weather. These are great tents and I absolutely agree about using cots instead of air mattresses. Mush more storage and actually much warmer in colder weather with use of an insulating pad under you. Air Mattresses conduct the cold up from the ground. I got mine at Costco for $129. What a deal.
What was the name of the tent? I’d really like to find a Coleman tent that has the screen room zip up! This type of tent seems to be the sturdiest and most durable
@@jordanmaco5324 HI Jordon. I'll go out to my shed tomorrow and pull the tent out and look up the name. Just a note here they may have stopped making that model. Steve
@@jordanmaco5324 It is the Coleman Weathermaster 10, six person with screen room. The screen room has a floor and zip up panels to make it another rain proof room if you need it. Not all the weathermaster six person tents with the screen room have a floor with the zip up side panels. Most come with no floor in the screen room and no panels. steve
Great review. I just bought this for a camping trip to South Dakota where it will surely storm. Great to know it is steady and will hold up! I went ahead and got some seam sealer and water repellent at your suggestion.
Have fun in South Dakota. I had been to SD many times but camped for the first time in 2018. The state park we were at had the nicest showers I've ever had at a state park.
I bought this tent based on your review and have had no trouble whatsoever. I agree, the tent was a little bit to set up on my own, but it was well worth it. I just spent some time camping on Georgia Bay during a really really bad thunderstorm and the tent held up wonderfully. I did find that the original tent pegs were horrible and bent quite easily , but I set up camp on various types of ground. I did purchase steel pegs from Woods and it made a world of a difference. I would definitely recommend this tent to anyone, besides backpackers of course.
Nice review. I just ordered one after watching it. Keeping out the rain and durability were the main selling points. Decided to go with the elite because of the bug proof screened in area. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the info!
Was close to getting the base model but then learned that the elite is fully enclosed from here. In the amazon listing people were responding (2013, 2015, so I'm hoping an older version) that the elite did not have a full bottom and same in the Coleman and user submitted pictures. I thought it just had a novel built in light strip, like other manufacturers do to up charge for a higher trim. Just ordered the 6p elite today and we'll see how it goes!
Now I'm confused. Both the Weathermaster and Weathermaster Elite have screen rooms. I called Coleman (hard to understand) and the rep said that the differences are color and stronger materials. I think the the only differences are color and the gimmicky light switch.
If you want to go plant yourself at a spot for a few days, it's hard to beat this one for the price. The door is one of the best tent inventions I've ever seen. It's incredibly handy.
great vid, thanks. in the future it would be helpful to know the height of the person in the tent to better understand the height at the edges of the ceiling. i assume it doesnt drop that much from the 6'8" peak though based on the shape.
I just got my tent set up today in my back yard. I have read reviews that the rainfly does not keep heavy rains out. You said that you have had no problems and that makes me feel better and I am hopeful, because I love the tent so far. I do have a question about the overhang for the door and side window. Does rain blow in, under there? Do you do anything special? Do you flip it down? Thanks so much. I have never had a tent before, so I am a complete novice.
The overhang mostly is just to keep the water shedding off away from the door and side window and so the fly doesn't stick to the tent when it's wet. If it's really blowing the sides of the tent will get wet, but it mostly just falls to the ground instead of coming inside the tent. If you spray the rain fly which a can of water sealer it sheds water well. I mean, it's a tent. It's not home, but I've had a lot of tents and this is one of the driest I've had, and we've been through lots of weather with it.
Great Review! I am in the market for a new tent, and this is the one I am considering! I had the Coleman Screened 6 that is similar to this one. Your review seemed honest and very informative! Thumbs up from me!
Team Cramer Fishing good to know! I like the idea of adding some tarp over the screened area. The last one had the screen room and I couldn’t keep it dry in the slightest. I also like how the main door to the cabin is on the side.
That swinging main door is fantastic. I found my rain tarps for the porch the other day. Maybe I'll make a quick video about them. It's really nothing special and it doesn't seal up perfectly, but it keeps a lot of the rain out so you can at least sit outside the sleeping area without getting soaked.
Can you give me any information about the threshold between the living space and the patio space? One of my family members uses a wheelchair and we'd like to use the patio entrance as a door for him. Is the threshold hard or soft? Can we roll the chair over it?
I do seal the rain fly every year or every other year with sealant. That keeps things pretty dry and I have been in storms that dumped a lot of rain on us. I always question what someone's expectations are when they complain about rain getting in a tent. Are they complaining about a few drops, or is it getting really wet? Did they pitch their tent in a puddle and are laying directly on ground and had water get in that way? I don't know. But I have literally hundreds of nights sleeping in a tent in my life and for its size, this tent stays pretty dry if you seal it with the sealer with orange cap on it a Walmart. Also we either use cots or small air pads when sleeping in any tent, so if a little water gets in the bottom somewhere we wouldn't even notice it. If someone is sleeping directly on the ground, if any water gets in from anywhere, it's going to soak into their bag and a tiny leak or water coming in from the ground might make them miserable. But I can say that if you seal the rain fly (not just the seams but the whole fly) and you use a cot or air pad, you can go through just about any storm or rain and keep most of the water out.
I've seen another video of this tent being flooded out by the rain yet I need honest answers for I have spent over a thousand dollars now and can't find the right tent I want to use for fall camping with a butty heater would this hold the heat
I recently camped twice and went through several Florida thunderstorms with this tent. The only issue I had was a very small amount of water that got in once. I think it was my fault since it was the first time I set it up. I made some minor adjustments and I haven't had any issues since. I would recommend this tent.
It is a big tent, so there are lots of places where if things are not set up properly water can get in. Also, it's a tent, not a house or a cabin. I never expect a tent to be perfectly dry if it's really storming bad outside. If you use a cot and seal the rain fly with a sealer, this tent stays pretty dry in my experience. I've never woken up in the morning and had a bunch of my stuff soaked and I've been in a lot of storms with the tent. I haven't used a heater in this tent. I have used a little buddy heater in my ice fishing shelter, though so I have some idea how they heat. For short-term usage (like a night or two) a buddy heater could help warm up the tent, but I consider this tent more of a 3 season tent than an 4 season tent. It's not really designed to trap a lot of heat in.
I have only used one style that I've had many years now. I don't know the brand off of my head, but they are brown, very sturdy, but also very heavy (about 15lbs each I'd estimate).
Great video, but when you say it takes a long time to set it up, can you be more specific? A half hour? Two hours? And is that when setting it up yourself or with a partner? Also, it is nice that you show the amount of headroom inside, but how tall are you? Thanks.
I'm six foot tall and have plenty of headroom. I can set the tent up in about 15 minutes by myself if I was in a hurry. A little faster if someone is helping put the poles together. I doubt it would take longer than 30 minutes even on one's first try.
We are going on year #4 with our Coleman. I wish there was someway to cover the screened porch for interior use. We have only used the screened porch once. We normally sit in our screened ARB room during the day.
Maybe I'll make a video showing my tarp covers for the screen room. I bought a cheap camo pattern tarp and a bunch of little pinch clamps from walmart, and then cut pannels out of the tarp that matched each of the screens, then clamped them on at various spots. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well for those rainy weekends.
I have the Coleman weathermaster 10 which is pretty much this exact tent, but the bottom tub extends the whole length of the tent and the screened section has tent fabric material that can be zipped up behind the mesh screen on the inside. I like it a lot and bought it at Costco around 10 years ago. It was a great deal at the time for $180. The only drawback I can think of would be if you have the tent fabric unzipped from the screens and it rains, then water can quickly accumulate inside the tent.
Hi!! Would 3 twin air mattresses fit in the tent? I believe they would, but I’d love some confirmation from someone experienced with the tent. I’m buying it for Glacier National Park this summer, we outgrew our old tent. :)
Sorry for the late reply. I haven't been keeping up on this channel. But for the sake of others, I think 3 twins might be pushing the space limit and it would be tight, but it might be possible.
I dumped all their cheep stakes and went to Home Depot and get heavy duty 10" spikes (nails). Work great and easy to pound in and get out and they will not bend.
I just made a video of me setting up the tent in case anyone is interested as to what is involved and how long it takes for one person to do it. ruclips.net/video/oX2Kjo6fkOQ/видео.html
The screened in porch you can use a floor to leave shoes on over night by using cut trash bags to make floor!
Great review on the Coleman Weathermaster. I bought this same tent a while back, but not had opportunity to use it yet...bought it for my "Glamping" option. Plan to use it this next season camping near a local Lake.
I also was attracted by the screened in room....I have an inexpensive tarp I can lay in that area to provide ground shield if needed, and remove it if raining so it does not pool water.
We bought this tent , highly recommend, the D door is awesome the role up windows grate , the built in light top notch ,slept in it in winds 25+ steady n well built , money well spent worth every dime
Thanks for sharing.
Really appreciate this. There are a million reviews on every product but most of them are from people who have the product for an afternoon. This was invaluable, thank you so much!
Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful.
Great review. Love the fact that you've used it for years.
Hi. I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sorry for the translation, but I don't speak English and I'm using the google translator, I have the same tent, I haven't used it yet and I had doubts about what I had seen because of the rain. It was all clear to me with what I was able to translate from the questions they asked you and what you answered about it. I think I made a good purchase. Thank you so much !!!!
For such a big tent, if you put a coat of rain sealer on the rain fly, it performs really well in the rain.
@@teamcramerfishing8441Thank you very much. I hope that this product exists in Argentina
Thank you for sharing an EXPERIENCED review!
Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@teamcramerfishing8441 thanks for the video, so I just bout one for my family, I saw you say it does take a while to set up, how about the directions in relation to the color coordinated poles? Is that pretty clear or would you say confusing? Any other tips when setting it up? Anyway thanks for your review love your videos.
@@antha6865 The set up is actually pretty straight forward and not confusing once you've done it once or twice. It just takes some time compared to a dome tent.
I have the same 10' by 16' tent and have used it for 6 years. Rock solid in wind and very water proof. My Coleman has two improvements that I really like and team Cramer hit on one of them. My tent has built in panels that zip up on all the screen room windows and also has a floor. It adds 50%+ more dry camping space during rainy weather. These are great tents and I absolutely agree about using cots instead of air mattresses. Mush more storage and actually much warmer in colder weather with use of an insulating pad under you. Air Mattresses conduct the cold up from the ground. I got mine at Costco for $129. What a deal.
That's a great deal!
What was the name of the tent? I’d really like to find a Coleman tent that has the screen room zip up! This type of tent seems to be the sturdiest and most durable
@@jordanmaco5324 HI Jordon. I'll go out to my shed tomorrow and pull the tent out and look up the name. Just a note here they may have stopped making that model.
Steve
@@jordanmaco5324 It is the Coleman Weathermaster 10, six person with screen room. The screen room has a floor and zip up panels to make it another rain proof room if you need it. Not all the weathermaster six person tents with the screen room have a floor with the zip up side panels. Most come with no floor in the screen room and no panels.
steve
@@oldmillrd8153 thank you so much for looking into this!
Great review. I just bought this for a camping trip to South Dakota where it will surely storm. Great to know it is steady and will hold up! I went ahead and got some seam sealer and water repellent at your suggestion.
Have fun in South Dakota. I had been to SD many times but camped for the first time in 2018. The state park we were at had the nicest showers I've ever had at a state park.
Great review. Honest. Ordered a four person yesterday.
I bought this tent based on your review and have had no trouble whatsoever. I agree, the tent was a little bit to set up on my own, but it was well worth it. I just spent some time camping on Georgia Bay during a really really bad thunderstorm and the tent held up wonderfully. I did find that the original tent pegs were horrible and bent quite easily , but I set up camp on various types of ground. I did purchase steel pegs from Woods and it made a world of a difference. I would definitely recommend this tent to anyone, besides backpackers of course.
Awesome. Glad it's working well for you. And thanks for the feedback!
Nice review. I just ordered one after watching it. Keeping out the rain and durability were the main selling points. Decided to go with the elite because of the bug proof screened in area. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the info!
You're welcome. My friend has the Elite and I think the floor in the screen area is a nice feature. It's a solid tent.
Was close to getting the base model but then learned that the elite is fully enclosed from here. In the amazon listing people were responding (2013, 2015, so I'm hoping an older version) that the elite did not have a full bottom and same in the Coleman and user submitted pictures. I thought it just had a novel built in light strip, like other manufacturers do to up charge for a higher trim. Just ordered the 6p elite today and we'll see how it goes!
@@teamcramerfishing8441 Do you recommend treating the rain fly before using it for the first time? Do you treat the other seams as well?
Now I'm confused. Both the Weathermaster and Weathermaster Elite have screen rooms. I called Coleman (hard to understand) and the rep said that the differences are color and stronger materials. I think the the only differences are color and the gimmicky light switch.
@@teamcramerfishing8441 Just wanted to confirm that the Elite has a floor because I haven't seen anything otherwise.
what kind of battery is needed for the lights. thanks for the great review! glad i bought this tent.
That is a nice tent! I really like that door, never seen one like it 👍
If you want to go plant yourself at a spot for a few days, it's hard to beat this one for the price. The door is one of the best tent inventions I've ever seen. It's incredibly handy.
great vid, thanks. in the future it would be helpful to know the height of the person in the tent to better understand the height at the edges of the ceiling. i assume it doesnt drop that much from the 6'8" peak though based on the shape.
I use this tent.. waterprof and the screned i use to comman area.. so big suitable for my family..
It's very useful for a small family.
What's the first day of sunshine after 2 days of rain? Monday.
Haha. I definitely had weekends like that!
I bought this used and I have a question about the LED light. How do you fully twist the ceiling light to align the dots?
great review! I just have 1 question, what was the coldest temperature your family camping in? often we go in fall time and early winter.
Usually, the lowest we go is low 40s before we stop camping for the year. There may have been a night or two in the upper 30s.
I just got my tent set up today in my back yard. I have read reviews that the rainfly does not keep heavy rains out. You said that you have had no problems and that makes me feel better and I am hopeful, because I love the tent so far. I do have a question about the overhang for the door and side window. Does rain blow in, under there? Do you do anything special? Do you flip it down? Thanks so much. I have never had a tent before, so I am a complete novice.
The overhang mostly is just to keep the water shedding off away from the door and side window and so the fly doesn't stick to the tent when it's wet. If it's really blowing the sides of the tent will get wet, but it mostly just falls to the ground instead of coming inside the tent. If you spray the rain fly which a can of water sealer it sheds water well. I mean, it's a tent. It's not home, but I've had a lot of tents and this is one of the driest I've had, and we've been through lots of weather with it.
Rain will get inside the tent. IT is NOT waterproof at all
Great Review! I am in the market for a new tent, and this is the one I am considering! I had the Coleman Screened 6 that is similar to this one. Your review seemed honest and very informative! Thumbs up from me!
Thanks, Trey. This has been a good tent for us, and we're still using it.
Team Cramer Fishing good to know! I like the idea of adding some tarp over the screened area. The last one had the screen room and I couldn’t keep it dry in the slightest. I also like how the main door to the cabin is on the side.
That swinging main door is fantastic. I found my rain tarps for the porch the other day. Maybe I'll make a quick video about them. It's really nothing special and it doesn't seal up perfectly, but it keeps a lot of the rain out so you can at least sit outside the sleeping area without getting soaked.
Team Cramer Fishing That would be cool to see!
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Can you give me any information about the threshold between the living space and the patio space? One of my family members uses a wheelchair and we'd like to use the patio entrance as a door for him. Is the threshold hard or soft? Can we roll the chair over it?
Hi, great review. I read bad comments about rain. What do you think?
I do seal the rain fly every year or every other year with sealant. That keeps things pretty dry and I have been in storms that dumped a lot of rain on us.
I always question what someone's expectations are when they complain about rain getting in a tent. Are they complaining about a few drops, or is it getting really wet? Did they pitch their tent in a puddle and are laying directly on ground and had water get in that way? I don't know. But I have literally hundreds of nights sleeping in a tent in my life and for its size, this tent stays pretty dry if you seal it with the sealer with orange cap on it a Walmart.
Also we either use cots or small air pads when sleeping in any tent, so if a little water gets in the bottom somewhere we wouldn't even notice it. If someone is sleeping directly on the ground, if any water gets in from anywhere, it's going to soak into their bag and a tiny leak or water coming in from the ground might make them miserable.
But I can say that if you seal the rain fly (not just the seams but the whole fly) and you use a cot or air pad, you can go through just about any storm or rain and keep most of the water out.
I've seen another video of this tent being flooded out by the rain yet I need honest answers for I have spent over a thousand dollars now and can't find the right tent I want to use for fall camping with a butty heater would this hold the heat
You will get soaked inside this tent with a rainfall. You have to seal the seams & spray the tent with sealant as well.
I recently camped twice and went through several Florida thunderstorms with this tent. The only issue I had was a very small amount of water that got in once. I think it was my fault since it was the first time I set it up. I made some minor adjustments and I haven't had any issues since. I would recommend this tent.
It is a big tent, so there are lots of places where if things are not set up properly water can get in. Also, it's a tent, not a house or a cabin. I never expect a tent to be perfectly dry if it's really storming bad outside. If you use a cot and seal the rain fly with a sealer, this tent stays pretty dry in my experience. I've never woken up in the morning and had a bunch of my stuff soaked and I've been in a lot of storms with the tent. I haven't used a heater in this tent. I have used a little buddy heater in my ice fishing shelter, though so I have some idea how they heat. For short-term usage (like a night or two) a buddy heater could help warm up the tent, but I consider this tent more of a 3 season tent than an 4 season tent. It's not really designed to trap a lot of heat in.
Do you use a footprint/tarp under it? Also, does the minimal rain fly keep your stuff dry inside?
Which cot do you like best? I enjoyed your video. Liked, subbed.
I have only used one style that I've had many years now. I don't know the brand off of my head, but they are brown, very sturdy, but also very heavy (about 15lbs each I'd estimate).
Great video, but when you say it takes a long time to set it up, can you be more specific? A half hour? Two hours? And is that when setting it up yourself or with a partner? Also, it is nice that you show the amount of headroom inside, but how tall are you? Thanks.
I'm six foot tall and have plenty of headroom. I can set the tent up in about 15 minutes by myself if I was in a hurry. A little faster if someone is helping put the poles together. I doubt it would take longer than 30 minutes even on one's first try.
We are going on year #4 with our Coleman. I wish there was someway to cover the screened porch for interior use. We have only used the screened porch once. We normally sit in our screened ARB room during the day.
Maybe I'll make a video showing my tarp covers for the screen room. I bought a cheap camo pattern tarp and a bunch of little pinch clamps from walmart, and then cut pannels out of the tarp that matched each of the screens, then clamped them on at various spots. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well for those rainy weekends.
I have the Coleman weathermaster 10 which is pretty much this exact tent, but the bottom tub extends the whole length of the tent and the screened section has tent fabric material that can be zipped up behind the mesh screen on the inside. I like it a lot and bought it at Costco around 10 years ago. It was a great deal at the time for $180. The only drawback I can think of would be if you have the tent fabric unzipped from the screens and it rains, then water can quickly accumulate inside the tent.
Did you ever make a video showing your covers for the screen room? I would be interested in seeing it.
Hi!! Would 3 twin air mattresses fit in the tent? I believe they would, but I’d love some confirmation from someone experienced with the tent. I’m buying it for Glacier National Park this summer, we outgrew our old tent. :)
Sorry for the late reply. I haven't been keeping up on this channel. But for the sake of others, I think 3 twins might be pushing the space limit and it would be tight, but it might be possible.
Your information is very intriguing.
Thanks, Mark. This is a pretty solid tent.
Very helpful review!
Thanks, Rick.
Is that a small dog door on the side of the tent?
Either that or it's for a heater.
Great video. Informative!
Thanks, Keith. I'm glad you found it helpful.
The user manual is not clear on how to use the yellow plastic and the metal stakes. There are 8 yellow stakes but 13 points to stake down. Any clue?
I used the yellow ones for the points at which the poles touch the ground and the metal ones everywhere else.
I dumped all their cheep stakes and went to Home Depot and get heavy duty 10" spikes (nails). Work great and easy to pound in and get out and they will not bend.
They should have closed In the entrance to the tent from the screened room, and put a hinged door there too.
That's a great idea!
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spray some wd40 on the pole buttons before storing
To prevent rust, I assume?
Spray WD 40 on the push pins
Good idea. They certainly need it!