Cole­man Red Canyon Tent Review

8 Per­son Dome Tent

 

Size of Cole­man Red Canyon

This Cole­man Red Canyon 17-Foot by 10-Foot 8-Person Mod­i­fied Dome Tent is a large fam­ily sized tent. Mea­sur­ing 17 by 10 feet it sleeps up to 8 peo­ple com­fort­ably. Although if your fam­ily or friends are large size 6 may be a more real­is­tic num­ber. With a 72 inch cen­ter height most peo­ple can maneu­ver within the tent with­out any prob­lems. With these large dimen­sions fit­ting the whole fam­ily in a sin­gle tent should be a breeze. It also fea­tures remov­able pri­vacy walls that allow you to choose whether you’d like 1 large space or 2 or 3 smaller spaces. This is great for sep­a­rat­ing mis­be­hav­ing chil­dren or just get­ting a lit­tle pri­vacy from your friends and family.

Red Canyon Dimensions:

Width: 17 by 10 feet

Height: 72 inches in center

 

Weather Resis­tance of Cole­man Red Canyon

The Cole­man Red Canyon is a weather resis­tant tent that fea­tures Coleman’s exclu­sive Weath­ertec Sys­tem and Leak-Free pro­tected seams. The Red Canyon is made of a Coated poly­ester fab­ric with anti-wicking thread for fur­ther rain pro­tec­tion. And if that wasn’t enough, a rain-fly to cover the tent is also included. The doors are also pro­tected from weather by the zip­per cuffs. With the wind strong frame that uses guy-out tri­an­gles you are not likely to have the tent blown away which is a pos­si­bil­ity with lesser tents in the wrong weather con­di­tions. This thing held up for me in 20 mph winds with­out any prob­lems. I’d bet it hold up in much heav­ier winds also. My favorite part of the weather resis­tance is the water-proof floor. Being pro­tected from the rain is great but not hav­ing to sleep in a pud­dle is even bet­ter. I love this tent on long camp­ing trips that make the weather harder to predict.

Set Up of the Red Canyon

Set up of the Cole­man Red Canyon 8 Per­son Tent is rather easy. My first prac­tice run took my 30 min­utes by myself. With the help of my 2 nephews it took 15 min­utes. With a lit­tle prac­tice I sus­pect the time could be cut even more. Easy instruc­tions are sewn right onto the stor­age bag. The shock corded color coded poles made the assem­bly process headache free. Get­ting the rain tarp over alone can be tricky for a shorter per­son alone, but pos­si­ble. For taller peo­ple putting on the rain tarp should be no problem.

Addi­tional Features

Extra fea­tures of the Red Canyon include a Cool-Air port for adjust­ing ven­ti­la­tion or mov­ing your stuff through. I found this fea­ture a lit­tle odd look­ing but it did help cool off the tent which was greatly appre­ci­ated in the Texas heat on my last camp­ing trip to Lake Caddo. A wel­come mat comes with the tent help­ing to keep the floors clean. Inte­rior pock­ets also aide in keep­ing the place neat, clean, and orga­nized. Sep­a­rate stor­age bags for the tent and the poles help pre­vent dam­age to the tent and help with orga­ni­za­tion. The Red Canyon is a good tent for run­ning a clean camp.

Cole­man Red Canyon Cons

The only con to this tent is the height on the ends of the tent are shorter than the cen­ter. Some duck­ing may be required in the two end rooms.

Sum­mary

All in all the Cole­man Red Canyon fam­ily sized tent is highly rec­om­mended and is priced much lower than tents that offer sim­i­lar fea­tures. As a mat­ter of fact it is the low­est priced tent I’ve found of this size. Free ship­ping is likely avail­able. Click to see if the Cole­man Red Canyon 17-Foot by 10-Foot 8-Person Mod­i­fied Dome Tent is still 36% off the reg­u­lar price at Ama­zon and get your camp­ing trip started off the right way,that is, dry with room to stretch out.  And don’t for­get to read our other 8 Per­son Tent Reviews.