Coleman Evanston Screened Camping Tent, 6/8 Person Weatherproof Tent with Roomy Interior Includes Rainfly, Carry Bag, Easy Setup and Screened-In Porch

This camping tent is amazing. It’s easy to set up, very spacious, and feels sturdy even in windy weather. The materials are high-quality, and the ventilation is great — no condensation in the morning. It kept us comfortable and dry all night. A perfect choice for camping trips. Highly recommend!

My family has been using this tent periodically for around 3 years now, I felt like it was a good time to give a long-term review. Summary: Great tent, incredible price, but don't get excited about the porch. The Good: -The price is RIGHT. Dollar for dollar you can't beat this tent, especially since it's frequently listed at nearly half off retail. -Ventilation is fantastic. This is THE tent to go for if you're a summer-camping family, bar none. Huge mesh windows on both sides and the rear wall of the tent. I've been camping a long time and it's rare to see this much ventilation in a conventional dome-style tent. -Easy setup. Two crossed fiberglass poles for the main body, one arched pole for the porch, and a single short pole on the rain fly to pop out the two corners. Can be setup in 5-10 minutes by capable campers. Can be done solo but due to size is helpful to have a helper or two. The only thing that gets a bit tricky is the rain fly. There are a LOT of guy lines that frequently get tangled, and it's a bit awkward to get it hooked over the porch initially as it likes to slip out of position while you're staking it out. -Spacious. We have used a queen size air mattress with a twin and a pack-and-play for our youngest and still had plenty of room for duffel bags and backpacks. -Shockingly weatherproof. I took a gamble on this tent for the ventilation, specifically wanting it for really hot lakefront camping during the summer months where temps routinely end up in the 90's with high humidity. However, where we camp is prone to sudden and fierce thunderstorms, especially in the evenings and overnight. The amount of mesh concerned me to say the least. That said, I've been in some serious booming storms with a lot of wind, and have yet to feel a drop on my face in this tent. I've been very impressed. In fact, storms are now my favorite time to be in this tent as you get all the benefit of a cool breeze with none of the spray requiring you to zip your windows up or leakage from the seams you get in other tents. FYI: I always seam-seal the rain flys of my tents before first use, in this case using gear-aid Silicone diluted with a bit of mineral spirits. I cannot vouch for the seam integrity without sealing them. The Bad: -As mentioned, the fly can be a bit tricky to get on solo. -The tent stakes are trash. This is a minor gripe, because frankly every tent ships with the same garbage throwaway stakes. -Folding the tent... Kinda sucks. It's pretty prone to forcing an air-bubble to the end when rolling it up that has nowhere good to escape, which means slowly forcing the air through the nylon to get it packed away. the included bag is functional but EXTREMELY tight, in the wrong direction. The tent needs to be carefully folded to EXACTLY the length of the folded poles, or you're going to do a lot of smashing to get the bag zipped. - The porch is useless. It doesn't affect the functionality of the tent itself in anyway, but don't get excited about the porch. It's low enough and tight enough to feel very cramped if you're trying to sit and talk with someone, virtually impossible to put more than one chair in without blocking the door, not weatherproof, and prone to pooling water in all but the most ideal circumstances. We left some shoes and a cooler on the porch the first trip we used it, caught a storm and everything in the porch was soaked. Since then, the only use it has served is giving us a glorified doormat to kick our shoes off in and a second barrier for bugs, which IS helpful with kids that don't always zip up correctly. It helps keep the dirt and sand out of the main tent a bit I suppose, but honestly I think the tent would be better off without it.

Bought this online, arrived in 2 days! First set up as usual, a pole in wrong sleeve, but that was all, easily corrected. No he would not look at the pic or instructions, after all it is just a tent! LOL The tent was wonderful, easy to set up, we never get them back in the original bags, flunked that course in scouting apparently, loved the screened porch! I agree that it would not keep much dry in the rain, however we camp where the dew is heavy and open bags stored near the actual tent entrance were perfectly dry and the tub storage near front of porch were also pretty dry. The width inside is perfect, the length, front to back could be a bit more roomy. Our queen size mattress was front to back with no extra room, if we were on perfectly flat dirt instead of rocks we think we would have gained a ft only. The door to the interior only opens on one side and therefore one of us had to crawl over the other to get outside. Will try the bed left to right next time, at least I won't get crawled over, I will let you know if this set up works better. But we did have rooom for 2 sterlite storage drawers for nightstands with storage for our personal items, flashlights etc on each side and our dog's bed and I do not think we felt cramped at all. A shortie beach type chair was perfect for removing shoes and sitting on the porch for dressing etc. He is very tall and liked the porch for dressing too. If a storm came all of our gear would have fit inside with us, that would be cramped indeed but it would fit and that is the point. The second day my SO decided I had purchased a condo, and he now laughingly refers to it as such. No it is not that big and will fit on most gravel bars and smaller campsites. The ventilation is great, but if you like to stargaze you ARE open to the overhead elements all night without the included rainfly. The opening covers approx 1/2 of the bed you will wake wet if rain or heavy dew occurs. The rainfly is designed very well and we think it would absolutely keep the rain out with windows open unless sideways rain happens, very sideways rain. In that case it would be time to go home anyway. We LOVE this tent and hope it gives us years of enjoyment. Am so looking forward to our next Current River float trip! As for returning it to it's original storage bag, we decided we would just keep it in a plastic storage tub, everything fit plus a couple of big lantern type flashlights, this will make it handy for next trip and no aggravations trying to fold, roll and stuff to fit in bag. We just put the rods, stakes and rainfly in the bag and it is in the tub too! On our second trip we were able to get the tent back into it's storage bag, and zipped too. Next trip I have purchaed diferent stakes because these jsut dont seem to like gravel much. the bed left to right was perfect! OK we had rain, and not just a little bit either, heavy winds too. A small leak near a back corner, considering it was a 3" rain not a big deal, one towel on the floor took care of the couple of cups of water. Wind, held up very well. We moved our pop up canopy over the tent opening in attempt to keep porch and its gear dry. So so luck on this due to the amount of rainfall. Now everyone else packed up and went home, we were dry and loving it. Some rain from canopy runoff caused water to come onto porch floor, but I think if some leaves or a bit of straw were centered front to back on the porch creating a high spot the water would have run out on its own to the weep holes. We loved coming and going from the tent to our canopy so much, without getting wet that we will most likely set up camp this way permanently LOL

Great tent design. I bought this for the screened "porch" addition so there was no need for an actual screen tent, but there are some give and takes on that note. The tent itself is good - just your basic dome style with a rainfly that performs very good keeping you dry in some downpours. I used this as a base camp tent for the whole summer of 2013 (June - August) and it held up perfectly. I did have a stake ring tab tear from the floor at the beginning of August. I don't think I put too much stress on getting the floor pulled taut, but the ring tab ripped during a setup. I can't say it was a defect, or general wear and tear from the elements that contributed to the failure. There were a lot of extremes - heavy rains, wind, hot sun, etc, and dirt embedding in the tabs going through saturation, and bone dry over and over again. But, to me this is the norm of camping. It happens. Wasn't the first time I've experienced this, so the idea here is to be prepared. I remedied the problem with a tarp clamp and attached the ring to the clamp so I could stake it down. There was some fraying where the tear occurred - the weave of the floor tarpaulin unraveled some, but nothing out of the ordinary, and the clamp took care of this. The screen section of this tent was not totally 100% satisfactory, but keep in mind this is my subjective view of what I think SHOULD be satisfactory. First, the good about the screen section is that it makes a great porch. It kept out the insects so I could have my breakfast and coffee each morning, and did the same for supper. When I was't hiking or swimming it made for a great place to hang out and get some writing done and just enjoy the view. But the bad part of this screen section is that it is flimsy. I never could get the screen doors pulled taut to where they wouldn't droop. Perhaps this is the design - meant to have a little slack in it - but I didn't like it, but not so much I couldn't use it, or want to send it back. After a little modification and reposition, I got it to where I was more comfortable with it, but still wasn't entirely happy with the droop. Not a deal breaker, but there's the reason for the 4 stars. Also, expect the screen to allow water in during rain. A screen is nothing more than a bunch of holes - good for air, bad for water tight integrity, so bear that in mind. During rain I took a mid sized tarp and fashioned an "A" frame vestibule over, and in front of the screen section. Worked perfectly. If there was a separate section to review the supplied tent stakes I would give a dismal score of -306. What is it with these little, dinky easy to bend with your hand tent stakes that seem to infect every tent on the market? I realize weight is a consideration, but I ALWAYS carry 10" spike nails and use those as stakes. Yes, they're a bear to pull out of the ground, but a claw hammer takes care of that. In my experience with the tent it made for a perfect size for two people and a lot of gear. I suppose you could get up to 6 adults in there if you had to, but who would want to? My wife and I had plenty of room for gear, to move around, and to put up a queen sized air mattress. Good ventilation windows and decent height, though I still had to duck my head getting in and out of the tent. I'm 6'1" and made do comfortably. I certainly did not want to buy a larger tent. This tent is a good buy and I recommend it. It served me well in a long camping trip and should do the same for you.

This tent has served me well for over 13 years (bought in 2012)! From mountains, to marshes, I've taken this thing all over the United States. First and most important to me is interior size. The tent has an INCREDIBLE amount of room on the inside. You can easily fit two inflatable queen sized mattresses (not the huge ones) and room for gear inside. changing is a breeze because you can stand up nearly all the way and I'm 6'2" (188 cm). The mud room design is also HIGHLY helpful. I once brought this on a trip and fit 8 people in the mud room alone playing cards. This was PERFECT because I didn't want all their dirty shoes/bodies in the place where I slept. But kept the bugs off us. The mud room is perfect to wake up and enjoy some coffee/tea (don't burn anything in the tent!) without getting bugs all over you. While there are some VERY tiny openings at the bottom of the mud room, that bugs could technically get inside of. However, I've never had an issue with mosquitos/snakes/spiders etc. The main area has no such small openings. This isn't a tent for winter. This is easily a 3 season tent as the walls are thin, but rain fly is thick enough to repel water. One thing of concern is if you don't use the rain fly, your back side is completely exposed. There is no way to shut it. What this means is that unless you plan to ALWAYS use the rain fly, you will need to orient the back of the tent towards a private area (trees, rocks, etc). Even with the rain fly, a strong gust of wind will lift it and expose your inside of the tent; this is especially true if you don't properly stake everything down. As I mentioned earlier I've had this tent since 2012. All zippers still function, the material has held up for the most part. There are a few times the poles have poked holes in the pole holding fabric (this was mostly due to user error, not straightening out the sleeve prior to pushing). I've used it between 75 and 100 times. The only thing that broke are the poles. However, with the correct measures you can replace the poles easily. Set up and tear down is pretty straight forward. I used the instructions the first few times, but no longer have them. While you don't NEED a tarp under this tent, it can't hurt to use one. Stake down the corners and sides, then insert the poles, add the rain-fly and finally stake down the rain-fly. Set up with 2 people is roughly 10 minutes; set up with one person maybe is 15 to 20 with the right tools.

All in all this is a remarkably good 3-season tent for two adults for a surprisingly low price -- hundreds of dollars less than comparable models by the higher end tent labels. We just returned from a weeklong outing up in Wisconsin's Northwoods and this tent performed admirably on its maiden trip. At long last we have finally replaced a Eureka Timberline 4-person tent we've had for many years. We're older now and wanted to graduate to a tent in which we could comfortably stand to dress, have ample space to stow gear and something easier to set up, and which would allow us to switch from inflatable pads on the ground to a pair of high-end REI cots. This tent checked all the boxes. Reviewers commented that this is tricky for one person to set up and I'm sure that's true, the two of us did it with ease. You'll want a 10'x14' base tarp to put underneath, which you can find here on Amazon for about $23, and you'll want to invest in the good heavy-duty 9" yellow plastic stakes that hold securely, also available here. I appreciate that the tension lines for the fly came already attached. I also recommend the green camping doormat sold here, it helps keep dirt out of your screened porch. And we bought a 2'x7' runner to place in the center between the two cots and this not only was very nice to step onto in the morning, but also cushioned against rocks and tree roots beneath the tent. This tent has a substantial waterproof floor which rises up on all sides to meet the material used for the rest of the tent; this is an improvement over older tents where all sides and bottom were made from the same light-weight material. As noted in most reviews, the screen porch is not covered by the fly and this will allow water to enter and collect. I assume that is why this product has been discontinued by Coleman and replaced with a new design featuring a fully covered entrance. Reviewers note that the tent itself holds up to rain extremely well and the exposed screen porch was not a deal-breaker for me; we typically watch the weather and pull up stakes if extremely violent weather is in the immediate forecast. I grew up in Southern California in a camping family and active in a Scout troop that camped monthly in the Sierras; and the two of us have been camping together for decades. Coleman has always meant a lot to me as a beloved legacy brand. Some of today's premier brands were just getting their start when I was a scout; Coleman was the standard, as it had been for my dad in his scouting days. We've always camped with Coleman gear and I'm especially glad to have found a Coleman tent that fits my needs. I need a little more comfort now than I did as a teenager, but I still want a green tent that looks like a tent, and this Coleman Evanston 6-person is perfect for us. Highly recommend.

definitely a 2 person set up, but you can disassemble yourself. zippers are nice, the patio has 2 doors that zip together at the middle and each door has a zipper at the bottom. the door to the actual tent is a single door with a screened window on the other side. it was a fairly simple set up your typical fiberglass poles, from one corner to the opposite, and the porch has one pole that arches over the door and down to the front two steaks. easy enough to fold as long as you can get it the right size to fit in the bag. it can definitely fit 4 people comfortably, 3 if you prefer more personal space, and the patio was very spacious. I don't know how waterproof it is but it held air in while I was rolling it up and the material seemed pretty sturdy. the rain cover seems to be well engineered over the side windows, you should still be able to get some air through the side windows. I can't say the whole patio space would stay dry in the rain but I think you can assume that just from the photos. overall a pretty simple tent I loved the patio feature and it was a good price for my budget. I was able to take it down by myself and wes really simple. I did need help setting it up tho. (not seasoned so I'm sure someone could do it by themselves if they wanted) GREAT TENT, LOOKING FORWARD TO CAMPING IN IT!

We bought this tent to accomodate four people (2 adults and 2 kids) on our trip to Alaska.It was to be used interchangeably with other types of accomodation. We ended up using it more often than we planned to just because the places we visited often did not have any other accomodation. The tent is great for four people - spacious and comfortable. I liked the fact that it only has one window (back wall) that you cannot close at all (windows on other sides have the zipped flaps), which is still covered with the dome rainfly. The tent still has a good ventilation but does not get as miserably cold as our previous tent did. The best thing, though, is that this tent kept completely dry in the rain that lasted day, night, and half of the next day. It was pouring steadily and this was the only protection (other than sitting in the car) that we had to keep us dry. AND IT DID. Not once, but a few times. Thumbs up to the Coleman company and their guarantee of the weather resistant features. The porch is a great feature - you can store things in it withouth having to clatter the inside of the tent. The rain does get into the porch as it is not protected but we used the tarp to cover the front and it was ok. Once you practice setting it up it takes no longer than 15 minutes. After using it for over a month three things happened: one of the poles kind of broke off at the end (which we secured during the trip with a duck tape so we could still use it),and we knew it would need to be exchanged. Also, the tent's material on top- the part you push the poles through - got a rip (it did not affect the weather resistance of the tent but was an indication that in the future we might have a problem there), and the porch got a hole right where it was attached to the tent, which we discovered after an army of ants walked in. Beacause of all that, my husband contacted the Coleman's company upon our return - the tent still had the warranty as we had it only for three months. The customer service was great and helpful. As a result, we have received a new tent. So I am giving five stars to the product and the company because the product did keep us dry in the most miserable weather and altogether it is a quality product (even despite the little mishaps), and secondly because of how the company listen to us and fixed the problem quickly and efficiently. I will not hesitate in the future to buy more products from Coleman, because I think when you have a quality product and quality people behind it, you know you will be taken care of if the need arises.