paddyclark Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Anybody got any comments / thoughts / experience of this tent, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078PJGQPH/ref=cm_wl_huc_continue?th=1 looking to downsize for coach Cheers in advance Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hundred and forty quid?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfurbdogg Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, paddyclark said: Anybody got any comments / thoughts / experience of this tent, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078PJGQPH/ref=cm_wl_huc_continue?th=1 looking to downsize for coach Cheers in advance Patrick Bought one for Glastonbury and sent it back immediately after. The thing was like sleeping in an oven! Got it delivered the Tuesday of Glastonbury because of the weather forecast, was all cocky with my mates telling them how i was going to be sleeping in till 10/11 every day. In fact their 'normal' tents were cooler than our Coleman. I'd get one of those Quchua Fresh and Black tents that people on here love, they seem a lot cheaper and people were saying they kept relatively cool at Glastonbury considering how hot it was. Edited August 12, 2019 by bigfurbdogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlygirl Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hasn't @mr gumby got that one Paddy? I'd definately recommend the F&B though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 My son has a Coleman blackout tent but a different model. The blackout works very well for keeping out the light but it makes little to no difference with the temperature. Good solid build and enough height to sit inside in a camping chair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddyclark Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Gnomicide said: My son has a Coleman blackout tent but a different model. The blackout works very well for keeping out the light but it makes little to no difference with the temperature. Good solid build and enough height to sit inside in a camping chair. its the Morning temperature from the sun that I want to reduce. Spend little time in the tent daytime, Like the fresh and black but prefer the packability bigger porch and slighly higher roof of this one.. Have a £30 Amazon voucher so will only cost me £110 proper cash. Will decide tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahqman Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Gnomicide said: The blackout works very well for keeping out the light but it makes little to no difference with the temperature. I'm not surprised given it's black on the outside... F&B all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 We have a big Coleman tent with the blackout bedroom, and a fresh and black pop up. The fresh and black is better keeping cool in the sun but not by loads. coleman only claim that temperature is reduced by 2 degrees centigrade which isn’t much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeeroo Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 I’ve got the Coleman Kobuk Valley blackout tent. It gave me a couple of extra hours in the tent at Glastonbury this year compared with my sweaty non-blackout camp mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashedonmud Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Just an idea. Much cheaper and definitely works regards blackout. I know where there are some cheap fans too. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, mashedonmud said: Just an idea. Much cheaper and definitely works regards blackout. I know where there are some cheap fans too. ? The blackout is to keep the tent cooler for a bit longer, it’s not the light that wakes you up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashedonmud Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, dotdash79 said: The blackout is to keep the tent cooler for a bit longer, it’s not the light that wakes you up I'm no tent expert but it definitely says revolutionary sleep system eliminates up to 99% of the daylight from the tent bedroom, so you can sleep and recharge during the day after a night of partying. ?and I also mentioned a fan? Edited August 12, 2019 by mashedonmud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, dotdash79 said: The blackout is to keep the tent cooler for a bit longer, it’s not the light that wakes you up I think the light does wake you, I use an eye mask and reckon it helps a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, dotdash79 said: The blackout is to keep the tent cooler for a bit longer, it’s not the light that wakes you up It's not. The blackout is to keep the light out, not the heat down. The heat reflecting side of the Fresh &Black range is a separate thing. Sounds like the Coleman tents only keep the light out. Edited August 12, 2019 by stuartbert two hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 7 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said: It's not. The blackout is to keep the light out, not the heat down. The heat reflecting side of the Fresh &Black range is a separate thing. Sounds like the Coleman tents only keep the light out. They don’t do that very well either. The best thing about the Coleman tent I have is that the ground sheet is sewn in to the outer skin so if it rains then you don’t get a river through your tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UEF Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Nothing says Glasto more than going to sleep in your thickest, warmest clothes only to be smoked out of your tent in the morning wearing them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havors Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 £140 for a tent you cant stand up in is way too much for my liking. Just wear an eyemask and buy a taller tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfurbdogg Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 This is a comment from @D-Low from another the other tent thread Had the Coleman too and found it useless at keeping me cooler. Was great to have a blackout bedroom but as soon as the sun hit the tent at 6.30/7am I had to get out as it was far too sweaty. Subsequently returned it for a refund anyway as there was two tiny holes on the outer. Hopefully there will be some advances in tents again next year when I'm looking to re-purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Low Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 22 hours ago, bigfurbdogg said: This is a comment from @D-Low from another the other tent thread Had the Coleman too and found it useless at keeping me cooler. Was great to have a blackout bedroom but as soon as the sun hit the tent at 6.30/7am I had to get out as it was far too sweaty. Subsequently returned it for a refund anyway as there was two tiny holes on the outer. Hopefully there will be some advances in tents again next year when I'm looking to re-purchase. Will also add that the porch area would be absolutely useless should it have rained. There were massive gaps around the bottom of the zips when done up so a river would have awoken to large puddles. Thankfully the weather gods were nice to us. I had a Vango tent last time and it was similarly sized but the porch area was designed so much better. I'm glad I got a refund, plus it was £180 when I purchased it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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