Coleman Instant Up 6

Money well spent – Me and my Rotti girl have been living in this tent for 140 days and nights I've pulled down and put up in wind and rain and attached the fly on my own. Its been drenched on the outside bashed by storms inside does not leak. Tension and correct alignment of fly over tent structure is the key to give you piece of mind I can't fault this tent in any way and the $400 price tag makes it a good tent to have. Show details

Big price for cheap materials – I bought a 6 person instant up a year ago. Did 3 camping so far. One of the pole clip not working anymore. Had trouble setting up in my last camping site. Its actually not as easy to set up as advertised. Fabric not of good quality, floor wearing out after only 3 uses i can see small holes against sunlight.  Show details

Poor quality – The pole clip mechanisms have snapped on several times, it even collapsed one night with no wind. I find it unreliable and a hassle due to the pole mechanisms. Once they start to stick its also very hard to set up. Otherwise it could be a great tent, space, height etc. but very heavy.

Could Be Better – An good tent with a few problems. on our first camping trip with only 5 nights in the tent, we had 2 small holes on the ground sheet. we were careful to clear stones and debris, even put another ground sheet from our old tent underneath it, not covered by warranty (so pretty disappointed in the quality of the flooring). Also the front door flap… Read more

is difficult to put up if your smaller person and the front porch wasn't even enough room to put your shoes on. we didn't think that this would be an issue at the time of purchase but after a camp in it we would get something with more of a porch (eg the north star tent) the good points were that the dark room really does work well, 8.30 am and with bright light it was still dark inside ( and cooler) we also had 2 nights of decent rain and it stayed dry. also we liked the zip to put a power cord through the corner of the tent. an ok tent but would choose something different if we had to buy another tent

Left us without shelter – Easy to set up and take down however have only used for approximately 3 camping trips. Experienced some gusty winds last camping trip and tent collapsed. 2 corner joins broke. No-one else's tent collapsed. Only had one more night for the holiday - had to sleep in the car. Show details

Collapses – Have used it about 8 times but anytime there is a breeze, the elbow (or elbows) of the poles collapse. Came back to my tent flat as a pancake on the ground last trip. Too dangerous to risk using again. Show details

Happy campers – Purcased recently 6 man tent stays dry comfortable inside with shade just outside your door relax reading a book having quite drinks or bbq with the family easy to ensemble with minutes then your all ready to go and explore

The easiest tent I have ever used – We are fair weather campers only. This tent is really easy to set up and to take down, I do myself (one female adult). We opted for the gold series, I wish I had got a dark series but the budget didn't stretch. It comes with everything you need (pegs, ropes, even some entrance mats) and has 3 generous awnings. We bought an additional ground cover… Read more

to go under the tent. It is very well ventilated. The real strength of this tent is ease getting it up and down. It takes longer than 3 minutes to do everything. But one person can do it with ease and the carry bag it comes in is generous. The only reason I haven't given 5 stars is I would love if it came with or you could purchace fly screens for the awnings.

Amazing tent – After extensive research and shopping around I decided to purchase a Coleman Instant UP 6 Person Gold series tent. What a fantastic tent, lived up to and beyond my expectations. Took around 10 mins to erect and peg down including fitting the fly. Has a front and rear entry with plenty of ventilation options to allow for good air flow. Quality… Read more

material and a heavy duty floor makes this tent well worth paying the little extra for the Gold series.

Plenty of room for 2-4 people but would struggle to fit 6 comfortably, we use it for 2 adults and have stacks of space to store our gear inside the tent. Also nice to be able to stand up while inside the tent, would totally recommend the Instant Up tents by Coleman if you're considering purchasing a tent. Purchased mine from Snowys Mile End, S.A.) they did a great deal on price and their customer service was brilliant.

Great setup time – Wow, I am impressed with the setup time, so quick and easy, I love it, but, it is not very stable when standing solo unroped compared to other tents I have owned, it twists at the top elbows... now that's a break waiting to happen. I highly recommend two ropes on each corner at right angles to aid in stability. I have big concerns about the… Read more

twisting when unroped.

I had this tent pitched and the fly on, but not roped down. We had heaps of rain over a couple of days and it appears to have only leaked a little bit, about half a cup of water inside, which is excellent.

Brilliant value for money and easy set up! – Easy set up and for under 300 dollars a bargain. Used this tent 6 times now for upto a week no issues. Easy set up and take down and always remain dry in torrential rain. Ive seen countless instant up tents not pegged down at all or incorrectly and literally falling apart and breaking on windy nights. People blame the tent when its their own… Read more ·  1

stupidity. This is a consequence when ppl who cant setup a tent properly and think an instant up tent will solve their problems. This tent is up and down in 5 minutes. Brilliant value for money and would recommend to anyone. Invest in better pegs thats it. Thanks Coleman for making a tent accessible to the everyday Australian.

read instructions first – the first night using this tent we had big winds in goodiwindi and an hour after putting it up, a tent pole snapped and ripped a massive hole down the side of the tent, the whole tent fell down. In the instructions it says not to use this tent in windy conditions

Great tent – We have camped Moreton Island, North Stradbroke, Teewah and other beach camp sites where we have had driving rain and gale force winds. As long as the tent is pegged down properly we have had no issues. We do use long sand pegs. We erect the tent over shade cloth which extends out the front and helps to keep sand out. The only issue is the awning… Read more

which fills with water in heavy rain. Solution was to put a brass cringle in the middle and the water runs out. We don't sit out there in the rain anyway.

We looked at the more expensive tents and canvas in particular. Hard to put away when wet and leaks, grows mould and rots. Take up a huge amount of space in the 4WD too. The 30/40 kg versions that have to go on a roof and get wet and covered in dust are just a pain. Takes longer to get them on and off the roof than to put up and take the tent down and you get a hernia to boot.

We don't buy tents to keep forever and the synthetic tents suit us fine. Overall the Instant Up 6 has been a great investment. And when it wears out we will just buy another. Maybe after our planned Cape York trip!

One issue though is the bag. We put the main tent into the original bag and the fly and pegs into another bag. The bag is too small and too much of a hassle to try and squeeze everything into when packing up. As usual the metal pegs that come with tents are useless and proper pegs are essential. For pegging out the tent we use green plastic covered gardening pegs bought cheaply from Bunnings. Dirt cheap and longer than most metal tent pegs. Also use them to peg out the shade cloth both under the tent and under our pop up canopy.

It's ok, but not robust and still takes time to fully set up – We used one of these tents for an outback trip to western Qld. Was a bit concerned when the wind blew up a bit.Didn't experience any structural failure on the framework, but a tie down flap did tear and had to make some running repairs. Takes more than 2 minutes to completely set it up. (Allow 20 to 25 minutes ...) Found it difficult to pack up,… Read more

but after some friendly debate from my partner, her suggestion ended up been correct and was ok after that. There are some youtube videos also. I agree the floor is very thin, and we used a tarp underneath as well as 'gigsaw' foam mats inside. Reasonable tent for it's price, but I'd keep looking if you intend using it in windy areas, or a demanding road trip. I was dissapointed learning from other reviews that wind damage is not covered by warranty.On some good notes, it would make an excellent ocasional weekender tent. We also chose it because you can stand up in it and has nice almost vertical walls. This makes it very spacious inside.

Adequate for ease of use and basic sites – Have owned the 6UP model for four years. Has been used from Cairns to Adelaide and everywhere in between including trips to the Flinders Ranges. It certainly is very easy to setup and we have had no trouble with setting up in good conditions over the years. It has always packed away easy and never had trouble getting it back in the bag. I've seen… Read more

reviews here and elsewhere that people have trouble packing it away and have seen another Coleman user in a campground struggle. There is a technique with packing it that involves pulling up and out the ground sheet like petals once all poles are collapsed around the central coloumn that seems to work for me.

Another reviewer noted problems with the awning collecting rain, we have the same issue and it is more than a pain in the tropics. The door zipper getting stuck is another problem we have encountered and is really just a careless design issue.

This tent is certainly not a warm one and the open mesh roof below the fly will lose all your heat, so good in moist tropics, not so good in the Snowys.

As another reviewer notes, this tent is truly a monster in the wind. We haven't managed to break it as yet but have certainly come close. A windy comical evening at Merimbula later and I now know how to add my own extra support and Guy ropes to keep it secure-ish.

30+ days camping in this model. It's time is nearly up and despite serving us well, it has some basic design issues that won't have us repurchasing.

Easy to setup and tear down - a well designed tent – So easy to setup - that my son says that its cheating. We tested it at a Warburton camping site. It was raining and we were tired - so, very happy to be able to put it up in 2 minutes. Even with the rain, we were kept dry in the tent. For a 6 person tent, we recommend to sleep up to 4 comfortably with enough room for your bags. If its a windy place, make sure that you peg all the guy ropes just to be safe.

Broke on first use – Found all the reviews fantastic for the six person and got a great deal on it so we bought it. Took it down for it's first use on the weekend to great ocean road and we were amazed how quickly it did set up. We had no idea the night was going to be windy until 2am in the morning when all the poles collapsed on top of us!!! We kept clicking the… Read more

poles back into place and they kept falling down, eventually one pole gave in and broke in half so the tent was useless and we slept in the car the rest of the night. Not happy.