No more sleeping on the ground when camping, I like it!

Can't speak for the snow, but I got these in hopes to stake down my tarp poles while I was out camping on the beach in damp sand and I was not disappointed. I dug a shallow hole, hammered them in at a 45 degree angle, attached a guy line around the lip, and covered the hole with sand. Basically a dead man's anchor. They held for 5 straight days through light winds, a day of rain, and the occasional bumping of the head on the guy line. Kinda pricey but they're solid.

It adds perfect camping vibe without having to set up the big tent on the side. It gives us additional space for us to rest in the car & protects us from the sun when we want to eat outside. I haven't used it for the rainy days yet but I believe it would work fine because it is so sturdy too. It definitely stands strong during the wind.
The material isn't too thin or cheap one, it looks and feels high quality and thick! I felt secured inside too.

It wasn't too hard to install the tent and wasn't too complicated to work around it. Good one!

I purchased this tent last year and have used it 3 times. I do like the dark room technology and so far the tent itself has been waterproof in even fairly heavy rain for several hours. When I purchased I though the screen was a nice featured for additional space to put my cooler, tote with camp supplies etc. in however the rain fly does not cover the screen room and the sides are even just sceen so when it rains it all comes right into the screen room, gets items out there wet and the floor wet and then hence muddy etc.
Would highly recommend Coleman update this design and update the rain fly to cover the entire thing and an option to have zip closed windows in the screen room as well to keep water out. Other than that appears to be a great tent for the $$$ , easy and fast setup etc.

This is a very nice and useful tent which can be used at the beach or even while camping to get out of the sun or to sleep under when camping. The tent is set up very easily and is easily taken down as well. It's very light and not bulky so it won't add a lot of weight and mass to all the other tons of beach gear you're having to carry across the sand!

The tent comes with the poles to put it together with as well as stakes to secure everything to the sand or ground once it is assembled. The description and pictures show that it is supposed to come with four "wind ropes" but the tent I received did not have these included. I'm sure this was an oversight in packaging, but I did deduct one star for this reason. This may seem harsh but those tie down ropes are very important on a windy beach! One feature, which is VERY functional is, it has a bag on each side which you can place sand (or other heavy objects) inside which will help hold the tent down. Of course, sand makes perfect sense if you're at the beach as there is no shortage of it there!

Once the tent is assembled, the front unzips and the flap folds out to create a large mat to lay or sit on. It has two fabric loops which you can run stakes through to anchor it to the sand or ground. The back of the tent unzips as well to allow the breeze to blow through, helping to keep things cooler. There is a window on both sides with screens and a flap which can be secured at the top, with fabric loops to close them off if desired. The tent fabric is said to be UV resistant, which is a good aspect because at the beach, you're obviously going to be exposed to the sun the whole time you're there.

The tent I got was the 2- or 3-person model which can hold two people very easily, even with chairs. Three people can sit inside, and it will be large enough, but I don't know if three chairs would fit - they may fit, but it is likely it will be a tight fit; of course, the outside mat can accommodate 2-3 adults or children. It is quite possible to get more than three people inside of the tent if it is absolutely necessary, but I can assure you, anything more than four and they are going to get to know each other pretty well due to the closeness!

Overall, I am very impressed with this product for its ease of assembly and disassembly as well as its functionality. It's a great product to have at the beach and because of its size and being lightweight, it's not a burden to include with your other beach gear. If you go to the beach sometimes or a lot of times, this is a must have as it sure beats that unwieldy and uncertain beach umbrella. I highly recommend this tent!