Coleman Tent Coastline 3 Plus, compact 3 man tent, 3 person tunnel tent, lightweight camping tent with awning and windows, Waterproof thanks to 3,000mm water column

I have now used this tent on two camping holidays one for 3 nights and then one for 6 nights and it really is great. It is really spacious inside so even with a double airbed inside there is still room on each side for a small suitcase or rucksack. The front section is brilliant for in the evenings when it gets a bit cooler or dark you can still sit on chairs inside and plenty of space for camping boxes etc. The front door also makes a great little shaded are for when the sun is too hot. The side doors are excellent for airing out the tent and getting in and out in the morning without getting wet with the moisture collected on outside of the tent overnight.During first outing with this tent we had some horrible weather with ongoing very heavy rain, thunder and wind and the tent did really well, it stayed completely dry on the inside sleeping compartment and most of the outside section. There was a small drip from the two tags which are used when you roll up the front door (or for hanging a torch off inside). These seemed to become saturated and did start to drip in the morning, although after a very heavy night's rain and such a small drip I wasn't concerned and this definitely wouldn't put me off the tent. I think it did really well in the weather.The tent is very easy to put up and take down and can be done by one person although easier with 2. The inside compartment can also be left inside when taking it down. My only very small little niggle is the 2 poles you get for putting up the front door to the front of the tent, each pole is made up of 3 parts and they do work well, however, they are really loose and don't have a click function or anything so when just holding them they fall apart. They do work when standing with the tent and you just peg the string down and as I said this is a very small niggle!This is a great tent, a bargain at the price on amazon! Fully recommend!

I bought this tent over 2 years ago and never got around to writing a review. I am so pleased with this current model, I was looking for a similar 5 man version here on amazon and was reminded to write a review. As stated, owned this tent for two years and its had frequent use for overnighters and up to 10 day trips. My first outing with it was a disaster, horrendous torrential rain starting just after I pitched it from new, continued overnight with no sign of letting up over the weekend. Inside my new tent, dry as a bone, even the pegs that came with the tent (invest in decent pegs eventually) held up to the almost gale force winds. Honestly it was pretty grim, so I gave up and went home for the weekend leaving my tent pitched and gear inside to collect later, fortunately I was only 20 miles from home. Arrived back at site couple of days later expecting the worst. Rain had only stopped the night before, but there was my tent, still perfectly pitched, pegs holding fine and absolutely bone dry inside with no sign of any leakage whatsoever. I was impressed and remain so. Easy to put up and take down, everything is colour coded very clever design for the porch groundsheet, I normally lay a picnic rug over the top of mine for extra comfort. Used it regularly and whilst it has rained hard on occasion it has never leaked from anywhere, seams and zips included and no condensation, not even inside the porch area, but if you don't use the ground sheet provided then you will get the morning dampness rising from the ground. Only did this once and learnt my lesson. Ventilation system excellent. Not been out yet in 2014, waiting for the kids to go back to school after the Easter break first. Plenty of space for me in this tent, only looking at the 5 man so I can take the kids on occasions if they still want to go camping with the old man. Looking forward to, and confidant of more good outings to come with this tent for a couple of years to come. Everything I wanted except a Harry Potter style anti rain spell in the instructions!

This tent is very good. After going round the world in a much smaller tent, we splashed out on this one and took it on a camping holiday to France in June 2016 and since for a weekend in North Yorkshire. Unfortunately, it rained a lot whilst we were in France. But this made us appreciate all the more, the 'veranda' bit. We comfortably fit 2 camping chairs, supplies, a camping table and a cooking stove inside this bit of the tent, and spent time reading with food and cups of tea whilst taking shelter from the rain (see 1/2 photos)Other design features we like include:The way the sleeping quarter is separated - though connected - to the outer tent layer.The bucket design of the floor-sheet in the 'veranda' bit.The see-through margins on the outer front-door of the tent. This makes it easy to check the weather status from shelter – especially if it keeps raining intermittently. This has unexpected practical uses when it rains all day and there’s nowhere else to go (other than the toilets)…The little gap between the sleeping quarter and the floor-sheet for the 'veranda' bit (a good place to put muddy shoes - sheltered from the rain but not muddying everything else)The front flap which holds open so you can enjoy a (hopefully) good view whilst sat under shelter (see 2/2 photos)In terms of putting the tent up, that's been fairly easy (depending on the state of the ground beneath as with any tent/camping expeience). It’s pretty much just like putting any other tent up. On the inside, once you have connected the inner sleeping quarters, I'd suggest leaving that attached (yes, the tent will still fold away just as well). The rest is fairly straight forward. Inside the tent itself, there's lots of bits to hang things off and pockets big enough to house things like toiletry bags etc.There's only 2 things that let this tent down. If it weren't for these 2 things, we'd give it 5 stars...1. When it was pissing it down in the Dordogne in June, the side-door zips started leaking water into the 'veranda' bit (despite the bit of waterproof(?) fabric covering the zips). It seems (?) that somehow this led to the bit of fabric above the side-doors then also starting to leak. This bit got very wet, and drops of water started coming through. So we had to put a cooking pot underneath to collect the drops. PLEASE NOTE - This was the only part of the tent that leaked. This issue only happened under heavy rain and has never during or since affected the sleeping quarters or any other part of the tent! As such, it is not indicative of a problem with the whole tent, just the side-door zips, the fabric just above them, and perhaps only with our particular model.2. The tent's fabric seems to hold onto a noticeable amount of water all around the outside. Once in Normandy and again since in North Yorkshire, when it came time to pack up the tent, I had to go round the outside of the tent with a camping towel, wiping water off the tent fabric. I don't know if it's an issue with the coating on the fabric, but even where the fabric is at an angle, enough water to noticeably wet a towel sticks around such that you either have to leave the tent up to dry or dry it yourself. It's not a big deal for us, but if you'd rather not pack your tent with more water than necessary, then this might be worth considering.In Summary...The Good:1. User friendly (easy to put up and down)2. Versatile to suit conditions (you can comfortably enjoy good views from the comfort of the tent whatever the weather)3. Spacious4. Good airflow throughout5. Tent lines are a fluorescent green/yellow colour which makes them hard to miss!The Not So Good:1. The side-door zips leak under heavy rain (at least our model did).2. The tent fabric seems to hold onto more water that seems normal which can make it a mess to pack away.Overall, despite a couple of niggling issues, this is still a good tent at a good price. Spacious for 2 and designed for a pleasant experience. Would we buy it again if we knew the minor issues I've mentioned? Yes, definitely. The good definitely outweighs the not so good.Update: After a few years of using this brilliant tent, we finally found out its limit. We were hit by a storm whilst camping in Wales in 2020, & had to abandon ship & shelter in the car. Not long after, under the constant pressure of 60+ kmph winds, one of the central spines of the tent splintered and snapped. We quickly packed up the tent in gale force 8 winds, and will replace the spine pole and continue to enjoy this otherwise brilliant tent. But if you want to know it's limits in windy conditions, then there you have it. Avoid anything above 40kmph, and pack up immediately if it gets above 50kmph!