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30/5/2015 at 5:49pm
Location: West Yorkshire
Outfit: Coleman Cortes Octagon 8
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Bought one a couple of weeks ago as it was on a silly offer (went for socks, walked out with a tent!). We (Wife, 4y/o, and I) have been very impressed with the first 2 outings which were a 2 and a 3 nighter.
First time use was for the 3 nights of the West Yorkshire Scouts Big Camp on the early May b/h weekend. The weather did pretty much everything that you could expect from the British weather (wind, rain, bright sunshine, torrential rain, hail, brighter sunshine!) and at no point did I fer the tent was reaching it's limits. VERY quick to put up, loads of space inside (one large open space with a divider that can be used to cut in half - not a problem for us, but if privacy is something that you want/need look elsewhere) although it would be difficult to get a carpet/footprint g/sheet to fit.
Second outing did highlight one important limitation - it pitches inner first. We were pitching this in the type of sustained downpour normally associated with the tropics, and while we had the whole thing from bag to up in 10 mins flat, the inner first design did mean that there was an amount of mopping needed before we could move in.
I have a couple of mods in mind to make this pitch outer first, and if they work, this will remove the problem.
Packing away was easy, with a generously sized bag complete with wheels, although I do have reservations about the sturdiness of the zip.
I would be perfectly happy using it for a week or so, which is normally about our maximum duration of stay. If you have any specific questions, give a shout and I will do my best.
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15/9/2019 at 12:00pm
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Ironically, I've just joined this forum to look for advice on getting a new tent because of problems with my Cortez ... so I have lots of experience to share with this tent having camped with it for a couple of years.
It is a great tent, but it is definitely a fair-weather, summer festival tent. The interior is spacious and exceptionally well-ventilated - it's the driest tent I've ever had, despite being in bad-weather I've never experienced any condensation inside. The tent goes up very easily - the only downside is that the cover goes over last and as the tent stands tall, even with the help of 6ft friends it's a struggle to get the cover over the main structure. I've developed various methods to do this as sometimes I've been on my own so it can be done, but it's a big design flaw. It comes down easily as well and (after watching a couple of youtube videos to get the knack) packs really well. The carry case has a handle and wheels - very handy for campsites without nearby parking and especially appropriate for festivals.
It's designed for a specific purpose, a summer festival glamping experience, and it does that very well. But it's a fair-weather tent. The interior is mainly mesh so it would be unwise to put up even in light rain as the tent would be quickly flooded. Getting the cover over in any kind of wind will be difficult. When I've been expecting bad weather, I've either packed a spare tent or slept in my car until a dry spell. Once up, the tent seems sturdy and withstands wind and rain well - I was in a storm a couple of nights ago and it weathered that well. However, it is a cold tent - I camped in France during the heatwave this summer and it was still chilly at 4/5am. The ventilation which is the tent's main selling point is also it's biggest drawback. I've just got back from camping in Dorset with it when it was 22c during the day but temperatures went down to about 7-10c at night and I had one of the worst night's camping I've ever had. Nobody else on the campsite suffered as much as I did, so I've resolved to find a hardier tent for next time.
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