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Subject Topic: Coleman Cobra Pro 3 Post Reply Post New Topic
Personcoreupted
04/4/2015 at 1:14pm
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Seen this in Go Outdoors. It's a Different colour to normal cobra. Specs have improved to 6000hh fly
and more height room with same weight.
I found about 5 in a corner, out of the way in Clydebank store with no pricing.
Nothing about in GoOutdoors online site or Coleman's either.
Nope, i didn't ask them instore about it but should have.




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07/4/2015 at 2:57pm
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Possibly sample tents? The problem I have with Coleman, North Face and most American tent makers is the inners are mostly mesh in the backpacking tents, which can be quite cold in our Uk climate

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Personcoreupted
07/4/2015 at 9:37pm
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It's on GoOutdoors site now £119.99 but no info.
Yes I've heard that a few times, but for me it's a consideration because of the height and weight.




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PersonCamperStoke
17/4/2015 at 8:26am
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This will be a great little backpacking tent if it's anything like the Coleman Cobra 2 from years back.

I purchased a Coleman Cobra 2 roughly 12 years ago when I was in college and have used it multiple times (mainly with 1 person inside as opposed to 2, but have recently used it for myself and 3 year old daughter on her first overnight camping trip!


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05/5/2015 at 2:29pm
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Seams Coleman have pulled these from Go Outdoors. I don't know why but they are replacing it with the Coleman Aravis which has inferior specs in comparison.
Will try and find out why next time there.


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PersonWaynetod
03/12/2015 at 3:54pm
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To drag up an old thread, I've just come from Camping and General at Canvey Island and my mate just bought a Coleman cobra 3 pro for £69.99. I still have my cobra 3 from a few years ago and it's holding up well. I did a tour of Bavaria Alps this summer on my motorbike and I pitched up 5 times altogether. No problemo. I think my mate is going to be very happy with the Pro 3, especially as he's seen how quick I pitch mine.

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PersonJasonAndclare
04/12/2015 at 5:06pm
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I'm jealous - I ended up getting the very similar Aravis 3 this year, but would have got one of these if they were available. The Aravis 3 is basically the same tent, but a bit more expensive and nearly half a kilo heavier :(


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04/12/2015 at 7:15pm
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Does the Cobra 3 pro have quite a lot of mesh on the inner. I think the older model did?

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PersonWaynetod
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Having looked at the one on display at Camping and General, there didn't seem any difference in mesh size to the standard cobra 3. I did notice the hh was up to 6000mm though.

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06/12/2015 at 12:12am
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I had one of the old RS Cobra 3 and the inner was mostly mesh, spent a very cold night. I would say it was more of a summer tent as most American backpacking tents are, unless you get the winter version which is more in line with our climate.
Was just wondering if this new model was the same?

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PersonWaynetod
07/12/2015 at 10:19am
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The inner tent has a zipped mesh panel on one of the inner tents doors. The rest of the inner is your usual fabric. Unless you're camping in an area where the wind can get under your fly sheet, I can't see how the inner material could make a difference. A tent will never hold heat, it's always the same temp as the ambient temp outside, unless you're in sunlight. At night, with no wind, it's as cold in any tent as outside. You may have the perception of feeling warmer, but that's down to your sleeping bag etc. And the fact you have 2 skins between you and the breeze. I've slept under a tarp in a goretex bivi bag in mid winter, and the slightest breeze stole my heat. It was very noticeable which way the breeze was coming, even if you couldn't feel it on your face. It was that slight. I used the cobra 3 on my next trip and didn't have the same problem.

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VangoMan02
07/12/2015 at 10:42am
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If it only has the usual small mesh part on the door then can't see it being an issue.
As I said the older model had quite a bit of mesh on inner, which as you say the new model does not. Maybe my old one was the USA summer spec.

Some American tents have quite a bit of mesh in the inner tents (some have 100% mesh inner) and are designed for American summers, they also have what they call winter spec inner, which has more normal material than mesh.

The main reason being the more mesh the more draughty it will be. Unless your tent flysheet hugs the ground and you are a fair weather camper, then you will get more wind blowing/ventilation through the mesh on the inner tent.

I have an old Vango Tornado which has a small mesh panel front and back, if I unzip the solid panels and its just mesh, I will spend a draughty/cold night.
I have also just bought a Robens Verve 2 which has clips on sides of outer to lift the flysheet up to allow a breeze on warm nights. Its a feature on a few of their tents.

Its not just my opion/experience, check some of the backpacking/ mountaineering forums. Its also one of the reasons a high level tent will not have much mesh on the inner.

Post last edited on 07/12/2015 15:27:42

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