Product Description
COLEMAN FAMILY CAMPING AT ITS VERY BEST
The Coleman Northstar Instant Up Darkroom 10-Person Tent with LED Lighting is Colemans' best-selling user-friendly family cabin tent. It’s manufactured to our high standards and designed to be set up in two minutes. The Darkroom technology blocks out 95% of sunlight, allowing you a longer sleep-in. It’s made with integrated strip lighting with LED lights, offering warm diffused light throughout the tent. You can easily control the lighting with a controller, which has built-in LEDs so you can easily find it at night. We design tents with quality functionality and liveability in mind so no matter where your next trip takes you, your Coleman tent will serve as your home away from home for years to come.
Coleman Northstar Instant Up Darkroom 10 Person Tent Features
- Instant Up! Set up in under 3 minutes with a built-in HUB frame.
- Darkroom Technology to reduce light and heat in the tent.
- WeatherTec system welded floors and inverted seams keep water out.
- Silicone flexible strip lighting with LED lights integrated into the tent inner.
- The front door can be pitched out as a two-pole awning.
- Hook & Loop strip on awning for attaching to Deluxe Gazebos.
- Circle ventilation for added airflow.
- Ultra-fine mesh throughout.
- Integrated internal storage hammock, organisers, and power cord management system.
- Convenient welcome mat keeps the tent clean and dry.
Coleman Northstar Instant Up Darkroom 10-Person Tent Specifications
- Sleeps: 10 People
- Internal Floor Area: 13.8m2 (6.00m x 2.30m)
- Centre Height: 2.00m
- Fly Fabric: 75D/185T Rip-Stop Polyester
- Waterhead Rating: 3000mm
- Floor Material: Heavy-Duty 420D Polyester
- Frame: Steel / Fibreglass
- Packed Weight: 29.50kg
- Warranty: Limited 3 Year
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Expert Review
Fast to put up and take down, very dark inside, but terrible in wind. Anything over 15-20kts and tent keeps collapsing, poles break and guy ropes tear off. Quality dome tents are vastly superior in the wind, particularly if gusty. Very dark inside which wife loves, but I don't. In the middle of the day you need a torch to find items in your bag if doors/windows are shut. Great ventilation options with big windows and doors and some smart design. Lots of pockets and storage options. I suspect it would survive wind better if pitched so the awning is facing into the wind and if the Velcro's went around the hinge. Currently, the Velcro's do NOT even line up with the guy ropes! I am considering modifying the fly so that velcro attaches to the guy ropes and goes around the hinge = stronger and fewer Velcro's. 2 minutes to put up, good luck, 5 minutes more realistic. Packing up maybe 10 minutes by the time you tidy up the tent to get a tight roll and undo all 16 Velcro's, pegs, guy ropes etc. Definitely quicker than a similar sized dome tent with 3+ poles. Tent size is very functional, for 3 people on stretchers, enough room at one end for bags etc. The awning is very useful for storing stuff. We have used for ~12 nights in last 6 months and pitched tent ~6 times. Would I buy again, unsure. Reason: disappointing performance in wind. To be fair other cheap tents were having issues, but expensive/quality tents seemed okay.Often purchased together
Coleman Instant Up Gold Northstar Darkroom 10P Tent With Lighting Reviews
Brian
(4.5)
Fast to put up and take down, very dark inside, but terrible in wind. Anything over 15-20kts and tent keeps collapsing, poles break and guy ropes tear off. Quality dome tents are vastly superior in the wind, particularly if gusty.
Very dark inside which wife loves, but I don't. In the middle of the day you need a torch to find items in your bag if doors/windows are shut.
Great ventilation options with big windows and doors and some smart design. Lots of pockets and storage options.
I suspect it would survive wind better if pitched so the awning is facing into the wind and if the
Velcro's went around the hinge. Currently, the Velcro's do NOT even line up with the guy ropes! I am considering modifying the fly so that velcro attaches to the guy ropes and goes around the hinge = stronger and fewer Velcro's.
2 minutes to put up, good luck, 5 minutes more realistic. Packing up maybe 10 minutes by the time you tidy up the tent to get a tight roll and undo all 16 Velcro's, pegs, guy ropes etc. Definitely quicker than a similar sized dome tent with 3+ poles.
Tent size is very functional, for 3 people on stretchers, enough room at one end for bags etc. The awning is very useful for storing stuff.
We have used for ~12 nights in last 6 months and pitched tent ~6 times.
Would I buy again, unsure. Reason: disappointing performance in wind. To be fair other cheap tents were having issues, but expensive/quality tents seemed okay.
Published Saturday, 18 June 2022
B
(5)
• The built in lights were incredible, and so useful having the three settings. We also found these to be very energy efficient as we got a lot of use out of them before needing to replace the batteries;
• The dark room tent was very effective – it enabled us to post process in the middle of the day (often the midday sun [and glare!] can make photo/video editing impossible!)
Published Saturday, 18 June 2022