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Note Amazon only lists the 4-person version of this pop up tent now — the button above goes to that listing. Everything I measured below is my own 2-person. If you want the bigger one, here’s how the 2-person and the 4-person compare.

See the 11 tests

1. In the Box
2. Set Up & Take Down
3. Base Area
4. Peak Height
5. Doors
6. Windows
7. Storage
8. Ventilation & Condensation
9. Rain & Wind Protection
10. Quality
11. Portability
12. Pros, Cons, Recommendation
13. Bonus – MUST read!

In the Box

• Poles Pre-attachedfiberglass, built into the tent
• Stakes 8in a pocket inside the carry bag
• Guylines 2pre-attached, with tensioners
• Rainfly Pre-attachedstrapped on — it can’t be fully removed

That’s the whole point of this tent: there is nothing to assemble. The tent, the carry bag, 8 stakes and the instructions are all you get.

Set Up & Take Down

Slide the tent out of the black strap and throw it away from you — or it pops up in your face. That part takes 15 seconds.

• Pop up (no staking) 0.25 min
• Full set-up (with staking) 1.5 min
• Take down (no staking) 1 min
• Take down (with staking) 1.75 min
• Stake loops 63 on each side

Pro Tip Zip the inner window and the outer door shut before you stake the tent down. Once it’s staked, the zips are under tension and much harder to close.

Packing up is the part that takes practice. Fold the poles together until the tent looks like a taco, then fold the tip down and kneel on it so the poles can’t spring back. The first time I did this I bruised my knee.

Base Area

• Longest length 91in
• Longest width 54in
• Base area 34.1 sq ftthe floor is an oval, not a rectangle

• Single sleeping pads 2
• Full-sized mattress 1, just aboutone side won’t fully inflate
• Queen mattress None
• Vestibule Noneleave your shoes outside and they get wet

Peak Height

• Peak height 32.5inat the center only
• On a 4in pad Head clears the topsitting with a slouch, not bolt upright
• On an 8in mattress Head touchesclaustrophobic, even sitting naturally

If that’s too tight, you’ve got two ways up: the 4-person version of this pop up, or a Coleman Instant, which starts at 4-person.

Doors

• Doors 1at the front length, roughly circular
• Door size 34.5 x 26inlongest length x longest width

One quirk: from inside the tent you have to unzip the window before you can zip the door. There are latches to tie the door and the window back, either together or one at a time, which is genuinely versatile.

Windows

• Windows 1an inner mesh panel, 30 x 13in
• Zippers per panel 2each opens from inside or outside

Storage

• Pockets 1split into 2, 16 x 8in total — small for a 2-person tent

• Lantern loops Nonethe door latch works instead
• Gear loft None
• E-port None

Ventilation & Condensation

On a dry day the rainfly sweeps off without touching the stakes: unhook the four S-hooks at the front, undo the Velcro near the guylines, and push it to the back. It can’t come off completely — it’s strapped to the tent.

• Vents None
• Hot day ventilation Ceiling mesh + doorgood with the fly off
• Rainy day ventilation Hardly anyfly on, door shut, no vents
• Condensation overnight None that I noticed

I slept in it overnight with the fly on and the door shut and it never felt stuffy. It did rain on and off that night though, and water got in — which is the next test.

Rain & Wind Protection

• Heavy rain test 15 minwater hose, stopwatch
• Result Leaked badlypuddles on the floor from the door alone
• Bathtub flooring None

Water also came in through the taped seam between the floor and the tent body, and both the green and the white fabric were soaked through in those 15 minutes.

There was water on the ceiling mesh dripping onto the floor, the rain cover over the door zip was soaked through, and when I lifted the rainfly its underside was wet all the way across.

• Guylines 2one each side, pre-attached
• Wind Light to moderatenot the most stable, but the peak is low

Most of my other Coleman tents protect far better than this one. See exactly how it stacks up against the Skydome and the Sundome.

Quality

• Body and rainfly 185T 68D Polyester
• Floor Polyestermy best guess — it doesn’t feel like polyethylene
• Mesh Regularnot micro mesh

Most seams are taped, but some of that tape is sloppy. The stitching is double stitched and consistent for the most part, though I found loose threads and some inconsistent runs. The zippers aren’t smooth either, and there’s noticeable tension closing the door and window.

• Poles Fiberglassyears of light use with no issues
• Carry bag Good qualitythe right size, with a dedicated stake pocket

Portability

• Packed size 29 x 29 x 3ina big flat disc rather than a cylinder
• Weight (tent + bag) 5.4 lbs
• Weight (with 8 stakes) 6.6 lbs

Pros, Cons, Recommendation

So what are the pros and cons, and would I recommend the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent?

Pops open in 15 seconds

For pros, I found the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent really easy to pop open in just 15 seconds, because the poles and rainfly are pre-attached. The guylines and tensioners are also pre-attached, but you don’t have to use them if you don’t want to.

Packing up the Coleman Pop Up Tent takes less than 2 minutes

But honestly it takes some practice to get used to it. The first time I used this pop up tent, my knee was bruised because I struggled to get it back in.

Decent hot day ventilation

The Coleman Pop Up Tent also has a decent amount of ventilation on hot days, because of the ceiling mesh.

Inexpensive

I also found it very inexpensive.

Not weather resistant

As for cons, the biggest one is that it’s definitely not weather resistant. Just 15 minutes of heavy rain got my Coleman Pop Up Tent completely soaked through. Also, the door design is definitely not great for rain.

Not very spacious

The peak height is pretty low at 32.5 inches for a 2-person tent, and it can’t really fit a full-sized mattress. It does fit 2 regular sleeping pads though, or a double pad, but that’s about it.

Not enough storage options

There aren’t enough storage options, like lantern loops, and the pocket is really small for a 2-person tent.

The quality is okay, but definitely not the best

I found loose threads around the tent, the flooring doesn’t seem very thick, I noticed some tension while trying to zip the door and window up, and some parts of the seam tape weren’t very well-applied.

Bonus – MUST read!

Every figure above is from my own testing — measured by hand, bought with my own money.