Being generous, you could use this minus the waterproof outer layer as a kind of gazebo for evenings in the garden if you want a mozzie-free summer drink, or for the kids to camp out in the garden.

Of course, the tent is completely watertight and protects you and your equipment when the weather isn’t great. there are flaps over the zips but because it was windy, the flaps' velcro bits, which should be top to bottom rather than 3 little patches, flapped and water made its way through the zips. The denier really reflects the lifetime to be expected of the tent, and how quickly, it will be affected by UV Degradation. Certified laboratory testing proves Coleman® UVGuard™ protection fabrics with an SPF50 provide excellent protection against the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

The Coleman Octagon Blackout, a new version of the Octagon, with the patented Blackout Bedrooms, to aid a better night's sleep. But for real camping, at a festival or otherwise, it’s totally inadequate, and absolutely unfit for purpose. The rain was pretty bad and even the grass underneath the tent started to flood with pools of water, but the bottom of the tent held up really well as there were no leakages which was great. I pegged not only the corners of the groundsheet but also the windows/flaps very well with a hammer. In hot weather the fly sheet can be unzipped and folded back on six sides and the inner mesh still prevents bugs getting in.

BlackOut Bedroom - specially designed tent fabric blocks daylight from the bedroom, keeping it cooler during the day! Coleman's Octagon Blackout 8 is a curious tent, blending some of the benefits of a bell tent, event shelter, and normal family/couple’s tent.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). When you think it can get any better, the black out bedroom lets you get the most restful sleep even on a sunny morning. We got all but one of the green poles in and were just saying we couldn’t believe how easy the assembly was when my daughter said she couldn’t get her green pole into the connector. Designed to be used in multiple ways, whether it is for a couple, a small family, a festival or even for accommodating a group of Scouts you can make the tent suit to your needs. However, in this case, there is a lot of putting together of pieces to do, being an octagon tent with eight sides to support.

However, it needs to be about 10% bigger, as once you unleash the fresh from the factory machine rolled bundles inside it’s virtually impossible to ever get them back to the dimensions required. The Ministry of Defence in the UK classifies fabric with a hydrostatic head of 800mm+ as waterproof). One of the joys of the Octagon tent is that you get 360-degree views from inside the tent as each panel can tie back like curtains to give you a very homely feel. An oversized wheelie bag comes as standard with the tent to make it easier to move from one place to another.could always get out through that door by laying his weight against it and the zipper would slowly undo. Super pleased overall, our friend said it’s like a hotel room (once we inflated our deep inflatable mattress) - which is true!