Coleman Dark Room Skydome Camping Tent Review

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is a dome style camping tent. The tent is built from durable and robust materials and is suitable for 1-season camping.

It is a 1-room structure with 108 ft² (10 m²) of area. The tent is loaded with features that include dark room technology, steep walls, fiberglass poles, a WeatherTec system, and much more.

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QUICK PITCH: Sets up in under 5 minutes thanks to...
DARK ROOM TECHNOLOGY: Blocks 90% of sunlight so you can...
MORE HEADROOM: 20% more headroom than traditional Coleman...
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WIDER DOOR: Makes it easier to move air beds, sleeping bags,...

Key Features & Benefits

Dark room technology.
Easy to set up.
Very steep and tall walls.
Fiberglass poles.
Good price.
WeatherTec system. Good waterproof performance.

Drawbacks

Heavy.

Specifications

Weight: 22.1 lb (10 kg).
Dimensions: 12 x 9 ft (366 x 274 cm).
Area: 108 ft² (10 m²).
Peak height: 76 in (193 cm).

Who is it for?

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent for 1-season campers, small family campers, and car campers.

Tent Brand

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is from Coleman. Over the years, The Coleman Company, Inc. has established itself as one of the top manufacturers of outdoor recreational supplies, such as camping products. The brand’s tents have found a wide audience thanks to the advanced technologies they utilize.

Tent Shape

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is a dome style camping tent. Due to its special shape, it provides 20% more headroom than the traditional Coleman Dome tent.

The dome-shaped tents are the most popular option on the market today. They feature a set of poles that cross at the center. The poles bend downwards, reaching the tent’s corners. The center point of these tents is reasonably high.

They can also be set up with ease. Because the edges are rounded, water can roll off the tent, which helps to prevent build-up.

But a dome tent means less space inside and fewer options for windows.

Tent Seasonality

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is a 1-season tent.

If you exclusively camp in warm weather, you’ll appreciate a one-season tent. These tents have excellent ventilation and are very breathable. They’re capable of handling light winds and rain, but they can’t take much more than that. For the most part, these tents are only suitable for summer. They’re only recommended for camping in warm, pleasant weather. In addition, this can make your tent cooler.

Tent Structure

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is a freestanding tent.

It’s possible to put up these tents without utilizing stakes. This simplifies pitching the tent, and it also makes it possible to move the tent until you find the best location.

These tents are particularly useful when camping in environments where a tent can’t be staked, such as sand, wood platforms, or rocks. However, it’s best to place gear inside your tent when no one is inside it. The extra weight can keep the wind from blowing it away.

Dark Room

The darkroom technology it uses can block up to 90% of sunlight. If you don’t want to be awakened by the morning sun too early or your child needs a nap, then this technique is very useful.

Tent Fabric Material

The fabric type of the Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is nylon.

Tents made from nylon are lightweight and repel water if covered by water-resistant or waterproof coatings like polyurethane. Nylon tents provide ample strength at this price, but one of the drawbacks is low breathability.

Tent Pole

Fiberglass poles are used in the Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent. Fiberglass tent poles are the most inexpensive materials used for tent poles.

In general, these tent poles are flexible and solid but are heavier when compared to a material like aluminum. They can also break or crack when exposed to cold temperatures, which means they are more suitable for summer use.

Ventilation

You have only one door equipped with a window. The tent has a lot of mesh. Darkroom technology makes the interior cooler. But there are no floor vents here.

Waterproof

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is famous for its WeatherTec system. This means it includes protected seams, zipper protection, waterproof floors. The tub floor comes with patented corner welds, protected seams, and zippers with flaps to help keep water out.

Tent Weight

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent weighs 22.1 lb (10 kg). This is a tent for car camping. You can’t take it with you on a backpacking trip.

Weight won’t be an issue with these tents in most cases. Only the smallest of vehicles, like smart cars, will have an issue.

Tent Size

The dimensions are 12 x 9 ft (366 x 274 cm). You can indeed place 8 narrow pads on the floor, but you don’t have more space to move or place your equipment.

Many campers, especially adults and teens, will want to have between 25 and 30 square feet of space. In most cases, capacity ratings overestimate how many people can comfortably sleep in a tent. Unless you don’t mind being cramped, you shouldn’t trust that number. It can be helpful to subtract 2 from the tent’s stated sleeping capacity.

Another solution is to divide the sleeping capacity by two. If you do this, you can assume that everyone will have plenty of space to stretch out. This also means you’ll have ample room for gear.

Tent Height

The Peak height of the Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent is 76 inches (193 cm). Very high for a dome tent of this size. You’re like being in a cabin tent.

You shouldn’t just look at peak height when determining if a tent has enough headroom. This number measures the tallest point of the tent. To get a sense of the interior height of the tent, you should subtract 2 inches from the tent’s peak height.

This can keep your head from brushing up the ends of the tent. This is because the end of the tent may get wet with condensation overnight. Wall geometry is also something that you should consider.

Since the tent is high, it is best to avoid windy areas. However, it is equipped with stakes and pull ropes. When they are set up correctly, the tent can withstand winds of up to 35 mph.

Set Up

You can easily set up the Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent in 5 minutes thanks to pre-attached poles. But we still recommend that you should practice setting up your tent at home. This way you can set it up quickly before the storm or the sun goes down.

Tent Rooms

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent only has 1 room. It is not a tent designed for a large family.

Tent Doors

The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent only has 1 door. Although it is more convenient to have more doors, it will increase the weight of the tent. The door is wide enough that you can easily move the airbed and other equipment in and out of the tent.

Rainfly

A rainfly is a separate waterproof cover that is made to fit over your tent. The Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent has a roof-only rainfly.

This type of rainfly allows more views and light while providing sufficient protection from the rain. The fly covers only the upper part, so it is far from the ground and may not perform well in strong winds.

Others

There are several mesh storage pockets on the walls and a gear loft to keep small items organized.

Tent Price

You can buy the Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent at a reasonable price and get good quality and rich features. It offers a 1-year limited warranty.