Customer Reviews for Coleman - Montana 8-Person Camping Tent, Family Tent w/ Rainfly & E-Port - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Great Tent
on June 17, 2019
Posted by: Don H
from Michigan
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought this tent 7 years ago - 1st time using it was 40+ mph winds + rain coming off the lake in October - amazingly the tent made it thru the night... Overall this Tent is large and very durable... I highly recommend it
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This was for several extended outings in the Sierras,1 outing lasted 24 days within the last 5 yrs. While a friend had the same style, only different brand...it didn't hold up in that 24 day outing...zipper issues.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We use it frequently for our scouting camp outs and it is extremely Easy to set up. Coleman took into account the difficulty of setting up and made it as easy as possible. They also took into account the tent never fitting quite right back in the bag and made it expandable.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this to replace an older cabin tent. The space was great but we missed the height of our older tent. I recommend this highly for folks not pushing 50 who need a little more space.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great size tent. Love the fact that it has a swinging door. If you do not mind not a lot of windows, then this is a tent for you.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from coleman.comBy Coleman Consumer Care, Outdoor & Recreation, July 23, 2022
Hi, Angelica.
Thank you for contacting Coleman, the Outdoor Company, and taking the time to provide a rating on our Montana 8-Person Tent. We are happy to hear that you are satisfied using our tent. We hope Coleman products bring you many hours of joy in your outdoor and recreational activities.
Please let us know if you need further assistance. Thank you and have a wonderful day
My husband and I just got home from 7 nights of camping in Moab, UT. This was our first time tent camping and my husband received the ten as appreciation of 10yrs service at his employer. 2 nights early in our vacation there was record setting weather, thunderstorms with wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. The tent held up well and did not leak, tear nor the rain cover come off. We used cots w/sleeping bags and still had plenty of room for our bags, coolers and dog bed. We are so pleased and surprised at how well the tent weather the bsd and good weather. Would recommend for sure
I bought this tent a year ago and used it 4 times to camp with my family (2 adults, 2 kids and one dog). This is a large tens so it was not a surprise that this tent is big and heavy. It was a surprise to figure out that it is difficult to get back in the bag it came with. I have not had this issue with the other Coleman tent we own. It's only been properly stored in the bag once and that was after 2 adults folded it and carefully zipped the bag up. It was work to get it in the bag even then. Set up is a 2 person job and takes longer than it should. Even after setting it up multiple times it's confusing figuring out which poles go where. Getting the rain fly in place is also difficult. It is possible for one person to set up the tent but it takes at least 20 minutes. Your fellow campers will start to come by and ask if you need help. Say yes. Once you get the tent set up there is a ton of space inside. We have put 2 queen air mattresses in the tent. One on each side with the middle open which is nice. What is not so nice is that even with all the windows unzipped the tent get very hot very quickly even when in part shade. If you have a little one who needs a mid day nap this tent is not a good option. One of the features that I was really excited about is the door. The kids never properly zip the tent flaps so we thought this swing system would be a great solution. It's not. Even camping in Illinois, the flattest state in the union, the ground is never flat enough to ensure the door would swing and stay closed. There is always a gap even with pushing on the Velcro. The only time the door worked perfectly is when we set it up in our perfectly flat backyard. We have yet to replicate that at a camp site. We have used this tent in all types of weather. From 90+ degree days, pouring rain, wind and frosted over mornings. So far it has held up well. Coleman needs to redesign this tent to have better ventilation, fix the door issues and come with a bigger storage bag.
I actually live in this tent. My only complaint is the water pooling in the corners of the floor. I have yet to try it out now that i have raised the tent about 5 inches off the ground with a platform made of pallets and plywood. Great tent though. Will keep you posted after the next rain. Until then.....