So I was really excited to get to try out this 6 person sleeping tent that had a fan and dimmable lights.. To be perfectly honest, I didn't even know tents EXISTED that had built in fans/ventilation and lights.. Awesome! So I set this up in my backyard for my son and I to camp in for a couple of night that were above 50 degrees fahrenheit.. Although we had to be particular on which nights we picked since we're in October, ha! The setup went incredibly well. Everything seems really well designed (minus a couple of tiny issues). It is certainly along the lines of what I would expect from such a well-known brand for outdoor supplies. The directions for setting it up are stitched to the inside of the tent storage bag - great idea! The lights hook through loops on each "corner" of the top of the tent, they are then covered by a flap that has a zipper all the way from the top to the bottom - incredibly easy to do. They are amazing as far as dimming goes. The lowest setting is plenty low to be able to sleep through, for those that sleep before the others are done for the night! The highest setting is plenty bright enough to read a book with. No more depleting your flashlight batteries! The fan was kind of a pain in the rear to get it to actually install, although it won't be as difficult on the second setup. Just struggle through the first time. 😀 I honestly didn't notice much good from the fan.. Unless you're laying DIRECTLY beneath it, you probably aren't going to feel it. I certainly didn't. Maybe, just MAYBE, on a cool night if you have Snow White and all seven dwarves in the tent with you and it's getting hot in there, you could maybe turn on the fan to bring some cool air in after dark. But on a sunny day? Nothing. What I really would like to see improvement on with the fan is that you HAVE to have the fan hooked up (although not on) to hook up the lights. I really like the lights, but the fan was relatively useless. But now I have to hook up the fan every time if I want to use the lights - mildly inconvenient, definitely something I'd love to see improvement on. When I went to unplug the fan from the power supply/battery, the USB-C male end tore apart on the cord completely. The outer "shell" of the USB-C male connector just came off.. It is actually part of the main power supply cord, not just a random USB-C cable that is easy to replace with wiring. So I will see how well Coleman honors their warranty and I will update this review EITHER way when I get that taken care of. As far as sleeping 6 people goes.. Unless you're all just packing in like you're really looking forward to sniffing each other all night after trekking through forest trails all day (oh yay!), I think 5 people would be comfortable, 6 would be tight as far as adults go. 4 adults and 2 kids? Sure! Overall, I actually really like this tent and I would definitely recommend it to anyone, even with the minor issues I pointed out.
