Coleman Montana 8P Family Tent with Waterproof Rainfly & Expandable Carry Bag Spacious Tent Fits 3 Queen Airbeds Sets Up in 15 Minutes

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1. E Flores Verified Buyer – 11 March 2024

   Fue sencilla de armar, no pude probarla bajo la lluvia, pero se ve bastante resistente, resulta amplia para 6 personas, tiene altura excelente para estar de pie dentro, aunque por el diseño del techo no protege mucho del frio cuando hay viento, la calidad de Coleman me da tranquilidad
   

2. Keith freeman Verified Buyer – 2 January 2025

   Easy set up love the tent first trip 60 mile per hour winds and driving rain stayed dry and tent flexed lots and no damages
   

3. 拝郷光晃 Verified Buyer – 21 January 2025

   とにかく広い。家族5人で一泊分の荷物を置いても全員寝れます。
   組立てが難しいという方もみえるようですが、いやいやそんな事はありません。簡単です。2人で10分もかかりません。
   持ち運びもコンパクトなので車にも楽々乗せれます。重量は男性なら1人で余裕、女性には少々重いかも知れませんが、そもそもこのサイズのテントを使う時点で1人では無いと思うので、1人で持てない方は2人で持ちましょう。
   春〜秋はこのテントで十分。
   大晦日から元旦にかけて使用した時は少々寒かったので、対策として厚着して寝袋に入りました。
   広いワンルームタイプを探してる人にはオススメです。
   

4. Deborah Pennington Verified Buyer – 10 March 2025

   This started out strong but now looking at returning it after one use, an hour of rain, 2 snapped poles and a bent one. I purchased the 8 man for just the two of us. Wanted to have plenty of room for gear and chairs and this did work for that. Cons: Although I found it easy to setup by myself and it had good instructions, the end poles both snapped at the apex. The larger cross poles had bends in them. This happened with just proper setting up and no winds to stress them. There isn’t enough room to walk around both sides of a queen mattress. 3 queens would be side by side and touching the tent. This wasn’t a huge issue for us, just stating to be mindful of the tent width if that’s a need. We had waterproofed only the top. We experienced less than 1 hour of rain and the floor soaked completely through within minutes. The top didn’t leak though. This is a fair weather tent and #1 reason I want to return it. I expected at least some waterproofing from the floor. Pro & Con: The swinging velcro door made it easy to come in and out without the zipper sound. Unfortunately, the velcro does not line properly so it doesn’t always stick. Suggestion to add something longer to the tent zipper because there are so many zippers making it hard to find. Pro & Con: The electrical hole has a zipper which is great to keep the critters out. The con is that it’s located right by the door and not on a corner so you’ll have a cord running in the middle of the tent. This needs all corners staked down in order for the vestibules to stretch out properly. We glamped on an RV pad and got creative w the tie down lines. Con: This thing was harder to tear down than set up! The poles were constantly getting snagged no matter which way you pushed or pulled. I couldn’t get the top to fit into the bag so I just bunched it up to bring home and try to refold it all. We were going to push through and try to waterproof the bottom, but the tear down and broken poles made us change our mind. If you purchase this, buy a repair pole kit and make sure it has the correct size and width of poles, along with the metal rod to rethread the pole line. I did purchase the $9.99 protection plan and filed a claim to replace the poles, which was instantly denied. I was referred to file a request with Coleman directly, and I’m waiting to hear back. I wanted to test the policy and see what answers we get.

   

5. K. A. M. Verified Buyer – 6 April 2025

   *Update: I contacted Coleman’s customer service and was told that the tent was under warranty for a year and they would send new tent poles. I just received three tent pole repair kits in the mail. After reading the instructions, I am not satisfied with this solution. I do not have super glue or a hacksaw to customize these tent poles. The kit comes with several parts (minus glue and a hacksaw) but you are expected to thread the elastic into the posts and ultimately determine the proper length. To fix a faulty part I should not have to go buy these additional supplies to do so. (See attached photo for tent pole repair kit directions.) Coleman requested very detailed information regarding my purchase including the make and model of the tent. I provided every detail that they requested. Because of this I assumed that they would be sending the exact parts, not repair kits. I won’t be buying another Coleman tent in the future after this experience and I will be returning this one. *One final tip: Be aware that if you decide to return this tent, you will not be able to fit it back in the box that it came in. I had to pay $15 for a box to return this because the original product is basically shrink wrapped to fit in the bag that it comes in. Once you open the box and then the bag, there is a slit on the bottom side of the bag that you cut and remove to expand the bag so it all fits. This allows you to fit it all in the bag, but you will not be able to put the bag and all the contents back in the box that it ships in. Bought this tent bc we wanted to upgrade size and I liked the concept of the door. The velcro doesn’t even come close to lining up for the door, so unless you sew or glue additional Velcro to it, it doesn’t serve its function. We did the best we could and bugs were getting in like crazy. Useless. The size of this tent is absolutely perfect for two cots, a large dog cot, and all of our stuff that we didn’t want to leave outside for raccoons. Plenty of room to move around and had it rained during our trip we probably just would have hung out in here comfortably and not needed an outdoor canopy to protect us. It rained a bit overnight everything inside stayed dry. It was a very light rain though with no wind so I can’t speak for that. We took everything home and then reassembled it to air it out the next day and one of the poles completely shredded moments after we put it up. No clue how this happened, other than poor quality to begin with. The other poles seem to be slightly bent in areas too, so it has me wondering if this tent was used by someone else before, and then returned because they definitely didn’t feel like they were brand new. Just contacted Coleman for customer support to receive new poles and this will determine if we keep the tent or not. Overall the tent is okay, but I wish there was more storage inside, like a canopy to hang things and possibly some lower vents. The cover is huge and having to add a pole to it doesn’t make it easy to set it aside during the day if you don’t want it and then just add it if you need it for rain. It takes up way too much space. It’s not the most convenient design. I was really hoping that this would be our go-to tent for small camping trips but the broken pole and the velcro door not working the way it should is frustrating.

   

6. José Maria Rodrigues Santos Verified Buyer – 11 April 2025

   Good tend. Easy to setup and great space.
   

7. Heli Sawicki Verified Buyer – 4 May 2025

   we have enjoyed this tent and are happy with it’s quality
   

8. Lofi Verified Buyer – 7 May 2025

   After the first set up is figured out, it’s really easy to put together! I use my tents for working at renaissance fairs and this week we got hammered by some rough heat followed by one heck of a thunderstorm! The tent held up great! There was one tiny leak in a corner, but considering how much rain we got all night, I’m still impressed. It was very spacious and comfortable, held up great to some rough winds and was pretty simple to figure out how to assemble solo after the first set up a week prior. Though I camp alone and needed the space to store merchandise and whatnot, there was plenty of room if you wanted to have 2 queen size blow up mattresses in there. Maybe even a twin between them. But I like my space for my writing desk and storage lol ::CONS:: -The door didn’t exactly stick shut on the velcro like it was supposed to, but it didn’t bug me too much. -The strings on the zippers got sorta confusing (there’s several in one spot for the door, a second door zipper, and 2 for the door window) so I attached a Keychain to one of the door zipper strings so I’m not grabbing the wrong one constantly. -I really wish there were more windows. Unless you know which direction the wind will be coming so you can aim the windows towards it for a cross breeze, you really don’t get much fresh air in there with the top on it. Granted there’s a window on the door, but I wish there was a window across from the door. Even a small one would’ve been nice lol – The door mat was kind of designed…. weird. Though it was helpful to wipe your feet when coming in the tent, the stakes you attach are on the long-end sides instead of the corners, so it would sometimes fold over when you use it. I plan to alter mine so the stakes are thru the corners. ::PROS:: – I’m 5’7″ and had Plenty Of head room in the center of the tent, which is a huge plus when you need to get dressed – The floor seemed pretty thick. There were a lot of acorns on the ground and it was still pretty tolerable. – Speaking of acorns, it was like acorn Armageddon when the wind picked up. I swear the squirrels were chucking them at us at full force at night! They’d hit the top of the tent with such force that they’d bounce off and fly several feet. It didn’t seem to cause any sort of damage or bother to the tent though, even during high winds. Can’t say the same for my car hood though…. – The tent overhang over the door is super helpful during storms. It was really nice that I could angle the side flaps so I wasn’t getting hit with rain the second I stepped out the door and could take shelter there and stay mostly dry. – Plenty of anchor points! If you anchor them all down, it’s VERY sturdy during high winds and rain. Definitely was a help to be able to anchor at all areas where some tents don’t seem to have enough for stability in winds. -Easy fold up! It looks like it would be pretty complicated but after you fold it in half, it folds up really easy. The top fly is a little harder though lol and I recommend you fold it inside the fold of the tent or it doesn’t fit in the bag. All in all, I loved the tent and would definitely buy again. I do plan to spray it with water resistant tent solution to make it more durable, though honestly it seemed fine without it. But better safe than.. well, wet lol

   

9. Elliot Kassoff Verified Buyer – 14 June 2025

   So..I am an avid camper. Been camping many times since I was a kid. I have owned 3 tents in 25 years of on my own camping, the Coleman Montana 8 is the 3rd. When I was looking for a tent, I did a lot of research, and read many reviews. I would say for the Montana 8, the reviews have been pretty accurate. It is very roomy, yet a bit narrow and although on our trip the weather was sort of ok…I can see ventilation being a problem on hotter, more humid days and nights. But overall it is a solid tent. First off, you have to know in shopping for a tent that a 4 person tent is good for two people and gear and 6 person is good for 3-4 people and 6-8 person tents are good for 4-5 adults and children if you want to be comfortable and not on top of each other. With that said, me, my son (5) and my friend and his son (4) had just about the perfect amount of room (maybe a tad more than we needed). Each little family had one side of the tent with a good amount of room in the middle for moving around and bags and such. Honestly, if there was anyone else in there it would have been a little crowded. So think about it, 2 adults and 2 kids and it was just about perfect. My son and I had the Coleman 4 in 1 bed with the mattress’ side by side…which they say is a about a king size mattress…it fit fine. My friend had a queen size sleeping mat on his side and it fit fine. So while it was roomy for us, I wouldn’t try to fit more than 5 people in there comfortably. If you are a family or set of friends of 3-4, this is a great size for you. The set up – my son and I got to the site first and started with the tent. We had never taken the tent out of the box it was delivered in, so we went at it blind. If you have never set up a tent before I can see it being a bit overwhelming at first, but with more than one person, you should be able to get it. If you have set up a tent before, you will be fine with one person. I did it with my 5 year old and while he wasn’t much help, I did need him to hold up the sides when it came time to make them tight. If he wasn’t there I would have just stood them up and staked them to hold them up, so it really won’t be a problem to do it by yourself…if you have done it before. I’d say 30-45 mins set up for one experienced person to complete. As I said, we took it out of the box at the site, so I added no extra rain seal or anything and sure enough it rained on us the two mornings we woke up there. Not a drop got in that I could see and the rain was substantial at times…the kids just played in the tent, plenty of room to pass a nerf football, and we waited out the rain in there….not a problem at all. Except, ventilation, we did have damp clothes and bedding, but it was not the rain, it was the lack of ventilation. Which brings me to the only two down sides, there are two small windows on either end and the screen door, so there is no real cross breeze. I even had the tent turned so the windows were in the direction of the wind, the windows are too small. Bottom line, better ventilation is needed, maybe just a venting window on the back wall facing the door. I had a tent fan to sleep with (got that because of the reviews I had read)….I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT if you need air to sleep such as I 🙂 In a little colder environment, this would be a very warm tent. The only other negative is the awning or the “porch” this is not a porch…I was up one night while everyone was asleep and it started to rain. I put my chair under the “porch” to watch the fire and the rain and there is hardly any protection at all to sit under there. The door is awesome. With kids running in and out it’s great…but you still have to zipper it each time and both kids handled the zipper door very well and the zipper handled them well. I would say overall I am very happy with this tent, just needs better ventilation. It’s tall so you can stand up in it and that is important if you are getting older like me 🙂 I am 6ft tall and fit fine in there. There may be better tents out there….but not many at this price. Happy Camping!