Coleman Blackberry Skylodge 6-Person Instant Camping Tent - Blackberry

Tent broke on first use. Took me 14 min to set it up. 10 min to take it down. The upper portion didn’t collapse all the way and ripped through the bottom when folding it up.

Following additional experience with this tent, I can provide more comments. In short, the tent literally fell apart before the end of the season.Tent1: The strap was fine when I put the tent down; it was detached when I set the tent back up.Tent2: The zipper quit zipping and got worse with more use. Zipper failure is simply unacceptable.Tent3: Following rain, the tent floor leaked at the exact center. This is the spot the center hub sits when the tent is folded up. I suspect the process of folding up the tent compromised the flooring in this spot. The black spot is liquid rubber I applied to get through my trip. Also evident is a hole in the floor created by the folded poles. Literally, the simple act of folding up the tent destroys it.Tent4: This is rust ... MoreFollowing additional experience with this tent, I can provide more comments. In short, the tent literally fell apart before the end of the season.Tent1: The strap was fine when I put the tent down; it was detached when I set the tent back up.Tent2: The zipper quit zipping and got worse with more use. Zipper failure is simply unacceptable.Tent3: Following rain, the tent floor leaked at the exact center. This is the spot the center hub sits when the tent is folded up. I suspect the process of folding up the tent compromised the flooring in this spot. The black spot is liquid rubber I applied to get through my trip. Also evident is a hole in the floor created by the folded poles. Literally, the simple act of folding up the tent destroys it.Tent4: This is rust on the pole from the aforementioned rain. I was barely able to extend or collapse the poles by the end of my trip due to rust on the poles and internal mechanism.Tent5 and Tent6: Additional rips that occurred when folding up the tent.

The tent leaked at the seam connecting the side window section to the lower tent section on one of the side panels. On close inspection, it is clear this was a defect in the tape/glue which escaped quality inspection during manufacturing.I would not call this an 'instant' tent. After a learning curve, it takes approximately 15 minutes to set up from start to finish (unpacking to last stake) . . . the same amount of time as with my flexible pole tent. It does take approximately 60 seconds to extend the poles, but this is only after the tent, poles, and center hub have been positioned just correctly.The tent is heavy and bulky. And as noted above, the poles and center hub need to be positioned just correctly or the tent is neither going to go up, nor fold-up when ... MoreThe tent leaked at the seam connecting the side window section to the lower tent section on one of the side panels. On close inspection, it is clear this was a defect in the tape/glue which escaped quality inspection during manufacturing.I would not call this an 'instant' tent. After a learning curve, it takes approximately 15 minutes to set up from start to finish (unpacking to last stake) . . . the same amount of time as with my flexible pole tent. It does take approximately 60 seconds to extend the poles, but this is only after the tent, poles, and center hub have been positioned just correctly.The tent is heavy and bulky. And as noted above, the poles and center hub need to be positioned just correctly or the tent is neither going to go up, nor fold-up when taking the tent down. On one occasion during take down and fold-up, the tent fabrics somehow tightened, causing a small rip in the tent floor.Strong gusts of wind will dislodge the poles that support the fly over the doors.