Camping Gear Review: Coleman Instant Screen House, Keep Away Bugs and Hide from the Sun

On the other end of the weight spectrum, the Alvantor is the best tent if you’re looking for the lightest available that also features a large usable space. Its extra weight makes it sturdier to withstand strong winds and heavy rain. The Gazelle is nearly the same usable size than the CLAM and it has all of the same high-end key features.

Your time should be spent in recreation or relaxation, not figuring out complicated screen tents. Screen tent canopies can have many options, including floors and zippered doors. Others may take a bit longer, depending on the pole system it uses.

It has two doors for access in and out and sets up in three steps, taking only three minutes. Because of its durability, shape, and size, the tent is on the heavy side at 45.2 pounds. But for simple portability and storage, it comes with an easy-pull wheeled carry bag that fits inside most vehicles. Bulk items will only be delivered within a 100km radius of the Store. The tent has an inner size of approximately 300 x 250 x 175(h)cm and a body size of approximately 560 x 340 x 215(h)cm.

The Alvantor Pop-Up Screen House Tent might just be the best screen tent for camping because of its unique shape and low weight of 15 pounds. This quick-setup tent is perfect for summer evenings without bugs. You can even purchase an optional floor, genuinely bringing the indoors outside. The best screen tents for camping should accommodate six adults but still weigh less than 40 pounds.

It takes just about three minutes and three steps to set up 90 sq. Find shelter from the sun, wind, and bugs with a Coleman Instant Up Screen House. Easy to set-up in less than 3 minutes with pre-attached poles, the Screen House features a UV Guard canopy, No-See-Um mesh, and two awnings for maximum protection from nature and the elements. Fiberglass poles, cheap mesh, and tarp-like flooring are connected by mid-grade zippers and inverted seams (instead of the superior seam-seal).

First, the cheap fiberglass poles get snagged when pushing them into the sleeves. The poles also use a pin setup instead of the grommet setup seen on all the other tents in our lineup. However, you can’t put coleman instant tent the fly on without fully staking the entire tent first. But because Coleman uses cheap elastic straps that clip to rings attached next to the poles, it is very hard to clip everything when under tension.

As mentioned before, the door on the Evanston only opens halfway. This means getting your gear in and out of the tent is much harder than it should be. Add only two pockets and a weight of 20.9 lbs, and you get a tent that scores very low in the ease of use category. Note that we add texts here regularly, so you might want to bookmark this site and visit from time to time. For more items of this type, please check under the category Screen Houses.

You have telescoping poles and they are easy to extend and to lock into place thanks to what they call pinch-free Comfort Grip technology. Note that the poles are with large feet so that the structure can stand on while you set it up. There are three main elements here, the frame, the roof, and the screen around. So the fabric elements are separately removable and you can use this structure as a gazebo with the frame and roof only. With the net in place, you have two access points with vertical zippers, the doors are on the opposite sides.

The add-on rain fly and tent-floor combo is also well liked. While the previous version of this tent used beachy-feeling aqua and orange, the current version is a drab olive green more typical of other tents. This doesn’t affect the functionality, but the brighter colors were something we previously praised. Any package that exceeds the threshold value for weight OR length, width and height is considered ‘Heavy/Oversized’, and requires a scheduled delivery.