Coleman Elite Montana Camping Tent with LED Lights, Weatherproof 8-Person Family Tent with Included Carry Bag, Rainfly, Air Vent, and LED Lights with 3 Settings

I'm not usually the kind of person that takes time to write reviews. But I am so "Wowed and AMAZED" by this tent that I have to share. Sure, it's spacious. It's easy to set up and take down. The self rolling windows rock and the led light is a genius idea. But here is where the rubber meets the road. I was camping on August 25th when Oklahoma's drought was broken by the mother of all storms overnight. We were at the bottom of a hill in red dirt country. On Sunday morning we woke up without a drop of water in our tent. The outside was muddy and windwhipped but we were cozy and dry all night. I'm not exaggerating when I say the other campers had inches of water inside their tent overnight. If you have the extra money to spend on an Elite tent with the weather proofing - do it! The next best thing is a camper. Happy trails!

After reading dozens of reviews on different sites I decided to try the Montana Elite 8. Setup was pretty easy but the rain fly was a bit difficult to get on because it was a little breezy. The led light and auto rolling windows are a nice touch as well as the hinged door. The door makes it easy to enter and exit the tent. I set up a Coleman Queen Airbed cot in one end and had plenty of room for other gear. There's no shortage of stakes to tie it down and it was very stable when properly staked. I can't say anything about the ability to repel rain because it didn't rain while I was using it. I did spray all of the seams with sealer for extra protection. I would give it 5 stars if I knew for sure it would stay dry during a storm but when properly set up it appears that the rain fly would work well. I look forward to using it again.

We had an upcoming week long vacation in the Seqouia's. We had a tent that is for 2-3 people but we now have a little girl and had to upgrade. There are tons of tents at various local places and online. Locally, I knew you would pay higher at Dick's Sporting Goods for the same item and you get what you pay for. I found this tent with excellent reviews and cheaper through Amazon, plus the Amazon Prime shipping made it a nice deal. We were presently surprised at the space and features. It does take up a good amount of space, and we were able to fit two queen sized air mattresses on opposite ends, plus luggage. Inside, there are several holders for light objects, like flash lights, books and some toys. The coolest part is the light. We kept our light on dim, and it was dark enough to sleep but enough light to see around comfortably. This feature made my wife feel safer with all the bears in the neighborhood. I feel that it got really hot inside, but we didn't have any vents open, per wife. It got in the low 40's and myself and 1 year old slept outside of the blankets. With this, we were still comfortable and enjoyed the tent. It seems built well and nothing less expected from a Coleman. I would definitely recommend this for a camping family trip, with 4 adults and maybe 2 children included max. You do need two people to help set this up, and I recommend setting this up prior to vacation because it can be confusing your first few times. I would not recommend this, as it is not intended for, windy and extreme weather conditions. It is somewhat heavy to carry, also.

This tent is a very nice tent. There is a lot of space and it's pretty easy to put up. The rigid door is fantastic as I have young children who have a habit of snagging fabric when they zip the tent. While it's possible it is a lot easier for them. We fit a queen mattress and 2 twin mattresses inside with the middle section open for our other gear. I wish they had 4 stuff pocket but there are only 2, one on each side section. I also LOVE the LED light inside the tent. It has a nightlight setting which we use so the kids don't freak out in the dark. It also has a high and low bright light setting. We had a child vomit this last trip in the tent and it was fantastic to be able to push the lighted switch instead of digging for a flashlight and then having limited light when we had to clean that up at midnight. I also whish there were a few more windows. You have half moons at each end of the tent then a window on the top half of the door. And finally a vent at the lower middle back of the tent. The circulation could be better but it isn't terrible. My other criticism is the set up. I have camped for years and set up many many types of tents and I am particularly familiar with dome tents. This tent isn't the most difficult tent I have ever set up by any means but the directions are awful. They are vague and unclear. The poles for the rigid door are denoted by plastic caps which is great. Then there are 2 grey poles which go into the grey trimmed sleeves. There are also 2 black poles which go into the black trimmed sleeves. This is where the problem is. They fly pole is also black. There is no way to delineate it from the rest without straitened them all and figuring out which is shorter. And it's only slightly shorter. So to look at it unfolded you wouldn't know. If you don't know this you will set it up with a pole too short and wonder why it isn't working. This is not written in the directions. When we read the reviews we saw people recommend that you do a practice run of setting it up before you go camping. We both scoffed and said we got this. People are idiots. We were wrong. It took us about an hour to set it up the first time. This last trip was faster and I'm sure we'll be even faster next time. This really is a great tent for families and I do highly recommend it. We have been caught in the rain twice and stayed dry both times. Again, high recommendations. The 4 stars is only because of the ventilation and the set up and directions.

We purchased this tent last week, and camped out Friday night. We set up two twin air mattresses side-by-side with our feet facing the middle of the tent (I prefer two twins to a single queen so my rolling over won't bother my wife, and vice versa). Our two boys were in the other side of the tent. The middle was left open for gear. We had TONS of room. It rained quite a bit for over an hour and we stayed completely dry. I treated the tent with waterproofing spray and sealed the seams on the rain fly ahead of time. I also spread a tarp on the ground under the tent. We knew rain was forecasted, so I prepared for it. Setup was pretty easy. I did it by myself without any real hassle. The light, which has received a lot of flack on the reviews, worked well for us. The three settings were nice. We have young boys, so the amber night-light was great when they were first going to sleep. Here's the deal on installing it safely (the instructions are not detailed enough): 1. There are three notches in the mount that the light MUST line up with. One notch is larger than the other two, which help you to line them up properly. If you force it any other way, it will break. Just watch what you are doing, and it slides right in without any force needed. 2. The contacts in the mount are spring loaded. After sliding the light into the mount properly, reach behind the mount, press the light in gently against the contact, and gently turn to the right until it stops (about a quarter turn). It works perfectly. The self-rolling windows are great. It makes it really convenient. The hinged door is easy to get in and out of. But, as others have noted, the velcro didn't line up well. I would have to manually grab the tent and door to line up the velcro. Not a big deal. It's still best to zip it up to keep critters out. It takes a lot of stakes to get it completely set up. If you know rain is coming, go ahead and stake out all the guy lines. Otherwise, it leaves areas where rain can pool on the fly. Again, we knew it would rain, so I didn't take that chance. When treating the tent ahead of time, I didn't stake it out at all and noticed this. Overall - a nice size family tent, for not a lot of money. Treat your gear well and it will return the favor!

It was easier than I expected to set up, didn't take too long at all, and next time it will be that much easier and faster. PLENTY of room!! I'm 6'2" and could stand up. Probably could fit 3 queen air mattresses in it, but will definitely sleep 4-6 adults and a couple of kids with no problem, and have room for diaper bags, snacks, etc that go along with having kids. The windows in the pic were kind of misleading but I guess its my own fault for not looking close enough? The pic shows a girl rolling down a big square window, but all there is are the 2 tiny windows on either end, and the one on the door. The roll down feature is pretty cool. The mesh top was awesome because it gave more "window space" and could lay down and look at the stars. The light is a new must have for a tent!! It was amazing putting the little one to bed with the "moon light" and having bright and dim for situations earlier in the evening. The hinged door was pretty cool not having to zip it up every time, but I ended up doing it anyway so the bugs didn't get in. No need to buy a tarp to set it on, since the foot print is all plastic tarp like material about 2 inches up. The one thing i didn't like was the stakes that came with it. those tiny stakes. I will definitely buy a 10 pack of the good ones. Overall, I have to give it 5 stars as this tent was everything I hoped for and will get many uses for a long, long, time.

If you are expecting this to be the end-all-beat-all tent for you family, forget it! Yes - it is a beautiful tent and the light feature was super nice. However, the rain fly sits above an almost completely mesh top that allows lots of cold air in at night. The fly is also very thin, as well as the rest of the tent, and started dripping in just from the dew. Luckily we left before a major rain storm, but I can imagine that we would have been drenched! Not waterproof as guaranteed. The door was a nice feature if it worked as described. It's very difficult to set the tent up exactly to get the velcro on the door to line up correctly. The zipper strap also continues to get stuck in the velcro which caused it to fray severely after only 5 days of use. The dimensions of the tent sound great as well, but aren't all they are cracked up to be. The 7' height that is mentioned is not accurate at all. I am 5'6" and the mesh and light were right at my height. The rain fly above that was only 3" higher. And you can really only stand up in the exact middle. The 7' width is also very narrow to try to have blow-up mattresses. We had a full-size and queen and were very cramped for only 2 adults and 2 kids. Would not recommend buying this at all!

Used it in Prescott, AZ for a long weekend. It was raining when I setup, but the tent stayed amazingly dry. It continued to rain on and off the whole trip never leaked once, even rained with the windows open once and we only felt a mist. The light is great but use a good set of batteries I bought dollar store cheapies and bought replacements from the gas station at about 12 am, after that no problems and we ran it for at least 5 or 6 hours a night. The door took a little getting used to but once the tent settled everything worked great. I love the auto windows my wife struggled with them for a few minutes then I put in the auto rolling strips and even she said they were cool as well as working very well. Overall the tent is awesome, even though my wife doesn't get it, it does take a little getting acclimation for setup. I practiced in my yard first so fist time in the field went quickly, thank goodness because it was raining when I finally got to my site. I've owned Coleman for my whole life, and I was a little concerned about the price for the elite but I do really think its worth it for a tent I'll have for at least 10 years, for the little cool stuff that goes with it.