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United States of America, Fargo
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Review on OneSource Rechargeable Coleman by Karla Schwinden

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Cool tent! With a few adjustments, this could be the perfect tent!

Bought for backyard camping. I liked the built in dimmable LEDs and thought the fan would be a nice bonus. It was very easy to set up and the LED strips are easy to install and use. The fan has two speeds, but neither makes much of a difference as far as I can tell. To be honest, I wouldn't bother with it at all, but as a power source for LED strips, it should be hung. It would be nice to have a power source for the lights that would eliminate the need for the fan. The elastic around the hanging fan bag was annoyingly stubborn. The elastics weren't tied at the ends, so the rope kept slipping back up the sleeve and I had to pull it out again (similar to when the drawstring on pants disappears down one side). I ordered six people. tent and you could probably actually fit 10 people in it. 20 if you had bunks which you could do if you wanted to because the center height is just over two meters. This tent is huge. And i love it! Each wall has three very large windows and a large D-door window. My only wish as this is such a large tent it would be helpful to have storage pockets in all four corners. I'm using it under a partially enclosed space so I didn't have a rain cover installed. I can't confirm water resistance, but the seams are reinforced and the bottom is nice and deep, which would help with puddles. But I honestly bought it for tech and it didn't disappoint. It came with a rechargeable battery compatible with the rest of the Coleman OneSource range. Since I don't turn on the fan, the battery lasts me for several days in low light. The battery also has an indicator light so you know when it's getting low and it has USB ports so you can charge your small electronics. I bought a larger desktop fan that also came with a battery, so I also bought a dual charger. So far all work perfectly. Having a switch in the tent to turn on the fan (albeit not powerful enough) and control the dimmable lights is luxurious! The position of the switch in the tent is fixed behind the front door pocket, so it would be ideal to have two more pockets and be able to attach the switch to each pocket.

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Speed