How does this tent have a "vestibule? Is that the ground between the tent and the rain fly?
1788538
Yes, it has a small vestibule in front of the door. It kept my shoes and camping light from getting wet, but not much else can fit underneath it. Hope this helps
492753
The door is a great design, and we had no problems with conflicts with the rain flap. But there is a cloth overhang that does sometimes slip in between the door and the side of tent. (Perhaps that is what you mean by rain flap, I'm not sure. I'm interpreted it as the rain fly.) That said, I would buy a different tent. We lost the poles and Coleman, while still making this tent and selling it for full price, no longer has replacement poles for it.
1620261
It does have a floor and it is the same fabric as you see on the lower sides of the tent - waterproof. I generally cut a piece of contractors plastic to fit inside my tents or to go under the tent. There is no groundcloth for this, but a small tarp or piece of plastic would work. Mine has held up in a rainstorm pretty well, but I also seam seal all my tents and re-waterproof them occasionally as well.
1242006
When our granddaughters camped in this tent last month (March 2013), temperatures were in the mid-80's during the day and near freezing at night; so I have no experience camping in this tent in the summer heat. However, there is more ventilation than is visible in marketing photos. A large portion of the roof at the far left and right ends of the tent (as viewed from the entry door) are screen material, and this is not obvious with the rain fly installed. This allows air to flow through the top of the tent, while preventing rain from entering. In fact, the rain fly must be installed, if you wish to have any privacy from nearby campers.
564619
This tent does not come with a rain fly however i spent two nights of rain in this tent and recomend spraying it with rain protectant.
1945947
Wind is going to be factor of how well you stake out the tent. If you are going to be in a lot of rain, you'll want to use the little ropes included to pull the fly away from the tent so water drains off. I recommend getting some MSR stakes as those are much hardier compared to the cheap ones included with the tent.
1257065
It has no floor but around the inside it has a like 3''flap of lip all the way around to better keep the bugs out and rain but after it rains make sure and check if any water collects and if so just dump off this flap also makes it nice if you want to put a tarp under the tent as a floor.
1210844
Hi! The screen room does have a floor- same type of plastic floor as the main portion of the tent. The windows on the inside of the tent have zip up flats, but the screened in portion at the apex of the tent does not. That is covered only by the rain fly.
1827232
The tent has an all-mesh top, so the fly provides the ventilation.May not be best if you're dealing with dirt and wind - wind is fine but the fly provides all of the covering.You may want something with a lower hanging rain fly.It is a great tent though.
1196379
We camped for four days, two of which we experienced heavy constant downpours. With a tarp underneath, it held up well. The fly does not go down the sides at all, so you must be very very careful to not allow anything to touch the sides or it will leak. Also, the little stow pockets on the side will leak if you have anything in them during rain. It was only moderately windy and it held up well.
219320
I haven't used it in rain yet. However, we always have a tarp prepared just in case. I can't imagine that any tent is perfect! This tent is awesome though
465217
Yes, but it will not be much help unless it is only a light sprinkle. The rain fly is the tiny orange piece you can see on the picture at the very top of the tent. We have never used the tent in rain, but I doubt it would hold up well.
2158552
This tent does not hold up well in rain. I even put two coats of of waterproofing on it. As soon as the rain/sleet drops hit the tent they mist straight through the tent and dampen everything inside.
1406612
The rain fly (all of the orange) is staked into the ground all over, so that would not work. If you set it up without the rain fly it would just be a netted dome, completely see through. If you still wanted to do that I THINK it would stand ...there are just two poles criss-crossing the tent, they create tension when you put the end of the poles into holes on the each corner of the tent....I'm pretty sure it stood before we staked it into the ground....can't be sure, haven't set it up in a few months....
574383
Yes, the front vestibule will get wet during rain. When it started to rain while we were at camp I clamped two tarps on the front to protect the stuff I had in that area. It worked just fine since I liked having a "porch".
1563923
The top is vented with a rain fly on it, but you can remove the rain fly. There are also four vented openings on the bottom of the tent to help with heat. I've used this for the texas renfest a few times and it's pretty airy.
2047963
It's basically a tarp floor, maybe slightly less heavy. I've been putting a tarp below it as well and it's kept the floor really nice. I haven't had any seepage through the floors. As a side note - I have had a zipper problem on one of the doors. Otherwise a great tent.