my friends have just got one of these tents going round at weekend (if stays dry) to help put it up for the first time will let you know once we`ve done it, i have seen it up at camping shows, very nice, full sig, 3 sleeping pods, she got it from e-awings.com ordered it wed got it mon £130. inc del.
my friends have just got one of these tents going round at weekend (if stays dry) to help put it up for the first time will let you know once we`ve done it, i have seen it up at camping shows, very nice, full sig, 3 sleeping pods, she got it from e-awings.com ordered it wed got it mon £130. inc del.
There are quite a lot of alternative dome tents out there, all with Sig - Kyham/Campus, Sunncamp, Outwell, Vango, Wynnster etc.
For me, when I looked at it last year, the issue was the width of the sleeping pods and that someone had to have the slope side on. At 160cm sleeping pod width, you will be really pushed with 2 air beds (a double would be OK).
My preference (and it is just my preference), would with this style be for the slope of the back of the bedroom to be on people's feet, rathan than putting all of one person under the slope.
------------- Big Bunny
Robens Valley Lodge & Cabanon Pyramide 6 "... kids you distract the bear, while I run to the car...."
I have only just erected mine last weekend and still to use it for a trip (due in 1.5 weeks). However IMHO value for money (£130) as already mentioned, it can't be beaten size for size. Anyway, I'm well happy with mine.
It has larger bedrooms than the Columbia, and in 'head to the door' orientation so that nobody gets trapped on the inside with a face full of droopy tent! It would probably be quicker and simpler to put up than the Columbia. Fly sheet first erection so you won't get damp bedrooms if the weather catches you out when you're pitching. It doesn't have a full SIG but does have a riser groundsheet which does a similar job of keeping out drafts etc at ankle height. MT
------------- Tackling life the Western District way
We borrowed my mother in law's last year for British Superbikes at Silverstone. We used 2 pods for sleeping (2 couples) and the 3rd for food and drink (lots of drink!) We found it a great tent and are going to borrow it again for World Superbikes at the end of may. We could use our monty 6 but feel the lay out for 2 couples is a bit more private. The only down side (in my opinion) is the sloping bedroom pods, but it is a dome tent after all. Well worth £130. M in law paid £300 12 months ago.
I'm sure Davedb or Pinkzinfandel will be around soon to add their praises.
If you use the search button to look up the columbia you'll find there's many posts signing this tent's praises.
Must admit, as it's got a sig I'm very tempted myself for use as an early/late season tent where the 'airflow' through my non-sig Quadspace is more noticeable!
And at the price e-awnings have it at (£130) a damn good buy.
Now that we have got the hang of it the tent goes up in around an hour...camped out in the garden with great success...neighbours asked if it needed planning permission...loads of room and very 'comfortable' feel about it...
Delivered within days for the all inclusive price of £130...very impressed by that service...
8 sleeps until maiden trip though...and cannot wait!
thought i`d best get back to you went to our friend`s to put up columbia 10 yesterday it took 4 of us about 1 hour 10 min` s and that was with a teabreak, they were well pleased with it and only went by word of mouth, the liked it to and could`nt wait to get in it ,all that was left to do was to guy rope it out but we left had to get home for cup finale, good result there to.
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Topic: Coleman Columbia 10
great tent
greatprice 
very happy 
