Regarding the size, this is a hexagon with the two main diagonals 12 and 10 ft (366 and 305 cm). The declared area is 90 ft² (8.4 m²), and in view of its floor shape, it is best suited for a round table or even square, and you can easily put 4-5 large chairs inside. Everything you buy at SCHEELS, on sale or otherwise, is guaranteed satisfactory or your money back.
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. It is also fully freestanding, and you will realize this from the video below. The structure is a hexagon at the base, and it has 6 strong legs with support bars for the roof.
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. The tent does have great coleman chairs ventilation, with most of the back and about half of the top being full mesh. When the rainfly is on and the side windows unzipped, you can still see outside, a nice feature and added reason to keep the fly on at all times.
But you have guylines and stakes to secure it against winds, so do not miss doing this. This shape you can see also in this unique Gazelle Tents G6 Pop-Up Portable 6-Sided Hub Gazebo/Screen Tent. I think my takeaway is that this is a sturdy, easy, and convenient shelter.
This is a very roomy and incredibly tall and pleasant structure with its 8 ft 4 in (254 cm) peak height. So it is taller than most of its competitors on the market. Be the first to know about promotions, special offers and product releases. Sign up to be the first to know about promotions, special offers and product releases. Item prices may vary between online (for pickup, shipping or delivery) and in club. My Company (change this) will either repair the Product at no charge, using new or refurbished replacement parts.
The poles also use a pin setup instead of the grommet setup seen on all the other tents in our lineup. Once the poles are on, it’s time to move on to the fly. However, you can’t put 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.
So if I was to go camp, it needed to be the best of the best. However, when it comes to rain, this tent prefers to collect it rather than shed it. An open vestibule with an attached floor means while you may be dry inside your tent, all your gear will be taking a bath. There are only two pockets in this 6-person tent, and in our version, the manufacturer sewed on one of the pockets backward. Getting in and out of the Evanston is also oddly difficult, as the doors only open halfway.
The Evanston is a solid dome design with a fairly low profile and heavily slanted walls. It also comes pre-installed with guylines and a full set of totally adequate stakes, so this tent passed our wind tests quite well. Thanks to all of the open mesh and optional window covers, it is extremely well-ventilated with or without the rainfly. With 90 sq ft of interior space and an additional 40 sq ft coleman screen tent of vestibule space, you will have plenty of square footage. The main tent will easily fit a full and a twin air mattress, while the vestibule will hold two chairs, a table, and then some. However, both areas are short, with a max height of 5′ 8″ — which is only at the top dead center. The vestibule area is a little shorter than that at 5′ 4″, forcing most campers to duck and change sitting down.
Two large doors make for easy entry in the front and back. When the fun’s done, the frame folds down for compact storage. The Coleman RoadTrip 285 Portable Stand-Up Propane Grill is the perfect campsite grilling companion.
After using the canopy on my last camping trip, I still have these same mixed feelings. I wouldn’t consider this an essential item, but it is nice to have it at the ready in the car. Weather is uncertain and you never know how annoying bugs will be.