Coleman Cobra Tent, ultra-light compact man tent

I have bought this tent for use when I am hill walking and I wanted something light, easy to pitch and roomy for me and my kit. Having done my research on this style of tent it was a toss up between this and the Vango Banshee 200. I have many Coleman and Vango tents and products and none have ever let me down. As this was around £20 cheaper than the Vango I opted for this.The Vango is a very good tent but with me being 6'4" and big I needed something I could stretch out in as well as have room to sort my admin out and keep dry at the same time. The Vango felt just a little cramped for someone of my size with a limited width. Dont get me wrong here, its a great tent but the Vango really was a little small for me in length. My brother has bought the Vango and swears by it.The Cobra is superb! Its brilliant in the fact that it is roomy for me inside (never believe a 2 man tent can fit 2 people in with kit though) and has storage areas outside the pod sleeping area on both sides for ditching your boots, bergen, etc. Its big enough inside to sort yourself out but small enough to battle the wind outside. It seems solid enough and its light. The sack that it comes in has a nice design where it is side opening with a draw cord and tightening straps. The tent fits straight back in easily with no fuss. It took no more than five minutes to get down and packed away. The pegs are small and lightweight but I can understand why people buy after market pegs as the catching hooks are a little small. More of a piece of mind thing really as the pegs are good but need to be dug into the ground a little firmer.Great tent, great price, great size, great purchase!

At first use, this is an excellent backpacking tent for the money. First up, it is big! It is truely a 2 person tent with room for rucksacks too - unlike some claimed 2-person tents which are often a tight squeeze and an impossibility for 2 people with kit. This one works well. I'm a little under 6-foot but there is so much space inside this tent that taller backpackers will like it.It is easy to pitch and very stable. One tip when pitching, do so with all the zips closed. Otherwise it is well-nigh impossible to close the tent once pitched without loosening all the guys and pegs first.On the down side? Packed away, it is not the most compact of 2-person tents and either takes up a lot of space in the rucksack or - as I did - one has to strap it to the outside (leaving bags of space on the inside of the rucksack!) - and can I confirm weight. It is 2Kg, all-up with poles and pegs, but feels lighter.Cannot comment on Hydrostatic wotsit. Have yet to experience a "British Summer!" or Winter with it, yet.Lastly, lastly, as with a lot of tents of this type, do take care when unzipping the openings from the inside. The zips easily snag on the fabric overlap.The pegs are really good, strong and lightweight. Having said that, I have replaced 5 of mine with smaller ones. First time out I trod on an exposed peg-top in bare feet! They are rigid and do not bend (Tent-Peg 1: Bare Foot 0). I now use smaller pegs near the tent entrance, ones that can recess to ground level so I don't experience another bruised foot.All in all, really really pleased with the purchase. Would highly recommend it, easpecially for people who find the usual 2-person tent too cramped.

This is a smashing little tent. Just used it for a week in all weathers, rough camping etc. This is dead easy to erect and take down and took me no more than ten minutes to do. It was bone dry without a single leak and there's so many anchoring points that I can't see strong winds being an issue at all. In fact I encountered strong winds and rain and the tent stood up brilliantly. This isn't big enough for two but for one with plenty of gear it was more than adequate. I have a very minor grumble in that the flap that you use to come in and out of the tent has a nasty habit of dropping down on your bare back as you go in and out for a wee or leaving the tent in the morning. This is irritating as the interior like all tents gets a bit of condensation on it. Also rain water can flap into the tent like this. However I can't see much to rectify this. It's a small tent designed for rough, quick on the fly camping so an issue like that really doesn't detract from the rest of it. Just a point of fact. I'm so pleased with this buy especially as it was so cheap and clearly manufactured well. It packs up small and is light which is brilliant for hiking etc.