Hit my 100th night in the same tent last weekend, that number surprised me

I have been using a cheap $80 Coleman tent for about four years now and last Saturday marked 100 nights inside it. I always thought you had to spend big money on a tent to make it last, but this thing is still perfectly dry and all the zippers work fine. What tent have you owned for way longer than you expected?

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irisross19d ago

I mean, let's be real here, 100 nights is kind of a stretch for an $80 tent. I had a Coleman that started leaking after maybe 40 or 50 nights because the seams gave out. You sure you aren't counting nights where you just set it up in the backyard or something? Those cheap poles bend and crack way faster than people admit. Maybe it's just me but I've seen way too many of those things turn into puddles after a few real rainstorms.

terryj4519d ago

Hit my 100th night in the same tent last weekend" - you sure you aren't just rounding up from like 30 or something? I've seen those $80 Colmans hold up for a while but 100 nights seems like you're really testing that thing.