Coleman Darwin 3 Plus - Reviews
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25.5.2018
It’s not often something that’s ‘good value’ lives up to expectations, but this Coleman Darwin has easily exceeded mine. I could not believe how tiny the tent was when it arrived. One of the photos shows it next to a 10” iPad just to give an idea of the packed size. Thankfully, putting it back into the bag does not require an honours degree in origami, even a mortal like me can get it back in without too much effort.We thought we’d try it out in the garden first to weather in the material, check out the claims of a fast pitch time and to make sure it would be big enough. Wow! Quick pitch it really is - first pitch took us all of 10 minutes, and we were taking our time. There’s a video available on line,
9.9.2014
This tent came to Dartmoor for one week and, my word, what a bargain.I wanted something light, roomy, and reliable. This ticked all those boxes.On the third day, the tail-end of the recent Atlantic hurricane sent rain and gales pounding into the valley where we camped. The tent swayed in the wind as all would, and yet was rock solid. Even as a Londoner with family in Ireland, I've never seen rain like it in my life- it hammered down from 6am till 8pm nonstop and yet not a drop got through. My friend bought the exact same tent and had the exact same excellent protection. The outer triangulated door cover is a real bonus for storing wet boots and waterproof clothing that needs to dry out.When the sun shone after the downpour I said to my pal,
4.8.2017
I really like this tent, it seems study and robust. I did have to YouTube how to erect it though, as a complete newbie to tent putting upping, I do think there should be an instructional video for each individual tent. I don't seem to be able to get the porch sides to come down far enough to make the porch area water tight. But I suspect that's my fault rather than a flaw in the actual tent. I've put it up three times now and I don't dread getting the tent out, it doesn't fill me with horror so it must be pretty good :) with two people it's probably a breeze.I think getting four people in if everyone had airbeds would be a squeeze to say the least. However,
7.8.2018
Bought this for a solo bike tour around Japan where I was camping primarily for three months. The tent held up to conditions varying from -6c in the Japanese alps, 30c on beaches, and in the remnants of a typhoon in a forest.Its an Amazingly good value tent though there are a couple of negative points, first of all its a little heavy so if you are looking to go lightweight it's not the best, second I found that the tent was very prone to condensation, this could be due to the fabsil waterproofing I used but it bears mentioning. Finally, by the end of the three months the groundsheet was worse for wear and not one hundred percent waterproof any more,
10.10.2019
Love this little tent. I've got into a habit of going off camping for a week on my own in the summer, and for the last couple of years have used a pop up festive tent and it's being OK but I wouldn't trust it in the rain, and this year rain was forecast, so wanted something I could trust. After a bit of research I went with the Darwin. What I was looking for was something that :1. would keep me dry and wouldn't blow away2. was quick to put up and pull down3. would keep the bugs out4. was compact, doesn't take up much storage space and was reasonable light to carry.5. will be robust to last 5-10 years (using it only 1-2 weeks a year)I can confirm that this tent meets all my requirements of points 1 to 4 and only time will tell for point 5,
2.5.2015
Strong, light weight materials stored in an extremely small package. Great for a few days of hiking. It really is so light it feels like nothing is added when you attach it to your backpack. When putting it up, instructions (if needed) are extremely simple diagrams, making them extremely simple to understand. They are attached to the inside of the holding bag, meaning they can't be lost, so no worries about that. Putting it up, after a few runs, takes literally 5 hasty minutes. I was actually amazed since it's my first tent. I have been in quite a few other tents, but never owned one. Anyway, this is a very practical and well thought out tent. Time is money and the amount of time you save putting this up,
15.5.2020
For me, one of the most appealing things about this tent is… the colour! So many tents these days are bright orange, or neon blue or something. This tent blends into the UK countryside perfectly.The tent itself has a great build quality, and is easy to put up (it takes me about 15 mins). I got the 3+ version and I would suggest you go a size higher than the amount of people that will be using it. The 3+ is perfect for two people and all their gear.There are some great features, like a raised lip on the groundsheet, ventilation flaps, fly mesh, windows with window covers, and resistance to fire.You can’t really go wrong with this tent, and this is coming from someone testing it in the Scottish Highlands,
29.5.2019
I bought this tent as I needed a smaller tent for motorbiking, Unfortunately the first and only time I have erected was in a rainstorm. Because its inner lining carries the poles by the time I was putting the fly sheet on it was a swamp. Two poles are used for the inner and a third goes on the flysheet, the flysheet pole is shaped making it difficult to install through the sheet. The inner poles clip.I found through out the night the the flysheet touched the inner and no amount of adjusting the guy ropes (incidentally attach at the corners) could pull the flysheet away from the inner.Short of it is that I would not recommend this particular Colman (I have 2 others which are good - flysheet
17.6.2019
This tent replaced an old one which had started to leak.. It is so much better designed, weather proof (even a violent overnight continental storm didn't trouble it) and easy to erect. All tents this size are described as 3 man. That would feel very crowded. I erected mine alone first time in less than 15 minutes. It's probably worth spending a little longer on this to ensure the geometry is correct; helpful preventing rain ingress and avoiding strain on poles zips etc. A centre mark on the main poles to indicate where they should intersect would help too (I'll mark mine with tape when I get home). This tent comes without a hammer/mallet. Otherwise complete and full instructions.
4.8.2019
Used the tent for a multiple day music festival.It withstood the rain and wind. However, when I was putting it up, it was raining so the inner part got wet and wasn't able to dry. Once it stopped raining though and it was sunny for a couple of hours it dried up very well and the condensation was gone. When it rained after that there was no new condensation. The little windows for airing are extremely useful for this.Two people can fit in it, but if you have a lot of luggage, it gets very cramped. I managed ok with my boyfriend, but people that are not so close might be uncomfortable. Also the space at the front of the tent isn't much, managed to fit two pairs of boots at the maximum.
18.9.2016
Replacing a much loved, well used 11 year old Vango 300+ tent. I like the length of the Coleman Darwin for a start - much better than the Vango in that respect (seems to have more room inside too). Shame the poles couldn't have been lightweight aluminium, as I thought I was buying a lighter weight tent than before, the poles are heavy and not the same quality as previously used to, and I couldn't swap them for the Vango poles as all slightly longer - however was able to substitute the pegs. Someone rated the Darwin dry packed weight as 3.9kg. This is wrong. Its easily 4.2kg.Easy to put up / take down. Vents are a good addition. Porch is a good size. Easy to spot in a sea of tents too.
26.1.2015
I bought this for a solo motorcycle trip and it was perfect for the job and an absolute bargain!I hadn't put up a tent since I was at Scouts, so I practiced in the garden beforehand and it took about 30 minutes first time, and then ten minutes once I knew what I was doing (5 minutes if it was raining!). Sleeping through a couple of big storms I can confirm that it is waterproof.As well as being cheap, I chose this because it packed very small and would be easy to carry on a bike, this was exactly the case and it was also quite easy to pack it back in the bag.Will be using again on the next trip.
3.8.2019
For the price that I paid, I am extremely impressed with my Darwin 2. Very spacious and warm but well-ventilated. I’ve used it on the West Highland Way and it rained heavily on 2 nights but it remained dry inside. Also used on the mountains in Snowdonia with gail force winds but it remained strong and steady. I also like the weight, for a 2 person tent, it’s pretty lightweight and compact.The only criticism I have, and this is me nit-picking, is that the lamp sign was too large. I bought the green one for stealth camping but the lamp made it less stealthy than it could have been.
18.9.2015
I bought this tent for a European road trip with my wife. It is a good tent, seems quite durable and very easy to erect.While in Amsterdam we had constant heavy rain for 3 days and unfortunately we had some infiltration of the outer layer, but I must stress this was almost non stop rain 24/7.We used it later in Germany and it was just fine with intermittent rain fall, water beading nicely on it.It's relatively light weight and although listed as a three man its far more comfortable with just two. Three adults would be a real squeeze. For the price, this is a really good tent.
21.6.2020
I have had my 4 plus tent outside in the baking sun, followed by some days of windy rainy weather. I popped out inside it tonight with a lantern to do some drawing etc and watch some youtube stuff. It was bone dry inside (small pool of water in the porch area) and warm too.Il take it down when it dries off but it has spent plenty of time out the back garden taking some hits from the weather. If I remember I will post some pics of it later on.This is a high quality tent that has really nice material so I always felt safe even in the roughest weather.