Take the family camping in style - and protection from the elements - with the Columbia CB-5300 Bugaboo dome-style tent, which fits four to five people. It provides a heady 74-inch center height and features a 1200 millimeter double-coated fly, sealed seams, and a polyethylene tub floor. The reflective zipper pulls make it easy to get in and out of the tent - even in the dark. It comes with a remote-controlled light (with a 65-foot reach) that attaches easily for exceptional nighttime security and visibility. The Clean Sweep zippered floor flap makes it easy to sweep out debris. The two storage foot lockers are accessible from outside and inside the tent so you can easily store your gear out of the way. Other features include a quick-release buckle system, two hanging cup holders, and a removable door mat.
The Bugaboo's skylights offer large areas of mesh for maximum airflow and awe-inspiring views of the night sky. In addition, the rainfly has clear panels with zippered covers that offer you the option of having night views or no morning sun in your face. The Bugaboo's venting system creates a vortex that flushes hot air up through the roof, providing fresh air all night long. For maximum climate control, open or close the lower vents to feel the cool night breeze or keep warm air in. The CB-5300 features the GoBe Dry Ultimate Rain Protection System, which combines patent pending fabric, component, and seam technology that culminates in exceptional protection from the elements, in particular rain, in any and all terrain. The DryTek Fabric repels moisture with a protective coating. The DryFloor Tub design elevates the floor seams to keep away water, while the DryGuard Skirt deflects rain from the floor seams and stake loops.
Product Features
* Family dome tent sleeps 4 to 5 people; includes polyethylene tub floor
* Features remote control light, skylights, and venting system to provide fresh air all night
* 74-inch center height
* Base size: 12 x 9 feet
* GoBe Dry rain protection system helps keep you dry in any terrain
Customer feedback:
1. We purchased this tent so we can introduce our family (my wife, 2 young children (4 and 3)) to the joys of camping. This tent easily hold all 4 of us with plenty of room for another kid and all of our gear. The tent sets up quickly, but you need 2 people to properly pitch it - so one man setup is out. It becomes pretty tight and sturdy once properly setup and staked, and has very good ventilation.
The directions are not the best in the world, but they will do.
2. I bought this tent mainly because of the height. My main criteria was that I be able to stand up inside the tent to be able to change clothes easily. I agree with another poster that it doesn't feel like a true 9x12 tent that it claims. I think the slanting walls of a dome-style tent take up a lot of the room you think you're going to have. I have an airbed that is a double bed size and sits 22 inches high. It fit nicely and I still had room to put a small table along with 2 suitcases and assorted junk. The tent stakes are cheap and I actually had 2 bend while trying to put them in the ground. But its also fairly cheap to buy some sturdy tent stakes to use in the future. Don't let that keep you from buying the tent, but know that you should probably go ahead and buy some at the same time that you buy the tent.
The rainfly makes for a nice entryway overhang. Luckily it didn't rain on my trip, but I can see how the rainfly along with the vents at the bottom of the tent side walls would allow for nice venitilation without getting wet. I had nice ventilation at night by opening the vents at the bottom and opening each of the windows about 5 inches at the top. I had privacy to sleep and plenty of fresh air at the same time.
The Bugaboo's skylights offer large areas of mesh for maximum airflow and awe-inspiring views of the night sky. In addition, the rainfly has clear panels with zippered covers that offer you the option of having night views or no morning sun in your face. The Bugaboo's venting system creates a vortex that flushes hot air up through the roof, providing fresh air all night long. For maximum climate control, open or close the lower vents to feel the cool night breeze or keep warm air in. The CB-5300 features the GoBe Dry Ultimate Rain Protection System, which combines patent pending fabric, component, and seam technology that culminates in exceptional protection from the elements, in particular rain, in any and all terrain. The DryTek Fabric repels moisture with a protective coating. The DryFloor Tub design elevates the floor seams to keep away water, while the DryGuard Skirt deflects rain from the floor seams and stake loops.
Product Features
* Family dome tent sleeps 4 to 5 people; includes polyethylene tub floor
* Features remote control light, skylights, and venting system to provide fresh air all night
* 74-inch center height
* Base size: 12 x 9 feet
* GoBe Dry rain protection system helps keep you dry in any terrain
Customer feedback:
1. We purchased this tent so we can introduce our family (my wife, 2 young children (4 and 3)) to the joys of camping. This tent easily hold all 4 of us with plenty of room for another kid and all of our gear. The tent sets up quickly, but you need 2 people to properly pitch it - so one man setup is out. It becomes pretty tight and sturdy once properly setup and staked, and has very good ventilation.
The directions are not the best in the world, but they will do.
2. I bought this tent mainly because of the height. My main criteria was that I be able to stand up inside the tent to be able to change clothes easily. I agree with another poster that it doesn't feel like a true 9x12 tent that it claims. I think the slanting walls of a dome-style tent take up a lot of the room you think you're going to have. I have an airbed that is a double bed size and sits 22 inches high. It fit nicely and I still had room to put a small table along with 2 suitcases and assorted junk. The tent stakes are cheap and I actually had 2 bend while trying to put them in the ground. But its also fairly cheap to buy some sturdy tent stakes to use in the future. Don't let that keep you from buying the tent, but know that you should probably go ahead and buy some at the same time that you buy the tent.
The rainfly makes for a nice entryway overhang. Luckily it didn't rain on my trip, but I can see how the rainfly along with the vents at the bottom of the tent side walls would allow for nice venitilation without getting wet. I had nice ventilation at night by opening the vents at the bottom and opening each of the windows about 5 inches at the top. I had privacy to sleep and plenty of fresh air at the same time.
