G'day Jeremy,

There is no aftermarket tent pole upgrade available for the Ridgeline series.
Coleman have advised they have upgraded the poles to a heavier gauge in the last 12months, so there are fewer problems with the current model.

G'day Geoffrey,

The Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent has a separate inner and fly, so the inner will need to be set up first, then you lay the fly over the top.

G'day Timothy,

You don't have to use a groundsheet with the Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent as the floor is fairly durable and waterproof. You could use a lightweight tarp underneath if you wanted, but there isn't a definite need for it.

G'day Kristal,

The Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent has a mesh inner which will make it perfect for warmer conditions in southeast Queensland. It also has a good waterhead rating for wet hikes too.

G'day Adrian,

The Ridgeline 2P Hiking tent is a 3 season tent, with a fair bit of internal mesh, so we'd be comfortable recommending it for most trips in New Zealand (not above the snowline), however, if you're planning to travel in winter you might find yourselves a little on the chilly side to be honest. 

G'day Jamal,

We've now got stock again and double-checked this for you, we can verify that the dimensions we list are correct.

G'day Danny,

The Coleman Ridgeline does not come with a footprint, I'm afraid. We don't stock a footprint that fits perfectly with this tent, however, the best fit would be the Vango Zenith 100 Footprint. This footprint will fit the dimensions of the inner tent but doesn't quite extend to the length of the outer fly so any gear tucked under the vestibule would be sitting directly on the ground. 

G'day Caitlin,

The Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent is approximately 44cm long x 15cm wide x 15cm high when it's packed in the bag. This is about standard for most 2 person hiking tents.

G'day Amanda,

The Coleman Ridgeline 2P is an entry level tent so while it should do the trick on the Overland Track it might prove to be a little tricky to keep up on the tent platforms. Generally, free-standing tents are the best option on the Overland as they require less tie down points.  

I can't see this working Andrew, it needs to be securely anchored in order for the tent to remain pitched tightly and perform in wet and/or windy weather.

I guess you could place weights inside at each end of the tent, but it will be very unstable.

G'day John,

You're right, the Coleman Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent does slope down a bit at the ends but you should still have enough length to lay in the tent with a pack at your feet. The only small issue you might have is that it's not a super wide tent, so you might need to sleep shoulder to shoulder. 

G'day John,

I wasn't entirely sure of this one and no one else was 100% certain either. So I went to go and grab one to set up but ran into our Coleman rep on the shop floor, so he was able to help me out. He told me that the vent you can see on the door is the only vent on the Coleman Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent. That vent can be sealed though if you want to not have any ventilation. 

G'day Roger,

You have, like us, identified a design flaw with the Coleman Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent. While there are many great features to this affordable hiking tent, unfortunately, the exposure of the inner tent when the fly is opened isn't one of them (as you've already noted). We are yet to hear of a way around to ensure that you can enter and exit the tent in the rain without your gear in the inner becoming wet.

G'day Oliver,

I've had a look at the packaging of the Coleman Ridgeline 2P Hiking Tent and it's definately 3000mm waterproof rating on both the floor and fly. I'll get our web team to fix the description on Monday, thanks for spotting that! 

G'day Oliver,

I've taken one of these down to our warehouse and put it on the scales just to be sure. In all the packaging it weighs 1.8kg so I think it's fair to say 1.7kg is reasonably accurate. 

G'day John,

Normally the definition of 'min weight' is the weight of the minimum amount of gear you need to get the tent standing, so it excludes any extra pegs, guy ropes, ground sheets and spares that might be included. In this case I'm not sure exactly what the 50gms is, Coleman actually don't quote 2 different weights on thier website. I weighed 1 of these for a customer earlier today and in all its packaging it weighed 1.8kg, so 1.75kg is reasonabley correct and yes, it includes the fly sheet.