Instant Up 10P Lighted Northstar Darkroom Tent

G'day Steven,

The 10P Lighted Northstar Tent comes in a fairly heavy-duty bag that plenty of our customers pop on their roof rack. If you're wanting to make sure the bag is waterproof then your best option would be a PVC bag, you could go for something like the Nero 240 Gear Bag - it would take a bit of a nack to get it in, but it's definitely possible. Or if you're wanting to go for a canvas bag a bag we'd recommend checking out the Outbound 1400 Swag Bag.

G'day Cliff,

This is Coleman's brand new Northstar 10p tent - which made its debut only a few months ago. The main difference from the previous model is the LED strip lighted interior.

G'day Jay,

The lighting power connector is a USB, so yes theoretically you could plug the USB port into a 240V adapter (e.g. a phone charger) and use this to power the lights if you're camped in a powered site. 

G'day James,

There aren't any specific gazebos that will connect to the Northstar 10P Lighted Darkroom, however, the front awning on these tents provides some fairly good weather protection. If you're after a stand-alone gazebo then our most popular model is the Oztrail Deluxe 3.0m Gazebo

G'day Dave,

In my opinion, you can't go past the Supa Peg Key-Head pegs. I love mine and been running them for a few years without a single one bent!  You'll be fine with the 225mm length pegs for most situations, and you'll need between 20-30 of them.

G'day Aaron,

That is a great question. My immediate answer from checking out the tent would be that it doesnt, so you should be able to set up the fly either way, BUT because we havent actually tried it for ourselves we cant say for sure.

G'day Rachael,

You've hit the nail on the head here, the 10P Lighted Northstar Darkroom Tent is almost the same as the previous model, but the new model has the integrated lighting system, apart from this they are the same tent.

G'day Troy,

The Ultramesh Tarps tend to be the most popular option under these tents so that you don't leave yourself at risk of water pooling between the solid tent floor and the solid tarp. The Ultramesh Tarp will allow water to drain through the tarp and into the ground.

G'dau Troy,

We'd probably suggest sipping down the front awning on the side the kids are sleeping in once you pop them to bed. It will be darker than a normal tent with the awning up, however if you want it to be completely dark then I'd say to zip it down. I guess you can always experiment on the first night and see what works best for the family.

G'day Arad,

The Instant Up 10P Lighted Shelter doesn't come with batteries, but you can pop D cell batteries in it or any rechargeable USB battery bank. We sell the Biolite and Goal Zero Power Packs, but you could use any brand.

G'day Jack,

The Instant Up 10P Lighted Northstar Darkroom has the same front awning as the previous model and does have sides for the front awning.

G'dau Pat,

Thanks for getting in touch, unfortunately, Coleman haven't supplied this information so we're not too sure. Maybe someone will be willing to test this for us when they get their new tent and report back to us!

G'day Nate,

Unfortunately, there is no specific way to retrofit lighting to the non-lighted version of the Northstar Darkroom as the new model has integrated pockets and sleeves for the cables, lights and switches. 

G'day David,

There is no specific way to retrofit lioghting to the non-lighted version of the Northstar Darkroom as they new model has integrated pockets and sleeves for the cables, lights and switches. However, you could set up your own lighting system if you wanted to. In terms of the central room, maybe you could pop some velcro patches on the inside to hold up some lighting strips.

G'day Craig,

I've just checked into this with Coleman and the Instant Up 10P Lighted Northstar Darkroom tent has been treated with a flame retardant and meets the flammability requirements of CPAI-84 as outlined in the link you provided.