G'day Alwyna,

You can leave the front awning up in fair weather, however, if it is likely to be wet and windy then it's not something we'd recommend. The Darkroom Coating is on the inside of the fly too, so you'll only get a nice dark tent if the awning is down.

G'day Allerina,

We've double-checked with Coleman, and they've confirmed that you get 4 poles.

G'day Chris,

If we take a look at the dimensions in the product specifications, and take into consideration approx 1.6m at the widest for the extra awning space, you'll end up with approx 610 x 400.
Hope that helps.

G'day Jo,

You'll be looking at around 30 minutes the first time you set this up, but once you know what you're doing it should take 1 person approx 20 minutes, and 2 people approx 10-15 minutes.

G'day Jesse,

The Instant up 10P Lighted Northstar Dark Room just comes as is, and doesn't connect to the gazebos, unfortunately. There are other instant up tents in the range that will connect to a gazebo but unfortunately not this one. We'd generally recommend an Ultramesh Tarp to go under the tent, the 2.4 x 6.1m option should suit well.

G'day Katherine,

These tents are dual-layer tents so as long as the inner tent isn't pushed out and touching on the fly you should be ok. If the inner tent pushes out and touches the fly you might have leaking issues, but if not you should be all ok. The gap between the tent and fly is designed to help reduce condensation from forming.

G'day Kath,

It will be pretty dark inside the tent during the day, but the lights will help you get around. You might need to use the light in the fridge if it has one to find items, or you can open up the sides of the tent to let light in during the day. The 6PV Darkroom is also a popular model, but we do find that the 10P is the most weatherproof way to store your pantry etc.

G'day Shalina,

Thanks for reaching out, I think this model is only available in Australia sorry. Might be best to check with your local Coleman supplier for similar options.

G'day Teagan

Coleman indicates that these tents can withstand winds up to 100kh/hr, however, based on feedback and realistic usage we don't think this is accurate. We'd recommend making sure you peg out all peg points and guy rope attachments and proceeding with caution in any weather that is forecast as strong winds, or storms.

G'day Chris,

We've not heard that the Instant Up 10P Lighted Shelter has any issues with the darkroom coating following rain. The poles are replaceable, and we're generally able to source them if needed. As long as the tent is well pegged out and the guy ropes are secure the frame is very stable.

G'day Candy,

We wouldn't recommend putting anything over the tent when you're camping. The tent itself is waterproof so there isn't a need to put anything else over the top of the tent.

G'day Greg,

The lighting in the Northstar Darkroom is stitched into panels in the roof of the tent so I'm sorry to say there isn't a way that you can easily change it.

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.