Instant Up Gold 10P Tent

G'day Murray,

The Velcro Strips on the ends of the side doors on the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P Tent can be used to attach awning extensions to the ends to give you a larger awning space under the sides of your tent. 

G'day Jo,

I fear that I worded my first answer really poorly. There isn't an awning extension accessory available for the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P Tent. The velcro lines up with the velcro on a Coleman Gazebo and you can use the Gazebo as an extended awning.

G'day Helen,

Good news! There is a privacy door on the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10p Tent, so you can still have some privacy when you've got the awning up.

G'day Rodger,

Coleman don't provide the leg screws for the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P Tent as an item that can be purchased. However, we do have a few spares here in the store. If you did need some, please let us know and we can help you out. 

G'day Kathleen,

Absolutely you can buy the fly for a Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P Tent. Just give us a call on 1300 914 007 and one of our awesome customer service ninjas will be able to help you out. 

G'day Andrew,

The rainfly needs to be removed from all Coleman Instant Up Tents before packing it down.

G'day Brett,

The front awning of the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P Tent is one piece, so you're unable to only set up half at a time.

G'day Sam,

Tough question to answer. Overall, the quality and materials of both tents are practically the same and we have full confidence in both. Even the differences are very limited... the two notable ones being the design/layout of each tent in terms of rooms and awnings available and that the Coleman Northstar is a Darkroom tent.

In regards to putting them up, while it's a different process, they are both relatively easy to erect. Once you have a hang of what needs to happen (our videos can help with this), it's pretty straightforward.

And in the instance that something doesn't go as planned, we'll be here with spare parts, solutions and ideas on how you can continue to get the absolute most out of your purchase.

G'day Rami,

We have checked and weighed the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P ourselves and found it to be 30kg. We're not sure why Coleman list it as 23kg.

G'day Yee,

There is no perfect fitting groundsheet for the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P. However, my best recommendation would be for an Oztrail Ultramesh Tarp in the 3.65 x 6.1 m size. You'll need to manage the excess tarp by either folding it under the tent or my recommendation would be to peg through it and allowing it to cover areas of the vestibules and awnings. Just ensure you reinforce the holes you create (glue, stitching, tape) with the pegs and then set it up each time to peg through the same holes. If this doesn't make sense or you need further clarification, please don't hesitate to give our team a call on 1300 914 007.

G'day Jess,

Unfortunately, we don't have a Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P out a box at the moment so I can't physically check this, but from memory, the pegs are around 20cm in length. I'll keep an eye out and if we pull one out, I'll be sure to double check for you.

G'day Belinda,

The Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P Tent comes with 5x awning poles.

Hi Sarah, 

The fly that comes with the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P is a rain fly.

You do not need to add anything further to the tent.

G'day Chris, 

Sorry for the late response, and to hear that you've had some trouble with your Instant Up Gold tent.

The best thing to do is to send us an email at service@snowys.com.au with a picture of the legs where the screw has snapped, your details and how it happened. From there our Warranties Manager will be able to look into this for you and also find your invoice to sort everything out for you Chris. 

G'day Sam, 

We don't actually have a display of this tent, nor can I find those dimensions of the awning from the info provided by Coleman. I've measured the awning poles that come with the other Instant Up Gold Tents, and they are 1.8m long which suggests that the awning is 1.8m high.

The total width of the tent is 4.3m, so allowing for the slope if we had to take a guess it looks like the front awning would be around 3-3.5m long. 

G'day Mel,

The Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P fits 10 people without any gear in quite a tight formation. In your instance, I reckon you'd be able to make it work. My suggestions would be that the two adults and the dog use one section and the four kids use the other section. Obviously, depending on mattress sizing and the amount of gear in the tent, will determine how much space is available, but it should be possible to make it work.

G'day Jade,

Good news - the Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P has two zippers.

G'day Gabrielle,

You're right - the upper shaft of the Coleman Instant Up 10P tent is 16mm and the lower shaft is 20mm. They have a really good track record of being very durable poles. The important thing with all Instant Up tents is to ensure you guy rope the tent to give it the most stability available. In turn, properly tensioned guy ropes will relieve a lot of pressure placed on the poles by wind etc.

G'day Sarah,

I would say that there isn’t a massive difference in set up time – it may take you a few minutes longer for the 10 with one adult due to its size, but both can be done with one person – it just may take you a few extra minutes. 

Both tents will in general are supposed set you back around 2 minutes – but that includes two people setting it up.

If you’re setting up with one adult I would say it may take you a little longer, if you have a look at the video here, you can see that with one person, you will have to go back and forth from each side to extend the legs etc so it may take you a bit more time.

I would recommend practising in the backyard at home before you go, so you can get a hang of it – which will make pitching faster when you’re out in the open. 

G'day Christina,

Whilst we'd love you to throw money at us, we can only do laybys in store at this stage so feel free to pop in. (They are over a 3 monthly term with a 10% deposit and regular payments).

Hi Chris, you could use a small padlock on the zippers to lock the tent, but personally I wouldn't bother! I think if somebody is going to nick my gear from the tent they could easily just cut it open, so I'd rather they just came in the door rather than destroying the tent as well! 

G'day Ludwig, 

The pegs that come with the Instant Up 10P are fine, but they’re definitely not a heavy duty option.

We’d recommend some Poles Apart Galvanised Steel Pegs 350mm as they're a bit bigger than the ones this tent comes with, so they’ll be very sturdy and also rust resistant.  

G'day Jenny,

You'll probably be able to put this tent up on your own but an extra set of hands will really make it a lot easier! 

There are a few differences between the Gold and Silver series Instant Up tents, mainly being that the Gold has a higher waterhead rating, an extended warranty period and is made from heavier duty materials. If you're likely to use the tent regularly, in all weather conditions, the the Gold would be the way to go :) 

Howdy Evatt,

The Instant Up Gold 10P Tent awning only removes from this tent with the fly. You can roll the attached awning up and tie it back however it is best to erect any tent with the fly on to ensure stability and strength in case of wind gusts or rain as the fly gives the tent most of its waterproof rating. This tent does not come with an additional awning as far as I know.

G'day Win. You are quite right. Our web page lists the weight as 30kgs and the Coleman website lists it as 25. I will need to take one out to the warehouse and get them to weigh it for you. They are currently in our container so I will need to have one taken out the back to check. 

Thanks for the feedback and tips Mark!

I'm glad to hear you think the Instant Up Gold 10P is worth it, while it certainly not the lightest tent in our range, you can't beat it for ease of use which is what makes it so popular with our customers. 

I guess you could cut them off Danielle, they are stitched to the inner of the tent. Alternatively, there are ties that enable you to tie them back to create a single room tent, which may be preferable in case you decide you want them at a later date.

I've just looked into this for you Danielle, and I'm as confused as you are. I don't have one on display to check for you, and Coleman have conflicting information between their website, packaging and catalogue. I'm going to get in touch with them and confirm dimensions for you, I'll post my findings back here for you.

Hi again Danielle, I followed this up with Coleman this morning and all their product team are away until next week. I will have to pull one out of its packaging and check dimensions for you, but I'm not sure I'll get the time or space to do this before next week anyway. My gut feeling is that the 3.05m width is the correct measurement, but I will confirm this with you as soon as I have an answer. I'm terribly sorry that I couldn't give you a definitive answer here.

I spoke too soon Danielle, I just found some floor space and pulled one of our demo tents out of its packaging. The specifications on our site are correct with the external width (pole to pole) being 3.05 metres, which gives you an internal width of about 2.95 metres. Sorry for the confusion here.

Hi Felipe,

There is no hard and fast rule here, but there are a few considerations. Firstly, if you use a waterproof tarp, it may be best to keep it smaller than the tent footprint to avoid water pooling underneath, in this instance you would want to make sure the tarp is still big enough to cover the main traffic areas.

However, if you use a mesh groudsheet the pooling is not an issue. You should also consider wether you want to cover the ground area under the awning. I'd suggest the Oztrail Ultramesh Tarp 3.05x4.88 (40773), this will stick out the ends a little but provide good coverage, or the Kookaburra Dura Green Heavy Duty Tarp (38060) which will cover the length nicely and a little bit of the awning.

You may find you need a combination of sizes to cover the area you want. Hope this helps.

G'day Miche. Two great tent comparisons! Aside from the price there are a few specific points on each tent that you can take into consideration for how you like to camp out for your family of 5.

One of the great features of the Northstar DarkRoom 10P tent is that it is much darker inside the tent so you will find it easier to sleep in once the birds have woken at the break of dawn. This will mean of course a lantern at dusk may be needed so you don't trip over the kids on the way in and out of your tent. The Northstar is also a longer tent at 6 metres compared to 4.3 metres which will provide a larger foot print at your camp site however the Instant Up Gold 10P is slightly wider giving an extra 75cm of room in its depth. 

The Coleman Instant Up Gold 10P sports a wider front covered awning stretching from one end of the tent to the other which can offer a little more protection from the sun through the large fly screen doors, however weighs an additional 12kgs over the Northstar. The Instant Up Gold also boasts a slightly higher head room at 200 cm as opposed to the Northstar at 190 cm. 

Both tents have the same waterproof rating of 3000mm and a 2 year manufacturer warranty, and very similar Floor and Side Wall material qualities. Both of these tents offer great ventillation with large doors and windows to keep your tent cooler on those warmer days.

Both of these tents are idea for a growing family. The top notch quality and living space will be able to accommodate you for many years to come.

Cheers!

G’day Miche,

The dividers on the Northstar are fixed to the floor, to access the sleeping areas you go through a zippered door. If you’d like to see what this looks like, have a look at the Northstar product page here at images ten and eleven.

I've just had a look at the measurements, and it seems that the sleeping areas of each room of the Northstar measure approximately 180W x 230L cm.

The Instant Up 10P is the same as the Northstar, it has a zippered door that goes all the way around, so while you can unzip it to have one big room – you will have to step over the bottom of the door. 

G'day Carrie,

I've just our display model, and all of the windows and doors on the Coleman Instant Up 10 definitely have both a mesh and solid option. 

When you're inside the tent, you can unzip the solid panel from the inside leaving just the mesh to see out of. You can also choose to have either just the mesh, or the solid option for the doors on this tent. 

Hi Leo. Great question! There is no black and white answer for how a tent can withstand strong wind. Although weather reports will give us an idea of what wind strengths we can expect, gusts can really be the killer for a tent. Generally speaking the more spent on a tent and the size you purchase will help determine how much resistance it will bear from strong wind and gusts. There are many factors to consider when putting up a tent in windy conditions, including how well it is pegged to firm ground with tight guy ropes, the expected gusts, and if the fabric is tight to avoid parachuting of the walls, however the tent can still fail if it . Tents are considered a temporary erection so really shouldn't be put up if the winds are going to be strong. Unfortunately warranty will not cover tents damaged in windy conditions so it is best to check the expected wind conditions prior to putting your tent up.

I need to make a correction to my answer here sorry, Coleman have a myriad of specs for this tent, width and weight heve big discrepancies between product labels, catalogue and website. Just to clarify the external tent dimensions are as per our website, 4.5m long and 3.05m wide. As for weight, we have independently checked this and the total weight is 30kg. Sorry for any confusion here.