Coleman Skydome 2/4/6/8 Person Camping Tent with 5-Minute Setup

Why it's worth it

The Skydome's near-vertical walls create real headroom and a tall column of air above you, and the mesh panels and wide door move a lot of it. It sets up in about five minutes with poles already attached.

Volume is an underrated cooling feature. Heat rises, and a tent with steep walls gives it somewhere to go that isn't your face. Coleman claims about 20% more headroom than its older dome tents, and owners consistently mention being able to stand up and get dressed inside. On a hot evening that extra air column and the mesh up top make a noticeable difference in how stuffy the tent feels once the sun goes down.

Setup speed matters more in heat than people expect. Wrestling with poles at 3 p.m. in July is how a good trip starts badly. The poles come pre-attached, and the tent goes up in under five minutes, so you can get shade over your head and start moving air right away. The wide door helps too — you're not crouching and sweating to shove an air mattress through a narrow opening.

From our review of 7 cooling tents and hot-weather camping gear, by Genevieve Dubois, Home & Living Expert

What we like

• +Volume is an underrated cooling feature
• +Setup speed matters more in heat than people expect
• +It's also the tent here that most people will actually buy

What to know

• –It's a value tent, and the build reflects that
• –The rainfly covers a lot of the tent, so once it's on, ventilation drops sharply