A tent is a temporary shelter erected out of canvas or any other waterproof material and supported by poles and / or rope attached to the ground. Generally tents are used for campers during wild life trip or any other scientific expedition. It is also used by the military personnel to set up a base at a location or can be used even by the travelling circus crew. A tent can be very useful during natural calamities like earthquake, hurricane etc.

While erecting a large tent can be time consuming, smaller tents and medium sized tents are now made in such a way that the tents are ready in just a few seconds. Many of these are designed for smaller occupancies like 1 to 8 people and they are highly portable and made of environment friendly materials. The dimensions of these tents are around 2 m x 1 m x 1 m and they weigh anywhere between 2 kg and 15 kg depending upon the needs. The maximum packed is just 120 cm by 20 cm which is just another indication of its portability. This tent comes with windows having mosquito mesh and also has ventilation towards the sky. Poles are made of fiber glass and hence can withstand heavy force. If you just ignore the set up time which is just one minute, the tent opens up pretty fast – in about 5 seconds. Depending upon the durability of its use, the tents are available as single or double walled.

Out of the many instant manufacturers Coleman instant tents, also supply quality tents. They are thoroughly tested for quality in their labs by inducing rainfall like conditions in varying amounts. The flooring of the tent and the seam it makes with the walls are stitched in a special way so that there is no leakage. Coleman instant tents also come in interesting shapes and they have tents that can accommodate a family. If you are worried as to how to light your tent, they have a solution. It is the lighted tents from them which do this and they are attractively colored too. Other lightweight tents called as backpacking tents are also available.

The prices of these Coleman instant tents depend upon the number of persons it can accommodate and upon the quality of the material. Sometimes the material is coated with poly urethane films which as an additional rain proof cover. Moreover these come with a warranty.