This is the best coleman dark room tent. It offers a window at the door and a back window for cross ventilation. I also own the 4 person Sundome and it is almost the same, but doesn't have a pocket to feed in an extension cord. I tried the Coleman Skydome dark room 8 person and returned it because it had only one window at the door for cross ventilation and the attached poles were a pain, so I returned it. I have found tents to get hot, so you need that cross ventilation. The Sundome poles are not attached, but for me they are more manageable. I also tried the Coleman Stardome dark room 6 person purchase through Walmart and found that the tent was not all fully dark rest, or at least the tent I got. The Stardome had a large back window to see the stars or cross ventilation, but it was hard to open fully unless you are really tall and it would not be usable if it rains. The Stardome also has attached poles that stay in the middle which take getting used to for packing up. I also returned this one back to Walmart after trying it for 2 nights and not sleeping well with the light coming through.
I have loved using dark technology tents because I am a light sleeper. I have Ozark Instant 6 person and 10 person tents and I love them because they are darker than the Coleman, and have more windows. Ozark tents also have skylight ceiling panels that I can open in the morning and bring in the sunlight and at night you can close the panel which allow the tents to stay warmer than other tent. My Ozark dark tent are not that great with rain because the rainfly doesn't cover the door, when in a rainy camp trip, I had to have a towel at the door for all the rain that would come in. Also, Ozark's 6 person tent is not tall enough for me to stand in so I tried out Coleman for the compactness, dark technology and better for rain due to how they make the front door rainfly. I use the 4 person Sundome Coleman tent when it is just me and stay in snow or very cold weather, but I needed one for me and the husband where I could stand without taking the 10 person instant dark Ozark tent. This was the best alternative.
Now, I am 5'9" and I can stand inside the Sundome tent, but the Skydome and Stardome truly have 20% more headroom space.
I hope this help someone in making their purchase.
