They mention it's spacious enough not to be cramped, has a good sized porch, and has an outer space that is really useful.

I think leaving the inner attached is something you need to try for yourself and make up your own mind. we pitched literally about 20 feet from the bottom of Cadair Idris and then climbed the mountain after breakfast.I bought this tent due to my last tent being a Coleman, which was cracking, survived all manner of weather, even the tail end of a hurricane.

The side door zips are double ended, which I found useful, being able to partially open the door from the top like a window yet retaining some privacy.This may be convenient in the camp if the space is limited and you are forced to use one side or another, or if the rain changes direction you can use the one that is less exposed to the wind. Once you've got the basics (outer sheet first, fix the corners, slide in the poles, stretch the corners, hang the inner, pull outer with ropes) it's easy to put up. The outer porch area although I kept zipped shut the entire time was a great help to keep muddy boots and a leaking cooler away from the sleeping area. You have seen its fully closable inner tent plus its great shell, so this is a true double-layer tent and it is definitely good enough at least for a 3-season use. If is a great tent, plenty of space for one or two people and has the all important porch area for getting out of wet bike gear.

This means that if you need to go outside in the rain, you will have to put your shoes and rain jacket on while crouching in the tiny front area. I bought a coastline 3 to replace a much loved Coleman Bi Space 300 which was the best tent I ever owned.It's very intuitive to put up and adjust but I later found it impossible to get it all back in its bag at the wet and windy campsite. The porch is big enough for two people to sit in on chairs and the front can be opened up to make an extra canopy. Like any tent with this material, it's like a sauna within seconds in the heat, but some space blankets see to that. When you close all its doors, you are fully protected, see how it looks: Full protection under the fly. You'd want something smaller and lighter if you were carrying it with you for serious trekking, but for a bit more comfort, and still a perfectly reasonable size and weight when packed down, this is ideal.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The bag is a little small for both the exterior tent, inner lining, rods and pegs, but it does fit in with some practice.The first night we used it was very wet and windy but everything stayed dry inside thanks to the rising edges on the porch groundsheet.