Binding: Sports Brand: Columbia Sportswear Color: Blue and Gold EAN: 0727001100576 Feature: Family dome tent sleeps 4 to 5 people; includes polyethylene tub floor Label: Columbia Manufacturer: Columbia Material Type: Polyester Model: CB-5300 Publisher: Columbia Release Date: 2005-01-24 Studio: Columbia Variation Description: Blue and Gold
Features
Family dome tent sleeps 4 to 5 people; includes polyethylene tub floor Features remote control light, skylights, and venting system to provide fresh air all night 74-inch center height Base size: 12 x 9 feet GoBe Dry rain protection system helps keep you dry in any terrain
Columbia Sportswear Company was founded in 1938. Columbia Sportswear Company began as a small family-owned distributorship and today Columbia is one of the world's largest outerwear companies. The history begins with Paul and Marie Lamfrom. They fled from Germany and settled in Portland, Oregon. Paul and Marie opened up a hat distributorship and named their company the Columbia Hat Company. They took the name from the nearby Columbia River. Today, their 82 year old daughter, Gert, is the Chairman of the Board and her son, Tim Boyle is President and Chief Executive Officer. Columbia Sportswear Company has a wide-range of stylish, and functional products to choose from. Columbia is famous for their Interchange System. This concept was developed in 1982 and made Columbia a leader in the outerwear industry. Columbia first started with an interchange jacket which was made for hunting and featured a weatherproof outershell with an insulating inner jacket that could be worn together or separately, thus making each parka three or four garments in one. Because of the popularity of this garment, Columbia applied the same concept to a ski parka and called it the Bugaboo™. The Bugaboo became one of the best-selling ski jackets in history. In 1991, Columbia developed a waterproof, breathable coating Omni-Tech which makes it now the second-largest user of waterproof, breathable fabric in the world.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: our new favorite tent... Comment: Just the right size for two ;-) (we like some space). Very easy set up - I did it the first time by myself in less than 15 minutes. very comfortable with the air vents. and the "doggie doors" were an added convenience.
i was a little worried because even though it says the seams are sealed, i wasn't very trusting... but, no worries!! we had NO water issues inside the tent despite a 3 hour torrential rainstorm... and it rained like that all three days every afternoon.
also, it FITS BACK INTO THE BAG!! WOOHOO!!
i like being able to tie back the fly to air out during the day (when it wasn't raining of course). it's my new favorite tent and was also a hit with our neighbors and friends camping with us! i highly recommend it.
Customer Rating: Summary: Roomy 4 person Family Tent Comment: Four teenage girls used this tent the first time out. They were able to hang out, stand up, change clothes and play board games in it. You could get 5 persons in it, but you won't have much wiggle room. Without the cover, there is allot of screen. With cover on, there is plenty of light and ventilation due to all the openable options. There was no rain, so that condition was not tested.
It was very easy to set up (harder to take down and pack it back in the bag).
All in all, it is a great tent.
Customer Rating: Summary: Easy set-up, nice features Comment: This tent might be hard to set up with one person, but I was able to set it up easily with my six-year-old helping.
Very nice size -- can hold a family of six, although six adults would be tight.
Different from some other models, it allows for a lot of ventilation with the rain fly on, because you can unzip the rainfly at all three windows.
Not much privacy with the rainfly off, though.
Some nice features, such as a light, cupholders, and little doors on the side of the main door to retrieve or place items outside. Customer Rating: Summary: EASY set up, Lot of room. Comment: I am new to camping and had never set up a tent before. Set this one up in the back yard with help of one other person. Easy!!! Next I set it up by myself - no problems. Tent is light weight, designed just right to make it possible for one person (even me!) to set up and take down without any problems. It is a pretty tent (important ot us girls), lots of ventilation, and it is nice to be able to stand up. However, I don't like the idea of sleeping on top of other people (unless I know them really well). This tent is very comfortable for two adults, OK for three, and cramped with 4. Customer Rating: Summary: Would have been a 5 if the zipper didn't break Comment: We've had this tent since 2005 and used it over 30 times in the past few years - with no problems - until now. The main door's zipper would not stay sealed even though it is suppose to self repair. We don't use the storage lockers except as "doggie doors" by our 3 dogs. We sleep in 2 twin sized air mattresses on the outer wings of the tent and leave the middle for gear, dogs, and table with light.
I have no problem setting up the tent myself without my husbands help - here is the trick: (not for windy situations)
1. Thread through both blue tent poles just until they reach one end where you can put the pin in, and stake those into the ground.
2. Push against the staked end and lift until the poles arch upward.
3. Put the pins in, and continue with the yellow poles and clips.
I am considering the newer tent as a replacement; however the model I have has a skylight and different rain fly - I would rather just have our zipper fixed.
