Madrone 4 Tent: 4-person 3-season
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Why We Built The Madrone 4 Tent
We styled the Madrone 4 Tent with family camping trips in mind. With an intuitive setup, reliable weather protection, and durable materials, this spacious tent provides a great option for car camping with kids. A mesh ceiling lets the whole family stargaze if the weather is clear, and you can turn the floor into an instant comfort zone by adding two Stoic Camp Cloud Double Beds (sold separately).
Details
- A spacious tent the entire family can enjoy right from the car
- Intuitive snap-in clip setup easy for everyone to help set up
- Two doors and vestibules provide storage space and chaos-free entry
- Gear loft and pockets help can hold cards, headlamps, and TP
- Duffel-style stuff sack is easy to carry to the chosen campsite
- Includes guy lines and stakes for secure set-up in windy conditions
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- Material
- [fly] 75D 190T polyester, PU coating (3000mm), [body] 75D 19T polyester, [floor] 75D 190T polyester, PU coating (3000mm), [mesh] 40D polyester no-see-um
- Capacity
- 4-person
- Season
- 3-season
- Wall Type
- double
- Freestanding
- yes
- Poles
- 2, 11mm anodized aluminum, [stakes] 10, 18mm aluminum D6
- Pole Attachment
- clips
- Number of Doors
- 2
- Number of Vestibules
- 2
- Vestibule Space
- 10.2sq ft x 2
- Ventilation
- fly vents, mesh
- Seams
- critical seams sealed
- Gear Loft
- yes
- Interior Height
- 52in
- Floor Dimensions
- 90 x 102in
- Floor Space
- 63.75sq in
- Packed Size
- 22 x 7in
- Footprint Included
- no
- Trail Weight
- 7lb 10oz
- Packed Weight
- 8lb 8oz
- Activity
- weekend camping
- Manufacturer Warranty
- limited lifetime
Reviews
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Overall Rating
4 based on 24 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageJune 3, 2024
Children's Play Tent
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
Go with a quality brand if you actually want to go camping. This is a fair weather children's play tent for the backyard. If you need to camp in foul weather make sure you seam seal it first and pray. You get what you pay for.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
June 2, 2024
Almost perfect
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
We used the tent for the first time this weekend. We got rain in the middle of the night and it held very well. No leaks. Very easy to pitch by one person. I give it 4 stars because the stakes are aluminum and very bad quality. They bend unless you are pitching the tent on a patch of grass
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
May 13, 2024
Great spacious tent for the price
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I bought this tent on sale as a great car camping tent for me and my dog (and often a friend and their dog). Very spacious, easy to assemble with one person camped in it in snow and summer conditions. I did recently have my fly punctured when the wind carried my tent away but besides that, it's been good to me especially considering the price.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
March 18, 2024
Amazing waterproofing
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
During a trip with this tent, our campsite flooded during a storm… we had 3-4 inches of standing water around our tent. The bottom turned into a waterbed as the water flowed underneath our tent. However there was not a single DROP of water inside our tent. We stayed completely dry even though we were sitting in water for almost an hour! I was completely blown away. For the price, this tent is incredibly high quality.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
March 17, 2024
I really like this tent but...
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I have multiple tents that range from Big Agness, Eurika, Six Moon, Coleman, Rural King, and the Stoic. I've had the Stoic Madrone 4, four years now and it has always performed well for me. Unfortunately, one of the tent poles split the last time I was out, and Back Country does not carry replacements poles. My only option is to use a tent pole splint or replace the tent.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
October 18, 2023
Jeff N
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
Bought this to camp in the backyard with my 3 yr old grandkids. So far so good. Even when we got stuck in the rain. Kept us dry with the fly. Plenty of room to even add the dog
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
September 28, 2023
Beat the Heat in This Inflation Beater!
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Have experience with the two- and four-person versions of this tent. Simply put, these Madrones offer excellent price-to-performance value. The most important seams come sealed. The rainfly appears to have some amount of waterproofing and includes a pair of adjustable vents. Setup is quick and intuitive. The tent's upper third is entirely mesh. Side pockets are abundant. There's even a gear loft. This is NOT an ultra-lightweight backpacking tent made with state-of-the-art materials and top-of-the-line stitching, but such a tent would easily cost 10 to 15 times this. With all the inflation we've seen over the past couple of years, a dollar doesn't seem to stretch as far, but this tent beats that trend.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
August 13, 2023
A few design issues
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
It's cheap and big and easy to put up. It also has top vents in the rainfly. The seams are taped. Those are all great. On the other hand, the beefy looking stakes easily bend, the vestibule/rainfly design will allow rain to directly enter the tent if you open the flap, and the fly is honestly poorly designed overall. It's never fully taut, and hangs against the non-entry sides unless you install a guy line at the bottom. The floor is lightweight and based on other reviews rain can wick through. It doesn't come with a footprint. Overall, a few design issues and one material issue keep it from being a strong recommendation. It'll do the job but you might get wet if you're not careful.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
July 31, 2023
Almost perfect tent
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I’ve been using this tent all summer with a double cloud stoic camp bed. It’s been through three storms and just recently a 30 mph gust lighting storm with very heavy rain. I experienced zero leaks however, you will need to tie extra rope to the loops on the center of the sides of the fly and stake those to keep the fly off the tent or the water will condensate through the tent and whatever is by the wall will get wet. The floor is very thin and also condensates water through the floor so a footprint is highly recommended for one to waterproof the floor and for two the cleaning of the bottom of the tent is not fun!! The tent poles are very sturdy none have bent at all this summer!! The stitching is coming apart in some places from use but I have yet to see a tent that doesn’t do that !! It takes me about 7 minutes to put the tent up and fly on and stake it all down. The clips are plastic and feel like they would break but have yet to do so. With the fly on the zippers are hard to get to. The zippers sometimes get stuck but it’s not every time more like once every 5 times I’d say. Overall it’s been a very good tent for my kid and my wife.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
June 16, 2023
Not Worth It
- Familiarity:
- I returned this product before using it
I bought this because my beloved Coleman tent of 15 years was starting to show some wear. I just needed something for my dog and I. The colors are as described and really pretty. That’s about the only thing it’s got going for it. The material is stiff and feels cheap. The floor of the tent is not made of tarp-like material but rather a thin nylon. As I mentioned, I wanted this for my dog and I and due to the floor material alone I knew it wouldn’t hold up with her paws. I think it wouldn’t hold up in general without a really good footprint. It is very roomy and pretty simple to put up and take down, however, as previously mentioned the material is quite stiff so rolling it up is not nearly as easy with other tents I have had. I also do not think it would fair well in the rain. The rain fly doesn’t stake out very far so I think it would pose issues for getting the interior of the tent wet. Based off my initial experience with it I don’t think it’s worth it. I’d rather spend my money on another Coleman. This is the first item I have ever returned from Backcountry.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com