G'day Ian,

The Oztrail Ultramesh Tarp 8 x 12ft (2.44 x 3.65m) will fit well under the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent with a small amount of tarp under the front awning. You could also go for the 10 x 16 foot (3.05 x 4.88m), which would need a slight fold along the sides, but cover you all the way under the front awning.

G'day Hannah,

Sorry but we're no longer able to get our hands on this model, we only have the new Instant Up 6P Lighted Northstar Darkroom Tent for sale.

G'day Bob,

Unfortunately, replacement flys for the Instant Up Gold 6PV are not available for purchase separately.

G'day Erin,

I've just double checked and there are no eyelets in the windows, but there are small webbing loops that the guys ropes are attached to.

G'day John,

If you have a look at the floor plan for the Instant Up Gold 6PV you'll be able to see the front vestibule area. It is approximately 1.4m x 2.6m but narrows toward the front edge and the front angles down. You might be able to fit a small table but it would depend on the size of the table and where you planned to put it. 

G'day Anna,

The Instant-Up Gold PV Dark Room Tent has a front and a rear door.

G'day Shinead,

You don't have to use a tarp underneath the Instant Up Gold 6PV but we'd generally recommend one to protect the base of the tent. The Oztrail Ultramesh Tarp 8 x 12ft (2.44 x 3.65m) will fit well with a small amount of tarp under the front awning. You could also go for the 10 x 16 foot (3.05 x 4.88m), which would need a slight fold along the sides, but cover you all the way under the front awning.

G'day Abhi,

You shouldn't run into any space issues with 2 adults and a kid sleeping inside the 6PV Dark Room.  Coleman has this one listed as a 6 person tent, however, we recommend a capacity of 4 people for a more comfortable experience.  That's 4 adults too!  So with just 2 adults and a child, you'll have enough room to move around and store a bit of gear :)  The actual dimensions for the sleeping area are 330cm Long x 260cm Wide.  Without knowing exactly which queen size self-inflating mat you're using, it's hard to offer any absolute guarantee but if it's measurements are around that of the OZtrail Leisure Mat Queen at 195cm Long x 150cm Wide, you'll easily fit it inside with room to spare!  Hope that helps :)

G'day Ally,

The Instant-Up Gold PV doesn't have a sunroom option, but the front vestibule area may have enough room for the dogs (obviously depending on the breed). The Oztrail Gazebos are a bit of a different design to this tent, but you can get lots of accessories for them that might give you space for the dogs.  

G'day Peter,

I've just had a look here and luckily we had a display model Instant Up Gold 6PV and an easy fold stretcher so I tried it out for you. Two will fit in either side from front to back and will give you room in the middle to get changed. There is also space between the end of the stretcher and tent for bags etc. 

G'day Nate,

Replacement poles for the Gold 6PV are fairly easy for us to source. Each pole replacement is the section from the ground up to the central hub. 

G'day Kate,

Sorry to hear you've got some damage on the fly screen of your Gold 6PV tent. We'd recommend picking up a Nylon Tent Repair Kit. They come with a needle and thread so you can stitch in an appropriately sized patch.

G'day Erin,

I've just double checked and the Instant Up Gold 6PV only have two eyelets at either side, so they are slightly different to the Gold 4P.

G'day Lisa-Maree,

We generally wouldn't expect the Instant Up Gold 6PV to leak as the seams are sealed. If you're having issues with your tent leaking our warranty department should be able to help you out. Please send us an email with some photos showing the leak to service@snowys.com.au, our warranties team will then be able to conduct an assessment for you.

Sure does, Siobhan, it has a plastic hook in the centre of the tent for your lantern or fan. 

G'day Andy,

The Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room tent would be pretty full with mattresses with a family of four. You would have around 60x330cm of space at the foot end for storage as well as walking through.

G'day Gary,

The Instant-Up tent carry bags will keep the tent dry in very light rain but not on top of a car, so you'll need to cover it with a tarp or similar to keep that driving rain out. 

G'day Chris,

It's always a tough question to answer as conditions can be so varied when it comes to the weather. My best advice would be to try to avoid pitching your tent in very open areas, especially if you know the weather is going to pick up. Coleman is pretty confident these will handle wind reasonably well, but you'll definitely want to make sure all your guy ropes are pegged out securely. In fact, if you know you'll be encountering some foul weather there's nothing stopping you from adding more guys ropes on to the existing tabs so you can brace it from various angles. Have a look at the picture the most recent reviewer has put up on our site, its a great example of a well-pitched tent.

I can't think of a better, more versatile option at this price point than the Instant Up tents, but if you want to look at a few alternatives check out the Oztrail Tourer 9 Plus and the Oztrail Tourer 300. If you wanted to really blow the budget have a look at the Black Wolf Turbo tents!

G'day Chad,

The Instant Up Dark Room series is a great option for a variety of weather. The darkroom fabric coating is claimed by Coleman to keep the tent inner up to 5 degrees cooler than an untreated tent fabric and this will work especially well in the early morning when it's the direct sunlight causing the heat and not high air temps. The flipside is in winter all the ventilation points can be closed up to avoid having cold winds whipping through the tent. 

G'day Julian,

The Oztrail Ultramesh Tarp 8 x 12ft (2.44 x 3.65m) will fit well under the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent with a small amount of tarp under the front awning. You could also go for the 10 x 16 foot (3.05 x 4.88m), which would need a slight fold along the sides, but cover you all the way under the front awning.

Not unless you custom made something to enclose the area sorry John. There's no 'off the shelf' screen room for the awning of the Instant Up Gold Darkroom Tents, nor are there any specific provisions for attaching one. 

Sorry, we can't help you here.

G'day Nick,

You should be able to fit your Airbed and Double Bunk inside a Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent but there won't be much room for anything else in there with you. 

G'day Daniel,

You'd make a good scout with this sort of preparation! I would suggest that your best bet for repairing any issues you might have with the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent would be to grab a Coghlans Nylon Tent Repair Kit. It should get you out of any sticky situations you find yourself in. 

G'day David,

You've got two main choices of tarp for your Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent. You can go for the 8 x 12 ft, which will be slightly too small on one side but cover most of the floor of your tent or the 12 x 12 ft, which will be slightly too big but can but folded away under your tent to stop any from coming out the sides. 

G'day Yoel,

I've just had a look downstairs at one of our Coleman Instant Up Gold Dark Room Tents and can confirm that you will be able to fit 2 queen size airbeds in there. You won't have room for much else in the tent with you though. 

G'day Marita,

We don't sell the detachable awnings for the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent as standard but can order one in for you if you'd like. Feel free to give us a buzz on 1300 914 007 and our customer service ninjas can help you out. 

G'day Rae,

Unfortunately, Coleman don't make an 8 person Dark Room tent, no. They make them in the 4 person, 6 person, and the 10 person Northstar. 

G'day Sharon,

Can you please explain what you mean by the gazebo fitting the tent?

G'day Sharon,

The velcro along the bottom of the awning on the Instant Up tents is exclusive to the Gold Range. Unfortunately, there isn't a velcro strip on the bottom of the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent. If you had a 6 person one from the Gold Range, then the standard Coleman 3.0 gazebo would work a treat!

G'day Brett,

You're spot on, the 6PV is part of the Gold series, but being a bit different from the rest of the range it does have a few features that aren't consistent with the others. 

G'day Barney, Sharon and Brett,

Just to clear this up once and for all I've personally inspected a bunch of the Gold series tents! The Coleman Instant Up Gold 4/6 PV tents, as well as the rest of the Gold range, do have the velcro strips for attaching to your Coleman Gazebo. I'm not sure where Ben got his information from but I apologise for any inconvenience. 

G'day Erin,

These 300 x 8 mm pegs should work fine. It looks to me that you'll need at least 16 pegs. Don't write of the Coleman pegs from the outset though - while not super durable, they can do the job.

G'day Daniel,

Unfortunately, Coleman hasn't included the detachable awning with the Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent. There is no word at this stage whether this is a feature they'll look to add or include in the future for the Dark Room options.

G'day Connor,

G'day Siobhan,

While the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent doesn't offer a huge amount of ventilation, I'm not sure the Coleman Sundome would offer much more in comparison. Naturally, the Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent is a much higher quality tent and is certainly much more user-friendly. So far, the surprising feedback has been that the Darkroom tents are quite cool to what many have expected.

G'day Siobhan,

If you're looking for a quality tent with great ventilation, my recommendation would be the Zempire Neo Range available here. While it doesn't have the 'instant up' functionality, you'll notice by even just looking at the images, that there is a huge amount of ventilation on offer, right across the different sizes. Zempire is a well designed and high-quality brand and has proven to be really popular over the past few years.

G'day Melissa,

Sorry - we've made an error here. I've just physically double checked myself and the packed dimension for the Coleman Instant Up Gold 6PV Dark Room Tent is 135cm long.

I can also confirm that the Coleman Instant Up Gold 8P and 10P Tent has a packed dimension of 119cm long. This is due to a different frame structure to 4P and 6P tents which allows it to be packed down smaller in length.

G'day Chris,

We're aiming to have the external dimensions for the new Instant Up Darkroom tents by the end of this week. As they're a brand new tent, we need to pull them out and set them up to confirm all the sizing that Coleman hasn't provided to us.

G'day Jack,

A groundsheet is always beneficial simply to assist with the protection and longevity of your tent. While not critical like other tents, it would certainly be worthwhile.

G'day Ali, 

Aside from the light blocking and heat reducing fly, the other difference between the Instant Up Gold Dark Room 6PV Tent and standard Instant Up Gold is that this tent has a front vestibule for added living space.

G'day Mark,

Coleman currently don't have plans to release a Dark Room version of the 8P or 10P Instant Up models this season. However, they do already offer a 10P Northstar Darkroom which is quite similar is design.