Coleman Avior X2

Great tent for setting up when the weather is bad. Stays dry in rainy weather. Tent support cords are weak and snap easily.

Let me start off with the good. This tent hangs from the rainfly. You lay it out on the ground, set up the rain fly first and tighten up all the parts.

The first time I set up this tent it was in a downpour. It was pretty easy to setup and once up it was still dry inside.  I was able to climb inside, get out of wet clothes and warm up.  I slept dry and comfortable that night.  I also really like the tent spikes that come with this tent.  They are all aluminum and fairly sturdy and light.  The tent poles are also mad of aluminum and lightweight.

I really wanted to give this tent 5 stars but it has some flaws as well. For me the biggest drawback are the ten cords that come with the tent for securing the rain fly. They are extremely thin and seem to get more brittle with age. Our dog has walked into them on more then one occasion causing them to snap instantly.  Since I camp out in the Colorado Rockies, I like to keep the lines quite taught for the gusts of wind we can get high up on the mountain.  I think on one trip we had 3 of the lines snap.

My other complaint with this tent is also related to the reason I liked the tent. Since the main compartment hangs from the rainfly, you can't really remove the rainfly because there will be nothing left to hold up the tent.

I've used the tent for backpacking and car camping.  But at nearly 5 and half pounds of weight, it's not that great for lugging around on your back. 

The tent functions as designed. However, during a recent 8 day trip to the Sierra Mountains in the Kings Canyon of California, it did not perform well. There were major problems with condensation during the trip. Because the poles go through the rainfly it would have required taking the tent down and taking it apart to deal with the condensation. This would need to be done everyday. This takes time that I didn't have. This design is a major problem in my opinion.

Also the tent is not free standing, on rocky terrain we were able to use rocks to set up the tent. Many of the tent stakes have bent due to the hard terrain. A free standing tent would not have required the stakes to set up and it would have saved much time.

Personally, I'm in the market for a new tent.

Good Points:

Extremely lightweight (2.45 kg)
Outer pitch first
Porch
Very easy to pitch
Compact (excellent for backpackers)
Really good poles and pegs
2 entrances
Durable
Can cope in major downpour, and fast winds, despite being listed as 3-season tent.
Surprisingly cheap

Bad Points:
emmm... oh just to be picky, the groundsheet is a little thin, but had no problems with it.