I have an old pine river coleman tent. first edition. Ive had it for about 7 years. I use it about 4 trips each year. I dont back pack tent but camp ground, 3 to 4 days at a time. Ive used it in the middle of some serious rain storms that lasted the night and stayed bone dry, have not had to replace any of it. It has a nice mesh windows for lack of better word that allows me to almost see the entire sky and if it gets cold or if it rains has "window" so to speak that lets me zip it closed. rain fly is easy to set up.

is this the norm for a coleman tent? what would I expect out of a more expensive tent that this doesnt do? this coming spring I plan on doing a small camping trip involving a 3 day hike. I know wieght could be an issue, but I want to give it a shot.

Bad idea?

Thanks.