coleman tent, camping hikingToday I ordered this new Coleman tent for the kids to stay in when we go out camping. They are old enough to have their own tent, and when they got home from school and I showed them a picture of it, they were nearly ecstatic to have their own space when we go out camping on weekends. This is a Coleman Exponent Seige 2 Tent and it will sleep two easily. The best feature about this tent is that it has lots of extra storage room in it because of the way it's designed. As soon as we get it, we'll put it up in the backyard and test it out. Since we live in a gated community, I feel secure about letting the kids sleep outside in it just to test it out.

I found it at All Star Sports Outlet, a website that has a lot of camping gear. The address is www.www.allstarsportsoutlet.com. We buy a fair amount of camping gear, especially products that help us enjoy the camping trip and take away the work involved. This tent will be really easy to put up and take down. Coleman tents have been around for years and we trust the Coleman brand for all our camping gear. When we're out camping, we depend on what we bring, so we tend to stick to brands that are tried and proven.

We go camping hiking in the desert once the fall weather gets cool enough to be outside during the day. We stash our gear in our Coleman tents and take off on foot, following arroyos (dry river beds), looking for interesting plant life. Once in a while we scare up a Javelina or pack of coyotes, and we see hawks all the time high in the sky. Our favorite camping spot is just 15 miles from home, so we can get out often to enjoy the incredibly soft desert air and the gorgeous sunsets.

Our first task when we go out is to put up our Coleman tents, and according to All Star Sports Outlet, this Coleman tent has color coded poles which will make it so easy to put up. It also has four storage pockets so the kids can keep their MP3 players and other hand held devices along. Fortunately, there is wi-fi out there because the satellite towers are close by. There is a mountain range nearby, but we camp on the desert floor so the kids can get the wi-fi signal to do their homework and stay in touch with their friends on their social networking sites. Even though they love camping hiking, they still bring along their electronics to stay in their comfort zones at night after the sun goes down.