Coleman Tent Fan Reviews

• Does Its Job And Stays Out Of The Way

  
  By A2RKI7RPP5CJMG on 2005-12-09
  When tent camping alone, this little fan works wonders. It doesn't crank out a lot of air, but it does get things flowing pretty good considering how small it is. It beats lugging around a portable standup fan and having to fight with it all night. This fan stays tucked neatly out of the way on the dome of my tent.
  
  I wouldn't suggest using it if you have more than one person in your tent with you, especially if you AND your guest get hot fairly easily. If you are alone, however, this little fan can keep you relatively comfortable all night.
  
  It's a camper's dream for a little relief, but it isn't much help if you're camping in an area that stays rather hot in the evening.
  
  

• Broke after 2 days

  
  By A30HZ3FJDEG0TV on 2007-06-26
  Be warned... The weight caused by the batteries in the base is extensive. When it worked, it was so great that my girlfriend pointed out we needed a second one. The weight of the batteries in the fan portion deformed the little plastic flanges that hold it to the backing, and two of the four broke within 48 hours. The fan will not hang now, and can only be held or set on a table edge. Poorly designed, given the weight of the fan mechanism and the batteries...
  
  

• Save your money!

  
  By A3V9F4C0TXBBV7 on 2006-07-20
  I was thinking 'how bad can it be?' Well, it's bad. You might as well buy those little hand held attached to a string you can put around your neck at Wal-Mart. Another reviewer suggested that it might be OK for one person. NAHH! It's OK for one person if you put it about 12" from your face. I would not buy this product if I were you.
  
  

• Great little fan....good for smaller dome tents

  
  By A28N3VDZXW8H5O on 2007-03-11
  This fan is great for a 2-4 person dome tent. I used it camping on a HOT weekend and it helped to circulate the air. The batteries lasted the whole weekend, with the fan being on continuously over night. This impressed me.
  
  

• This little fan packs a punch

  
  By A2F6DSIGQ6RMZ0 on 2006-08-04
  When my fans arrived I wasn't sure about them. But when I put batteries in...WOW! For camping in a tent it is perfect, we bought two of them. One fan for each side of the tent. I think this fan is a great buy.
  
  
• Excellent Fan, Blade Breaks If Not Detached
  By A155HEVVPEIFOQ on 2007-07-01
  I absolutely love this fan. Considering it's size and that it's a battery operated fan (i.e. not an AC fan), the output it provides can definitely cool one person down while he/she is lying down inside a tent. We stored our first fan with it's blades attached to it. The weight of the batteries contributed to the breakage of the blades. Because I like to carry light for camping, I had to buy another one due to it's "can't be beat" output for a small battery operated fan. Because we now store the fan with it's blades detached from it's base, the blades held together the past three camping trips. This year we're going camping with our toddler who still takes naps. This fan will definitely cool her down during her nap.
  
  
• Handy
  By A314E8L0NFVE78 on 2007-07-11
  We used this fan on a boat trip. Worked very well with the magnetic attachment to hang over the bed.
  
  
• Gets the job done in hot and humid N.C. beach weather
  By A3R6I0BR72FXWC on 2007-10-01
  I have a 7 by 7ft Swiss tent that I bought from this website, and I bought two of these colemen tent fans to put in it. They work great for this size tent in hot and humid N.C. Outer Banks beach weather. I think however, if you had some very huge tent that fit 6 or so people, you probably wouldn't be able to feel the fans from that distance. I think their range is roughly 20-24inches.
  
  
• Fragile Blades
  By A1XUM168G2FKOS on 2008-06-30
  I have one of these fans. It worked great until the blades broke off. I got about 4 or 5 camping trips with it. Next time I took it out of the camping chest the blades were broken. Not much good now & don't know how to get more blades. I would suggest instead of this item to find a tent fan with a good cage around the blades to protect them. No chain is stonger than its weakest link, and these flimsy unprotected blades are its weakest link. I would think Coleman could do better than this.
  
  
• Small but mighty
  By ASNIP42JN0CGC on 2007-07-09
  This was an excellent choice.For being very small it works well...In Va.it gets really sticky and when there is no breeze you would be surprised at how good this little fan feels.Fits right over our bed in the camper on the air vent.
  Thanks again for the speedy delivery
  
  
• Great idea for tent campers.
  By A13LZJI5U8QRAQ on 2008-01-08
  I bought two of these for Christmas for my son and niece. They really only use their tents for sleepovers in the backyard. They both tried the fans and loved them. A little circulation is better than none. Their tents are 3-4 person size. Both said they could feel the air just fine.
  
  
  
• Works great
  By AI0NMYA3LKXW1 on 2008-04-23
  Works great in tents for dogs that suffer from gas problems but it eats up batteries like a hog!
  
  
• Great for one person
  By ANRX6YS3N89FT on 2008-06-16
  We just returned from a Cub Scout campout in South Carolina, the temperature was 98 degrees and the humidity was about 90%. This little fan was the best thing I brought along. I am ordering two more so the kids can be cool next time - it really doesn't do much unless it is blowing right in your face, but for that, it is wonderful. The blades are very safe, too; the kids could put their hands right into the spinning blades and there was no harm done to the fan or the fingers.
  
  
• Tent relief for one
  By A3FCBYHATUXO4Q on 2008-06-23
  For one person, this fan can be a sleep saver for those 80 degree nights, though its weight and battery requirements would keep it out of my backpack. We used it for car camping and there it worked well. Because its flexible propellor doesn't push a lot of air, its position and direction are important, and the fan is slighly frustrating to move around, due to the strong magnet clasp. It needs to be 1-2ft from the target to be felt; definitely not enough for two or three people on a hot night.
  
  
• Mediocre personal fan at best
  By A1FS1M7X3SJMBP on 2008-07-16
  My family and I bought this fan before a camping trip to South Carolina in July. I was really looking forward to a cool breeze in our tent. Much to my dismay, this puny fan did not provide ANY breeze. Holding it in your hand, 6 inches away from your face, it is a mediocre personal fan. It might work for one-person tents, but for families or hot climates, this isn't worth its weight.
  
  

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