Coleman Camping Gear Review & $25 Gift Card Giveaway!

Okay, I’m going to be honest here – I am not the outdoorsy type.  My husband, however, loves the outdoors.  Camping, hiking, fishing, anything and everything outdoors is going to make him happy.  When Coleman contacted me about reviewing some of their camping products I was not very interested.  But when I told my husband about it, he practically begged me to accept!

Coleman was very generous and sent us some amazing products.  When everything arrived, my husband was so excited (and he does not show excitement often!).  We could not wait to try everything out!

Last week was my husband’s vacation and we opted for a “staycation” this year.  Since we were going to be home, it was the perfect opportunity to try out the Coleman gear in our own backyard!

We have taken the kids camping before, but they were still very excited about camping in the backyard.  Of course, no camping experience would be complete without s’mores!  It was a total blast spending the time together as a family at home!

Since, I would probably use terms like “the stuff was neat-o” or “that thingy with the dealymabob,” I’ve decided to let my husband review a few of his favorite Coleman products:

“Extra High QuickBed Queen Air Bed 120V Built-in Pump – It was very nice and thick so that even if some of the air leaks out during the night, you don’t end up flat on the ground.  It is also very convenient to have the pump built into the bed and that it can inflate and deflate with just the flip of a switch.  I also like that it uses a standard plug so that you can use it in a regular outlet or in a car charger with a converter.

Quad Lantern – This was probably the coolest product.  The lantern is actually 4 mini lanterns in 1.  This way, if someone needs to go off the the bathroom, they could just pull off a mini lantern and leave the central unit behind with the camp.  It was also fun for the kids to carry around their own little lanterns.  To recharge each mini lantern you just reattach it back into the main unit.

75 Qt Wheeled Xtreme 5 Cooler – It’s really big and the cup holders on top are convenient, though I wish that the lid could be lifted without having to remove the drinks from the holders.  It is the only cooler I’ve ever had that had a drainage port in the back – makes it so much easier to drain out the melted ice!  The telescoping handle really set it apart from other coolers because I could fully extend the handle and comfortably pull it, or halfway extend the handle so that someone shorter could pull it easily.”

Coleman is also offering a giveaway for my readers!  One of you will win a $25 Coleman Gift Card!

How to Win

1. Leave a comment on this post simply telling me which Coleman product you would love to try!

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The Prize

One of my lucky readers will win a $25 Coleman Gift Card.

Good Luck!

This giveaway will end on Tuesday October 5th, at 11:59 pm CST.  I will use Random.org to select the winners and they will be contacted via email.  Coleman provided the gift card to giveaway and I received products necessary to facilitate my review. All opinions are 100% mine. You can read my disclosure policy here.