Equipment Details

Manufacturer: Columbia
Brand: Columbia
Model: CB-9210SR
Color: Red and Tan
Product features:

Shower tent to keep you fresh on long camping trips
Pocket organizer, shelf, and towel bar
Mesh sky panels; can be covered by vestibule
90-inch center height
Base size: 5 x 5 feet

Sports reviews of Columbia Shoshoni Falls Shower Tent

Customer Review: Can't wait to use it!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

I just got my Columbia shower tent yesterday and already set it up! At first I was going to just buy a $30 shower tent, but I'm glad I found this one!

Here are my first impressions:

1. Very roomy, but the ad states 5' X 5' and the box reads 4.5' X 4.5'?? There is plenty of room to put a porta-pottie in the shower and make it a dual purpose tent.

2. Very easy to set up. Every thing is color-coded for easy set-up! I was hesistant in ordering this because of the other review of how hard it was to set up. It did take a while at first because I was following the instructions. But I think the next time I set up, it will only take 5 to 10 minutes max. There are a lot of parts when setting this up, so be sure to set it up in the daytime or have a good lantern to see with.

3. Nice carrying bag! Very well constructed. However, I wish Columbia could have spent less on the bag and taken that off the cost of the product. $112 was not bad though for everything you get. It sure beats spending $140 to $160 on one and it definately beats the cheap $30 tents.

4. Nice accessories like corner hanging rack, towel bar, and light. HOWEVER, the remote control for the light takes a 12v photo type battery. The light itself just takes 2 AA batteries. You don't really need the remote though. There is an on/off switch on the actual light itself. I just hate it when battery operated items do not take regular batteries such as AAA, AA, C, or D. How many little convenience stores out in the middle of nowhere, when your camping, carry 12v photo type batteries?? Plus those batteries are expensive! Be sure to take the batteries out in the off season!

5. The tent comes with the nice thich metal stakes! Not the cheap plastic ones that bend or break after the second or third time you pound them in the ground. We have the same stakes for our regular tent and ground cover and they can drive through rocky and clay soil with no problem!

6. IT HAS A FLOOR!! The cheap $30 ones do not all have floors, so be careful when you purcahse one! The mesh around the floor to let the water run out was not what I expected. I expected more of a tent window type screen. The mesh around the floor has rather large holes in it to let the flow of water out of the tent. However, the holes are large enough to let in creepy crawly bugs such as ants and spiders. We'll have to see though. Maybe putting a ground tarp on the bottom of the tent will help keep the bugs out as well as save the bottom of the shower from rocks.

7. Very sturdy. I think she will hold up well in high winds and storms. The one downfall is that in order to use the guy lines to give it more stability, you have to use the rain fly because the guy lines are attached to the rainfly. If you didn't want the rainfly on but still wanted to use the guy lines for stability, you could get some line and tie them to the corners.

8. Lots of storage! There are lots of spaces in the shower to place your stuff like shampoo and what not. There is even a compartment in the hanging rack to put toilet paper in so it doesn't get wet.

9. There is about a four inch zipper on the back to run in you shower hose if you use one of those hot water shower pumps. I wish they put zippers in all four corners, so you can place you shower pump anywhere and still run the hose into the tent. I would have like to see the zipper in one of the front corners because we have one of the those propane hot water pumps. The way it is set up now is that you would have to go to the back of the tent and light the propane shower and start the pump. There are also some connectors at the top to hang a solar shower bags. However, those so called 5 gallon solar showers would be a lot of wieght. Anyways, I have never been able to get a full 5 gallons in one of those things.

10. Heavy duty metal poles. I was very impressed on how sturdy they were!

All in all, I was very impressed with the shower tent, even though I haven't actually used it. There are a few minor things I wish Columbia would have done differently, but still happy with the purchase.

The reason we got this is because where we camp, there is ussaully just an outhouse, sometimes a shower house. There is nothing worse then having to hold your breath and go into an outhouse. That's not the worst part. I hate wasps and every outhouse and shower house I have been in, there are always wasps flying around your face while you trying to use the restroom. YUCK! It's like the parks we go to won't spray for them or something!?

We don't have a camper or travel trailer becausse we take our boat with us. So this will be perfect. After a long day on and in the lake, a nice shower makes you feel better and you can wash off all of the sunscreen and bug spray before you go to bed!

I know this will make your camping experience a happy one. At least I know my wife will be a happy camper! Hope this review helps!

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Description of Columbia Shoshoni Falls Shower Tent

Shoshoni Falls 5' X 5' X 90" Shower Tent, 19mm Steel Poles, Remote Controlled Light, Pocket Organizer, Shelf, Towel Bar, Sky panels.

Keep yourself fresh during camping trips with the Columbia CB-9210S Shoshoni Falls shower tent. It has a roomy 90-inch height at the center and 5 by 5-foot base. The CB-9210S features two mesh windows on the side that can be zippered shut and mesh sky panels that can be covered by the included vestibule. It comes with a remote-controlled light (with a 65-foot reach) that attaches easily for exceptional nighttime security and visibility. Other features include a 1000 millimeter double-coated fly, pocket organizer, shelf, and towel bar.

Specifications:

Base Size: 5 x 5 feet
Center Height: 90 inches
Poles: 19 millimeter steel poles
Weight: 32 pounds

About Columbia Sportswear
Founded in 1938, Columbia Sportswear Company has grown from a small family-owned hat distributor to one of the world's largest outerwear brands and the leading seller of skiwear in the United States. Columbia's extensive product line includes a wide variety of outerwear, sportswear, rugged footwear and accessories. Columbia specializes in developing innovative products that are functional yet stylish and offer great value. Eighty-year-old matriarch Gert Boyle, Chairman of the Board, and her son, Tim Boyle, President and CEO, lead the company. Columbia's history starts with Gert's parents, Paul and Marie Lamfrom, when they fled Germany in 1937. They bought a small hat distributorship in Portland, Oregon, and named it Columbia Hat Company, after the river bordering the city. Soon frustrated by poor deliveries from suppliers, the Lamfroms decided to start manufacturing products themselves. In 1948, Gert married college sweetheart Neal Boyle, who joined the family business and later took the helm of the growing company. When Neal suddenly died of a heart attack in 1970, Gert enlisted help from Tim, then a college senior. After that it wasn't long before business really started to take off. Columbia was one of the first companies to make jackets from waterproof/breathable fabric. They introduced the breakthrough technology called the Columbia Interchange System, in which a shell and liner combine for multiple wearing options. In the early 1980s, then 60 year-old Gert began her role as "Mother Boyle" in Columbia's successful and popular advertising campaign. In 1998 the company went public, and moved into a new era as a world leader in the active outdoor apparel industry. Today, Columbia Sportswear employs more than 1,800 people around the world and distributes and sells products in more than 50 countries and to more than 12,000 retailers internationally.

What's in the Box?
Shoshoni Falls Shower Tent, steel poles, remote-controlled light

Manufacturer Warranty
Lifetime warranty