Reddit mentions of Coleman 2-Person Sundome Tent, Navy

Try hikerdirect.com . It's a discount program run by Alps Mountaineering for scouts.

Also https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coleman-Exponent-Cadence-2-Two-Person-Back-Packing-Tent/382638523867

Also https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-2-Person-Sundome-Tent-Navy/dp/B014LSDUA8

I usually pick up a tent or two at REI garage sales. Most of the time, the issue is something I can fix...tent pole...leak...rip...etc. Also watch their outlet and regular sales. Sometimes you can get decent 2-3 man backpacking tents for under $100.

Don't discount the idea of blue tarps and bug nets.

Thank you so much for the detailed answer! The link is not working though. I am assuming you mean these ones? Edit: Saw it.

I didn't pay attention to the weight of the tent. I figured if I was gonna get one, might as well get a bigger one but you're right. I don't think I'll ever need a 2+ person tent, perhaps this one. Also, just checked my sleeping bag and it's rated for 40F which is no good. Think I'm going with this one. I dropped the lanterns and the torches as you suggested. A headlamp and my phone should be enough.

I didn't put in a stove just to be on the safe side since I'm going through an airport. I added this cooking set with one stove, and I'll just get the fuel from a nearby Walmart once I'm there. I'm lost when it comes to the sleeping pad. Suggestions?

What's your budget? I'm in the same situation as you basically, I work remotely and go to school full time, but it's summer! So I rarely have left the house recently, and Overwatch is an addictive game :-)!

However, I love camping, hiking, and the outdoors in general so I can give you a pretty good overview from someone with your perspective.

If I were to give general advice: don't overthink it! Find a day or two, a national forest or state park with primitive camping, and go for it! Here in the states it's pretty safe to go alone, as long as you aren't going super deep into the parks (which you won't your first time out).

Honestly, that tent is probably overkill for your first time out. I highly recommend getting inexpensive gear (read: not cheap! inexpensive) and making sure this is something you'd like to do.

So, in a nice list format, what I would tell my friends/family interested in the hobby:

1. Find a well traveled trail or park for your first trip.
   
2. Purchase reputable gear, but don't spend a ton yet
   
   
   

• Tents, I would say that this tent: Coleman Sundome
  would be a great starter.
  
  
• Backpack: you cannot go wrong with military packs, but I wouldn't bother with that one. Go with something from a military surplus store near you, they will be cheap and hardy.
  
  
• Sleeping bag: same as tents, until you decide whats right for you.
  
  
• I also recommend bringing a hammock if the weather is nice, it can make a great camp chair or even shelter if you get into this enough.
  
  
  

3. Bring a camera, and remember the cardinal rule of camping: Take only photos, leave only footprints! Don't ruin the outdoors for other people by taking things, or leaving trash.
   
   
4. I like to bring a book, it feels very zen to read in the stillness of a forest.
   
   
5. Respect the wildlife, and be aware.
   
   
   This really only scratches the surface: if you have any questions let me know!
   
   

Hopefully not bad weather, if it is we could bail. I've used the tent for just me aswell which is nice since you can pull your backpack and everything inside rather than placing things under the rainfly and waking up to frozen shoe laces.

One of the consdierations is I can't figure out great bedding still, the weather isn't that cold so airmatresses could work well and are much cheaper than another Q-Core.

Buying this tent: https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Sundome-2-Person-Dome-Tent/dp/B014LSDUA8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1485970847&sr=8-14&keywords=3+person+tent

Plus an airmatress would be cheaper.

I'm nervous about a bad trip since I don't think she has gone camping before and that might turn her off from future trips.

Edit.
For anyone down voting. I hope you know how heavy an impractical it is. There is also a $210 domestic shipping charge and a warning of it being this high bc of weight. So good luck on your $280 total cardboard tent when there are $30 alternatives or for equal price you can by a top tier tent.

No offense, but that is an awful idea.

Aside from it being a €55 ($61.50, without shipping) cardboard box that had a $20 canvas alternative, the material would be a joke in a festivals setting. Cardboard is be heavier, bulkier (can't roll up), will melt if it's damp/muddy/raining/humid, has poor protection from wind, and a poor insulator.

This product is a cute toy to buy for kids for in home use, or maybe a few hours in the backyard. But to suggest it is in any way a reasonable alternative to a traditional $30 canvas/nylon/felt/polyester tent.

Take this for example. No one in their right mind would buy that $60 cardboard toy over this.

The issue isn't the tent or the tent company.

I don't know about the UK, but I'm US based and camp a lot and I've never heard of disposable tents being marketed.

There are however very cheap tents $10-$30, which would be a low enough price point where a lot of people wouldn't bother going through the trouble of repacking when they can just get a new one next year (or the 2-3 times a year they'd use one).

I don't see how this is a issue of the tent company. It's a reflection of bad culture, upbringing, and lack of respect. I'd say ironically more than half of these festivals patrons are the same people that bitch about income and global warming, yet will discard tents in the name of laziness or convenience.

Anything cheap (or deemed cheap by the owner) can be "disposable" or "one time use". Should companies just not be allowed to sell anything under $100?

Sometime the issue is the general public, and not corporations. People forget that those high up are human just like those below, and unfortunately human actions are usually self-motivated. Whether it's lobbying to pass a law to make more money at the expense of an employee having Healthcare, or throwing away a tent because you don't want to deal with the cleaning/moving of it at the expense of some poor sap having to clean it for you or it polluting the earth. People higher up can just do it at a larger scale per person. But lower down, if enough people act the same, it can have an equally big impact. Such as 30,000 festival goers leaving 10,000 tents in a field.