Tent search

[net4n6]

nathan (nwoods) likes this one. If I set aside my hate of sleeves, it fulfills quite a few requirements on my list:

Rei Base camp 6
http://www.rei.com/product/777755?si...002-_-10456937

I have Kingdom 6 and like it a lot.

http://www.rei.com/product/777768

Until this day, I had Kindom 6 but still looking at Pineview model from Turbo tent. The reason I chose Kindom 6 over Pineview turbo tent was the folded size and weight.

http://www.familytentcamping.com/sit.../product/30090

[RusherRacing]

This one is looks pretty good, too. I'll have to see if I find any reviews.

http://store.mpgear.com/big-agnes-ki...footprint.aspx

That sure does look nice! I like the features but have never seen one in real life. If you find some reviews can you please post them up? or if you get it can you post a review?

Might be a nice larger option to our cabela's xpg if we don't get a little offroad pop up.

[georger]

Growing up in Utah, I've always been a big Springbar fan. I have a well used three-person tent that's 32 years old. This survived a micro burst two years ago that shredded your standard Coleman's, etc.

Last year we bought a 5 person Kodiak. It hasn't been subject to the same batterings that the Springbar has, yet. It suits my family well and I hope to get another 30 out of it.

[newmexico25]

Hi
first post here but I picked up the REI Camp Dome 5 Tent at the rei outlet store for my wife, me, 2 yo and 2 60 pound dogs. It seems to be well made and you can get it as low as $130 depending on the time of the year. Right now it is $164. Hope that helps.

[BIGdaddy]

Hi
first post here but I picked up the REI Camp Dome 5 Tent at the rei outlet store for my wife, me, 2 yo and 2 60 pound dogs. It seems to be well made and you can get it as low as $130 depending on the time of the year. Right now it is $164. Hope that helps.

that's a great price, thanks for the info.

Oh, and welcome!

[dirty Bakers]

We had a tent from costco for the first three years. That tent only lasted three years and was a pain to set up alone while amamda tended to the kidos. We purchased a black pine turbo tent at the end of the summer and it has been great. Takes five minutes to set up. We opted for the four man tent. Since our children are under the age of five we all (five of us) pretty well. It cost just under $500.

[thenomad]

I highly recommend the Sierra Designs Wuhu annex 6+2. I have the 4+2 and its amazing. We have myself, wife and 3 year old (and bullmastiff). We sleep in the 4 side. We keep the gear in the other and during inclement weather we keep our table in chairs in and its plenty of room.
http://www.sunnysports.com/prod/SDST...i_sku=SDSTWH6A


I can also recommend the LL Bean Big woods dome.
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/63697?feat=506832-GN3

[Hoosier 45]

We have an XWT Cabela's outfitter tent in the 12' x 12'. It is really very well made, kind of like "military over built" if you know what I mean. We are a family of 5 and my wife and I sleep on cots, the kids in bags and there is still a lot of room to play games etc. We payed around $600 for it about 5 or 6 years ago but the prices have gone up.

Last year we traveled with a French family that I let use it and the had 6 in the group (mom, dad, 18 yr. old and three other), It kept them dry and toasty in the San Juans.

They say it wiil stand wind of 75 MPH, no sure about that but we slept through a rip roarer on Cape Hatteras/ Outer Banks of NC two years ago.

I guess you really could think of it as a cabin that you can move.

We also have one of the spring bar screen tents and they are very well made as well. We se that one up on Cape Lookout last July in brutal (30 mph) wind. It was a bear getting up but stood well once erected. I kept waiting for it to rip but it didn't.

Good luck

[BIGdaddy]

We had a tent from costco for the first three years. That tent only lasted three years and was a pain to set up alone while amamda tended to the kidos. We purchased a black pine turbo tent at the end of the summer and it has been great. Takes five minutes to set up. We opted for the four man tent. Since our children are under the age of five we all (five of us) pretty well. It cost just under $500.

I very much appreciate this anecdote, because one of my major gripes with camping right now is that we have 3 small kids that one of us has to "tend" to just like you and your wife.

Really cuts down on the fun factor if your gear is very labor intensive. BUT we are making changes to self-inflating camp pads, and gear stowage solutions that stay packed till we go camping, and are easily accessible once out there.

I'll have have to check out the turbo tent, and all those links, fella's. Thanks!!!

[net4n6]

We had a tent from costco for the first three years. That tent only lasted three years and was a pain to set up alone while amamda tended to the kidos. We purchased a black pine turbo tent at the end of the summer and it has been great. Takes five minutes to set up. We opted for the four man tent. Since our children are under the age of five we all (five of us) pretty well. It cost just under $500.

How was the pack size and weight? I saw some of the videos on YouTube. The packed size was very big and it was not "that easy" to packup. It was easy to unpack but not to packup.