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Tent Recommendations
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:38 am
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:38 am
My boys and I have joined a local scouting group, and I'm in the gathering camping supplies phase. Most of the campouts will be at parks with areas set up for camping, so I don't anticipate a lot of hiking and hauling stuff in to a remote campsite, so no real worries about something lightweight or easy to pack in and out. Plus it will be me, and my younger and older son, so I'll need a little more room for sleeping and gear storage. Any brands you guys recommend or ones to avoid? Most will just be a one to two night camping trip, but there is one in the summer that is almost a week for just the older boys in the troop.
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:56 am to TU Rob
Kodiak Canvas /end thread
Spent last weekend in mine. I will NEVER own a tent that I cannot stand up in (unless I'm strictly backpack camping)
Spent last weekend in mine. I will NEVER own a tent that I cannot stand up in (unless I'm strictly backpack camping)
This post was edited on 9/10/24 at 11:06 am
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:58 am to TU Rob
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Most of the campouts will be at parks with areas set up for camping,
Not much of a "fun" suggestion but I've gotten great service out of Ozark trail and coleman pop-up tents. They are heavy and take up a lot of room but I can pull up to a site and have a groundcover tarp down and a tent up in 10min. Throw in some air mattresses and camp is set. Obviously wouldn't even consider those type tents if I were backpacking them in anywhere though.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:17 am to TU Rob
Kelty Tallboy - you can get the 4, but no reason not to get the 6 for your purposes. The 6 is currently only about $30 more on Amazon.
Marmot Midpines would be a good choice, but right now the Tallboy 6 is pretty well priced at $199 (Amazon).
Marmot Midpines would be a good choice, but right now the Tallboy 6 is pretty well priced at $199 (Amazon).
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:20 am to SkintBack
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Kodiak Canvas /end thread
I like the idea, in theory, but I don't like the whole combined setup.
1 - if some folks want to stay out in the fly area and/or around the fire, it will be problems for the sleepers.
2. It encourages the fire setup to be too close to the sleeping area
3. It encourages food to be too close to the sleeping area
I like the tent for sleeping and everything else at the campsite compartmentalized.
ETA: On a tight budget, Coleman Sundome (if you're willing to take the spruce green, the 6-person is half off - $64 right now at Amazon) - I had good luck with Coleman products, back in the day. I have a sleeping bag from them that is going on 45 years old. However, that was clearly a different time.
This post was edited on 9/10/24 at 11:24 am
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:27 am to Turnblad85
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coleman pop-up tents
This is what I have. A 6 person instant setup Coleman. Last hunting season I put down a ground tarp, tent on top, then another tarp over it to block the wind because a big front was blowing in and it got down into the 20’s/low 30’s at night. I slept on my cot, and 2 other adults slept on the floor. We put a little heater in it and it was good to go. It’s nice being able to set up or break down camp in about 20-30 minutes.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:38 am to TU Rob
All anyone really needs...
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:41 am to TU Rob
#1 thing in Louisiana - Get one with a bathtub floor and a full rain fly. This is where most cheap tent brands cut corners.
Once you sit through a hard rain in a tent, you'll know the difference.
Some tents will be dry while others will be tubs of water.
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:43 am to Ace Midnight
Idk what you mean, nothing encourages me to do something I don't want to do. You lost me.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:48 am to SkintBack
Those are some nice setups. Not sure I want to drop $500-600 on a tent just yet, but the accountant in me is saying I'm going to be doing this for the next decade or so, and buy once cry once. Thanks all for the recommendations. I already have one of those little two person pop up tents that we've used in the past, but adding a third sleeper I want more room. He's small now, but the idea of trying to get a decent night sleep with two brothers that can go from sweet and friendly to wrestling and fighting each other at the drop of a hat doesn't sound too great.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:59 am to TU Rob
Cheap and replaceable tents are perfect for car camping.
The easy set up ones that I have sleep 8-10. They’ve lasted for at least 10 trips.
They will go bad and that’s the new MO for me. Buy cheap because I’ve had some “premium” camping/ paddling stuff go bad before the cheap stuff.
I would name some brands that that really bro gs out the fans of these brands into a tiz.
The easy set up ones that I have sleep 8-10. They’ve lasted for at least 10 trips.
They will go bad and that’s the new MO for me. Buy cheap because I’ve had some “premium” camping/ paddling stuff go bad before the cheap stuff.
I would name some brands that that really bro gs out the fans of these brands into a tiz.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 12:09 pm to SkintBack
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Idk what you mean, nothing encourages me to do something I don't want to do. You lost me.
If campers are sitting right next to the sleeping tent, they are going to be eating, drinking and talking next to the sleeping tent, at least IMHO.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 12:16 pm to TU Rob
quote:
adding a third sleeper I want more room. He's small now, but the idea of trying to get a decent night sleep with two brothers that can go from sweet and friendly to wrestling and fighting each other at the drop of a hat doesn't sound too great.
Get a 6 person tent. You'll have room to store some gear inside the tent.
Run over to your local Backpacker type store and spend around $300.
We're in a Marmot right now, and sleep 4 comfortable with duffle bags, etc inside. We keep other gear in large Rubbermaid bins under the vestibule part so they stay dry.
Similar to this tent.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 12:57 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:How is that the tent's fault again? Not being rude, but generally want to know the rationale behind this thinking? Are you saying because the tent has an awning that will make people want to sit under the awning and that will then make it distracting for people to sleep? Would you happen to be an Engineer? That works for the Government?
If campers are sitting right next to the sleeping tent, they are going to be eating, drinking and talking next to the sleeping tent, at least IMHO
Posted on 9/10/24 at 1:43 pm to SkintBack
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Are you saying because the tent has an awning that will make people want to sit under the awning and that will then make it distracting for people to sleep? Would you happen to be an Engineer?
And you will have food in/around the sleeping area which draws unwanted pests.
I'm not going to get into bear precautions, which is a horse of a different color.
No. I'm not an engineer, but I have almost 50 years of camping/backpacking/field experience.
Ask me anything.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 3:13 pm to SkintBack
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Kodiak Canvas /end thread
Kodiak flexbaw indeed, it’s super easy to put up and so nice to standup. I have an older slumberjack silnylon that I avoid using if possible, the canvas seems far superior.
Posted on 9/10/24 at 3:33 pm to TU Rob
I would recommend a Eureka dome tent. Good quality and generally do not leak.
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