Hello all! I've been researching tents the past few weeks and am overwhelmed by all the options. This forum came up as I was searching online for reviews and I thought I'd see if there was anyone out there interested in offering any thoughts.
The impetus for the purchase now is my son having joined Cub Scouts. I need to be able to accommodate up to two adults and two kids. This will be used for car camping in state parks and Scouting reservations; never in snow. We'll probably be sleeping on mats. We are in Florida, so ability to handle heat, humidity, rain, and bugs are really important factors. I'm 5'5" and my husband is 5'10"; our kids are in first grade and preschool. They still nap, so it would be great if the rain fly could provide shade and also be rolled up/staked out in such a way that we can keep it cool. Zippers/doors should be tough enough to handle little hands who aren't always going to be as careful as mom would like.
So far I've identified the following prospects:
I really appreciate any insight or advice you all might offer!
Megan (DenMom)
The impetus for the purchase now is my son having joined Cub Scouts. I need to be able to accommodate up to two adults and two kids. This will be used for car camping in state parks and Scouting reservations; never in snow. We'll probably be sleeping on mats. We are in Florida, so ability to handle heat, humidity, rain, and bugs are really important factors. I'm 5'5" and my husband is 5'10"; our kids are in first grade and preschool. They still nap, so it would be great if the rain fly could provide shade and also be rolled up/staked out in such a way that we can keep it cool. Zippers/doors should be tough enough to handle little hands who aren't always going to be as careful as mom would like.
So far I've identified the following prospects:
- Big Agnes Tensleep Station. Screened-in porch is really appealing. Like the flexibility of the rainfly.
- Marmot Halo. Spacious and with quality materials (if I'm interpreting correctly). I understand that with this one I'd likely have to go up to a 6 though because the floor space on the 4 is less than it officially measures.
- REI Kingdom. That screen room looks great.
- NEMO Bungalow.
- Kelty Granby.
- The Eureka Copper/Jade/Silver Canyon lines. I haven't researched these enough to know the differences.
I really appreciate any insight or advice you all might offer!
Megan (DenMom)
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