What is the Best Family Tent on the Market?

Whether it’s the first time or not, camping with your family is always an awesome feeling, particularly in summer when the atmosphere seems to draw people outdoors. Today it’s possible to buy a family tent that’s easy to put up and carry around. Depending on the number of family members you intend to go camping with go for a tent that meets your needs as a family. Here are five solid tents to meet different family sizes.

This camp wall tent with a huge base is enough to hold a maximum of 14 campers. You can set it up with ease with just one extra pair of hands in about twenty minutes. It has 12 windows, four doors with ventilation and a meshed roof. The center special sewn-in zip offer room dividers allowing your family to convert the entire layout into different rooms as you want for some privacy. Essentially, from the sewn-in dividers it has a 20′ by 20′ floor size with a 78″ center height. The room dividers are easy to tie back if you want to create a single gigantic room. Considering it can fit five air mattresses, it’s great for a family camping. Accessing the extension cord is easy through E-port while the fly taped seams ensure there’s no leakage.

Pros 

• Spacious
• Great height
• Easy to set up

Cons

• Returning tent to the bag can be frustrating

This tent is great for a family since it can hold 12 persons. It takes two minutes to set up and can take in three queen air mattresses. It has a center height of 80″ with an adjustable surface vent made in the CORE H20 Block Technology. The tent has double room dividers to give your family three rooms in the tent. There’re wall pockets for storage with a gear loft that ensures items don’t litter the tent floor. There is also an access electrical port that easily closes while you’re not using the electrical cord. In total, the package includes a carry bag, tent stakes, double room dividers, gear loft, rain fly and the tent.

Pros

• Spacious
• Well made
• Easy to set up
• Storage space
• Keeps gear dry

Cons 

• It’s not easy to return it to the carry bag

A unique tent for three people, it’s ideal for a family of three looking forward to an adventurous night in the open away from the wrath of the elements. The Marmot’s design maximizes the living space. Two doors make it easy to get in and out while two vestibules offer storage space to keep your items dry. It’s a durable tent made of PU coated and seam taped 68-dernier type of polyester fabric for the tent’s fly and floor. A No-See-Um type of mesh canopy backs the tent up keeping crawlies away at night. You can be sure of a secure setup due to the DAC three Press-Fit poles while the lampshade pocket ensures light is dispersed evenly across the room from headlamps. Essentials can be tucked away safely inside the small pockets on the inside.

Pros

• East to set up
• Light weight
• Pretty tight

Cons

• You might need a mallet or piece of wood to ding up the stakes deeper
• More stakes would be fabulous

A classic Coleman tent, it’s ideal for a family of four. It comes with a door that’s large enough for the easiest exit or entry. A hooded fly ensures whether it’s raining or not there’s quality ventilation. Cross ventilation is possible through a rear larger hooded window including roof mesh vents. The floor is 1000D polyethylene in the style of a bathtub to keep you unscathed by extreme elements. It includes welded seams as a leaky floor safeguard even around the corners. The walls and fly are made of polyester fabrics, coated, to make them durable and rugged as much as possible. The four person tent also includes electrical access port, interior storage mesh pocket and ground vent.

 Pros 

• Remains dry even after a downpour
• Easy to set up
• Lightweight
• Durable

Cons

• Standing up comfortably not possible
• Zipper can get caught easily as you unzip or zip

This tent is spacious enough to hold eight people. The two-room tent has been designed for rapid assembly while out there with your family. It comes pre-attached with poles guaranteeing you a 1-2 minute setup. Welded floor, sturdy waterproof walls and Weather Tec exclusive system are some of its features, including a base measuring 14×10 feet with the center height being six feet and five inches. The tent has two doors and full ventilation through seven windows with a removable divider for more privacy. This Coleman tent has a one year warranty.

Pros 

• Easy to assemble
• Spacious
• Disassembling is also easy
• Roomy
• Handy room divider
• Two doors

Cons 

• Lacks ceiling ventilation
• Rain fly absent
• Fitting in the original bag almost impossible