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Family tent recommendation 2-Jan-2017 At 5:36:25 PM Mr Poopypants

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Hey Bones

How old are the little ones? We've got an 8 and a 10 yr old (late starters:-) I had to replace all our tents last year. I've always subscribed to using a cheap tent for car camping and saving the good ones for where needed. Until our kids were about 6 /7 a cheap four person from the Great Outdoors (about $100 I think) was great. The cross over pole type with a crawl in vestibule at the front of the dome, zip at the back helps.

Once the kids got bigger we got a big ass Marmot dome - 6 person. I can stand up in it and jump up and down. It packs up only a little bigger than the cheap 4 person. The extra space is great when camped for a week or so. We took it to the Bungles this year. Worked a treat. All the big manufacturers have something similar.

Look on the yank websites, the sales are on now. I use shipito. I found I couldn't buy a lightweight bigass tent here. We were looking for something to pack up small in the back of the car. Remember needs change as the grommets grow. Happy hunting. I reckon a fold up mattress and pillows are more important, but then, I'm soft.
G.