Camping tents

Eureka tents are really nice. They last forever.

They range from your standard 1-2 man tent to your 5-6 family size to the extreme snow and weather tents.
They can get fairly pricey, but worth it if you go camping alot.
Maybe you can find a good deal on Amazon or your local camping gear store.

Aww, I thought this was a back-country specialty tent discussion

Anyway, for car and family camping don't go nuts. I bought a giant 10 person tent at walmart for like 120$

Something like this if you want separate rooms:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trai...-x-11/16386306

Or they have others that are just one giant space. The one I had could easily fit 3 queen air mattresses. I use it for car camping and the likes cause it packs big and is fairly heavy.

This one is pretty badass looking too actually:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trai...ps-12/20531614

The bottom line is that any of them will last and be fine if you take good care of it. Once you get home clean it with mild soap and water, hang out side to dry(never dry this kind of material with anything hot) and then store dry somewhere. Mildew is the biggest killer of tents beyond stray sparks from the fire you put it next to!

Get a big ass Coleman tent, problem solved!

http://www.coleman.com/product/elite...9#.UY0W27V034o

Yeah, I've had decent luck with Coleman tents for car camping. As others have said, with car camping you're probably fine with pretty much any brand's tent, because you're probably not too concerned about weight and the like.

If you're looking at backcountry tents, then this is a good place to start:http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Backpacking-Tent-Reviews

Ah, looks like they've got a car camping section too:http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Campin...eviews/ratings

Up here in the Pacific Northwest you always have to worry about the possibility of rain, even in the middle of summer. So I like to spend a little bit money on something that I know is going to handle the weather.REI branded tentshave always been good to me and a lot of the car-camping versions are modual so you can buy add-ons to suit your needs. Try to find one tall enough that you can stand up straight in, you will be thankful for that.

I got an Alps Moutnaineering 2-person (effectively one person to me, but could be ok if its your woman in there with you) dome. Watch steepandcheap.com for a while and tents will pop up. Been a bunch in circulation lately.

Rangoth_sl said:

This one is pretty badass looking too actually:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trai...ps-12/20531614

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That looks awesome but holy shit I bet its a pain in the ass to get setup.

Kedwyn_sl said:

That looks awesome but holy shit I bet its a pain in the ass to get setup.

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What's the point? Most of the time if you are using that thing you might as well be renting cabins at where ever you are going I'd think.

Whatever you get, make sure it has a solid rain fly... I went camping with some friends a few years ago, and one of them brought a huge Coleman. It looked nice when I was helping set the thing up, but the "rain fly" was awful and the tent flooded during a thunderstorm the first night. That's where dome's shine; worst case, cover it in a plain square tarp.

Yeah, having a huge tarp, enough ropes/bungees/ratchet straps, and someone willing/able to climb a tree or two can make even the shittiest weather bearable. I still remember a camping trip when I was 17 or 18 when we had a 50' x 50' tarp strung up 15 feet above our site. It rained for 3 days straight but we were still able to have a great time.

That said, tents have gotten so good these days that they should be pretty damn waterproof if they're set up properly.

Unless you get a dome, make sure you hold on to the instructions. That's where my friend went wrong; he didn't have the instructions. Those multi-room, two men and a boy required setups are impossible otherwise.