While there’s little chance you’re going to fit the whole family in here, it’s an ideal beginner’s tent. And look how SPACIOUS this baby is! You won’t be able to use up all that interior space, especially when you have all that beautiful, beautiful vestibule space for your gear! The interior of the Coleman Sundome 3-Person Tent can be suitable for three people, but there will be no room for anything else. This is particularly important if you’re planning to bring sleeping pads or an air bed. Here you have a tunnel-type 2 room tent for 3 people. It includes an inner floored tent which is a bedroom, and a living room in front of it with its own sewn-in and sealed floor. Tent footprints are available to buy separately from tents at outdoor retailers. They're essentially an extra groundsheet that you can pitch before your tent, with the aim of pitching your tent on top of it.

This is a 2-component system with an insulated Crua Culla Maxx 3-person cocoon and the Crua Duo Maxx 3-person shell tent. In other words, you have a 3-in-1 modular combination which means that both components can be used separately and also together. The Cocoon is an insulated but not waterproof freestanding tent, and it has an R-value of 9. It offers sound insulation as well, and this is a dark rest structure. Note that it has air beams instead of poles. You will likely feel too cold if the temperature drops significantly because the material of the tent doesn’t insulate heat well. This tent therefore shouldn’t be used in the winter season. It is a three-season tent but we would still be cautious about taking it out in the harsher months of Fall and Spring. Durability – how long will it last? For those who prefer camping alone but want extra space to keep their equipment and gear, this tent should provide plenty of room. Ultralight 3-person tents are for adventurers who want to move light and fast. Usually, we see 1- or 2-person tents in the ultralight category, but Marmot managed to squeeze another body into their Tungsten without adding a whole lot of weight. If the forecast suggests the weather should be relatively dry and warm, it’ll be great in the milder months on either side of the summer season.

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This Alps Mountaineering Aries 3 tent offers an inner floor area of 49 ft² (4.5 m²), but it also has two vestibules where you have 17.5 ft² (1.6 m²) of the protected space. So for such a type, this is a lot. Tunnel tents are very popular with weekend and summer campers because they are easy to pitch and provide a lot of space inside (vertical and horizontal). You can distinguish which these are by their half-cylinder shape. Whether using traditional poles or an inflatable design, tunnel tents are easy to split into multiple rooms and are very popular with families for this reason. This Journey Trio tent is from a new series from Snugpak, a two-layer structure with an inner tent and a full-coverage fly. The tent comes with aluminum poles and a huge 4000 mm rating for the fly and 5000 mm for the floor. So you have full protection from elements. A system like the Thule Approach Tent is best for people going on an extended road trip. It not only provides accommodation but also a sort of comfort that helps make long-term travel viable.

This tent is also great for teaching kids and teens about personal responsibility when camping. It’s so easy to set up that kids with a little bit of prior camping experience will be able to set it up with no bother! An optional awning or canopy can provide protection from the sun and rain, creating a shaded area from which to enjoy the outdoors without having to stay inside your tent. 10) Extra features Unfortunately, the ceiling is very low in this tent (this is common for pop up tents). You will be able to just sit up in the tent as long as you aren’t too tall. I don’t like that both doors are the D-shaped style, meaning you unzip one side and they’re never fully open.Geodesic tents are kind of like upgraded dome tents. They have extra criss-crossing support poles which makes them much more adept at dealing with high winds. Because they are designed to cope with harsher weather, geodesic tents sacrifice space and are a little more complex to pitch than other styles. They are wonderful for those camping in more extreme environments but less suitable for casual campers and families. Whilst some other reviewers list a variety of values for the Hydrostatic Head Rating of Coleman tents, it appears that these figures are not accurate. It’s equally important to have decent ventilation even during a massive downpour. Designs that leave ventilation flaps on both sides of the rain fly are by far preferable to completely sealed domes. The tent floor size is 7 ft by 7 ft, with a ceiling height of 4’4”. This means the total floor space isn’t very large and the ceiling of the tent is fairly low, with little headroom (beware, tall people!). Is it good for festivals?

The Crua Tri is spacious enough to comfortably fit three people and along with the large vestibule and extendible porch area, there’s also heaps of space for everyone’s gear. The weight is 20.2 lb (9.2 kg), the inner area is around 58 ft² (5.4 m²) and the area under the vestibules is around 38 ft² (3.5 m²). So the total protected area is impressive 96 ft² (8.9 m²). There are 3 doors visible in the picture. The inner door is a 2-layer type with a full size mesh and a panel. There are also vents on the fly. You have a very good waterproof rating, and the tent comes with an excellent price tag. It weighs 15.45 lb (7.01 kg). We pitch every tent, taking into account how long it takes, how clear the instructions are, how much physical effort is required, and how convenient the process is. The tent has two vestibules and three doors. It offers 67 ft² (6.2 m²) of the floored inner area, plus 48 + 20 ft² (4.4 + 1.8 m²) under the two vestibules.It carries a good reputation as a casual three-person dome design tent which is priced affordably. The sundome may be low cost, but it certainly isn’t low quality. Most tents have thin, collapsible poles made from fibreglass. They often fold up into a compact size and are connected by an elastic cord. They're usually flexible and will need to be bent to fit the shape of the tent canvas during pitching. If the forecast is showing a chance of rain then I would recommend investing in a waterproof spray. You may also want to consider putting an extra seal on the seams.