Hey everyone. I need some help. I"ve been looking for a new Tent for a month or so. Have been looking online alot and "educating" myself about what I want in my new tent. My old Eddy Bauer tent that I bought years ago is wearing out(I use to only camp a couple times a year with it), but got married a year or so ago and my wife and her family camp alot during the spring,summer and fall,we'll we try to make it once or twice a month during that time.
I need a tent with room for my wife(our queen mattress) our dog and a future kid or 2. Were trying to have one and we've also considered being foster parents.
Here's what I"m looking for and the importance:as close to 300 or under as possible..but if you know of something more..please let me know
1. Staying Dry
-Full Rain Fly or close..bathtub floor...qualtiy floor..welded seams.. and good waterproofing.
2. Being Well Built(which also includes staying dry and handling the wind)
3.Size
-my present tent is about a 8x15 although it's got a very short ceiling. So mininum I want a 10x10,but I"d prefer something a bit bigger,but not on the huge size(seen those 20x20 tents out there..:P).
-being able to stand up in it,is also important.
4. Venilation
5. Vertical Walls would be cool
6. "Extras"
I"ve checked out alot of websites and reviews. I"ll briefly list what I"ve read and why I'm hesistant about some tents.
Eureaka-alot of positive reviews,but the floors are mostly made out of same material as the walls and on some models plastic zippers.
Columbia-same type of floors and read about shoddy workmanship
Coleman-seems alot of negative reviews about most and some of the rain flys aren't very good
Jeep Tents-alot of leak concerns
Many others-Swiss,Camping Equipment,QuicTents,Wenzel
I have been looking into Giga Tents. They have a couple models there that seem to fit what I"m looking at and under $300 bucks.
Any help would be appreicated.
I need a tent with room for my wife(our queen mattress) our dog and a future kid or 2. Were trying to have one and we've also considered being foster parents.
Here's what I"m looking for and the importance:as close to 300 or under as possible..but if you know of something more..please let me know
1. Staying Dry
-Full Rain Fly or close..bathtub floor...qualtiy floor..welded seams.. and good waterproofing.
2. Being Well Built(which also includes staying dry and handling the wind)
3.Size
-my present tent is about a 8x15 although it's got a very short ceiling. So mininum I want a 10x10,but I"d prefer something a bit bigger,but not on the huge size(seen those 20x20 tents out there..:P).
-being able to stand up in it,is also important.
4. Venilation
5. Vertical Walls would be cool
6. "Extras"
I"ve checked out alot of websites and reviews. I"ll briefly list what I"ve read and why I'm hesistant about some tents.
Eureaka-alot of positive reviews,but the floors are mostly made out of same material as the walls and on some models plastic zippers.
Columbia-same type of floors and read about shoddy workmanship
Coleman-seems alot of negative reviews about most and some of the rain flys aren't very good
Jeep Tents-alot of leak concerns
Many others-Swiss,Camping Equipment,QuicTents,Wenzel
I have been looking into Giga Tents. They have a couple models there that seem to fit what I"m looking at and under $300 bucks.
Any help would be appreicated.
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