Cabela's XPG Ultralight 3 Rated as a killer deal by this years editors form Backpacker magazine, the Cabela XPG Ultralight 3 is a real steal of a deal at this price. Backpacker magazine looks at a lot of tents and camping equipment every year and when they call something a killer deal, you can be assured that it is. Ultralight tents are geared to be exactly that, ultralight. These are the type of tents that you want to have when you go out on an extended trip out in the "hinterland" and you don't want to be carrying around a whole lot ...
Eureka Sunrise 9 Four Person 9x9 tent The Eureka Sunrise 9 dome styled family tent is another one of the best tents for camping. This dome styled square shaped shelter is an easy to set up and use camping hotel on the fly. It is a well designed tent that is ideal for holding up to four or five people at once according to Eureka, although I think that going over 4 people at a time might get a bit tight. This is solidly constructed well made tent that should last you thru many glorious camping seasons. The Eureka Sunrise is a ...
Cabela's Family Outfitter Convertible Tent The Cabela Family Outfitter Convertible Tent is a large 228 square foot family tent that is truly a great tent if you are looking for a big tent with loads of features. Cabela says this tent was designed to withstand the toughest of 4 seasons use, although I personally would be hesitant to use it in the middle of winter. There is a large floor-less screen room that can be used for food preparation and dining. It has a big zippered door that could be staked down in the front, and it is big enough that if ...
Eureka Tetragon 5 Tent Review The Eureka Tetragon 5 Tent is a two person tent that is another good choice and one of the best tents for camping for backpackers, hikers and serious outdoors campers. The Eureka Tetragon goes up easily and quickly with it's durable shock corded fiberglass frame, easy to follow color coded webbing and ring and pin attachments. The Tetragon has Eurekas exclusive Stormshield technology which promises you Dry, Tough, and Fast. Eurekas tents have stood the test of time and some of the toughest expeditions worldwide, and although the Eureka Tetragon is not the best tent to ...
The Columbia name in outdoor gear is synonymous with quality. The Columbia Bugaboo II Geo Dome Tent with Foot Lockers is a spacious dome style ten that can handle sleeping up to 5 people at a time. It features Columbia’s cyclone venting system that greatly increases the air circulation within the tent, keeping you cooler on hot days. It also has the GoBe Dry rain protection system that has an elevated floor, sealed and taped seams and is constructed of strong waterproof polyester taffeta. The dome shape in tents is inherently stronger than other designs. The Columbia Bugaboo comes with 9.5mm ...
Coleman Hooligan 4 Tent Let me start out by saying that if you are looking for a good and cheap tent rated for 4 people, the Coleman Hooligan 4 Tent may be exactly the tent that you are looking for. I'm going to emphasize cheap here because at the time of this writing, you can buy this Coleman Hooligan 4 Tent for about $90. Now that is cheap for a brand name tent any way you want to look at it. If you opt for the Coleman Hooligan 2 tent, then you are talking about a really cheap under $50 price ...
Easton Mountain Kilo Tent The Easton Mountain Kilo Tent is what's known as a non or partially freestanding tent. That's what is real interesting about this Easton Mountain Kilo Tent. A non or partially freestanding tent like this Easton Mountain Kilo Tent relies on the tension from the corner stakes or the guy lines to give them stability and structure. You save quite a bit of weight due to the lack of some structure poles, the tradeoff being that there is sometimes more difficulty in setting up on surfaces like bedrock. There are some poles, thin carbon fiber ones that are ...
The Kelty Grand Mesa 2, two Person tent is an easy to pitch 2 person tent. It has very good ventilation with vents in its side walls and with a mesh ceiling. For storage, there is a single vestibule and internal pockets. This is a 3 season tent, meaning that it is your best choice for most conditions, spring through fall. It is very light, ideal for backpackers weighing in at just over 4 lbs. The Kelty is a freestanding design tent. It comes with high quality DAC Press fit aluminum poles. It is constructed out of a strong polyester Taffeta ...
Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4 4 Person Tent The Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4 is the newest in a series of tents from Big Agnes that range from a one person to a four person tent. The UL3, a three person variety won the editors award choice in 2008 from Backpacker magazine, and now this 4 person model, the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4 has won this prestigious award for 2011. The Big Agnes Copper Spur UL4 is an overly spacious family tent. There is 57 square feet of interior room, with 2 vestibules that are over 13 square feet in area. Standing ...
Nemo Alti Storm 2p and 3P The Nemo Alti Storm Tent is one to consider if you are looking for 4 season protection in a tent that is lightweight and functional. The Nemo Alti Storm comes in both a 2 person and a 3 person size. The Nemo Alti Storm tents are descendants of the Nemo Losi series of tents which are a 3 season variety, but the Nemo Alti Storm have much heavier duty frames and more enclosed canopies to take you through the tougher elements of winter. The Nemo Alti Storms tent ridge poles go all the way to the ...
Big Agnes Burn Ridge Outfitter 4 Tent The Big Agnes Burn Ridge Outfitter 4 Tent is a new 4 person, 3 season tent which derives it's unusual name from a beautiful mountainous area 10,000 feet above sea level near Steamboat Springs Colorado.The Big Agnes Burn Ridge Outfitter 4 Tent is a new addition to the line of Burn Ridge outfitter tents which already comes in a Big Agnes 2 and 3 persons versions with the same name. Big Agnes Burn Ridge Outfitter 4-Features The Burn Ridge is a freestanding, modified A frame family style type of tent. In fact, it is a great ...
The Eureka Apex 2XT Adventure Two Person tent is another one of the best tents for camping. This is a lightweight backpacker tent that sleeps two people comfortably. It is a freestanding two pole tent that is easy to set up. It offers a lot of storage space with the two almost 7 square foot storage vestibules on each side, and mesh pockets. This is a nice and lightweight, under 6 pound tent that is perfect for 3 season backpacking. The Eureka Apex2XT has very good ventilation with 2 doors and 2 windows. Eureka designed it with one entire wall made ...
Eureka Mansard 8 Tent Review The Eureka Mansard 8 Tent is Eurekas new luxurious as tents go, large base camp tent, large enough to accommodate a pretty big family. The Eureka Mansard 8 tent is a freestanding style box type tent which is rated for 3 seasons. Seven or eight family members can easily and comfortably find room in the roughly 89 sq ft sized Eureka Mansard 8 tent, and the Mansard can be divided into two separate rooms with the removable dividing curtain that contains handy pockets. Eureka has always strived to make a great product at a reasonable price ...
The Swiss Gear Montreaux Ten Person Family Dome Tent is a huge 10 person dome tent for large families. There is a sewn in divider that can separate this tent into 2 distinct living areas. This tent sets up quickly using a pin and ring system. It has a full mesh ceiling, a large D style door and 4 windows for efficient ventilation. A full rain fly, an e port which offers dry electrical cord access and factory taped fly seams should keep you dry. This Swiss Gear Montreaux tent is big. 17 ½ feet by 14 feet big. That translates ...
Exped Mira II Tent The Exped Mira II Tent is a new tent for us this year that has come in passing with flying colors. The Exped Mira II comes to us from a Swiss Company, a new player at least for us. Not only did we really like it, but some of us really loved the Exped Mira II and that is saying a lot as there are quite a number of really good tents out there today. We have to give The Exped Company really high marks for this Exped Mira II as it is a really nicely designed ...
Boreas By Marmot 3 Person Tent If you are going to be camping out in the heat of summer and are looking for an ultralight cool ventilated tent, then the Boreas By Marmot 3 Person model may be just the tent that you have been looking for. The Boreas By Marmot 3 Person Tent model is like a breath of fresh air so to speak. Why, because it has a wonderful ventilation system that will keep you as cool as a cucumber on hot summer nights. This Boreas 3p by Marmot is comprised of an all mesh tent body, with two large vents ...
Coleman SunDome 3 The Coleman Sundome 3 is a 3 person dome tent that is a nicely designed tent from the camping experts over at Coleman. Sundomes come in different sizes based on the number following it. This one, the Coleman Sundome 3 is rated for 3 people with 49 square feet of sleeping space. This Coleman like many other models in their lineup is simple and easy to get set up in 10 minutes or so using color coded poles and sleeves. One thing that also helps is that the instructions are sewn right into the carry bag so there ...
The Columbia Cougar Flats II Family Cabin Dome Tent is a large family type of tent which will accommodate a family of 6 to 10 according to the manufacturer. It is very spacious although I think that trying to sleep 10 people in this tent might be pushing it a little far. Personally, I don't like to feel overcrowded when I'm camping so I'm going to rate it as a six to 8 person tent, which gives everybody a little more elbow room. This Columbia Cougar Flats II tent can be divided up into two separate rooms in case you want ...
Eureka Spitfire 1 Person Tent Review The Eureka Spitfire 1 person tent is a very good choice for backpackers, hikers or campers that need a lightweight tent which is simple and easy to set up and will keep them warm and dry. The Eureka Spitfire 1 person tent has more interior space than most single person shelters and with a center height of 40 inches there is plenty of headroom to keep you from feeling claustrophobic. Setting up this Eureka Spitfire 1 person tent is pretty quick and easy to do. The Eureka Spitfire 1 person tent uses post and grommet corner ...
The Cabela's Alaknak tent is a serious shelter for the cold winter season while out hunting for moose, elk or whatever then this is the type of tent that you should be looking at. These Cabela's Alaknak tents are the ultimate tent for those out in the tundra times. These are the type of tents that hold up under the toughest of those type of situations. Frigid cold, snow, horrendous downpours or high wind conditions, it doesn't matter. Fairly easy to set up and very roomy and comfortable for your hunting party. These Cabela's Ultimate Alaknak tents are available in ...
Sportz SUV Tent with Screen Room I have to admit that when I first heard of the The Sportz SUV Tent line of products, I was a bit dumbfounded. I didn't really understand it until I actually saw it. The Sportz SUV Tent with screen room is a tent for people that want to go camping and have the additional benefit of using their SUV, minivan or truck as additional sleeping and storage space. This is a park your vehicle, open the Sportz SUV tent and make use of both the tent and vehicle as usable living space. It is a concept ...
Sportz Truck Tent III For the second time this year, we had the pleasure of camping out in one of the truck tents from Sportz Truck Tents. We had the opportunity to hook up one of these babys recently in the bed of a Ford full sized pick truck, and quite honestly we walked away impressed with this Napier Sportz Truck Tent III. Some people refer to these tents as tailgate tents. These truck tents or tailgate tents, whichever way you choose to call them allow you to use the room in the back of your truck, your pickups bed as ...
Coleman Red Canyon Modified Dome Tent The Coleman Red Canyon modified dome tent is another in the list of our best tents for camping. This Coleman is a very reasonably priced modified dome tent capable of holding up to 8 people comfortably. This Coleman has removable privacy walls which allow you to split up and partition the tent into three separate parts or rooms. This is a very good tent for large families or for extended camping expeditions where the extra large space and storage capacity would come in handy. Measuring 17 x 10 feet, with a center height of 6 ...
The Coleman Montana 8 Tent One of the best tents for family camping, as well as very reasonably priced is the Coleman Montana 8 tent. This is a one room family tent that will sleep up to 8 people at a time with plenty of room to spare. Great for large families, boy scout troops and extended camping excursions, the Coleman Montana 8 Tent offers a lot of features at this inexpensive price level. This Coleman measures a generous 16 feet by 7 feet with the center height at a huge 6 feet 2 inches tall. This Coleman is a modified dome ...
One of the best tents for camping, if you need a larger size tent is The Coleman Instant 14x10 two room tent, model number 2000005512. This is a very spacious two room tent than can sleep up to 8 people at a time. Coleman calls it “instant” because you can set up this tent in just about a minute or so. The poles come pre attached to the tent allowing a very fast setup, or take down with no problem. Just unfold it, spread it out, extend the poles and click them to lock. Measuring 14 feet by ten feet, ...
Wenzel Ridgeline 7 X 7-Feet Three-Person Dome Tent The Wenzel Ridgeline 7x7 foot three person dome tent is a perfect choice if you are looking for a an extremely low cost tent that has enough room for 3 campers. Let's face it, that for under $40, this is an extremely capable tent. This is by no means the same quality tent as a tent costing a whole lot more money, but it should do the trick. This tent is an easy setup, with a shock corded fiberglass frame, a pin and ring system with steel pegs. 49 square feet of room is ...
Eureka Timberline 4 Adventure Tent The Eureka Timberline 4 Adventure tent is a classic design A frame tent made by a company that has been around for over one hundred years. They started out making canvas wagon cover, horse blankets, tents and other canvas type products way back in the late 1890's. That is what I would call some experience in these type of products. These are one of the worlds most popular tents with sales of over one million of these A frame type of tents having been sold in the first decade of it's introduction. If you were in the ...
Teton Sports Mammoth 0 Degree Sleeping Bag The Teton Sports Mammoth 0-Degree sleeping bag is perfect for a family or for an individual who wants a massive sleeping bag guaranteed to keep you warm and cozy during cold nights. This family sleeping bag has a nice soft, cotton flannel lining and a temperature rating of 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The Teton Sports Mammoth 0-Degree sleeping bag is large enough to hold two adults and a child, or up to four children. With a full-length zipper on either side, it is super easy to get in and out of and it includes internal ...
Nemo Pentalite-One of the Best Tents for Camping The Nemo Pentalite was named as Backpacker magazines most versatile tent. This is a lightweight large sized tent with a spin on the classic pyramid shape. Instead of having four sides like a typical pyramid, the Nemo Pentalite uses five walls to create more interior space and also has a vestibule option which will give you an additional eight square feet of useable storage space. The designers of the Nemo Pentalite patterned a tent that can be set up as a traditional pyramid or guyed out to create nearly vertical walls. The idea behind ...
The Coleman line of Hooligan Tents is a very inexpensive line of good quality tents for the money. Understand that for about $90, you get a 3 season 4 person tent that is quite capable and one which will withstand severe weather, but it’s not in the same league as tents costing significantly more.
Big Agnes Burn Ridge Outfitter 4 Tent is a great value in family tents. For the price, it’s hard to beat. The tradeoff is that this is not an ultralight tent, but a few pounds of extra weight will save you a lot of money over an equivalent tent in an ultralight version.
The Exped Mira II Tent is a very lightweight tent with super strong rain repellent tendencies due to it’s heavily coated floor and rainfly. It saves weight utilizing less pole and passes that weight savings on to a more heavily coated floor and fly.
The Easton Mountain Kilo Tent is a very light, less than 2 1/2 lb backpacker tent that comes in a 2 or 3 person variety. Easton Tents has engineered these light weight tents by utilizing their pencil thin yet ultra strong carbon fiber pole technology. The Easton Mountain Kilo Tent is a great tent to consider if you are in the market for an ultralight 3 season backpacker type of tent.
A huge sleeping bag that will hold 2 adults, 2 children, or 4 children and keep you all warm and toasty. Well built, well made and well priced. This is a great sleeping bag for family outings with smaller children so that you can all cuddle up at night. A great alternative to multiple separate sleeping bags.
The Cabela’s Alaknak Tent is an Ideal heavy duty tent which is great for hunters to use as a base camp while out hunting in the Tundra.
The Eureka Mansard 8 tent is an excellent choice if you are looking for a large 8 person family style base camp tent. The Eureka Mansard 8 tent is a built tough tent that will withstand the toughest weather conditions. It has tall cathedral like ceilings so that you will never feel cramped or claustrophobic in it, and it has some very nice features as well.
The Eureka Tetragon 5 Tent is a two person tent that is another good choice and one of the best tents for camping for backpackers, hikers and serious outdoors campers. It goes up easily and quickly with it’s durable shock corded fiberglass frame, easy to follow color coded webbing and ring and pin attachments. It has Eurekas exclusive Stormshield technology which promises you the ultimate in DRY, TOUGH, and FAST product performance under extreme conditions.
The Nemo Alti Storm is a great 4 season tent for backpackers looking for a lightweight all weather tent. Nemo, although only being in the tent business for about 10 years has made a name for themselves by supplying the US Navy Seals and Special Forces with some of the best made and lightest tents in the world.
Truck Tents or SUV tents are a fairly new way of camping on the road utilizing your pickup trucks bed as the sleeping component of the tent. With this method, there is no hassle of finding level ground, staking down your tent or even finding a suitable campground. Your truck bed or SUV is the campground for your truck tent, no matter where you are.
