Large family tents for camping are a smart choice for families with small children who need lots of room, families with babies who need to bring a lot of baby gear, or even groups who are beginner campers looking to share a tent with other people.
When you are looking at large family tents, your first decision is going to be whether to choose a family dome tent, or a cabin tent – both are large and roomy, comfortable and convenient.
Many people love the features of a dome tent, they are more resistant to wind and easier to put up. On the other hand, cabin tents have vertical walls and a larger footprint giving you a lot more room and vertical headroom.
Eureka! Copper Canyon 1512 Family Tent
The Eureka! Copper Canyon 1512 is a 15-foot x 12-foot (180 square feet) freestanding cabin-style tent with vertical walls for maximal internal space and can accommodate up to 12 campers on cots. The tent weighs 39 pounds, 8 ounces and has a center height of 7-foot-4.
The tent includes a removable curtain so that it can be divided into two rooms for privacy or storage as well as being configured as a single room
Two D-shaped doors with side flaps permit private entry into each room and have large #8 zippers with covers for durability and rain protection. There are also six large zippered mesh windows which while open for visibility and airflow can be closed for privacy. Toggles keep window flaps off the floor and out of the way.
A detachable awning shades the front, and a fly with clear-panel skylights permits stargazing and also includes pockets for storing storm guyouts when not in use. A port allows an extension cord (not included) to be run into the tent, a sweep-out point facilitates housekeeping and a hanging gear-loft provides convenient storage.
The tent is constructed of 1200mm, 75D polyester and has nine steel and fiberglass poles that slip into sleeves during setup. The frame clips and ring-and-pin assemblies also facilitate easy setup. No-See-Um mesh screens provide ventilation and keep out all nasty insect.
Eureka! tents’ standard design features include bathtub-style floors that wrap up the sides to keep water out, nickel sliders, self-healing zippers, and factory-taped major seams to seal out weather.
Features:
- Floor Size: 15 x 12 feet
- Pack Size: 10 x 28 inches
- Minimum Weight: 39 pounds, 8 ounces
- Tent Area: 180-square-foot cabin-style tent sleeps 12 campers
- Vertical walls maximize space; removable curtain can create two rooms
- Center Height: 7′ 4″
- Seasons: 3
- Doors: 2 D-shaped doors permit private entry into each room
- Windows: 6 large windows
- Detachable awning shades front; clear-panel skylights for stargazing
- Wall Fabric: 75D polyester taffeta, 1200 mm
- Fly Fabric: 75D StormShield polyester, 1200 mm
- Floor Fabric: 75D polyester taffeta, 1200 mm
- Mesh Fabric: 68D no-see-um
- Frame: 12.65 mm fiberglass and 19.5 mm steel
Columbia Cougar Flats II 15-Foot by 10-Foot 8 Person 2 Room Family Cabin Dome Tent
The Columbia Cougar Flats II cabin tent is simply one of the best dome tents for camping families around. It will sleep 8 people, can be divided into two rooms and is equipped with both a Cyclone venting system and a GoBe Dry rain protection system.
The Cyclone system greatly increases the air circulation within the tent, helping you to stay cool on warmer days, dry out if you were caught in a nasty rainstorm and minimize condensation. The GoBe Dry system also ensures that the pounding rain won’t find a way inside. The tent even includes a patented bay window design that lets you keep the windows open during a storm.
One of the real highlights of this dome tent is the spacious interior, which divides its ample sleeping space between two different rooms. Y you can give the kids one room and the adults the other, or you can use one room as a bedroom and the other as a living space. The interior of the tent also offers some tidy design features, such as internal pockets, cup-holders for coffee or soft drinks, and a gear loft that can store your valuables out of the way.
Other features include a polyester taffeta body and rainfly, steel and fiberglass poles, two separate doors, and a Camp Port for easy cable passage. The Cougar Flats II measures 15 by 7.16 by 10 feet (W x H x D) and weighs in at 54 pounds.
When it’s time to pack up and leave the campsite, the tent collapses quickly into a wheeled EZ Pak storage bag, which features an expandable zippered gusset for easy stuffing.
Features:
- Tent Type: Family
- Sleeping Capacity: 8 Person
- Number of Rooms: 2
- Packed Weight: 54 pounds
- Tent Floor Length: 15 feet
- Tent Floor Width: 10 feet
- Peak Height: 86 inches
- GoBe Dry Ultimate Rain Protection system
- Cyclone Venting system for better air circulation with rainfly
- Camp port for easy passage of cables
As you can see, family tents for camping have come a long way and there are now some superb models available to choose from.