Alps Mountaineering has bomb proof tents, but they tend to be a little heavy. Not sure why Luke on YT wouldn't like Alps Mountaineering tents, unless he was using it for backpacking. The Alps Taurus is going to be hot, it doesn't have a lot of mesh. There's the Alps Acropolis that has mostly mesh with a full rainfly and two vestibules. Another that's almost all mesh with a full rainfly and two vestibules is the Klymit Cross Canyon. I have this and it's been through some major rain, wind and thunderstorms. I bought it on Costco Next. Both of these tents have lots of headroom. I do guy out the Klymit if there's going to be inclement weather. Both of these tents have aluminum poles and clips. I'm not a fan of the sleeves like on the Nature Hike Kota 4. I have sleeves on a Eureka Space Camp 4 and I'd much rather have all clips, I find them faster to set up. The Space Camp 4 has really good headroom, but Eureka has stopped selling tents. Sometimes you can find old "new" stock pretty cheap. The Eureka Space Camp also has big vestibules. For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of the pole style on the NH Kota, I like two poles that cross each other, then possibly a brow pole, and that's it.
"Dew" doesn't typically get in your tent, it's condensation if you don't have enough airflow. You want to open a vent so that warm moist air escapes. Even if it's cold out. Especially if it's cold out.
And Alps Mountaineering tents are pretty bomb proof and reasonably priced. I use a 4 person for just me, but I have it setup so I can sit in the tent if it's inclement weather.
Came here to say Alps Mountaineering. I have their 4p tent for car camping and one of their aluminum tables. Good stuff, not light, but therefore it's more durable.
For a week of Cub Scout camp in the summer, something you can stand up in to change is good. We’ve used an ozark trail one for the past three summers and been fine, but that’s with a family of four. I’ll thread that one below so this comment doesn’t get deleted if the link gets flagged.
For just one parent one scout, we’ve used the done style 4 person tents from Alps and they’re pretty comfy, but even short adults can’t fully stand in them. At that age, most of our cub scouts don’t mind sleeping just in a sleeping bag on the ground (I’m also cubmaster for our small pack).
Some families like to use the Coleman quick cabins. These are heavy and don’t do great in high winds, but if you’re driving right up to the campsite they’re super quick to set up and have good head room. Links incoming
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