Big Agnes - Big House 6

Got a Big Agnes Big House 6 on sale and double dipped on garage sale, $150 final price. I’ll never buy another tent ever again unless this thing tears up. It’s got all the room in the world, the stuff sack is like a backpack and has sections for the stuff instead of just throwing it all in Willy Billy, and it has an incredible ceiling height for the compactness. I need to find a footprint for it, but I honestly have no intent in camping in it in much rain so I may never even get it.

I have a Big Agnus Big House 6 for car camping. When weight isn't a consideration, glamp it.

Have you ever camped before? All those cheap brands with giant tents like Ozark will totally fail in rain. Don’t do it. You’re also being too “bougie” with your space needs. You’re not a sheik with a crew to set you up with a full bed. You’re a regular person, camping requires piling in next to each other. They make some decent 4-6 person tents that are plenty big. I like the BigAgnes Big House 6 personally. Guaranteed waterproof and easy to set up. The vestibule is a handy accessory. But that’s not going to be found at Ozark prices.

Came here to recommend this tent, especially if you're tall. We're a family of 4 6-footers (tallest is 6'5") and can all stand fully upright in the tent. Doors are on opposite sides & windows are generous, so airflow is good.    I can set it up by myself, but because it's a big tent it's easier with 2 people.  I love that the tent bag is a backpack, which makes it really easy to carry in to slightly more out-of-the-way campsites. 

Not heavy wind - maybe occasional gusts up to 25 mph. It is slab-sided with a very tall profile so I can see it being a problem if the wind is howling.  

I went with the Big Agnes Big House tent. I don't like to be cramped so I got the 6-person one. Plenty of room for 4 cots.

I have a Big House (and queen sized air mattress!) for car camping and yeah, it’s absolute luxury but heavy. Even though I never backpacked as a kid, just car camping, I loved having my own tent back then and the boys definitely are old enough to enjoy that without needing you “in sight”. The vestibule idea sounds really useful, with the bonus of the dogs not getting their ticks all over you if they stay in the tent. Ask me how I know… At the 8 year old’s age I carried snacks/lunch and a large water bottle up to 5 or 6 miles and I wasn’t at all an active kid. The younger one can carry a small water bottle and a small snack at least for a bit. Builds character!

I’m going to recommend the Big House 6. Used it twice since I picked it up last week, can’t recommend Big Angus products enough. I upgraded from an older 4 person tent of theirs that lasted well over a decade with heavy regular use. People will recommend the Wawona, but if you check the pics the Big House has much better fly coverage which goes all the way to the ground. Ask away if you have any specific questions.

I’ll try to answer this and other questions I saw you post below. It’s one intricate pole for the main tent, doable solo once you do it once or twice but as stated it is faster with two. I’m up in Canada so the venting was less of a concern for me. The entire roof is screen which helps the fact that the doors only partially have screens you can open. By peeling back both vestibules I would imagine you could get good airflow across the tent keeping things cool enough. Last trip we did had decent wind comjng off the lake. It was fine, but we did have the vestibules secured closed and staked to ground, preventing it from turning into a kite. The footprint is large enough, we easily fit a queen sized air mattress, dog bed, and a pack and play infant bed and still had room to move around in the middle. The ceiling height is a major bonus.

Have you looked at the Big House vs Bunk House? I use a Big House 6 for car camping which has 82" of headroom. Standing up all the way is a massive game-changer for comfort, and the rain fly does a pretty damn good job of keeping the elements out.

We have a Big Agnes 6 that I've used for work, and I love it. It fits a queen-sized air mattress, a small rack to keep clothes off the floor and a camp chair so I have a place to sit that isn't the air mattress.