Big Agnes - Bunk House 6

Look for a big Agnes bunk house 4 or 6. Excellent tents. I have the 6 and love love love it. It’s beastly and has a full coverage fly but somehow breathes extremely well even with the fly on and button all the way down. With the visit led open you can really set the ventilation to your choosing. Waterproof double layer doors. It’s great. It’s also not as orangey as it looks in the pics. It’s more of a burnt orange red. It’s does a great job blocking the morning sun.

Marmot Limestone 6p or Big Agnes Bunk House 6p if buying exclusively at REI. If you are open to other places then I would also add the Marmot Halo 6p. These are standing height family camping tents with tons of room and you can literally walk into the tent; no ducking or crawling necessary. I would avoid REI branded tents since they are limited to a 1 year warranty, they won't sell you parts and they do not repair gear. Full coverage rainfly, lifetime warranty, DAC aluminum poles are found on Marmot and Big Agnes tents. Also purchase the footprint to protect the tent floor. I always recommend purchasing aftermarket tent stakes and additional guyline. Paria Outdoor Products spiral Y beams work well and Lawson Equipment Glowwire or Ironwire works great for this. REI doesn't have the best prices but they have the best return policy for 1 year. They do not price match any competitor. They only price match their own sales for a 14 day period. If you can wait I would recommend waiting until November. REI's Get Up Gear Out sale will be in the second week of November and more than likely some tents will be on sale. This sale historically has not had as good of deals on tents vs their Anniversary Sale (May), July 4 or Labor Day sales. Typically Backcountry, EnWild, Campsaver, CampMor, SunnySports etc have better deals and a way better selection. We will have another deal megathread thread for Black November in a couple weeks. Another note; those cheap Coleman and Intex air mattresses will leave you very cold in the fall and winter in the PNW. There is ZERO R value and the ground will literally suckall the warmth out of your body. Consider getting a foam semi self inflating mat with a high R value such as the Stoic Cloud or Cloud Lux, Exped MegaMat, ALPS Outback Mat, Nemo Roamer 3D printer Big Agnes Captain Comfort. These have R values over 8 and will insulate you well against the cold ground. They are also way more comfortable than cheap air mattresses.

DAC poles, lifetime warranty and full coverage rainfly. Marmot Halo 6p Marmot Limestone 6p MSR Habbiscape 6p Eureka Spacecamp 6p Big Agnes Bunk House 6p Sierra Designs Nomad 6p The North Face Wawona and Nemo Highrise are also good but they don't have full coverage rain flies. Buy additional guyline and upgrade your tent stakes. The stakes that come with lost tents are not good.

The Halo 6p is an awesome choice. So is the Big Agnes Bunk House 6p or 8p. Other great choices are: MSR Habitude MSR Habbiscape Sierra Designs Nomad Eureka Space Camp. This one in particular is a great bargain as Johnson Outdoors is discontinuing this brand. You can get this one for as cheap as $250 or so. Marmot Limestone 6p Marmot Midpines or Pacifica 6p. This is the exact same tent except the colors. The Midpines is sold exclusively at Amazon and the Pacifica is a Dick's Sporting Good/Public Lands exclusive. This one only has one door as vestibule. Most family camping tents have 2 doors and vestibules. The footprint for the Midpines fits the Pacifica. Big Agnes Mad House Nemo Aurora Highrise. This one is decent but lacks a full coverage fly. North Face Wawona. As cheap as $300 on sale. Has a giant porch vestibule. Lacks a full coverage rainfly though.

Big Agnes Bunkhouse 6 will work. We love ours.

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.