Big Agnes

Bunk House 6

Big Agnes Bunk House 6

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Sentiment score100% positive
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Last updated: Sep 4, 2026

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Reddit Icondkwpqi
11 months ago

Bunk house is awesome, sturdy, roomy, ventilates well and can stand up to strong winds and downpour. It takes about 15 minutes to setup with two people. We have a 6p. It is heavy though, I hope you aren't planning to hike with it. As for the snowpeak while I have no experience with that tent I've never seen anything bad from snow peak. Their products quality is top notch. If you trying to be mobile I'm not sure tents this big are a good choice. Copper spur can be setup in 2 minutes and they have a 5p version

Reddit Iconliabobia
11 months ago

I have the Bunkhouse 6. I love it, it is very well made, and it vents extremely well with both the front and back open. The vestibule is insane - I keep my stuff in the vestibule in ALCs and have room for a camping chair on the opposite side. My single complaint is the lack of storage and accessories - poles to support the vestibule awning, footprint, and gear lofts or soft bins should be purchased as well. I bring it solo as a small (5'2") female of pitiful upper body strength, and I don't have issues with carrying it a half mile in and setting it up myself in less than ten minutes. Congratulations on your baby! My daughter had her first camping trip in the bh6 at 3 months. When my husband and I were laying in our full sized Lost Horizon bed with her Uppababy bassinet on the floor next to us, we had a whole twin bed worth of space left in the tent for a chair to feed her in and parked her massive off road stroller in the vestibule with room to spare. It's awesome and I baby the crap out of mine so it will last - no shoes, hard objects, or outside layers ever come in and there's no need with the vestibule.

Reddit IconMajorRetrospect
10 months ago

I have the big agnes bunk house 6. Very similar to the marmot halo 6 with massive vestibules

Reddit IconPhotoboy82
5 months ago

I have a big agnes bunk house i believe is the model 6 person. Solo camper. I really like it for solo. As I sleep on a cot and also have a table that I can use as a work station etc. On rainy days its much better than a smaller tent. Wind is an issue and proper tie downs only help so much. If I had to do it again, id probably go with a 4 person of the same model

Reddit IconSommerMatt
10 months ago

Definitely want to get at least a 6 person tent for a family of 4. Get an 8 or even 10 person tent if you want some decent extra room. I just bought the CORE 10-person cabin tent with full rainfly from Amazon last summer (for a family of 4), but it seems like it's out of stock at the moment. I also have a Big Agnes Bunk House 6 which has served my wife and I pretty well over the last few years (just the two of us). I love this YouTube channel. She does a great job of looking at a lot of different tent options at different sizes. [https://www.youtube.com/@CampingGuidance](https://www.youtube.com/@CampingGuidance)

Reddit Iconsplendidgoon
8 months ago

My favorite tent of all time was the Marmot halo 4p. I don't know if they sell them anymore though. I bought it something like 15 years ago and it is still going strong. I'd honestly recommend something like this as my next suggestion is probably too big for just two people. If you are talking full family camping... I use the Big Agnes Bunk House 6. It's stellar, but you 100% need to stake out the guy lines. Been through storms in the mountains and it's kept is warm and dry. A suggestion if you don't already plan on it... Get some 6 inch spiral nails to replace what comes with the tent. 

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