Cabela's - Alaskan Guide Model Geodesic 8-Person Tent

By experience I can recommend the Cabela’s Alaskan Guide series dome tents. I have the 8-man model but literally my first night using it, an unexpected thunderstorm blew through. Radar was red/yellow with heavy rain for at least half an hour. The tent was dry as a bone inside and barely flinched at all during the storm. Those things are solid as a rock and worth the money.

This one would fit your description. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/cabelas-alaskan-guide-model-geodesic-6-person-tent?cm_soc=app&type=app%7Cshare%7Cpdp I have the 8-man model and it’s a FORTRESS tent. My first night using it an unexpected radar-red storm blew through. The tent kept me dry and barely flinched at all in that storm. I’m 6’2” and I can stand up in it just fine.

I also have the 8 man Cabela’s Alaskan Guide tent and love it! I can set it up by myself if needed (a little tricky but doable) and it’s the best tent I’ve ever owned.

I had the Cabela’s Alaskan Guide 8p tent. I can’t recommend it enough! It is an indestructible beast! Somewhat difficult for one person set up, but 2 makes it easy. It’s large, very sturdy, and kinda heavy. Mine held up in 70mph winds in the Nevada desert and another time a 3” limb fell from a tree and bounced off the tent. Zero damage! Maybe I was just lucky? I do like the blackout tents available now days and if extreme weather isn’t a concern, and Darkroom Coleman tent would work well…

Alaska Guide series from Cabela’s. That thing was a rock!

Mine finally gave up after a decade, or I would do the same. We car camp, so weight isn’t a worry and the Cabela’s Outfitter geodesic tents have been rock solid. We had to get a bigger one as our family grew, but the little one works great for the teenagers now and I love being able to actually stand up in the big one.

I don’t really need the duty cycle of the Outfitter tents either, but after a week or so hunting in the rain of the coastal Cascades it’s really, really, nice to come home to a 100% dry tent. It also absolutely ensures that my Wife will never get the opportunity to bitch about a leaky tent. In some situations, overkill is worth the price :)

I have both the four and eight person versions of this tent. I’ve been camping in the PNW for decades and they’ve taken everything Nature has thrown at them.

I have a 4 season Cabelas dome tent. I had a stove pipe access added afterwards. It holds snow well and when the snow slides down to the ground it presses inward. This is the real test of 3 season to 4 season. 3 season tents will bulge and flex. Poles break or release causing problems. I had 2 feet of snow fall over night a few years ago. I didn’t have any issues. All I had to do was go shovel a bit of snow off the sides. My EZcube tent would have collapsed at 6 inches of snow. It is my favorite 3 season tent. I’m 6-5. So I can stand up and get dressed easily. But for rain or snow. It’s useless.

I like my cabelas Alaskan guide geodesic tent. I don’t remember which size it is, but it comfortably fits 4 people and can stand up to pretty high winds with the guy wires out

Cabelas six or 8 Alaskan Guide Tent. I have owned this tent for 15 years. Did lots of family camping and kept us dry. Backpacking I just use the rei 1/2 dome. Seam seal it. However my hard core backpacking day are behind me.

I have this tent and it’s a beast. It’s by far the most sturdy tent I’ve ever had.

We’ve use a Cabella’s Guide Series dome tent for 16 years. Been through 5-6” of rain and 70+ mph winds. No water intrusion ever. Big, expensive, heavy. Worth every penny.

Haha I meant like do you want more fabric or bug screens for the walls - I would never have a tent with just open walls. If it’s a hot place you want as much bug screening as possible for ventilation. The Nemo Highrise is a nice tent you can stand up in. Nemo is overall a highly reputable company and will stand behind their products. I have their backpacking tents. I have a friend that has the North Face wawaona 6P that he has had no complaints with. Someone else mentioned a Cabelas guide tent which I have (the cheaper green model) it’s a way more structurally bomb-proof tent, but has less ventilation and you cannot stand up in the 4P model. It will be warmer though if you camp in cooler weather and handle weather a ton better than taller tents. Big Agnes is another brand to consider too.