I second the Skydome. I have the 8 person with screen room. It's just me, my husband and our pittie. So much room. My husband puts it up solo.
On a side note, Coleman stands behind their products. My Skydome had some little pin holes in the rain fly on first set up. Contacted Coleman and they no longer made my exact model so they sent me a more expensive one. We now have 2 tents, one to use in the rain and one that is just for summer camping.
-Cots.
*Disco Bed has bunkbeds for kids&adults
-Cabin size tent.
*Coleman has a few models/ 6’4 ceilings are 👌🏾
-Portable toilet (for overnight use)
-Thick picnic table cloths
*buy x3 -use one on each seat/tabletop. Gives you a wipeable surface in cases of spills/reusable
-Bikes/Scooters/Kayaks
-plastic grocery bags.
*collect these -ask in your local groups/churches ect they make for great garbages that can be taken out after meals/day
-YETI coolers. Prechill 24hrs before adding foods. We have needed to top up with ice on day 6 of a 10 day trip…and its just because I am particular about it needing to be kept cold enough.
Four.
- Cabela’s Alaskan Guide 8-person dome tent (my largest and strongest for sure)
- Columbia Mammoth Creek 8-person cabin tent
- Coleman Slydome 8-person tent with Darkroom rain fly
- REI Half Moon SL3+ 4-person tent
May also pick up a one-man bivvy, eventually.
Also have an ENO hammock set.
Love it! It’s my workhorse tent! Easy to set up and tear down solo. The bag it came with was cheap and tore within a couple uses so I got a sturdy duffel to keep it in.
I also like that you don’t have sunlight shining right into your face and also no headlights glaring at you at night in campgrounds.
I've got a Coleman SkyDome Darkroom tent (8-man model) that's super-easy to set up. I can do it solo within 20 minutes. As a 6'2" dude, it's nice having a tent that's tall enough to stand up in so I'm not craning my neck or crawling everywhere inside.
If you need something smaller and portable, check out REI's Half Dome 3 tents. I've got one in the sky-blue color and it's pretty easy to set up quickly and pack away.
Skydome is great. I have an 8 man darkroom I bring to festivals. It’s survived severe thunderstorms with no leaks without any guy outs. I can set it up myself, and there is 6 foot plus height
Well, it’s probably not a “tent house” but a 6 or 8 man Coleman darkroom Skydome is a good tent, easy to set up, and durable and waterproof through storms.
The Boy Scouts often use Coleman Sundomes because they are so durable.
I had a stoic madrone 4 and water came in through the floor. On the other hand, my 8 man darkroom Sundome keeps me totally dry in severe thunderstorms even though the rainfly doesn’t reach the ground. The tent body is also waterproof.
I can put up my 8 man Coleman Darkroom Sundome by myself in about 15 minutes. (I have to jump to attach the center hook).
I’d recommend a 4 man Darkroom Skydome for what OP is looking for
My 8 man Skydome has kept me dry through multiple severe thunderstorms without additional waterproofing or even being guyed out (it’s my music festival tent.)
Just set it up in the backyard and see how it does through a rainstorm.
It’s decent, but you might consider the blackout version. Even without the “full fly” it’s still waterproof and the blackout feature helps me get more sleep
I have the coleman skydome 8 with 'dark room' covering. Our toddler needs pitch black, and the tent worked very well for that. We took heavy rain and even with the rainfly, the side corners leaked a little bit, like beads of moisture so my pillow got damp. Our dog also caught her leg while walking out of the porch and it ripped the fabric off the zipper for like 18 inches in the lower corner, it's pretty fragile.
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