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I’d just go with a car camping tent at this point. Kids are rough on gear. If you have a Costco near you go get the big core tent they have. Lots of room and easy to set up.
If you're car camping just go to Costco and get one of their big core tents. They're spacious and pretty good.
Family of 5 here - we did the Core instant pop tent, it was a game changer, makes camping with the r family so much easier. They are bigger to pack than the standard pole tents.
I have a napier sport and its just okay. I have moved to a costco 10 person tent that does not attach to the car but it works better for us. Since we have power at our camping sites for the car, we also bring along a heater/cooler dyson fan thing for the tent and I just sleep in the car with the doors shut.
Core is my go-to brand. I have that exact one, and it's been through a lot. We added the 6, 9, and 10 person instant tents. We got slammed by big big storms with high straightwinds while at festivals, and afterward, the core tents are always still standing in the tent graveyards.
I have the core 10 person instant tent. Have had it for about 3 years and been pretty good so far. You can also get a 6 person if you want something smaller.
Core instant 10 person tent for a family of 4 with 2 air mattresses. Its pretty easy to set up, spacious, the windows and zippers are good. Setting it up is a 2 person job though https://preview.redd.it/yq84ovrqh6jg1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75c0bff0f14db13f741f9d8c93162a84eebbbdf3
Core instant tents are great. Very affordable, durable for car camping, standing interior height and so easy to put up. Both the 6 and 10 person instant tents have full rain fly versions. Fwiw, the Core 6 person tent is such a better dimension over the Coleman. The Core footprint is rectangular vs the Coleman square footprint. It makes using the space so much more efficient. ** We use 3 cots in our Core tent with walking/standing space between the cots, something not possible in our friends’ Coleman.
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