Core Equipment - 9 Person Extended Dome Blockout Tent

I have a Core Blackout 9 person and the quality is great.

I have the Coleman Dome 6 (two of them) and a Core 9P, both have been great. Just left Bennett Springs in Missouri in our Coleman 6P and stayed dry the whole weekend.

We just got a naturehike village 8 person tent with a full rainfly. The first time we used it, there were record hot temps (100⁰) in Florida, but we opened everything up for ventilation and it was tolerable. The second time we had record low temps (27⁰), closed the heavy rainfly fully at night and used an electric space heater and it was 76⁰ in the tent. It was unexpectedly great. Our last tent was a core 9 person and the space heater didn't really do much. The naturehike tents are on sale at a deep discount right now on Amazon. The big disadvantage is that the tent is very heavy because of that super thick rainfly, so it may not work if you have to haul it very far.

We have the orange core 9. Love it. Car camping family, fits queen and 2 single air mats, dog bed, bags plus more floor space. 6 ft husband can stand up straight. Has withstood multiple rainstorms. Been through a lot and still going strong. Highly recommend.

We have a ton of tents, but use our Core 9 person when we have our entire family. Great tent.

I have the Core 9 person. Set up and take down myself. Love it! Seal the bottom seams though. They will seep in heavy rain otherwise.

We go camping with kids each year. Just got back from a camping trip in the Northwoods with 6 kids under 10! My daughter is 4 and this was her 5th trip. (Sorry for the long post!!) Definitely 1 big tent or 2 smaller tents with 1 adult in each. Kids tend to wake up throughout the night. We just got a Core 9 person tent and it worked out well for us this year. We use a little potty chair in the tent in case of emergencies. Lots of clothes and all types of weather options because who knows what they might need. Lots of socks because they are somehow always wet. If you are going somewhere with bugs- just go for bug spray with deet straight away. Being covered in deet is better than the kids being covered in swollen mosquito bites (even though it’s inevitable). Bring lots of outdoor activities to keep them busy. Glowsticks, coloring supplies, bug catchers, books, etc. We colored walking sticks and “went fishing” with a rod that had a practice lure (no hook) on it. We always suggest to be flexible and not worry about naps and bed time. The kids will sleep when they are tired and it’s better than fighting with them to take a nap when it’s night in the tent. For safety- don’t let them walk near the fire and make sure to bring a first aid kit with ice packs. For the food cooler- we use frozen ice packs and don’t put ice straight into the cooler. It makes the food less waterlogged and seems to keep things cold for much longer. And the most obvious suggestion- bring lots of snacks 😆