
The North Face
Wawona 6
Spacious vestibule, strong in storms, but rainfly tricky solo.

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We have a Core 6 person instant up with the full rain fly and love it. We use it for long roadtrips. Packs up pretty small, my 6’ husband can stand up in it and the full rain fly is a game changer when camping. We also have a 10 person Core with the full rain fly as well. It’s great for when you’re camping in the same spot for a longer period of time.
We have a Core 6 person instant up with the full rain fly and love it. We use it for long roadtrips. Packs up pretty small, my 6’ husband can stand up in it and the full rain fly is a game changer when camping. We also have a 10 person Core with the full rain fly as well. It’s great for when you’re camping in the same spot for a longer period of time.
I have the 6 person with the full fly. Camped a night in a heavy rain storm and stayed nice and dry on the inside.
I did a ton of research on tents and we've used it probably 4 or 5 times now and it's truly a great tent. Very good quality, easy to put up (but almost definitely needs 2 people), and easy to take down and pack up. I have been looking these two as alternatives: https://www.coreequipment.com/products/6-person-lighted-instant-pyramid-tent-12-x-7 https://www.coreequipment.com/products/6-person-instant-cabin-tent-with-full-rainflly-11-x-9 The first is still really large length wise at 12'. The second is 3' smaller, and that instant rainfly would have REALLY came in handy at the monsoon that as Roo this year lmao. I will likely wind up purchasing the second one, as I think that might be exactly what I'm looking for.
The instant tent options from Core are SO excellent. The ease of setting up and pitting away is worth its weight in gold. I have a Core instant cabin style tent for 12 or 13 (?can’t remember, but it’s a huge 2-room style tent). It fits 2 adults, 1 child, 2 large dogs, and bags / shoes / etc. I’m a 5’5” human and have 0 issues doing the tent alone. On group camping trips I’m the fist ready. Everyone who sees my tent ends up getting one themselves!
Core makes an AMAZING 12 person instant tent that is legitimately up in under 2 minutes... and it has built-in LED lights that can be turned on at 3 different brightness levels.
Pretty sure I have the same one and I think we have had it for 10 years. Use it 3+ times a year too. And some times we rotate to a Core 12 person that’s also instant up.

The North Face
Wawona 6
Spacious vestibule, strong in storms, but rainfly tricky solo.

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T4 Hub Tent Series
Fastest setup, durable, but bulky and awkward door.

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X-Mid 2
Ultralight, spacious 2P, but not for very strong winds.

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X-Mid 1
Budget ultralight 1P, spacious, but large footprint.

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Mongar 2 Backpack Tent (Nylon)
Budget 2P, spacious for price, but not for 4 seasons.

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