Ozark Trail - 10-Person Modified Dome Tent with Screen Porch

I have a few tents of varying quality, and I still say a cheap Walmart tent is hard to beat for the occasional camping/testing the waters family. If you want easy and have plenty of space in your vehicle when car camping, their 10-person easy-up has gone through it and held up fine for me. Their was slight water pooling in the corners during an intense storm, but I also wasn't using a ground cloth (back yard camping). I love a large vestibule and just saw a standard 10 person with a screened "porch" there for $120. Saves money and packs much smaller than easy up. I mainly like a vestibule to keep water out when I open the sleeping area door during rain. That said, for quality, I love my Wawona 6. Tighter fit for 4, but ideally, you're just using it for sleeping, anyway.

Something to be said for a simple freestanding dome tent. I have 5 tents currently, ranging in size, price, and style. I have no complaints with the Coleman sky dome. I mean… I have complaints about all of them, but still use them all. Even the cheap ozark trail. If you want an expensive brand, I can recommend a couple, too.

I'm surprised you had issues. I've had great experiences for years with Ozark Trail/Walmart tents when you need something cheap and large for family car camping or festivals. Most recently got a "10 person" tent that had three rooms and a large vestibule. It has survived 2 years of being beat up by toddlers with no permanent damage. Good water proofing, good ventilation, only downside is its so large and heavy. It takes up a full Army duffel bag packed to the brim to fit the tent, fly, and poles.

Do whatever you want :)  We have a family of 6 and bring  like 3 tents the largest of which is a 10 person tent that is ridiculously large inside.  We have like a rotation to children in the tent depending on weather and who got scared and well basically don’t really care what anyone thinks?  We got the 10 person Ozark Trails tent from Walmart and that thing can fit like 3 queen size air mattresses so it’s definitely got whatever room you are looking for lol. 

Their fabric is damn thin. Do not use this tent in rain. You will regret it, I promise.

It should be just fine for your use case if weight isn’t a factor. I own expensive tents but I also have a cheap $30 Ozark trail tent I bought in 2019, only use it for local 1 nighters and it’s still fine. Only thing I’d recommend is hit all the seams with water proofing spray, especially around the bottom where the fabric is stitched to the tarp floor. I just buy the 3M stuff that is recommended for outdoors, think it has a tent picture on the spray can.

I have the same one. Perfect for one.

Ozark trail makes some solid stuff for the price. I say go for it.

This will not be a popular answer lol. I usually do 3 to 4 night backpacking trips. I bought a $30 Big Cat tent off of Amazon and used it regularly for two years until I broke one of the poles. I had a trip planned so I stopped at Walmart and picked up a $19 Ozark Trail tent. I used it all week and it was exactly what I needed. It was super easy to set up. I would recommend a footprint, though. The flooring of the tent is not the best quality but hey, it was $19.

Ozark Trail and Coleman make decent and easy to use car camping tents that will hold up better than you'd think. I always steer people who don't know if they're going to be super into camping yet towards those brands. They'll keep you dry and covered for the night without breaking the bank. My last Coleman Skydome lasted at least 60+ nights before one of the corners started to wear through.

Ozarks Trail has increased a million fold in quality since it came out (late 90s/early 2000s?). I would definitely give it a try and keep the receipt just in case.