Ozark Trail

12-Person Instant Cabin Tent with Integrated LED Lights

Ozark Trail 12-Person Instant Cabin Tent with Integrated LED Lights

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Sentiment score33% positive
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Last updated: Jul 6, 2026

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Reddit IconNew_Internet_3350
about 1 month ago

I’m a huge fan of the Ozark Trails tents. They are easy to put together, decently priced and reliable. Highly recommend.

about 1 month ago

Oh and the 12 person cabin tent is $200 right now. It can fit 4 queen mattresses.

about 1 month ago

A 10 person tent is my fav. Actually, the Walmart brand Ozark Trails has a 12 person tent with enough room for 4 queen size beds, it’s under $200 right now. I’d go that route. That way everyone has space and room for gear. As others have suggested, a tent for big kids is fun too. Depending on your budget I’d still go with the big tent and a 4 person smaller tent.

Reddit Iconmoonrise_garden
7 months ago

I think I have the same Taj Mahal Walmart tent. It has like “three rooms”. I can fit like four queen mattresses in it all together and touching though. We absolutely love it. We bring two inflatable mattresses and leave one room as a “storage room” for supplies. You don’t need a stool to put it together. The put up and tear down is easy. I’ve done it alone but it’s obviously easier to do with another person. I second what someone has said above. We went camping with our huge tent and the tent sites were extremely small and we couldn’t fit. We had to upgrade to an RV site at the same campground. Which honestly was great, because it had a long paved “driveway” we kind of positioned it at the end and my kids could drive their bikes on a long flat surface that wasn’t an actual roadway. The only issue you might run into booking an RV site instead of a tent camp site is that you can’t “stake” into a paved area so it has to be a site that has enough green space around it to set up. Highly depends on where you are.

Reddit Iconakoons76
5 months ago

We use the Ozark instant up cabin tent, not the popup. We have used it through many rainstorms and many, many scouts putting it up and down. They aren't gentle handling jt. And it has lasted so far through the years. I am 5'2" as well and can put them up easily by myself. We have almost all of the size options of the tent. Pretty easy to pack up as well.

Reddit IconBlueCandyBars
about 1 month ago

Instant cabin from Walmart. I think Coleman or ozark trail, $100-$200. I’ve been shocked at how easy it is to set up and how well it holds up to weather. It’s taken hail, thunderstorms, dumbassery, and late nights very well

Reddit IconBoosted_Vet
3 months ago

I ran a instant up Ozark trail for well over a decade. Went a few years with a small camper and sold it to get into a nice gazelle and I couldn't be happier. I don't do hiking/backpacking due to disabilities but it's perfect for car camping. Throw it on my roof rack get to camp and 10 min later my tent is set up.

4 months ago

I for one love my gazelle tent. It really feels like a buy once cry once purpose. My Ozark trail lasted many years fairly easy to put up. Then I got my gazelle and was blown away. Goes up so much easier. Materials don't feel like 1 month of combined sun exposure will make it all brittle like the cheap tents/canopies. I also just updated to a set of xped megamats for the wife and I. A bit pricy. But so much better than a air mattress or cot both in comfort and insulation for those cold nights.

Reddit IconBrickHuge3023
2 months ago

it did not say the 3rd one with screen room was instant up or not. I have one about that size that I love. Sams Club, so likely made by Ozark Trail- looks quite similar. But mine is instant up-- that is now my deal breaker on tents. Old tents used to take 45 minutes to put up. I can put up mine by myself once spread out in less than 2 minutes. Timed it. I do recommend the rectangle one, #3 IF instant up, because I've run across several tent pads at campgrounds that barely accommodate its size. Those others look larger and may not fit.

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