12' x 10' 5-Person Two-Room Dome Tent

I had a cheap Ozark Trails dome tent for 20 years and it never failed me, or friends that used it, until the last year when friends said some water was getting in. I could've taped and glued the seams and sprayed water proofing on the fly, but hell, id gotten 20 years of good use and had already been using a different tent myself for a few years. Id suggest them for anybody just getting into camping, or doing a lot of car camping. But, for backpacking, bikecamping, or kayak camping, id suggest something that is lighter and packs down smaller.

Hard to say there's so many. To be frank anything sub 60 usd is gonna be questionable however, if you dont go out often or only fair weather camp anything will do. For a summer tent you want as much mesh as possible on the inner tent and a rainfly to cover it. I would grab a tube of seam sealer or a can of scotchguard and hit the seams inside and out. I have a temu tent ment to look like the military ICS 50 bucks work pretty well came out dry after a rainstorm test in the back yard. I also had a Ozark trails dome tent same price from Walmart.... after the rain test it was like a kiddie pool. So you can basically flip a coin on tents in this price range.

I noticed you asked about the Ozark Trail tents. I have experience with the Ozark Trail dome tents 3, 4 and 6 person tents. 4 person is only for 2 people. If you are thinking to have your sister in law with you both then you’ve got to go with the 6 person. I bought extra tents for a camp trip for visiting guests and didn’t want to spend too much money so I bought the Ozark Trail dome tents at Walmart. They are a light grey with a green fly. They are ok and totally doable but I would not say these are for high use. The material seemed thinner than my better tents. they are pretty basic if that what you are after. The one thing I didn’t like about this particular model was the light grey color along with the thinner material let in a lot of light. The tent got hotter as if there was less barrier to the elements. And it got really bright as soon as the sun was up. Edit: This comment was not referring to the Dark Rest model. It is for the regular dome tent model.

I have a Ozark dome tent, been having it for 7 years, still holds but want to upgrade my gear now

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

I have this one which has been great so far. It’s really heavy though. I suppose it doesn’t take up a ton of car space - if they got the6 person version (if there is one) that would probably work out fine. There’s always space under a cot to store stuff also.

For a week of Cub Scout camp in the summer, something you can stand up in to change is good. We’ve used an ozark trail one for the past three summers and been fine, but that’s with a family of four. I’ll thread that one below so this comment doesn’t get deleted if the link gets flagged. For just one parent one scout, we’ve used the done style 4 person tents from Alps and they’re pretty comfy, but even short adults can’t fully stand in them. At that age, most of our cub scouts don’t mind sleeping just in a sleeping bag on the ground (I’m also cubmaster for our small pack). Some families like to use the Coleman quick cabins. These are heavy and don’t do great in high winds, but if you’re driving right up to the campsite they’re super quick to set up and have good head room. Links incoming