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If you're a costco member I'd look into what they have. I got a core tent from them 5 years ago that's a 6 person tent and we use it multiple times a year and love how easy it ia to set up and its held up really well in our downpours we get. Our camp flooded and our tent stayed dry. We have an Ozark yurt tent that we bring for hunting camp. Its not our favorite as when its windy it does try to fly off and you need a lot of space to set it up as it has a lot of stakes it needs to stand up. It's super roomy though we had 2 cots on one side and we could easily fit 2 more
Uhhh yeah so your not going to get what you want. A 3 room tent is well over 20 pounds and quite large you should look up any 3 room tent and look at the weight and dimensions. If you must have a large tent id go with Ozark trails yurt from Walmart. Cheap very large size and weight is manageable.
Wife and I have a nice msr elixir 4 that we took to yosemite and sequioa in april one year for her birthday trip. Brought 2 of our big wolfdogs with and needed a bigger tent n one i didnt care if they destroyed. Got the 7 person teepee tent from walmart clearance 2 days into the trip for like $40... Got a huge snowstorm in sequioa and it held up to over 2' of heavy snow in one night. Was insanely surprised and still use that tent for family camping trips today. Some of the ozark stuff is surprisingly decent for the price.
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
Have an Ozark Trail tent I got about 5 years ago for $30 new, basically the same exact same one here. It's been one of the best tents I've owned and really made me reevaluate my approach to outdoor recreation. Weird, I know, but it is what it is.
They are fine. You won't get a super long life out of it, and they tend to be heavier and bulkier, and sometimes have kind of crappy poles and zippers and whatnot, but it will work fine for a while. It's a good way to get into camping sooner on a budget, and just plan to get a nicer tent sometime later. I have lots of expensive tents but I still use cheapy $40 tents all the time, they're great for loaning out to people or taking on trips where you don't necessarily need a super nice tent and just want something that won't make you cry if it gets a tear in it. There's no point taking an $800 backpacking tent on a car camping trip, it's unnecessarily nice for that and just puts wear and tear on it for no reason, I'd rather use a cheapo tent for that scenario 9 times out of 10. Coleman is good, Eureka is good, and I've even had pretty good luck with the walmart Ozark Trail tents.
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