Ozark Trail - 8-Person Instant Cabin Tent with LED Lighted Poles

We've used the same tent for the last 7 years/burns. Ozark Trail 8 person pop up cabin tent. It survived the rain, mudd and all dust storms. It's gone on many other camping adventures and 7 burns. It's $149. Never had any issues or worry with it. We use the rain fly and place our tent under our shade structure for extra shade coverage and protection. We give it a good clean when we get back to avoid any playa dust build. If you're looking for a reasonably priced tent, highly recommend it.

Ozark Trail 8 person cabin tent . It's perfect . Not expensive . Holds up well unexpected downpour. My niece loves hers . I have a SlumberJack 6 man . It has amazing ventilation and a full fly for chilly nights

My niece has an 8 man Ozark trail and it has an awesome screen room area on one side . I just don't like the fly . It doesn't cover the tent to the bottom so it did leak a little. We had 2 days of moderate rain and wind

I love my OT tent, and I specifically recommend their "instant" cabin tents because they are so easy to get up and down. But I will note that the OT tents are all designed primarily for warm and mild weather camping. They have lots of big windows, and rain flies that only cover the top and not the sides, which means you get lots of airflow but way less rain protection. Coleman and Core tents - the other two "budget" brands - are generally made the same way though Coleman at least does have some tents with more extensive flies. Tents that are built for nastier and colder weather are going to be a lot smaller than the "family" tents made by the budget brands, to start with. Keep in mind that tent ratings say "person" to literally mean the space taken up by one average-sized adult in a sleeping bag, so a "4 person" tent is 4 people laying like sardines, or 2 people with gear/clothing and maybe a modest dog. These tents are less likely to be standing height, and in warm weather they are HOT unless the weather is good enough to take the rain fly off entirely and then you have to hope it doesn't rain and there isn't heavy dew. Also, those extensive rain flies can be fiddly to get staked out really correctly, and can become a liability in high winds. You need to think harder about what direction you face the door and sides if you're expecting any kind of weather. So that's why some people might choose the OT and augment with extra tarps, if they camp in places where rain and cold and wind are less likely to be an issue, and they want the extra space and airflow. We have gotten stuck in some crazy rain in our short-fly OT tent and it would have been fine if it hadn't been raining sideways, but that is going to be a challenge with a lot of tents.

I'm lying in an 8p oztrail tent right now. Wife and kids (10 & 7yo) have gone for a wander/scoot after a great night's sleep. Mountain design 50mm "self-inflating" mats and regular sleeping bags. Had to throw an Aldi centre aisle special tarp over the top for waterproofing, but we're still dry after 60mm of rain on sunday night. 3x3m gazebo, and 6x4m ground sheet round out the basics. Can squeeeeeeeze everything onto/into the 4x4 but much easier with 6x4 low cage trailer.