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

I have a 13x9 Ozark Trail instant tent. I can also recommend dark tents. Anyway, 13x9 is a good size, wall between sides, instant tent is a relationship saver.

That’s the biggest thing, my tent takes 5 mins to setup on the ground so if I wanted to go on a long over landing trip it still works, 9 times out of ten I’m not doing that I’m at a campground and leaving every so often and setting up and taking down every time I want to move is not something I would want to do

[this is roughly the one i have](https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Ozark-Trail-8-Person-Instant-Cabin-Tent/6000208375642) ozark trail 8 person instant tent

It sets up quick and without nearly causing a divorce 😂 that’s all I really want. If it’s supposed to rain I usually stretch out a tarp anyways, kind of a habit I picked up as a kid camping with my parents. I have Never had expensive tents so idk probably not the best person to review

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.

Agree with needing larger than a 6p for that many people plus gear. Ozark Trail 8 person cabin instant tent is good quality and price. I can put it up on my own and have fit 3 adults plus two dogs and gear pretty comfortably. You can make it into two rooms, has built in LED lights, good ventilation and can easily stand up and walk around in 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

I have the generic Walmart Ozark trail 8 man version of this tent. It comes with a fly and a built in light. I work wildland fires and have used this tent on 4 - 14 day assignments. It has seen intense rain and wind. It was a great investment!

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.

Honestly for car camping with little kids, look at the big instant up multi room ozark trail tents from Walmart. They’re heavy and pack down big, but they’re well under $200, ours has lasted for years and through many rainstorms, and it has enough room to stand up. Also the front room doubles as a screen room which is really nice if it’s super buggy. https://www.walmart.com/browse/sports-outdoors/pop-up-tents/ozark-trail/4125_546956_4128_887708_4094354/YnJhbmQ6T3phcmsgVHJhaWwie?adid=22222222265446360557&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=b&wl1=o&wl2=m&wl3=74904359694166&wl4=dat-2326704043460416:loc-71240&wl5=108901&wl6=&wl7=&wl14=ozark%20trail%20instant%20up%20tents&veh=sem&&msclkid=28b64cefffd2149f863824cddc429607&gclid=28b64cefffd2149f863824cddc429607&gclsrc=3p.ds I wouldn’t suggest a nice tent with little kids unless you’re actually backpacking. They tend to be hard on things, and the more room the better

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 have an Ozark trails 2 person tent that I haven't had any issues with, that I've used for week long camping trips in all 4 seasons. However I've found their larger tents 6-8 person tents to be unreliable once the wind picks up or it rains too hard.