Hightower Mansion 8 Person Tent

I have the Hightower Mansion 8P and it's great, very easy to set up and doesn't take up a lot of room in the car (half the length of the coleman instant). Assuming it's something you'll use a few times I'd recommend the 8P over the 6P as it gives you 2 separate rooms which might be better for when the kids are a bit older.

The Walmart Ozark Trail tents are decent. You won’t get a big one for under $100, but I got our 8 person tent for like $120 I think. I am short so I can stand in it almost straight up.

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.

Ya ozark seems to be just as good as Coleman ime. Great for car camping a few times a year.

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

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