The North Face - Wawona 6

I have the Wawona 6. Very cool tent. Vestibule is big enough to put a couple chairs and hangout during rain etc. I believe the peak in it is over 6’.

The vestibule is one of the defining features of this tent. If you use the vestibule on this one, but want one smaller, there is always the wawona 6. That should be fine for 2 adults, 2 dogs, and gear. Otherwise, there are plenty of other 6 person tents that could be even smaller overall if you don't need the wawona vestibule.

Wawona 6 is our car camping tent. Love it. Ginormous. Perfect for 2 adults, 2 kids and dog. Love the vestibule. I put down astroturf in the vestibule. Have cooked inside it when the weather was unfriendly and a great place to store gear.

Can confirm, it’s a great tent and the large vestibule is great for sun or weather.

With canvas, if you can't dry it out for storage it will 100% mildew and smell, very unpleasant to sleep in. It can be dried out in a humid environment but takes longer. Being in the sun helps. Wawona is good imo, the patio can be great for shade or rain.

Wawona 6 is great, the covered vestibule Is amazingly useful for shade or cover from rain.

North Face Wawona 6 is great for car camping. The garage is a nice feature as kids like to sleep out there instead of in the tent, so it gives you options. 

Not yet, and it’s been through a few rainy - but not stormy - nights in Alaska state campgrounds. I’ll say this about the fly and flies in general: * The Wawona tent body has DWR on it, and is the same spec material as the fly itself: 75-denier with 1200mm PU coating. IOW, the tent body on the Wawona is better quality than the flies of some of the other recommendations I’ve been seeing. * The fly is mostly forming the garage and covering the venting (functional). * If you were anticipating camping in several days of sustained rainfall or significant wind-driven rain, you probably want a good 3.5 season tent with a fly that goes all the way to the ground and a good tarp game but you’re talking a whole different price bracket (2-3x). I have two-man tents that are made for sustained, severe weather (mountains, sea coast) and in those conditions even a fly will eventually soak through and a good tarp strategy is gold. * A full coverage fly (to the ground, not midway down) offers more benefit than just added rain protection. It can provide important protection from wind (structural and insulating), keeps snow weight off the tent roof, and can provide a still layer of air to help with insulation. The Wawona 6 fly can’t serve this role, for sure. * full-coverage flies come with a couple trade-offs: reduced ventilation and weight. With four people in a tent, ventilation is important for getting humidity out (sweat, breath). Weight may matter less with car camping. * most campers don’t need a real storm fly. I would expect a quality-built solid-panel tent body with DWR to generally hold on for three-ish days without any issue. Especially when new, just make sure you take care of it. Appropriateness will depend on the conditions you reasonably expect to be in when camping with the family and your risk of mutiny. I’ll also add that some of the other recommendations here (Coleman, Eureka) are comparatively low quality materials and construction. A tent is not something you want to cheap out on - you don’t need top of the line, but be just as allergic to the bargain brands. Your tent should be seen as a multi-year investment. I’ve literally seen poles snap on more than one tent from these brands in high winds. A downside of the Wawona garage is that it’s a six-man PLUS a garage the size of a three or four man, so to use the fly you need a larger footprint than some nominal 6-man tents. Generally not an issue in campgrounds, though. And I’m telling you - that garage is great for what you’re doing.

The Wawona 6 is BALLER. I got mine on clearance too and I'm still mad about it being stolen.

Check out outdoor gear lab for bunch of reviews across the board, I’ve found it pretty reliable at least to get a picture of relative features and pricing for diff products. We have been using North Face Wawona 6 for a few years, pretty solid - 3 adult dudes or 2 adults and 2 kids plus dog, nice vestibule

Wawona 6 from North Face. Used in PNW for 4 years; coast, mountains, desert. Still going strong, have a queen air mattress and my wife and I, 2 small kids, and a dog. Vestibule is great.

It’s not in budget but i bought a TNF Wawona 6 from Amazon after reading reviews on outdoor gear lab etc. Been a wonderful family tent

The North Face Wawona 6 is our choice for this

I've got the Wawona 6 and love it. It's really convinced me that concerns about needing a full rain fly are overblown. I did a \*ton\* of research before buying, and found plenty of people online saying they're "concerned" about rain intrusion, but couldn't find any examples of people actually experiencing it. Check out [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Y_iXNrJsI) (this girl's channel has a lot of really good camping gear reviews and tests). She sets the Wawona 6 up in a torrential downpour for three straight days. So much rain that at one point the ground couldn't hold anymore and it's just sitting standing water a couple inches deep. By day three, one of the walls got slightly damp to the touch on the inside, but otherwise everything stayed dry, which is about the best you can reasonably ask for. She has another video where she does a similar test with a Big Agnes tent with a full rainfly (I think the Bunk House, not sure), and while the rainfly worked fine on it, it had much more significant water intrusion through improperly sealed seams.

North Face Wawona 6. Its got the largest vestibule of any tent I've come across. I bought some cheap outdoor carpet at Lowe's and cut it down and it's great. I can fit a good sized folding table, two chairs, and a suitcase in there. Or at night I put out bikes in it.

I have one myself and it's great. There are a couple on Facebook marketplace by me currently, so perhaps check there. Pro tip if you get one - get an outdoor carpet and cut it to the size of the vestibule. Really classes up the joint. https://preview.redd.it/3591ekzws79g1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf121880a15ea21320e77e0718fff4e54ba71667