Instant Pop-Up Hub Tent

I bought a 4 person Timber Ridge pop up tent on Amazon. It is easily set up- even by one person if you get inside it and pop up each section. You can stand in it, and it can be as open or closed off as you want. I’ve only tried it once so far and overall really liked it. It provides standing height, and two cots would easily fit.

I have a 4 person timber ridge. It is easy to set up if you are ok with the weight. I also use a timber ridge cot. I don’t have experience with anything else, but it’s a nice solid cot. Again super heavy, but unfolds pretty easily. I wouldn’t like setting up camp if I wanted to drive away, but I would do whatever is less stressful for your body. Do tent trailers count as tents? That would be an ideal compromise if so.

If you want to get a good, easy setup tent get a hub style. Timber ridge or gazelle are good brands. But they are heavy and not for backpacking. I have the timber ridge and love it.

Timber Ridge got it on Amazon

Yes, you can. We had a setup like this when we first got our Hi5. I found that the limited air flow and ease of using the rear hatch for entry were not worth having it attached. Instead we went for a much easier to setup tent that is just stand alone, along with just using the side doors for entry/exit. https://preview.redd.it/ys9iaqba0xrf1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3cd63f8006dac7d2000658b128e8779cac4ee6ef This brand is acacia, but the tent style is similar to many pop up style tents. I can set this one up by myself in about 5 minutes. The other tent we had was a timber ridge tent and would take closer to 15-20 minutes and was much easier to do with 2 people. It was nearly impossible to setup by yourself if there was any wind.

We used the Timber Ridge for a year and a half, almost every day. It withstood wind pretty well (high elevation mountain camping) was dry in rain, but way too hot in the sun. After that much use, the tent became very brittle, ripping easily and eventually fell apart. But we used it much more than the average person. So under normal use, it will stand up very well in most weather conditions. We mainly used it for cooking, changing, etc because we also sleep in the car with AC.