Over the years though many improvements have been made to the family camping tent that has made life a heck of a-lot easier. I think one of the biggest improvements is the actual size and ease of assembly of the family camping tents. The fact is the only tents that were really easy to set-up were the little four person pop-up dome tent. It took probably 5 min total to erect. Now these new family camping tents that can fit ten to twelve people easy are even easy to set-up. I own a 10 foot by 20 foot tent myself and my wife and I can get it fully set-up in about 10 minutes. It has four rooms, three doors and is well ventilated and waterproof. These newer family camping tents also have shoe racks, removable room dividers, a rail to hang your clothes inside the tent and removable shelves. Now these tents do have some draw backs. Some weigh about 25-30 pounds. Mine is in that category but it came with a wheeled case that is very easy to repack. We have had this family camping tent that we call the Taj Majal for about five years and love it. It is still in very good shape even though we use it quite a bit. If you have been reluctant to buy something this big don’t be. They are really not so bad to set-up and repack and the extra room is heaven trust me.
Tags: camping, dome, family camping tents, pop-up, tents
August 5, 2008 at 1:33 pm
The new larger family tents are definitely the way to go as long as you don’t have to carry the thing 5 miles. I also like that overall they are extremely affordable. Compared to what you get in a halfway decent hotel. Family size tents make for a cost-effective fun vacation. I know my boys are usually just excited to be in a new place.