2 person tent

Any reccomendations? We would use it probably once a year, looking for easy set up, and zippers that don’t snag the fabric-
Thanks (yes I will google this too, but I trust you guys way more)

You said we, so I assume there will be 2 of you.
Buy a 3 or 4 person tent.

This really depends on what you are planning on doing with it. I agree definitely buy a 3. Or at least get one with an extended vestibule so you have somewhere to put gear. I have had really good luck with the marmot tent I have. I also have a melty and it is ok. Are you going to be back packing with it or will you just be popping it up somewhere with close access to a vehicle.

3 person minimum.I have an Eskimo 3 man and it’s good for 2.I think 3 would be tight.

Tom schmitt wrote:

You said we, so I assume there will be 2 of you.
Buy a 3 or 4 person tent.

what he said….. i’d go 4 man!!! depends on how much stuff your girlfriend brings and how long your staying!!!!!

I see there’s a really nice 3 person for sale in classifieds on here. Worth checking out

I bought a High Peak hyperlite 10+ years ago and it has been one of the dryest tents I have owned. I did have to replace my fiberglass poles once. They replaced them for free. Amazon has them for $49 plus shipping which is alot less than I payed 10 years ago. Their sleeping bags are awesome for the price too.

Great advice so far-and yup she needs a sleeping bag too. Very light duty stuff, 2 days tops, no backpacking, have to buy new.
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Msr tents are great. I have had no issues with my marmot tungsten. I also have a cheaper kelty that has been good. What is your budget. Tents can get extreme for price. For low to mid range look at the marmot tungsten, the msr elixir, alps engineering. REI has a pretty good house brand 3 person. I have been looking for a bigger tent for awhile now for the Bwcq since my 3 year old will being making us 4 this year.

House Brand REI is worth a look, I have an REI about 2mi. from my house.
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It really depends on what you are doing. If you aren’t packing it in anywhere you can get roomy, bulky, and super heavy tents for a fraction of the price of an ultralight. REI and Big Agnes are good brands. As others have stated, I would factor at least 1.5 to 2 people per “tent person size” when it comes to sizing. If it is car camping get the big one. It also depends on your size – I use a 3 person ultralight as my solo multiday tent because I’m 6’3 and sleep on my belly and it allows me to sleep diagonally without hitting the walls and have a few things in there, and it fits my wife and I if we need.

Probably drive to William O’brien, pitch tent, build fire, roast a marshmellow, wife will take pics for FB, go to sleep, wake up, go home. I love being outside, love fishing, I personally have no love for camping, but might be ok once a year.
Wife would like it, good enough. Thanks for the ideas, REI tomorrow (first Joes for ice stuff!)

If that’s your plan and you’re not in love with camping I’d say get a huge Coleman tent you can stand in and put some cots in it – make it as comfy and glamping as you can. The more you enjoy yourself the more you will do it, and a Coleman tent and cots will be cheaper than a lightweight tent.

Sounds like you’re basically looking at car camping. A lot of the backpacking tents use lightweight materials to save weight. Space is also compromised in backpacking tents. I would do some Google searches and focus on durability instead. I think you could find something in the REI or MSR lineup (or equivalent).

Thanks!

I have a really nice tent for sale on classifieds

Thanks! gotta be new for my princes.

If that what you are planning on doing you can definitely get away with a heavier tent which will save money.

I bought a 6 person instant cabin from Walmart for like 100 bucks. Has a rain fly.
Pops up like a hub house. Poles are stationary. Takes me 3 minutes to have it up and staked down. Built in lights and battery pack. The extra room you have is very nice. Its been through many river camping trips and holds up great for 4 of us and my dogs.

tim hurley wrote:

Thanks! gotta be new for my princes.

Won’t be long and you will be selling a gently used twice tent.

tim hurley wrote:

Thanks! gotta be new for my princes.

Well then buy her a msr tent and you won’t regret it. They are very nice.

tim hurley wrote:

Probably drive to William O’brien, pitch tent, build fire, roast a marshmellow, wife will take pics for FB, go to sleep, wake up, go home. I love being outside, love fishing, I personally have no love for camping, but might be ok once a year.
Wife would like it, good enough. Thanks for the ideas, REI tomorrow (first Joes for ice stuff!)

Bearcat89 wrote:

I bought a 6 person instant cabin from Walmart for like 100 bucks. Has a rain fly.
Pops up like a hub house. Poles are stationary. Takes me 3 minutes to have it up and staked down. Built in lights and battery pack. The extra room you have is very nice. Its been through many river camping trips and holds up great for 4 of us and my dogs.

^^^This is what you want. Coleman or Ozark Trail, $100 at Walmart and stupid simple. A LOT more headroom in this style than a similar price dome tent.

Yep, as mentioned they’re always a little generous with the number of people they say can fit.

I have the Otter Cabin hub. It says 2-3 people. 2 is very tight, especially if you’re fishing 2 holes each. Works pretty well for me and my 5 year old. It’s perfect for one guy though.

Go bigger. Can never have too much space. Really sucks when you don’t have enough.

Not ice fishing- thanks though.
Thanks all so far-pull the trigger this weekend.

tim hurley wrote:

Not ice fishing- thanks though.
Thanks all so far-pull the trigger this weekend.

I know you are in my area often, u can swing buy and check out how simple the Ozark trail is for your self. Or what you get for 700 with a msr.

Like a couple people have mentioned, if you’re not hiking to your camping area get a pop up tent and don’t even think about messing with those silly poles. I watch people struggle putting those light weight tents up and down while sitting in my pop up that took about 60 seconds to erect. This is a nice size if it rains you can store gear inside.

I love my Kodiak from Cabela’s. It’s 10’x10’ waterproof canvas, fits 2 full size cots, or 1 double inflatable bed. It is so nice, you might go several times a year.

I would also give consideration to something that can withstand a thunderstorm. You can take your chances with some of these cheaper tents that don’t have a rainfly that covers the entire tent. I’ve seen them and I’ve seen puddles in the bottom of tents.

The cheaper ozark trail one is the same as the coleman from above has a rain fly but no foot print.
We had to bail on a river camp this summer because of a wicked thunderstorm that rolled in. We left the tent standing to get the kids back to the truck because it was a 6 mile boat ride. It rained and hailed. I expected the worst the next day.
To my surprise it was dry as could be inside. Pretty impressive for 100 bucks or what ever it was. Did just as well as my kelty and msr would have

Nice offer Bear-great ideas so far-too many good choices, have to figure it out in the next few days, will be buggin’ everyone for bag ideas soon.
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