Tent recommendations

Looking for tent recommendations. Prefer one at cabelas have points saved up. Family of 4 with 2 dogs. Want one that sets up real quick and easy but some what light weight so could occasionally be used on canoe trips.

I have a msr tent and love it. Sleeps my wife son and I plus 2 dogs. Most important part is going to be getting the correct foot print and rain fly. We do a lot of back packing trips so I like my tent to stuff down small. But I love the msr quality.

I have a 6-man Sierra Designs. It’s a great tent. Family of 4 + a 90 lb pup–it’s about the perfect size for us. The quality is great, and compared to other tents I’ve set up, it’s a piece of cake (I routinely do it myself). It’s a bit bulky (i.e. not a backpacking tent), but it’s not too heavy. My only complaint is that the “vestible” space is small. I’d like a bigger area to stow our stuff out of the rain but not inside the actual tent.

The Cabala’s brand with the rain cover that goes all the way to the ground is the one you want.

Cabela’s Alaskan series with vestibule. I have used mine for 10 plus years and they hold up well in bad weather and having the vestibule it’s an added room which has been great. Tried to find a few pictures only one I could find.

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bigcrappie wrote:

The Cabala’s brand with the rain cover that goes all the way to the ground is the one you want.

X2 I just bought the 10’x14’ cabin. We were on the windy side of the storm and most of the tents in the camp ground were down. Ours didn’t even move. If I had my old tent that weekend we would have been wet. First time setting it up took about 15 min. I do miss the setup of my old Colman instant tent. But that thing was big and heavy for the same 10’ x 14’ foot print.
I think you would want the smaller version of what I have for hiking.

I’ve been using Eureka tents my whole life and have had very good luck with them. I currently have a Sunrise 9 and a Mountain Pass EXO. The Mountain Pass has been on my back in New Mexico, Appalachian trail, North Shore Trail and the BWCA numerous times in the last 13 years. Spray waterproofing once a year and good to go. One hold down on the vestibule gave way a few years ago, but I stitched it back up good as new.

I’ve been very pleased with the 6-man Cabela’s Guardian for car-camping trips. Wouldn’t want to carry it on a backpack trip, but the space and quality for campground use has been exceptional.

https://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Guardian-Dome-Tent-Person/2437114.uts?slotId=4

You definitely want at least a 6 person tent and I would seriously consider an 8 person tent. In a quick browse through Cabela’s site, I would say most in the $300-$450 range look like decent models.

I will say that if you’re looking for a large tent that can be used for both car camping and canoe/backpacking, you’re gonna be disappointed one way or another. IMO most of the tents on the Cabela’s site are base camp/car camp style, sturdy but way too heavy for the trail.

I agree that having a rain fly that fully covers the tent is a must and the tents with the large vestibules like The North Face 6 person and the Cabela’s Guardian or West Wind models come in very handy.

I personally have an REI Kingdom 6 with the garage vestibule and like it a lot. Hope this helps, good luck with what you decide.

Thanks for all the feedback. I picked up the 6 man guardian. We’re going to set it up and the kids are going to test it in the basement tonight with how humid it is outside today