Just unfold,extend the legs,stake the feet and you are ready to camp. The two-room,cabin style tent has 360 views with windows on all sides and room to stand up with a huge 72-inch center height. It comfortably fits two queen airbeds or up to 8 campers in sleeping bags on the floor. Keep all your gear organized with the included hanging gear organizer.
This Alps Cedar Ridge Rimrock 6 Tent is also very affordable and built in a different style. The biggest material difference between the Sundome and our other picks is its crunchy, tarp-like polyethylene floor. The other tents in this guide all have bathtub-style tape-seamed polyester floors, which is the standard ozark trail shower tent among high-quality tents. The Sundome’s tarp is clearly a budget material, but for what it was, we found it user-friendly. It’s easy to mop up after wet paws and spills, and it doesn’t hold moisture. It’s unlikely to be as durable, though, as the softer, stronger polyester found in our other picks.
A full rain cover, two vestibules, and an extra-sturdy pole structure make this the best choice for families who want to get outside in any weather. So, basically, there are 2 more windows up top, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in any other tent so far. The peak height at the center of this Ozark Trail tent is just 65.5 inches, which is right about the marketed peak height of 66 inches. Notice how my beds aren’t exactly the full queen size, yet they fill up the entire tent?
The rain fly also uses transparent PVC for the skylight windows, which helps provide further waterproofing while allowing you to watch the rain. But there are actually quite a few different 8 person tents, all with their own features, and which one will be best for you depends a lot on what you’ll use it for. They do not provide any info about its waterproof rating, but this is a tent with a minimal fly that covers the ceiling only. The windows and doors are with panels as mentioned above so you have all protection, but with so many zippers and windows, it is best to use it in areas without much rain.
I think this is great for stargazing at night, or to look out during the day as well, and it’s also useful for more ventilation on hot summer days. Oh, and the poles are also starting to show signs of rust, which isn’t good. The 6-Person Dark Rest Instant Tent comes with a removable pocket organizer, and it’s supposed to be hung up on the back wall (the wall that doesn’t have a window). And on the outside of the tent, the rain flap from the outside will always get caught in the zipper track. First, it’s not very big, it has a length and width of just 46 by 36 inches.
As far as fairweather shelters go, however, this one may be the best value in terms of livability for your money. No one wants to be in an outdoor shelter that is structurally compromised when exposed to the elements. Like most instant tents, they use a combination of steel and polyester for the majority of its construction. Steel legs give it a strong frame which excel in protecting you against high winds during inclement weather. Which one you’ll choose will come down to personal preferences & personal needs; you can’t really go wrong with any of these, they are all the best rated & best selling tents in the 8 person instant tents category. Its walls are 75-denier polyester fabric (tougher than the Wireless 6’s 68-denier polyester and the same as the REI Co-op Base Camp’s) that extends about two-thirds up the tent’s sides, and then is topped with mesh.