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Camping in Pennsylvania has some surprises for everyone. The Allegheny National Forest is a site that is outstandingly beautiful, offering deep trees that will literally run for a hundred miles before you see daylight. What I can tell you is that camping in
Chinook Tradewinds Guide 6 Person Tent
a national forest requires that you have a good solid tent and you need to watch your step. You have to be careful about what you’ve heard about bears and their sleeping habits because it’s sometimes not true. Chinook tents are good solid tents and are perfect for camping in national forests. If you believe everything you’ve heard or read about bears and their hibernation or migration patterns, you might not be too worried about camping in the late fall. No bears right? Great time for camping. I’m here to tell you that you may be very wrong. Late fall appears to be a great time for bear migration. If camping in the late fall in any national forest, I highly suggest you hang garbage food from high tree branches far away from your campsite so bears will be distracted by the scent found far away. Or dig a hole and put some garbage food in it and cover it with a few logs to keep the bears busy. Make it look natural. I did this once just as a precaution because although we knew bears were in the area, we assumed the bears to be already in bed and sleeping. However, our camp site was visited one night and our Chinook tents were snuffed by no less than four bears that night. Don’t ask us if it was four different ones, or all the same–we didn’t open the tent to find out.
Summer is the favorite season of all and this one was no exception! We finally were on vacation in southwestern Colorado and camped in the middle of some of the tallest mountains I had ever seen. It was the middle of July and there was fresh snow on the tallest of them! The place where we camped was a good campground with a fire pit and lots of spruce and pine trees nearby, so
KELTY Green River 4 Tent - with Rain fly
firewood was no problem.
Kelty tents are available in many different shapes and sizes and the camp ground we stayed at had a large number of Kelty tents that looked just like ours. Our Kelty tent was big enough for all five of us to sleep in and we soon had it set up and sleeping bags unrolled before exploring the tiny park we were in. A creek was just off to the right and my sister was hoping that she would see some of the deer or maybe even elk nearby.
Well, we explored and ate beans and hot dogs for supper and watched the fire die down to embers. I had the job of making sure there was enough kindling chopped for the morning fire and my sister was responsible for making sure that the water pail was full.
During the night we heard something nearby, it sounded like a giant rat or gerbil munching on a very large stick of celery. When we poked our heads out of the Kelty tent, we saw a huge porcupine chewing on the wooden handle of the hatchet I accidently left by the woodpile! About a half hour later, he left and the handle was nearly chewed in two pieces.
The first time we used our new Eureka family tent was during spring vacation. My dad heard that Eureka family tents were high quality tents so he bought one and was anxious try it out. Our family decided to go to on a camping trip to see the area around
Eureka! Grand Manan Tour Family Tent
Arches National Monument in Utah. We drove nearly half of the day to get there and find the camping spot my Dad had reserved. The whole area was filled with different shades of red, gray or pink sandstone and a few tumbleweeds that drifted with each gust of wind that blew through the campsite. My brother Jerry and I ran towards the concrete bathrooms, leaving our parents to unpack and set up the tent.
A short while later, we returned to find the cooler, gas grill and tent spread out on the ground. Dad was on his knees in the back of the station wagon, hunting frantically for the ground cloth and rope we used to help keep the tent stable when the wind was blowing hard. Minutes passed without any luck then finally Dad appeared, with a shout of “Eureka!! I found them!” as he tossed out the rope and ground cloth. Jerry and I helped finish setting up the tent and were nearly blown away when a gust of wind caught the tent-it was only the rope that kept us from joining the tumbleweeds as they blew off of the nearby cliff edge! Eureka family tents have always kept our family safe and dry no matter what mother nature decided to throw our way. If you are looking for a great family tent like our family has, you’ll be blown away by the quality of Eureka familty tents and NOT by the wind.
Exposing kids to the outdoors early and often teaches them to appreciate the natural world and car camping with family or friends is a regular summer pastime for many of us. Whether the campground itself is the main attraction or it’s simply your base camp for
Paha Que Promontory 2 Room, 8 Person Tent
nearby activities, here’s how to find the right home-away-from-home.
Types of Family Tents
At Camping Tents Haven, tents that can sleep four or more campers comprise the “family” or “base camp” category. Here are the basic design options:
- Cabin-style tents: These upright styles offer the easiest in/out access. Their near-vertical walls create much livable space, which is a nice advantage. Some models come with family-pleasing features such as room dividers and an awning (or a vestibule door that can be staked out as such).
- Dome-style tents: The larger cousin of the classic backpacking domes, these offer superior strength and wind-shedding abilities, both of which you’ll appreciate on a stormy night. They stand tall, but their walls have more of a slope which slightly reduces livable space.
- Screen rooms and sun shelters: They usually cover the camp picnic table or are pitched for a day at the beach, though they can double as sleeping shelters if needed. With all-mesh walls, screen houses excel in warm conditions and keep occupants shielded from bugs, but not rain.
Weight is far less of a concern for a family camping tent than it is for a backpacking tent, as most family tents are carried only from car to campsite. 8 Person Tents made these days are great for families because they often have multiple rooms or dividers to create multiple rooms so the adults, kids and their friends can have their privacy and room they need including room for camping gear.
The Paha Que Promontory 2 Room, 8 Person Tent offers campers lots of room, with a generous peak height of 7 feet and a roomy 12′ x 10′ floor space. That’s 120 total square feet of room, or two spacious 6′ X 10′ rooms. Doors on either end offer access to each room seperately so the adults and kids each have their own room with an entry and exit. And the large side door makes entry to either room a breeze! There’s even a built-in awning that offers flexibility to meet any weather conditions. Two large windows also offer excellent campsite visibility and ventilation.
It’s not uncommon for people to start out in their teens and low 20′s by camping in a tent and as they grow older and become more established in the workplace, move up to a camper, pop up trailer or mobile home. The reason for this is because people sometimes prefer the comfort of a real bed vs. a sleeping bag on the ground or a cot. But this isn’t the only reason. The other big reason is
Wenzel Family Dome Tent Big Bend
because of the lack of ventilation inside of the tent. On hot summer days, it can feel uncomfortable inside some tents that lack good ventilation. So while size is often the biggest factor in choosing a camping tent, good ventilation is also very important and something I highly encourage everyone to evaluate.
I have been camping for 30 years and I still love camping in a tent. Why? Because I just feel closer in touch with the outdoors and mother nature. I agree it’s more comfortable to sleep on a bed in a pop up tent trailer or mobile home but it doesn’t feel like I’ve even left home. I want to feel like I’m no where near home when I’m camping and many others do to.
Mesh panels are often used in the ceiling, doors and windows of tents these days. This allows views and enhances cross-ventilation to help manage condensation. Wenzel tents offer this kind of ventilation and I highly recommend them. Spacious and weather-resistant, the Wenzel Big Bend 12-by-10-foot family dome tent sleeps up to five campers in its two rooms, making it ideal for mid-size families or couples with lots of gear. Campers will love the variety of ventilation points–including two mesh doors, two mesh windows, and a mesh roof–which combine to create a refreshing cross breeze on warm evenings.
For outdoor events that involve lots of people, such as camping trips, hiking trips, and other fun outdoor activities, you would be surprised how often the need for 10 person tents arises. There are many benefits to choosing 10 person tents over the competition. The most obvious advantage is going to be the space. You are going to be able to comfortably fit 8-10 people and depending on the
MT. Springer Family Tent - WITH FLY, Sleeps 10
amount of gear you have, you should be able to fit that as well.
You also are going to have increased maneuverability, and the opportunity to stand fully upright and stretch out. Smaller tents do not give you those opportunities and are often very cramped spaces. The extra space will give you plenty of room if you are sharing your tent with friends or another couple. Unfortunately there can also be some disadvantages to this type of tent. For example, they are so big, that many companies do not make them in this size. This can limit the choices you have, but should not discourage you from purchasing a tent of this size, plenty of good options are available.
Things To Consider When Buying 10 Person Tents
There are many things you are going to want to look at when purchasing a 10 person tent, but the first, and most important thing to do is make sure you get a high quality tent. Customers normally rank Coleman and Eureka as the best companies to purchase big tents from.
Spending a little extra money is going to ensure that you have a quality tent that will last for many different trips. There are many other factors you need to look at when purchasing tents, including ventilation, dividers, cost, the difficulty in setting up, the weight, and if you want electrical access ports. Big tents like this are going to be heavy, so you are probably going to be out of luck on that quality.
However, looking at customer reviews is the best way to see if a tent is difficult to set up or not, which is very important for large tents. All tents this size will tell you if there are dividers, and how many they have. It is not uncommon to be able to divide the tent into rooms for extra privacy; you just need to decide how many rooms are going to be necessary. You are also going to want to see how many doors the tent has, because with a lot of people, one front door can make the tent difficult to maneuver in, where as more doors make entering and leaving the tent much easier.
And maybe one of the most important factors when looking at a tent of this size is ventilation. You need to make sure you pick a tent that has some windows and doors that are screened off so you will be able to open them. If you have 10 people sleeping together, it can get unbearably hot and humid very quickly.
Quality Is Necessary
Picking though all of those options above can be a challenging task, but to get the 10 person tent that truly fits your needs, those are many of the questions you will have to answer. Finding the perfect tent will create a very enjoyable experience for you and the friends and family you share that tent with. The extra comfort and space is well worth the extra set up time and weight that are associated with tents this size.
It is also important to remember that you may need to spend a little extra money to ensure you get a high quality product. While there are going to be cheap 10 person tent options, they probably are not going to have the durability that companies like Eureka and Coleman get out of their tents. Make sure you look at what materials the tent is made out of, for example, aluminum polls are going to be more durable than bendable fiberglass poles. Make sure the tent material is water proof so you do not have an unfortunate incident when it rains.
However, if you purchase a high quality tent, with all of the features you want, you will be very happy with the 10 person tent you purchase.
Family Camping Tents with more than 1 room are realy nice for storage of extra camping gear or for teenager privacy. As teenagers reach the age of 15, they feel more grown up and less comfortable around their parents and siblings when they are getting ready for
Wolf Mountain Family Camping Tent - without fly
bed or waking up. They want privacy and an extra room in family camping tents is just what the doctor ordered. Some family camping tents have two rooms which is really nice but three rooms is wonderful and it’s 18′ by 10′ size makes this tent very roomy.
The Wolf Mountain tent from Gigatent is a 3 room family camping tent that sleeps 5-6 but more importantly, it also has three seperate doors; one for entering and exiting each room of the tent. It also has a mesh roof for star gazing at night and the roof can be covered with a rain fly if the weather is not cooperating.
The room dividers are removable allowing for one large room or three smaller rooms. So the next time you go looking for a really big family camping tents, check out the Wolf Mountain and you’ll be howling, happy you did.
I thinks it’s pretty obvious to most people that if your camp site is equipped with electricity, things are a lot more convenient and comfortable than if you don’t have electricity. Don’t get me wrong. I loved camping without electricity when I was younger but as
Eureka N!ergy 1310
I’ve grown older, I appreciate some of the comforts of home at my camp site and in my tent and so do my kids. Especially my grown kids who now have babies that need to be fed warm milk or formula. Eureka family tents provide the comforts of home wherever you are. The
N!ergy series of Eureka family tents is fully wired with electric power, all you need is the
N!ergy Power Pak to plug in most household items.
I like a fan blowing on me at night and so does the rest of my family. We’re kind of weird that way but on a hot steamy night in a tent, you come to appreciate a fan. Being able to plug in your cell phone and re-charge it during a long camping trip or backpacking trip is safe as well.
There are lots of useful things about having electricity at the camp site but instead of dragging a long extension cord from the electrical outlet at the camp site to the inside of your tent and then running short extension cords to multiple locations in the tent, Eureka’s N!ergy series tents provide the outlets throughout the tent which makes things easier.
Power any Eureka! N!ergy tent using the E! Power Pak. The E! Power Pak is a portable, rechargeable battery that is safe, and durable. Recharge it at the campsite from the site’s grounded AC outlet & outdoor extension cord or between camping trips using any ordinary home wall outlet. Check out the Eureka N!ergy 9, 1210 and 1310 models and E! Power Pak and get ready for your next camping adventure today.
Whenever you are looking for family tents, you may see references to cabin tents. Cabin tents a usually very large and they acually look a lot like a cabin i.e they have a rectangular structure with vertical walls, multiple rooms, and are very roomy and spacious.
Alpine Design Two Room Cabin Tent with Diner
This is exactly what many families are looking for which makes a cabin tent a great family tent.
The Alpine Design Two Room Cabin Tent with Diner Sleeps 8 and makes a great family tent. I have one son and two daughters and they often bring their friends camping and I can tell you that having multiple rooms offers privacy advantages that come in handy.
Has your family grown so large that you need a really big tent? Do you bring your kids friends camping with you and your tent is just not big enough to house your whole family and all of them. Or do you bring tons of camping gear and need
Vacation Home Family Tent
space in your family tent to store it. What you probably want is a tent that serves as a vacation HOME. A home away from home. Something really, really big that you can stay in for weeks, not days and still feel comfortable.
I’ve seen lots of big tents but you should really check out the Vacation Home Family Tent pictured. I could not beleive it when I saw it. It’s a dream come true as far as big family tents are concerned.
This 10-person family tent features a large 9′L x 7′D screen front porch as well as a roomy interior cabin that can be curtained off to divide the space into two separate rooms. The cabin part of the tent is 12′ W x 19′ L x 80″ H (217.5 sq. ft.). WOW!!!