Family Tents-Picking The Right Family Tent

There is nothing quite like being able to get outside and go camping with your family. The thoughts of the wide open spaces, fresh air and quiet woods make you want to grab your family cabin tent and hit the road. It doesn't matter where you go, the important thing is to just get out and enjoy this time together. Many families avoid family cabin tentsopting instead to use trailer or an RV. The reason for this is that they often have not really looked into what is available in the way of roomy family tents. Here are some things to consider when picking a family tent.

1. Picking the Correct Size Family Camping Tent

Family tents are all rated with a size according to how many people they can sleep. There are 2-person tents, 3-person tents, and upwards. Regardless of what the size rating says, make sure you buy one that is big enough for you, your camping gear, and a little bit of extra space for each person. A family of 5 should probably look at an 8 person tent so that there is enough room for everybody as well as your camping gear. You many want to consider a family dome tent as they usually provide more floor space than other tent designs.

2. Strength Of Tent Is Important Too

Some of the criticism of sleeping in family camping tentsis that they will easily rip and then you spend the weekend with bugs, and rain. In reality, family tents have gotten much stronger and reliable over the years. When you are about to purchase a family camping tents be sure to look carefully at the construction of the tent. Are the seams double stiched? Does it have reinforced grommets? Are the poles flimsy or heavy duty? Is the mesh screen thick or thin construction? Be sure that all of these things are of good quality and that four or five people will be comfortable and not have any problems.

3. The Overall Shape

A family cabin tent can come in a few different configurations. There are basically three shapes that all tents will come in. A majority of tents are an “A” frame design. This is basically two sides, raised at both ends with a flat back and front. The sides are sloped towards a peak forming an 'A'. For a large family, this shape isn't a good selection. Then there are the “walled” styled tents which have poles at each end and also sometimes in the middle. For a large family, this type of family camping tent provides a lot of room and storage. Many times these wall tents will also have separate rooms.

For families that are going camping as a group the overall best configuration is the family dome tent. These tents are more secure, and stable that any other kind as the wind can go around the curve structure. Family dome tents have more floor space with not pole in the middle. You can also extend some tents with additional rooms or vestibule for privacy, or individual rooms. And best of all a family dome tent is very easy to set up, keep clean, and pack up again.

Whatever design you choose will allow you to take your family tent camping and create a lifetime of memories.