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To make the decision a little easier, here are our top 3 tips on purchasing your perfect family tent. The weightiest and most expensive tent we tested is also one of the very best. Vango’s excellent Illusion eight-man tent is your best bet if you have a large boot, a large budget and are planning to camp in one spot for a week or two.
All of our 5m canvas tents can be easily fitted with a Flashing Kit to allow for the use of a stove. You can learn how to do this by reading our blog post Installing a Flashing Kit/Stove Hole. In 2023, Kampa took the lead and won the best family tent of the year in our Tent Owner Satisfaction Award. A staggering 94% of participants agreed that Kampa’s range of family tents are worth the investment. Despite its large size, the Coleman Mosedale 5 is surprisingly easy to pitch due to its simple tunnel construction. With two bedrooms and a spacious living area, the Mosedale can comfortably house a family of up to 5 people.
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Big family tents are heavy, take up space and can be fiddly to erect, so make sure you’ve got space in the car to store a weighty model. Newer family models are now often inflatable with pumps instead of erected with traditional poles. These “air” tents can be a real time-saver if you have a decent pump. Versatility - With a 10 minute setup time and being by no means light, we'd see this tent as being great if you intend on doing longer stays. It’s waterproof to a very decent 4,000mm and has a strong sewn-in groundsheet underfoot – this is a tent ready to deal with the foulest weather without a fuss. “Airbeam” blowup poles make it easy to inflate with the included pump, despite its hefty size and weight. Comfort - With a large living space and 3m height, this is definitely a comfortable tent. We liked the three ventilation points around the base, as well as the roof aperture should you wish to use an internal stove - would've been great to be able to control the roof ventilation as you can in some other tents.
Key specs – Weight: 41.9kg; Size: 8 man; Material: Polyester; Waterproofing: 6,000mm; Bedrooms: 3/4 Key specs – Weight: 17kg; Size: 4 man; Material: Polyester; Waterproofing: 4,000mm; Bedrooms: 1 or 2 Specially designed for family camping trips, the Quechua Arpenaz is an affordable four-person tent, offering fantastic value for money. The flysheet’s fabric can withstand winds of over 50 miles per hour and offers UPF 30 sun protection. When erected, the roof of the tent stands well over head height, making it easy to stand up and walk around. We recommend our British-made Frontier PLUS Stove for this size, which already comes with a FREE Bell Tent Flashing Kit, or our Orland Camp Stove, hand-made in Denmark. You can look at our Camping Stoves and Ovens to see the full range of stoves and stove accessories. A style favoured by campers, glampers and scout groups alike, the Polycotton 5m Bell Tent is a standout tent with a polycotton mix canvas construction. Polycotton is a highly breathable fabric which is brilliant at reducing tent condensation; which in turn creates a comfortable climate inside the tent. More breathable than polyester tents, polycotton canvas tents are also incredibly durable and can stand up to the sun’s UV rays for longer.If you’re after something a little different, consider investing in a canvas “glamping” style bell tent instead of a polyester one. While they tend to only be water resistant and won’t withstand torrential rain, canvas tents are ideal for hot weather, as they are cool and breathable, and they also tend to be very spacious, with plenty of head height. It’s the ideal option if you’re off on a camping holiday in the Mediterranean or for taking the family to a summer festival.
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