Family Tent Camping-Bring The Family Together

Heading into the great outdoors with your family is really something special. The thoughts of the wide open spaces, fresh air and quiet woods make you want to grab your family camping tent and hit the road. Where you go does not matter just the thought of enjoying the time together as a family is what is important. 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 camping tents. Here are some things to consider when picking a family tent.

1. Find The Right Size Family Cabin Tent

Family camping tents are all rated with a size according to how many people they can accommodate. There are two person tents, three person tents, etc but you don’t reach family camping tents size until you get to five or greater. 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. Tent Strength Is Important Too

Some of the criticism of sleeping in family cabin tentsis that they will easily rip and then you spend the weekend with bugs, and rain. The fact of tenting is that tents have gotten much stronger over the years. When purchasing a family cabin tent, or a family dome tent, check out the construction of it. Do the seams have double stiching? Does it have reinforced grommets? Are the poles heavy duty? What type of mesh does the tent have? Look carefully at each aspect to make sure that the tent will accommodate 4 or 5 people and not cause you any problems.

3. The Overall Shape

A family cabin tent can come in a few different configurations. However, there are three basic shapes that are the most popular. 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 larger families this is a poor design. 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. These types of tents also have extra rooms for privacy.

For families that are going camping as a group the overall best configuration is the family dome tent. Family dome tents are generally more secure and stable than other tent designs. In addition, family dome tents provide better floor space because you do not have a 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.