Does anyone have a recommendation for a 4-6 man tent?

You provided who, but no when, where, or why. Need more info.

kmarkos said:

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a 4-6 man tent?

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Are you looking for a tent to hold 4-6 full sized adults comfortably? Or a "4-6 man tent" that will hold at most 2 adults and 1-2 kids? My experience is that unless you are camping with multiple people you are willing to or already know biblically, the #-man ratings by manufacturers generally are double what will actually fit in the tent in terms of adults. A 2 person tent is generally two people in there asses to elbows or 1 person comfortably. A 4 person will generally fit two comfortably.

So if you can give a bit more detail about the who, where, and when, you will get a better set of recommendations. And FTR, I predict we get a recommendation for a $2500+ RTT that sleeps 2 and or a $10+k travel trailer before the end of page 2.

Are you wanting a 3 season or 4 season tent? Will you primarily be camping in Texas?

Over the years have had several different tents and my wife and I have camped either on the beach or in state parks. Looking for a good durable tent with space for the two of us on cots and thought that there might be someone on the forum that has found a tent that really stood out as a good buy and quality tent. Hoping to spend no more than about $175.

kmarkos said:

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Over the years have had several different tents and my wife and I have camped either on the beach or in state parks. Looking for a good durable tent with space for the two of us on cots and thought that there might be someone on the forum that has found a tent that really stood out as a good buy and quality tent. Hoping to spend no more than about $175.

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I have had really good experiences with Kelty tents over the years. REI has this 6-person 3-season that seems like it would fit 2 people with cots pretty easily. Kelty Discovery Basecamp 6 Tent | REI Co-op It is $179, but REI is always offering discount codes if you are on their mailing list. They have a 4-person version too for $120, but that one might be a bit tight depending on the size of your cots. I have had good experience with the REI branded tents as well. Might look at their offerings there too.

Would recommend strongly that you get a full mesh tent with a good rain fly. Only way to have a chance to keep tent from being an oven for most of the Texas months. I keep rain fly handy but not on tent to keep air flow through tent

I've only owned Coleman. Slept through several rain storms without a drop in the tent while fellow campers with expensive REI tents got drenched.

Martin Cash said:

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I've only owned Coleman. Slept through several rain storms without a drop in the tent while fellow campers with expensive REI tents got drenched.

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I used a Coleman tent during geology field camp in the early 90s and it survived a huge set of wind/dust storms in Moab that destroyed quite a few other tents in our camp, mainly because it still had aluminum poles instead of graphite. But my experiences with Coleman gear since then, particularly boots and other minor gear have been very hit or miss on quality.

Thank y'all for all of the comments. Much appreciated.

I second this. Kelty makes good value tents. Had several over the years and their a good bang for the buck.

kmarkos said:

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Over the years have had several different tents and my wife and I have camped either on the beach or in state parks. Looking for a good durable tent with space for the two of us on cots and thought that there might be someone on the forum that has found a tent that really stood out as a good buy and quality tent. Hoping to spend no more than about $175.

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To stay in that budget, I'd recommend keeping an eye out on Steep and Cheap

https://www.steepandcheap.com/tents

65% off mountainsmith tent


If you want a vestibule their bear creek looks like a good value although it is a little more than $175 at $199. If you can stretch that budget to $250ish the bang/buck gets much better IMO. In your original price range, kelty or alps would be the brands I looked at if you don't like the ones above. Try to find somehting with aluminum poles instead of fiberglass, plenty of mesh in the tent, and preferably a full coverage fly with vestibule. Not the easiest combo at that price, but manageable if you keep your eyes out for good deals.

edit: found a better deal on the tent linked above

This was listed on slickdeals today for $125

https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/44490030?clickid=QyMSbaRxQxyPWlPTVrRE43LTUkH17eRpUxmm2I0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_QyMSbaRxQxyPWlPTVrRE43LTUkH17eRpUxmm2I0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_2189989&affiliates_ad_id=612734&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=

https://slickdeals.net/f/17307955-8-person-coleman-tenaya-lake-fast-pitch-cabin-camping-tent-w-closet-blue-125-free-shipping?src=frontpage_recombee&prop=rcmid-c3202399ec79c4327dbca687965f9b30

Hilleberg Atlas

We have an NTK Colorado GT dome tent. We have the 8 person and there's plenty of space for 2 adults, 1-2 kids, and a 60 pound dog in her crate. Had it for 2 full camping seasons (avg 10 nights camping each year) and it's held up extremely well. No complaints. Looks like the 6 person is on Amazon between $120-$150 depending on the color. Sorry for the long link!

https://www.amazon.com/NTK-Colorado-Waterproof-Assembly-Coverage/dp/B01M1KGD2N/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_maf_4?crid=BEOJ9GXK84QZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y1bFcVlgG5il9GES9Joln9aaihu8QDQGkPWW9R8VrfKrtT9_3vQL3StrYQsrPPERFyZwEXJ_QPWwwxcJLbd0xQ.gx790agmwLcSR6xMP__tVbB8GuJo7hOtE4UDIdmPAf0&dib_tag=se&keywords=ntk+colorado&qid=1708715295&sprefix=ntk+colo%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-3

JeremiahJohnson said:

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Hilleberg Atlas

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In traditional OB fashion I'll recommend something way over your budget.

I have spent weeks at a time in this tent. It's great. Easy to set up, super durable, tons of room, no condensation.


https://kodiakcanvas.com/collections/flex-bow-tents/products/10-x-14-ft-flex-bow-deluxe-canvas-camping-tent

JeremiahJohnson already has you beat by about 2 grand.

harge57 said:

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In traditional OB fashion I'll recommend something way over your budget.

I have spent weeks at a time in this tent. It's great. Easy to set up, super durable, tons of room, no condensation.


https://kodiakcanvas.com/collections/flex-bow-tents/products/10-x-14-ft-flex-bow-deluxe-canvas-camping-tent

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My parents have had the Coleman version of this tent for over 40 years and it is still going strong. It can make you sweat during the summer though!

Tents are like gun safes and wine chillers: they never hold as much as they say they will. So go bigger, always.

Try Kelty and Big Agnes!

I'm looking for a tent as well ~4person. This is probably what I will go with once REI posts their 20% sale. It has a ton a good reviews and youtube videos on it.

North Face Wawona

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Hilleberg Atlas

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