A 6 person tent can be the perfect option for a family to take car camping. It gives your family (spouse and two kids) more room to spread out than a smaller tent, but at the same time is easier to store, setup and move than a larger tent.
There are plenty of camping tents available online for sale. Mid-size tents from major tent brands and manufacturers have become tremendously affordable in recent years. They will only set you back the cost of a moderately priced hotel room in a large city, and your family can gain weeks of fun in it every year during vacations or a short weekend away.
They are the perfect size for staying in any frontcountry national park campground while car camping. It is unlikely to be the type of tent that you select for a backpacking trip, but there are plenty of other options to consider for that fun. Instead, it will give your family of four the room it needs to spread out at night during your next car camping adventure. After a long, hard day on the trail, no one really wants to be confined to sleeping shoulder to shoulder with anyone – even if it is a loved family member.
They are also a popular addition to your camping gear once you have outgrown your 2-4 person tent. As your family grows, you can either buy another small tent for your kids or you can buy a bigger tent for everyone. While the kids are small, this larger tent makes a decent option to enable you to keep a watchful eye on them rather than leave them in their own tent unsupervised in the wilderness.
Here are some of the six person tents for camping that are available online:
ALPS Mountaineering Taurus 6-Person Tent
This 10 foot by 10 foot tent with a center height of six feet has a total weight of nearly 17 pounds. It comes with a fiberglass two pole design for quick setup, polyester tent fly for water and UV resistance, and mesh roof plus two doors for ventilation.
This ALPS Mountaineering tent has a center height of 7 feet and a base size of 10 feet by 10 feet. The center heights allows occupants to stand up and the base provides more rooms to hold cots. The total weight is approximately 23 pounds.
This 16 pound tent has a fiberglass frame to allow quick setup. There is a D shaped door and built in windows for ventilation. Rain fly provides water and weather protection. Interior mesh pockets provide extra storage. Center height is 5 feet, five inches.
Pacific Pass 6 Person Family Dome Tent
This 6 person tent has a center height of 74.8 inches and 118.1 x 118.1 inches base size. The durable fabric and the rain fly serve to waterproof the tent. There are two mesh storage bags and a net bag on the top. E-Port makes it easy to bring electrical power inside. It only takes 2-3 people 5 minutes to set up. The carry bag weighs only 13.3lbs.
Coleman Steel Creek Fast Pitch Dome Tent
This 6-person dome tent made from durable polyguard fabric has a separate screen room for extra sleeping space and insect protection. It has a rainfly as well as WeatherTec system to provide protection against rain. It measures 10 x 9 feet with a 10- x 5-foot screen room.
Big Agnes Tensleep Station Camping Tent
This Big Agnes tent is made of breathable polyester and polyster mesh. It has a lightweight aluminum pole system for easy setup, and an oversized front vestibule for storage of gear or camp chairs. Fly walls can be rolled up to provide increased ventilation.
This popular manufacturer of outdoor recreation equipment and clothing makes a number of different tents including this durable, single wall car camping tent.