Hi all,

It's been a while since I've visited this site. What follows isn't strictly a BWCA question, so forgive me; I respect the opinions and experiences of the folks on this forum, though, so I'll ask the question.

For those with families and young children, what have you found to be good tents? Not necessarily just for BWCA. I've seen some 6- to 8+ person offerings that look promising; leaning toward something that perhaps has a room divider so we can keep the sleep area relatively clean and still have room for kids to roam/hang out/change out of dirty clothes.

Currently we have a 3 yr old and 16 month twins, so my priorities include space, ease of setup, and reasonable quality at an affordable price (or if expensive, one that takes a fair amount of abuse). Any experience or recommendations in terms of things that have worked well OR things to avoid would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I personally like the Marmot Limestone 6P tent for car camping with the kids. You can find some good deals online. Too heavy though for portaging.....

Well, we've been married 33 years and camped since we were dating. Our Nemo Wagontop is my favorite and my wife assures me it's the best we've owned. Weight be damned, it's going on our BWCAW trip in a couple weeks. Worth every ounce. I got mine at dividend time a few years ago. Have had it in torrential rains and winds and it was stable and dry:. I have the 4 person and it could hold 5 or 6 if they're friendly. But they also make 6 and I think 8 person models: NEMO Wagontop|pcrid|10813456674|&cm_mmc=PLA_bng|404_14194||none|2df9882d-2df4-43c0-8c0f-3bd05ffe485e|kwd-1100000899247&gclid=

Link to not so old posting on family tents.

butthead

quote unshavenman: "I personally like the Marmot Limestone 6P tent for car camping with the kids. You can find some good deals online. Too heavy though for portaging....."

+1 - I agree - marmot tents are great quality!

REI Kingdome 6 or 8 perhaps even add the garage addition.
I love mine.

quote ObiWenonahKenobi: "REI Kingdome 6 or 8 perhaps even add the garage addition.
I love mine."

This is my family tent, a Kingdom 8 w/garage. It probably will never go to the BWCA but it certainly will see Turtle Flambeau next month!

Been doing a ton of research on car camping tents, and the Kingdom was the one I chose based on reviews.

I've used a Coleman bought from WalMart for a week a year for the past 10+ years, it's served me very well without a drop of water in it through some pretty heavy rain storms. I don't use it, but it has a room divider if you want to separate the kids a bit.

JD

2nd the kingdom 8 with garage. We love ours, worth every penny. We even splurged for the kingdom sleep system a couple years ago. Great for car camping.