| Back when I was a kid what we considered a | | | | and my wife and I can get it fully set-up in about |
| family camping tent was a huge military surplus | | | | 10 minutes. It has four rooms, three doors and is |
| tent that was big enough for 25 soldiers and their | | | | well ventilated and waterproof. |
| equipment. It was olive green, poorly ventilated | | | | These newer family camping tents also have |
| and very hard to set-up and stake down. The | | | | shoe racks, removable room dividers, a rail to |
| Idea of a family camping trip was not so fun for | | | | hang your clothes inside the tent and removable |
| adults back then. Over the years though many | | | | shelves. It is like not even leaving your home. |
| improvements have been made to the family | | | | Now these tents do have some draw backs. |
| camping tent that has made life a heck of a-lot | | | | Some weigh about 25-30 pounds. Mine is in that |
| easier. | | | | category but it came with a wheeled case that is |
| I think one of the biggest improvements is the | | | | very easy to repack. |
| actual size and ease of assembly of the bigger | | | | We have had this family camping tent that we call |
| tents. The fact is the only tents that were really | | | | the Taj Majal for about five years and love it. It |
| easy to set-up were the little four person pop-up | | | | is still in very good shape even though we use it |
| dome tent. It took probably 5 min total to erect. | | | | quite a bit. If you have been reluctant to buy |
| Now these new family camping tents that can fit | | | | something this big don't be. They are really not so |
| ten to twelve people easy are even easy to | | | | bad to set-up and repack and the extra room is |
| set-up. I own a 10 foot by 20 foot tent myself | | | | heaven trust me. |