Best Camping Tents for Build Quality (2024)

I have used the tuxton in many of those conditions.

It kept us dry because it is a double-walled tent.

This is one of the easier tents to set up.

The rain fly was a little bit confusing at first, but then I discovered the wool color coating, which made it really simple.

It is really spacious inside for two people.

There probably wouldn't be a ton of room, but my boy and I both have plenty of room for ourselves and our packs in there.

This tent weighs 6 lb, making it totally backpackable for three people.

The pack weight is around five pounds and four ounces, which is somewhat on the heavier side for backpacking tents.

Another major reason I'm recommending the Wawona as one of the best waterproof tents is its humongous vestibule.

I put my Wawona through winds of about 15 miles per hour.

The stronger poles of the Wawona also mean that wind protection is better.

It's user-friendly because the carry bag is really nice.

These poles not only snap together very easily.

The North Face adopted a pin and circle locking mechanism that requires some effort to lock.

The main tent provides an additional 85 square feet, creating a truly remarkable living space.

The tent has a whopping 14 pockets all around it.

The Wawona doesn't even have two large doors like the Base Camp.

It's user-friendly because the carry bag is really nice.

This made packing everything a bit of a struggle.

Overall, for a more in-depth look at how the Wawona and Base Camp compare, not just to each other.

I subjected this Wonderland 6 to about one hour of heavy rain.

The seams have been taped.

The rainfly does not cover it at all.

The softer aluminum poles will definitely be damaged in strong winds.

It didn't take me very long to set up this entire thing.

But it was packing everything back into the carry bag that actually took longer.

I don't know why REI discontinued the Kingdom carry bag.

The zip-lining experience was also really good.

The height at the center of this Wonderland 6 is also its highest point.

I could even sit up from my bed.

It is not exactly the most spacious.

The Wonderland comes with one room divider.

This is clearly not a lightweight backpacking setup.

The tent weighs approximately 22 pounds.

This is the tent that I like to use when setting up a base camp.

A minor drawback is this side-loading carry bag.

Taped seams and a raised bathtub floor ensure that you'll stay dry, while the rainfly sheds water and resists condensation.

Well, the fatal flaw of the single-wall tent is that my entire tent is full of water, so that's cool. Love that.

With hub-connected poles, setup is a breeze, and the compact packed size makes it easy to stash away when it's time to move on.

While the door may be a bit tricky to unzip with one hand, and the included stuff sack could be improved, these minor drawbacks are easily outweighed by the tent's many benefits.

The 42.5 square foot interior provides more than enough room for you and your partner to stretch out.

It's pretty spacious, but there is not a lot of storage space and not much space to hang lights.

Weighing in at a manageable weight, this tent is light enough to bring along on moderate TRS.

It takes up that entire 41-liter pan, so you know we're really talking about giving up some space.

The rain fly provides complete protection from wet weather.

The tent floor and rainfly are both seam-taped for waterproof protection.

We found that its rain fly held off the rain better than almost every other six-person tent we tested.

Color-coded clips on the tent and poles make setup a breeze.

The tent is freestanding, meaning it can be fully erected without needing to be staked down.

It comes with color-coded sleeves, poles, and clips to help you determine the configuration of its parts as quickly as possible.

With over 59 square feet of interior floor space and 63 inches of headroom, this four-person tent is perfect for the whole family.

We have a two-person-wide sleeping bag, and you can see it's not sponsored by Marmot for this video.

Three of us slept comfortably last night.

Weighing around 11 pounds, this tent is light enough for short group backpacking trips.

As long as you can overlook its slightly larger pack size and are willing to spend a little more money on your tent, we think this could be the one for you.

The rainfly provided nearly full coverage and protection from the rain.

The main reason this tent stayed completely dry is the length of the rainfly.

The Velcro on the rainfly along these vents isn't very durable, though.

Here's a quick time-lapse of me setting up the entire tent on my own.

The first point is that the pole sleeves are quite long.

This made packing everything a bit of a struggle.

The peak height inside the REI Base Camp 6 is approximately 73 inches.

The inner tent base area of this Base Camp 6 is slightly smaller than that of your average six-person tent.

It's user-friendly because the carry bag is really nice.

This means that the opening of the bag is on the side.

The opening is at the top, and it is therefore much bigger.

Notice how the water droplets from the rain test stopped just short of the mesh?

The mesh on top was quite soaked.

The main reason is that the rainfly is so dang tiny.

Another thing I liked was that the instructions were pretty good.

It didn't take me very long either.

I was short by two stakes.

The peak height at the center of this Skyward tent is approximately 78 inches.

I also really liked that I could fit fairly thick 9-inch mattresses into the tent.

I think the vestibule is not the biggest.

The Skyward carry bag comes with a shoulder strap.

The Skyward 4 weighs approximately 14 pounds in total.

The carry bag has a side-loading opening.

Getting stuck in the pouring rain all day, and there were no leaks at all.

With that rainfly being so effective at keeping the elements out, you might expect to lose a bit of breathability with this tent, but you don't.

The venting system helps keep condensation out if it's extremely windy.

Setting up the Copper Spur is definitely a straightforward process.

The Hub pull system snaps together effortlessly, and the color-coded webbing in gray and orange from the back and front makes it really easy to eliminate the guesswork when setting up the tent.

The second one isn't quite as easy to accomplish. Basically, you need to grab the top cross-section with one hand.

I got a two-person because it can hold two people, but it's spacious for one person.

It's called high volume because, on this side where I'm sitting, the top is much higher than on the shorter end.

Obviously, with the Twan tent, it's going to be cozy for two people or spacious for one person.

The Copper SP HV UL2 weighs just over 3 lbs with everything you see here in this bag, and it can go down to 2 lbs with the fast fly kit.

The compression sack makes this tent really compact when you put it all back together.

If you'd like to distribute the weight a little more, you can also separate the rainfly, the tent body, and the poles.

I also like the way the rain plays on this one; it has a better shed and also seems more solid than the other large tents I've used.

There is a vent on the other side. Let's look at that. So, this is on the far side of the tent, a nice little vent with a small arm.

These are big tents, but the hubbed poles make setup easier.

The setup video was repeated multiple times, but the setup actually went up very easily, even with just one person doing it.

There is more than enough room in here for four people, with even some room for gear.

You could fit five people in this if you really needed to. It would be a little cramped.

The other big thing is the bag that you actually go in. If you haven't used MSR's tents before, most of the tents have a side access hole.

This is not a backpacking tent; this is a family tent, you know, one of the best car camping goods I think you can get without going crazy.

I wouldn't call it a Four Season tent, even though I use it as one.

In very inclement weather, there is a spot where water can get through.

The rain protection in this tent is also decent.

The tent itself is quite easy to set up.

They say it sets up in about 90 seconds.

The Gazelle T4 features a unique pre-assembled hub design, providing one of the quickest setups.

The Gazelle T4 tandem easily accommodates up to eight people.

The peak height at the center of this Gazelle is approximately 77 and a half inches.

Each of these doors measured just 56 inches from the ground to the top.

The carry bag has one handle on one side.

This T4 weighed about 34 pounds in total.

Another con is that the packed size is extremely large.