oztent or blackwolf tent

As far as your heading reads, out of the two tent mentioned, we looked at both brands when selecting ours.

The Oztent won for us with the quick erection and folding, plus the large awning that can be turned into extra enclosed living space with the addition of side panels.
The Black Wolf Turbo came with a video on how to erect and fold up again and the awning was pretty average.

But:-
The Oztent requires transporting on a roof rack. (No problem for us)
The Turbo, while more compact in length when folded, still takes up more valuable space in the back of a wagon, or similar.

Now, with two kiddies, I don't believe any of the two provides enough sleeping/living space.
The Oztent has a rather unique range of accessories, including the ability to join two Oztents together, with the two awnings joined together to give great living space in between, while the joiner provides a water runoff so none pools on top of the awnings.

But, two Oztents will add up to around the $2000 mark.

We love our Oztent, but there is only the two of us. The RV3 gives us sufficient room for a couple of swags, while the awning and peak side panels turn this space into living/cooking space during inclement weather. The vehicle simply backs up to the front of the awning, effectively "enclosing" everything off.
The RV5 may give you the extra space required for the kiddies to share the one tent, but only while they are young.

A touring or cabin style tent may overcome the space problem at a cheaper cost, but the effort of erecting and folding up will test your resolve.

Camping is generally about compromise so it just requires you to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each tent style, how much you are prepared to spend and accept any limitations or compromises you encounter.

Good luck with your choice.

Whoops,

Should have been a reply to Billy, rather than a followup to kwk56pt.

"Now, with two kiddies, I don't believe any of the two provides enough sleeping/living space."
Blackwolf have a range of sizes up to, well, enormous in the case of the 300 lite twin. So you can certainly fit a family of 4 in many of the larger blackwolf turbo tents.

Love our Oztent too.

We borrowed one for the kids when we crossed the Simpson which they put up and down on their own. It was so good that purchased our own. Now that the kids are unable to travel with us we take it when we go away giving us the option of using it and the swag or the swag on its own depending on weather or length of stay

Mrs S

thanks wildmax
what size did she rest on? also how many in the family

Ours is the turbo 2.1, only small because we just use it on short trips when without the camper trailer. Daughter's I think is 2.4, but it came with an extra room that zipped on - at this stage the dog is the other occupant !!

Gidday

I have a canvas blackwolf turbo 240. the main difference between that and the matching poly tent would be weight --- 19.5kg v 13.4kg.
The equivalent lite also has a different awning arrangement.
The poly may be less durable in the long term.

Cheers

Gidday coldee

A coldee is sometimes what I need after folding the blackwolf turbo240!

It is a challenge but it gets easier with practice and I have found the key is not to rush it.

Seems to be a common thread with all kinds of camping gear. The advertising always focuses on the easy set up, never the folding up and putting way.

Cheers

I've had both the RV 5 and now have a Black Wolf 240 lite "should have got the 300" and think the Black Wolf is the better out of the two and no harder to pack up then the OZ Rv5.
Cheers Dave

Totally agree with this ^
We have just purchased 2 Oztent RV5s and the selling point for us was being able to zip them together to give us a 2.4 x 4m space between the 2 rooms that we can use as kitchen/dining/living area whether it is hot or cold. I personally think the Oztents give more flexibility in configurations and add-ons than the Black Wolf. Our kids are 9 and 5 (both girls) and they can't wait til they get to try out their new tent next month. Until now we started with a one room 6 man tent with front vestibule, then 2 room 8 man tent and now 2 joined tents. We are looking at this as a 10+ year investment and figure that while they (and we) want to be close now, eventually they may want to pitch their tent at the opposite end of camp to us! We opted for 2 full sized tents as then they are both "instant" and it doubles the under cover living area (or if you went with a tag-along you could buy an extra zip on front awning too but I don't know that you could enclose that section).
I recommend seeing both and thinking about your use for them. Where do you cook? Where do you eat? What will you do if it rains for days on end? What bedding do you use? How will you transport them?
For us the size was dependent on being able to fit our "anywhere" bed and the kids stretcher/bunks. If you use 4WD mats or air beds it's not such an issue. We were already planning on buying a trailer to transport all our gear so the tents will go in there. We also like that we can use the trailer independent of camping, and should we want a weekend getaway we could fit them in the car with a rear seat folded down at a pinch (but unlikely to do that).
I guess no equipment is perfect for everyone but it's about trying to find you best fit.