Friday, Nov 04, 2005 at 10:13
Anything "family" size , is a two person operation. Be it Canvas or Dome.
We have had a number of different tents over the years for our Family of 6.
From the Canvas Cabin Tent , to , various domes , being large Family ones to several smaller ones.
The problem I see with the Dome tents is , in order to make them more weather proof , they are becoming more complicated with more poles etc , so doing it on your own is almost impossible.
OK, couple of alternatives.
Single room cabin tent of about 12ft X12ft. Divider down the middle , with the option of front sun room. Not TOO heavy , quite easy to put up, decent amount of room , pretty weatherproof.
Touring Canvas Tent eg OzTrail,
Southern Cross etc. Maybe a little small for a family , even with the extented tent , but EASY to put up, pretty weatherproof, if its only Onight , space may not be a big issue.
Still quite heavy though.
Family size dome tent , light(ish), relatively easy to put up , but , normally 2 people job, decent room , waterproof, but not weatherproof.
Or what we did for a while , several smaller dome tents. Depends on kids age though for security. I found that a good way for O'nighters. Did offer a lot of room though.
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