<span class="highlight">Family</span> <span class="highlight">tent</span>

When travelling North, buy a bigger tent than what you think you'll need. Living in a 2 man tent for a week in Weipa isn't a great experience :)

What sort of budget you looking at.

Preference for Canvas or Other.

Dome or Cabin

Available Space ?

How many people ?

My family of 4 ( kids are currently 4 and 6 ) get by very nicely in a Freedom family tourer tent.

Plenty of room and tough canvas construction. Only draw back is pretty heavy.

They are expensive but then all the good Aussie made canvas touring tents are.

With tents as with most things you get what you pay for.

Cheers

Mark

I got a Coleman Classic 4. This is a good compromise for me for travelling or a longer stay. It has a good awning and good standing height throughout and both of these are essential to keeping the body in good shape.

I use a big tarp to cover tent and go out further for a kitchen.

However, coming from left field, if you are going to be doing a lot of camping with a growing family I'd buy a cheaper camper trailer or better still for many women a Jayco or similar poptop van suited to some off track. The latter suggestion gives her a lounge and when you are handling smaller children that is very well received.

A camper trailer is not much dearer than tents.

Just been through this exercise... Ended up going a CT. Reason primarily was ease of use with a family of 5, speedy getaway and a mechanism to cart all the many cubic meters of stuff that is needed. Cost was an issue but long term balanced out for lifestyle. But in terms of a tent, as others have said, do you want space, speed, bulk, your budget, are you touring or staying in one place for a long time, or all of the above. Interms of canvas, I liked the Freedom family tourer, or for real versatility, a couple of OzTents and side panels etc. In dome, umm, there wasn't a dome I really wanted. Have a look at post 27812 where I asked some similar questions and got good info.

Hi Carpo

Check out the OZ Tents (www.oztent.com.au) you could zip 2 together and have them both up faster than you can a small dome.

They are around 13kg each (26kg for the two) you can enclose the awnings . There are also mesh rooms you can add on as dining rooms.

I priced it up the other week two RV4s with all anex walls $3000.00

These are canvas and are the esaest tent I have seen to errect.

TM2CW

Trevor

Thanks for all the replies. juggling a bit cause if the other half dosent want to come with me all the time i will go back to basics with the swag, easiest for me and dont have the hord of other things she requires.
Like the trailer idea so will kee you all informed.
Tar

If you want quality Southern Cross Tents are it. You will sell it in 10 yrs for more than you pay, they dont depreciate.

If you want cheaper try aussie disposals, rays etc all have canvas tents, not sure on their quality and brands, so have a look.