Hey guys,
I have decided to invest in camping gear and would like to get your thoughts on the tent options.
I have narrowed down my options to below 2 tents.
We need room and also need something that is easy to setup.
Please hit me up with your suggestion and ideas.
Thanks in advance
Starting off with caravan parks and then exploring the remote areas. Trips can be anywhere from 2 night stays to up to a week.
5 Kids under 12.
What gear do you have now?
What is your budget for the tent?
You going with camp stretchers? Sleepin bags? Chairs?
Your options are endless… Maybe have a look at
Southern Cross Canvas - they do some amazing work, we had the Ultimate Trekker, and kids outside under annexe in swags.
Coleman instant up Tents
Oztent RV tents
Another option is 2x Oztent Tourer 9 Canvas (ONE pole tent, cant beat it)
Have you thought of a campertrailer? And a couple of swags for the older kids under the awning? Shiet loads of people find this suitable.
and buy a 12V TV so you dont end up a family of 15.
The budget is about $2000-$2500, that is included with all the camping stuff. I do not have any gear atm. I will check out the southern cross canvas. Thank you heaps for your suggestions.
Thank you for your suggestion, the poles are my concern too with glaxy plus tent.
Buy another 2 man tent and a bear suit. You're welcome.
It'll cost a little bit more, but an Oztent RV5 with an RV5 Tagalong would work and would be 27000 times easier to setup and pack up. You can comfortably fit 4 people in each side, and you'd have a decent little undercover area between the tents. Oztent make good quality gear. You can even get walls/doors for the central covered area to deal with cold or poor weather. If you like camping and decide you want to upgrade to a trailer down the track, Oztents hold their resale value well.
Another option is swags. 4 Big Daddy swags from Kings would work, and a gazebo for undercover space. Again, quick and easy to setup, probably even easier than the oztents. Would be cheaper than them too. Mattresses are included, which is a big saving. Only downside is that two swags wouldn't have an adult in them, but you could put the swags literally beside each other with flaps/roofs open. You could probably even fit an adult and two small children in one swag pretty comfortably. Drag them under the gazebo or 4x4 awning for the night to get out of the weather.
NZ brand Zempire seems to make decent tents. If you can spend more for their Air range then installing a tent becomes more like a pumping up an air bed.
Tentworld should have them.
I suggest a Colemans 4 man instant up. Get one with Darkroom.
Then just add on single swags for all the kids.
Keep it simple and flexible.
This, but I would get the 6 man at least.
Along with setting up canp/tents/chairs etc - theres packup.. If its pissin with rain, packing up on your own while the parole officer yells instructions from in the people mover while kids scream they want maccas, and need a piss isnt fun either. Multiple tents, chairs, swags, cooking stuff, gazebo/etc
But the 12 hours you relaxed between that and setup is very relaxing.
Mate Love your realistic view!!
Depending on just how young your kids are, you may be better buying individual.swags for some of them. One smaller tent and a few swags gives you flexibility and also places some accountability on the kids to setup themselves, and to learn to care for their own gear. Another tip, download WikiCamps to find suitable camp spots.
If you end up with a tent with 230948320489 poles, it will shit you and you'll never want to go camping.
What sort of camping? Caravan parks, bush? remote? OVernighters? weeks?
Whats your budget?
What ages of people?
Sometimes it is cheaper to go 2 smaller tents than 1 huge tent with many rooms.
Outdoor connection Galaxy plus family tent - with that many poles, I'd use that once and never go camping again.