The best family tents reviewed (2023)

If you are looking to upgrade your family's camping gear or strike out for a first-time family trip to the wilderness, then you've come to the right place.

There are a huge variety of options for family tents. Whether you're looking for something big and luxurious that acts as a home away from home or you're after the bare minimum, we've picked out the six best tents to suit your needs.

Like smaller two-man and three-person tents, family-sized tents range in price, size, and shape. Before you invest in a tent, you'll want to make sure you know the weight and size, as well as whether it's suitable for where you'll be wanting to pitch up. With that being said, be sure to take a look at the specifications we've included for each tent in this list so that your camping trip can be smooth sailing.

Robens Eagle Rock TC 6+2XP – Best in test

Vango Osiris Air 500 – Best value

Decathlon Quechua AirSeconds 4.1 Fresh & Black – Best budget inflatable family tent

Tentbox Lite XL – Best rooftop family tent

Outwell Avondale 5PA – Best large family air tent

Coleman Octagon – Best family tent for stargazing

Our picks of the best family tents that have each received an individual award, be it value for money, clever design, or space. If you want to learn more about which tent is right for you, scroll to the bottom of this article to find our buying advice.

We absolutely love big group camping trips, and we hope you will too. Break out the extra large drinks cooler and head for the hills!

Of all the family tents we’ve tested at LFTO, this one ticks the most boxes in terms of the way it

It's perhaps no surprise to find Vango clutching the Best Value award. Its tent – and gear in

It takes a lot of people a long time to trust air tents, for obvious reasons. But in all the years

Go back in time a few years and hardly anyone had heard of a roof tent, but now all of a sudden

The key thing to remember when buying a family tent is that when a tent is described as 4-person,

A few years ago we got our hands on the Coleman Octagon, which was great fun for sleeping out with

To start narrowing down your options, consider what kind of outdoor adventures you're hoping to have, then pick the type of tent that best suits your needs.

Tunnel tents are great for weekend and summer camping as they offer lots of space, are easy to pitch, and use traditional poles. However, they are often heavier than other shapes.

Dome tents are good for hikers and trekkers because small dome tents are quite stable and lightweight. They are also cheap and work well in moderate wind.

Geodesic tents have crisscrossing support poles, making them much more capable of dealing with high winds and harsh weather. Geodesic tents sacrifice space and are a little more complex to pitch than other styles but are great for camping in extreme environments. Less suitable for casual campers and families.

Next, make sure you're familiar with waterproof ratings:

– 1000mm: Will keep out light rain. We'd call this rating more water-resistant than waterproof.

– 2000mm: Waterproof and will keep out rain.

– 4000mm: Will keep out heavy rain.

– 10,000mm+: These ultra-durable tents deal with driving rain and snow and the extra pressure applied onto tent floors by people and equipment.

Will you be pitching at a campsite or wild camping? Will your tent go up right by your car, or will you have to carry it a distance? These are all good questions to ask yourself before purchasing your tent. The weight and size are important to check as you do not want to be lugging around an excessively large tent if you are walking for a while.

Consider your aims and experience level. If you're a first-time camper, it's worth purchasing a beginner's tent that isn't too pricey just in case the camping life isn't for you.

On the flip side, if you do have some outdoor experience, then be sure to go for a tent that suits the way you and your family like to camp. If you prioritise space, or you're on the hunt for just a little extra luxury, then we would recommend the Robens model. But if you don't mind some closeness (which, if you're camping as a family, is inevitable), go for something like the Coleman Octagon and stargaze together.

Similarly, if you're the type of campers who take the bare essentials, you'll likely want to keep things simple with the Vango model. Or, you might be after a high-tech tent with all the bells and whistles, in which case we'd direct you to the Decathlon Quechua, which is also fantastic value for it's price.

In order to improve your camping experience, there are some valuable extras that you might want to consider so everything will run smoothly.

Sometimes supplied tent pegs get pulled from the ground when the weather conditions get really

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