Best Camping Tents for You in 2021

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Last year will forever be known as the year people escaped to the great outdoor. This brought a lot of newbies to the woods and a massive spike in outdoor gear sales. As some of you may have noticed there was a bit of a shortage in camping tents for the first time in well… FOREVER. If you are looking for your new tent for the new season, here is our Outdoor Gear Guide for the Best Camping Tents for 2021.

1. Coleman WeatherMaster 6-Person Tent with Screen Room

Coleman WeatherMaster 6-Person Tent

Measures 11 x 9 feet with 6-foot 8-inch center height; Screen room measures 9 x 6 feet

The spacious 6-person tent has enough room for 2 queen-size airbeds.

Separate floorless screen room offers bug-free lounging

WeatherTec system with patented welded floors and inverted seams to keep you dry.

2. Browning Camping Big Horn Tent

Browning Camping Big Horn Tent

The Browning Big Horn Series is a free-standing tent with fiberglass poles and steel uprights, giving ultimate extra strength and stability

Two-room wall divider, extra tall center and straight side walls gives more room for cots, sleeping bags and extra gear

Six large windows, two doorways, and a mesh roof offer easy entry and ultimate ventilation

3. Eureka! Copper Canyon LX, 3 Season, Camping Tent

Eureka! Copper Canyon LX, 3 Season, Camping Tent

The Eureka! Copper Canyon LX 4 four-person, three-season camping tent is your home away from home. Easy setup, smart features, and full standing height make it Eureka’s most livable family car camping tent.

Extended fly coverage over the door provides extra weather protection and a dry entryway.

Steep walls create lots of standing room and are ideal when camping with air mattresses and cots.

Large mesh windows with waterproof curtains offer scenic views and plenty of ventilation.

Durable, steel, and fiberglass frame features pole sleeves corner hubs and quick clips for simple 1 person set up.

4. Columbia Mammoth Creek 6 Person / 8 Person / 10 Person Cabin Tents

Columbia Mammoth Creek Tent

Straighter walls mean more internal space and higher ceilings for you. The 10′ x 9′ floor plan with a 72″ center height fits 6 campers or one queen air mattresses

Omni-Shield coated fabric provides advanced repellency against water and stains. Omni-Shield fabric dries 3-5 times faster than untreated fabric, meaning it stays lighter even when it’s wet.

Pull out windows are designed to maximize internal volume, and allow you to keep the windows, even during rain

A large adjustable ground vent and No-See-Um mesh provide maximum airflow on warm days and nights.

An integrated media pocket allows for storage of personal items and a window pocket for electronic devices.

5. Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL Tent

Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL Tent

The Tiger Wall UL tents are quickly becoming the most popular series of technical backcountry shelters. Combining simple, yet strong single pole architecture with DAC Featherlite materials, interior storage pockets, and comforts around every corner, these tents are poised to be a backcountry favorite.

The Tiger Wall UL offers construction that is perfect for fast and light trail missions where every inch of space counts. The lightweight, durable materials and construction will ensure you’ll want to get outside on your favorite trails all season long.

All Big Agnes tents come ready to pitch; with pre-cut guy lines and tensioners attached to fly. Reflective guy lines and webbing on tent corners make your tent easily visible at night. Color-coded webbing and buckles make set up easy. All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape (No PVC or VOC’s). Trail weight is 2 lb. 11 oz. and packs down to 19 x 5.5 inches.

6. Tahoe Gear Ozark 3-Season 16 Person Large Family Cabin Tent

Tahoe Gear Ozark 3-Season 16 Person Large Family Cabin Tent

Large yet practical with a generous 7-foot center, the Tahoe Gear Ozark is perfect for group or family camping trips with up to 16 people.

Easy to assemble shock-corded poles and pin-and-ring system allow for quick setup.

Features water-resistant 1200mm polyester fly with taped fly seams and polyethylene floor.

Fly canopy extends out over the door for extra coverage and includes guy ropes on each side for securing the tent in windy weather.

Open mesh-design and floor vents provide excellent cross ventilation throughout the tent.

7. Marmot Limelight 2 Person Camping Tent w/Footprint

Marmot Limelight 2 Person Camping Tent

Compact two-person igloo tent, two D-Shaped entrances with two spacious apses for equipment; self-supporting inner tent with upper No-See-Um mesh to protect from vermin and for ventilation.

Well-thought-out, spacious hiking tent thanks to a specially pre-bent pole in the lower third, providing for Nearly vertical Walls for more space and a lot of headroom.

Highly water-repellent outdoor tent (1, 500 water column) with completely band-welded seams and raised floor tray; UV-resistant; extremely wind-resistant with the right tension.

8. Wenzel 8 Person Klondike Tent

Wenzel 8 Person Klondike Tent

This 8 person tent measures 16ft x 11ft and has 6.5ft of headroom with an additional 60 square feet of the screen room. The family camping tent is perfect for 3 seasons.

Features attached screen room that can be used as sun shelter, picnic room, gear room, or just additional space to relax in.

A full mesh roof and two mesh windows keep bugs out and let the breeze in, with additional rear mesh vents that creates a ground breeze.

Weather Armor polyester fabric with a polyurethane water-resistant coating protects from top to bottom. Double-stitched, lap-felled seams throughout the tent. All threads, zippers, and webbing are treated with water repellent

9. Naturehike Opalus Backpacking Tent 3 Person Lightweight Waterproof Camping Tent with Footprint

Naturehike Opalus Backpacking Tent

This 2 Y-shape structure is an upgraded model of nature hike cloud up 2 tents, the 2 Y-shape can make it self standing without peg nails. Also, the ventilation system is improved with the small window at the rear. It also has 2 extra wind ropes on each side.

Weight Only 1750g/3.85lbs. Lightweight and compact tent for backpacking and mountaineering, easy to pitch.

10. Kelty All Inn Backpacking and Camping Tent

Kelty All Inn Backpacking and Camping Tent

Kelty’s premium backpacking shelter option, the All Inn features DAC Pressfit poles, 15D Polyester walls, 40D siliconized nylon ripstop/1500mm waterproof floor, and rainfly.

Setup includes 3 hubbed poles and one ridge pole. This arrangement creates vertical walls, which provide more overall living space inside the tent, instead of just a peak in the center.

Weighing in at just over 3 pounds, this fully featured shelter is in a class of its own. Packed away easily with Kelty’s shark mouth stuff sack, you won’t struggle to get this thing back in your pack after a restful night’s sleep.

There are three doors, one located on either side and one on the front, making entry and exit easy for all occupants, zip-open mesh window on the front door of the vestibule, allowing air to circulate and move across the tent.

Kelty gear is built for play and built to last. Your All Inn tent is ready to be put through the wringer in the backcountry, the back yard, and everywhere in between


All of our weakly gear guides are based on total sales, reviews, and real-life experience. Did we miss your favorite camping tent in this week’s edition?

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