Best 1-Room Family Tent (Top End)


Posted BY Ian under best-tents

If you read my article on Qualities of a Best Family Tent you'll know that I rate the Size of a best family tent according to many factors, not just the standard number of adults that will fit across the floor space. Following up on one of these, I have divided up my best family tent recommendations by the number of sleeping areas or rooms that each tent has. Within each article I will further break those recommendations down - by price.

There are a huge number of tents in this 1-Room category. I have ended up with more choices than in other categories but that reflects the imaginative designs available. I have therefore split the article by price bracket. Take a look and see what suits you.

Those who have younger children may prefer to sleep all-together in a 1-room family tent (even if this is divided up by curtains or the like) to keep an eye on them. You may also consider this type of tent if you are a couple on a long trip wanting lots of space; a home-away-from-home, without resorting to a caravan. Several tents in the range have the option not to pitch one of the inners giving you even more space for living, or storage.

Top end

Outwell are a US outfit specializing in quality family tents:

Their Arrow Lake tunnel tent include top specification materials and is a very nice tent for the very serious camper. You'll find this one hard to beat, except on price.

Their Montana 6 certainly looks the part and even seems well adapted to the UK market. There's a huge communal area, ideal for those 'summer' days. Best tent

Their Utah 6 is my pick though, in that it has a spacious, airy feel to it with lots of doors and windows. If you are going to the great outdoors, you may as well enjoy it. You can batten down the hatches when the weather gets rough, and there's a bathtub groundsheet to stop damp from below. You can check out who is currently offering this Best Tent at the best price by following the links at the bottom of this page.

There is a Utah 4 for smaller families.

Coleman offer serious competition with their Weathermaster tent. The name gives it away. This one is built to keep you safe and dry (and bug free).

The Vango Sumatra is a well proportioned tent. It has a nice high dome for the living space with a tunnel coming off at the back for sleeping. With the doors wide open this tent is ideal for the active family who plan on coming and going all day long.

Amazon.co.uk offer the following tents: OutdoorMegastore offer all of the tents recommended here, and lots of other ones too. Here's a handy list. Copy it to Notepad or similar for use in their search engine before you follow the link:
  • Outwell Arrow Lake
  • Outwell Montana 6
  • Outwell Utah 6
  • Outwell Utah 4
  • Coleman Weathermaster
  • Vango Sumatra
You can find Outwell tents at WildDay including the: Cotswold Outdoors offer only the: