My setup is a 10 person Turbo Tent. I’m not sure if they are still selling them in the US, but I love this thing. It’s easy to setup by just me, has a little over 6 feet of standing room in the middle section, is well made and stands up to weather way way better than a Coleman or Ozark Trail family tent. It’s huge too, with a 10 ft by 20 ft footprint.
I remember a few years ago, my son and I were out in eastern Colorado doing some deer hunting on public land. There was one campground nearby and a handful of RVs and Coleman type family tents set up there. While we were out hunting, a really big storm blew through with 35-40 mph winds or more. The whole time I was stressing thinking we were going to return to a destroyed camp! When we finally rolled back into camp, you could see the destroyed tents and aftermath of the storm, but our turbotent was still standing and didn’t look like anything had even bothered it. It was the only tent still standing after that storm.
Anyways, if they are still available to purchase in the US, definitely something to look at! They are more expensive than an Ozark Trail or Coleman, but I am convinced I would have been through 2 or 3 cheaper tents since I’ve owned this one.
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First things first. That is a gorgeous tent. I hate the circus clown car colors of most tents these days and that just goes with the environment so well...
Your photo is proof positive of what I am talking about using big tents. If you are off roading / overlanding via vehicle, there should be no problems whatsoever finding a sufficiently large, clear, flat space to set up camp for a big tent. I have never had problems finding enough space for my 10x20 Swiss Gear, although on the beach enough anchor points for guylines is problematic as it has MANY guy out points. LOTS of doubled up plastic bags filled with sand do the trick...
I am not going to disagree with quality making a huge difference, however, and this is where I am hurting. Due to the previously mentioned spinal issues, I REALLY don't want to be stooping to thread poles through a tent. I comensate by insuring I properly guy out my tents. Unguyed tents have VERY little structural rigidity, properly guyed out tents can typically withstand 35+ MPH winds. My Ozark Trail Dark Rest has been through so far 2 30+ MPH wind + frog strangling rain storms that would have kept me concerned about my house holding up...
Honestly, IF I could meet or exceed the design features of my Dark Rest with say a Cabelas or higher quality tent, I would be all over that... PRODUCT HINT TO CABELAS / BASS PRO SHOPS! Make an instant setup cabin tent that combine the Features and quality of your Alanak tents, with the features / ventilation / blackout of the Ozark Trail, and then take my money!
No matter the tent, always be on the lookout for Wood, water, and widowmakers...
I try not to camp during the first 2 weeks of Deer season due to imbeciles with high powered rifles, you know the type that will take a shot at ANYTHING that moves, and insane, hot, windy, wild weather. I've been nearly electrocuted in pop up storms while high up in a deer stand...
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