Looking for a new family tent. Help please.

[Ray Hyland]

With 5 of you in the tent, do you feel cramped? What are your sleeping arrangements?
Also, for those with either the Kodiak or Springbar, how does the heat escape on a hot day? I HATE, I mean HATE being overly hot at night while trying to sleep. I don't see any mesh on the ceiling for the heat to escape. As we all know, heat rises. How's the ventilation?

Naw, there's room for everyone side by side and still room left over for bags and dogs.

The ventilation is good. Not as good as a tarp with open sides, but better than a nylon tent by far.

 

[BBQ BOY]

After realizing that my family has grown and all of my camping gear is VERY old, I decided to update. I got a cot bunk bed for the kids, which are really comfortable and a single XL cot for me that Faith and I almost fit on. I have a 3" pad for it and its as comfortable as any bed you will lay on.Today, my tent came in. It's a Kodiak 10x14 canvas tent. It took me about 10 minutes to erect and get taught for the first time. It will take longer(or maybe the same time since now I am familiar with it) because there are about 14 stakes to drive in and in hard ground, it's going to be a little bit of work.
I will post some pics once I get the cots inside.

 

[BBQ BOY]

Cabelas Outfitter XL with Cabelas deluxe cot pad, which this set up will be for company at home.
Disc-O-Bed Cam-o-cot