Camping Cabin Tents

When families go camping they want plenty of room to move around in and the camping cabin tents are ideal. This type of tent resembles a ‘cabin’ and they do have plenty of head room which many like. Some cabin tents have a height of eight feet in the center. Some will have a divider or two so they can have more than one room. Some of the large camping cabin tents will have awnings which are nice as they provide shade from the sun and are good for when it rains.

Some of the camping cabin tents come with a full screened in room. This will usually not have a floor because screens do not keep out the rain only the bugs. A material called flashing is under the bottom of the room to reduce the bug population. Camping cabin tents come in two sizes, the three pole truss type and the four pole umbrella type.

The umbrella type of camping cabin tents somewhat looks like a huge umbrella. The frame is often seen in sun shelters and screen arbors. It is made up of four corner poles, one pole at each corner of the canvas. Then it has four crosses that go from the corner poles and they all meet in the middle of the tent. This creates a freestanding frame and the tent itself is hung. These can be assembled quickly but this type of camping cabin tent is not very stable as there is no way to adjust the tension.

The next camping cabin tents is the truss tent. The frame on this tent is of three sections that the poles will go up, across and down the opposite sides of the tent, usually in a straight line. This is an extremely strong and stable design, chosen by many seasoned campers. It can also withstand high winds without breaking or bending. This camping cabin tents are designed so the poles cross from side to side and from front to back.

Most camping cabin tents are quiet large. They can hold up to ten people comfortably. They will have separate rooms. And with the popularity of camping coming back in style these camping cabin tents are great. This type of tent is not for backpacking because they are so large and take some time to set up. They are great for camping up in the hills or on flat land; they can stay up for as long as one needs them to be.

When buying camping cabin tents; buy one that will fit your family one size larger. Manufactures will tell you it will sleep four comfortably, but in truth, you will be very cramped and on top of each other. Buying one a size large gives you plenty of room to move around in. prices of a good camping cabin tents can start at one hundred dollars and go up to five hundred dollars, it all depends on what size and how fancy you want it.