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Why can’t I find a tent to comfortably fit 5 people?

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PalePinkPeony · 06/03/2025 20:09

Any campers got any advice?
I am looking for a tent for two adults, two pre teens (boys) and one teenager.(girl)

Looking for:
All in one tent (teen doesn’t want to camp alone)
3 rooms - must fit 2 in each room. Needed for privacy for teen DD.
Nightfall bedrooms
built in groundsheet.

All the tents I’ve found with 3 rooms, the sizes 2 of the rooms have been 120cm wide. How can you even fit a double air bed into that? Air beds are 137cm wide 🫤
I don’t get it.

really hoping someone can give me a recommendation - it’s driving me mad looking!

OP posts:
Yellowcar2 · 06/03/2025 21:10

mumbruh · 06/03/2025 20:23

www.decathlon.co.uk/p/inflatable-camping-tent-air-seconds-6-3-fandb-6-people-3-bedrooms/_/R-p-324957?mc=8584571

Any good?

We have this one and love it. Super easy to put up and down and a double mattress fits in every bedroom. Plus black out.

OP posts:
Elektra1 · 06/03/2025 20:38

I can give you a recommendation but it's about £1500 so you wouldn't be talking about buying it for a one-off trip

NoodieRoodie · 06/03/2025 20:37

As a family of 5 we've got a Kampa Studland air 8 man and a Decathlon 6.3 air I think. Both have enough sleeping space, I currently have me and DH in one pod, DS 1&2 (13&9) in the 2nd then DD in the 3rd. We downsized to the Decathlon one a couple of summers ago as European camping meant we wanted more outside space on our pitch whereas UK camping meant we were grateful for more indoor space.

Tarantella6 · 06/03/2025 20:31

We have a 6 berth tent for 4 of us and it fits the right amount of air beds - I think it's just standard for tents you need to size up by 2-3 people!

TickingAlongNicely · 06/03/2025 20:31

Look for a tent marked as 6XL. 3 bedrooms
But more space than a standard 6 person.

UndermyShoeJoe · 06/03/2025 20:28

You need to look for 8berth tents. Kampa do some nice big old air tent that meet what you want. Also if you just have a big tent you could just pop a pup tent in the livingroom.

Magicmagician · 06/03/2025 20:27

We’ve got a Berghaus air 4 which is obviously way too small for you but we love it - so I looked at other Berghaus air tents and this one might fit the bill? Air tent - pricey though!

Berghaus Kepler 9 Nightfall Air Tent

New for this season, the Berghaus Kepler 9 Nightfall Air Tent features three huge bedrooms with innovative Nightfall® Darkened technology, for a better night’s sleep.

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15986808/berghaus-kepler-9-nightfall-air-tent-15986808

YourSnugHazelTraybake · 06/03/2025 20:27

https://www.outdoorworlddirect.co.uk/coleman-weathermaster-8xl-tent.html

we find that you need to look for more sleeping space than you actually need, so for 5 of you look for tents that sleep 7/8.

melissasummerfield · 06/03/2025 20:25

We have the vango case lux, two big bedrooms and a third smaller one which would be fine for one dc. It’s a huge tent though!

snapdragonx · 06/03/2025 20:25

There are loads! We have a Telstar 8 nightfall for 6 of us and it feels spacious. 4 x single beds and 1 bunk beds set. The forth bedroom hasn't been needed yet.

PuzzlingRecluse · 06/03/2025 20:21

Also came on to say bell tent - love mine! You can use room dividers or pup tents inside

Purpleturtle43 · 06/03/2025 20:20

PalePinkPeony · 06/03/2025 20:09

Any campers got any advice?
I am looking for a tent for two adults, two pre teens (boys) and one teenager.(girl)

Looking for:
All in one tent (teen doesn’t want to camp alone)
3 rooms - must fit 2 in each room. Needed for privacy for teen DD.
Nightfall bedrooms
built in groundsheet.

All the tents I’ve found with 3 rooms, the sizes 2 of the rooms have been 120cm wide. How can you even fit a double air bed into that? Air beds are 137cm wide 🫤
I don’t get it.

really hoping someone can give me a recommendation - it’s driving me mad looking!

We have a Zenobia hi Gear 8 man tent for 5 of us. You can have 2 big bedrooms or split the bedrooms into 2 to make 4. You can fit a double airbed in each of the 4 rooms.

soupyspoon · 06/03/2025 20:12

Bell tent, you can buy inner tents for them from memory although we never had the inners. I think they cut the space down quite a lot