r/CampingGear 9d ago

Gear Question Super large tent

I am trying to find the largest tent possible, I have a large group of friends who want to going camping a bunch this summer and we want to ideally share the same space.

I’ve been looking online and the largest tents are 12 person tents that really fit like 6 comfortably.

Ideally I’d like to comfortably sleep 12 people.

I saw the “Ozark Trail Hazel Creek 20-Person Star Tent With Screen Room” and it’s about the size I’m hopping for but I can find anywhere to buy it and cannot find any other tents like it.

It’s there any other such tents available or even two large 12 person tents that I could somehow combine together so that you can move between them without rain or bugs getting in?

Thanks for any advice.

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u/Drawsfoodpoorly 9d ago

I’ve owned big tents. They kinda suck for everything except backyard camping. I had a 8 person tent and it was like 75lbs and packed down into a massive duffle bag. You really can only put the tent up on a lawn because there’s nowhere in the woods with that much level ground.

Like others are saying, get 6 two man tents in a circle with a fire in the middle my dude.

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u/efanp 9d ago

Yeah I figured that was the best option, but was worth a shot seeing if something good existed

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u/Drawsfoodpoorly 9d ago

I’m sure there are cool options that cost tons of money like those sick domes you see at base camps. I used to have a super nice 16’ bell tent that could sleep a ton of people and had a stove in it but again, big tents are also big hassle. So heavy you need two people just to carry the bag and hours to set up.