Big Agnes - Bunk House 6

The answer is it depends, however when you ask if anyone will frown on it I can honestly save I've never given a single care about what size tent someone else is using at a campground. I just mind my business. Your biggest concerns will be making sure your campsite has a space large enough to accommodate your giant tent (many won't) and how big of a pain it will be to setup and takedown tents that large. I have a 6 person tent for car camping with my wife and it feels giant when you include the large vestibule. I would check out some 6-8 person tents before settling on a 10-12. Staying under 8 person will keep a lot more campsite options open for you. If you care to look I have a Big Agnes Bunk House 6 and it's amazing.

Big agnes bunk house 6. Loving it so far, about 10 trips later

Bunk house is awesome, sturdy, roomy, ventilates well and can stand up to strong winds and downpour. It takes about 15 minutes to setup with two people. We have a 6p. It is heavy though, I hope you aren't planning to hike with it. As for the snowpeak while I have no experience with that tent I've never seen anything bad from snow peak. Their products quality is top notch. If you trying to be mobile I'm not sure tents this big are a good choice. Copper spur can be setup in 2 minutes and they have a 5p version

Look for a big Agnes bunk house 4 or 6. Excellent tents. I have the 6 and love love love it. It’s beastly and has a full coverage fly but somehow breathes extremely well even with the fly on and button all the way down. With the visit led open you can really set the ventilation to your choosing. Waterproof double layer doors. It’s great. It’s also not as orangey as it looks in the pics. It’s more of a burnt orange red. It’s does a great job blocking the morning sun.

I would have to agree with the above. I have a big Agnes bunkhouse 6 and started looking at the 8. It’s my wife and two kids, 6 and 8. Don’t get me wrong, we have plenty of space to sleep comfortably but want more space for our bags and other things we keep in the tent. We use an exped mega mat long and wide and two therm-a-rest mats on cots for sleeping and they go edge to edge.

I also have one of these tents (Bunkhouse 6) and love it. The vestibule is enormous, and with the rainfly off, the tent becomes a giant screened in room. With the way the vestibule opens, OP could also get a separate 2 door screen room and scoot it up to the vestibule and be able to go back and forth between the screen room and tent without stepping outside.

I have the Bunkhouse 6. I love it, it is very well made, and it vents extremely well with both the front and back open. The vestibule is insane - I keep my stuff in the vestibule in ALCs and have room for a camping chair on the opposite side. My single complaint is the lack of storage and accessories - poles to support the vestibule awning, footprint, and gear lofts or soft bins should be purchased as well. I bring it solo as a small (5'2") female of pitiful upper body strength, and I don't have issues with carrying it a half mile in and setting it up myself in less than ten minutes. Congratulations on your baby! My daughter had her first camping trip in the bh6 at 3 months. When my husband and I were laying in our full sized Lost Horizon bed with her Uppababy bassinet on the floor next to us, we had a whole twin bed worth of space left in the tent for a chair to feed her in and parked her massive off road stroller in the vestibule with room to spare. It's awesome and I baby the crap out of mine so it will last - no shoes, hard objects, or outside layers ever come in and there's no need with the vestibule.

I just got the bunkhouse 6 yesterday and setup it up in my yard. Seems solid. Color is more gray than green. I’m using it for 2 adults and 2 toddlers

I had my heart set on the Big Agnes bunk house 6 but it seems to have gone out of stock on the REI website so I might end up with the Wawona 6

Snagged the 2025 bunkhouse from Enwild this morning on sale for 25% off

I've got a Big Agnes bunkhouse tent that's got a nice vestibule on the front for deshodding and storing gear.  It's been in some heckin rainy weather on scout campouts and never gotten wet inside. 

Basecamp is a great tent with a garbage warranty and repair policy. REI only warranties for 1 year, they don't repair tents and don't sell parts. For this reason alone I would take the Bunkhouse hands down. BA has a lifetime warranty.

For being "green focused" not having replacement parts and repair services not not green at all. They have a new CEO and they finally got rid of Eric Artz so we'll see if they improve on this. Even Stoic (backcountry.com brand) and 3F UL Gear (inexpensive Chinese backpacking brand) has a lifetime warranty.

I’ve spent a few nights in the Bunk House and it’s a solid tent. My experience was during a windy and rainy storm. The tent handled it well. I currently own a couple of Big Agnes tents and I love them all. No experience with the Snow Peak.

Big Agnes is selling some tents at 50 to 70% off. I have seven tents, I need one for car camping, so I bought a 6 man tent for a little over $200. High quality. Relatively light weight.