Core Equipment - Instant Cabin Tent with Full Rainfly

I have the 6 person with the full fly. Camped a night in a heavy rain storm and stayed nice and dry on the inside.

I did a ton of research on tents and we've used it probably 4 or 5 times now and it's truly a great tent. Very good quality, easy to put up (but almost definitely needs 2 people), and easy to take down and pack up. I have been looking these two as alternatives: https://www.coreequipment.com/products/6-person-lighted-instant-pyramid-tent-12-x-7 https://www.coreequipment.com/products/6-person-instant-cabin-tent-with-full-rainflly-11-x-9 The first is still really large length wise at 12'. The second is 3' smaller, and that instant rainfly would have REALLY came in handy at the monsoon that as Roo this year lmao. I will likely wind up purchasing the second one, as I think that might be exactly what I'm looking for.

Core 10 person full rain fly is what I went with and I’m happy with it. Quick setup, full rain fly for inclement weather, and space for my family of four. If you’re car camping I’d advise you to get at least double the tent capacity you need. You’ll never regret having more space.

I’ve got the core 10person full sized rain fly tent that’s about 350 on amazon. Takes about 10 minutes tops for us to throw it together. Absolutely love it.

Definitely want to get at least a 6 person tent for a family of 4. Get an 8 or even 10 person tent if you want some decent extra room. I just bought the CORE 10-person cabin tent with full rainfly from Amazon last summer (for a family of 4), but it seems like it's out of stock at the moment. I also have a Big Agnes Bunk House 6 which has served my wife and I pretty well over the last few years (just the two of us). I love this YouTube channel. She does a great job of looking at a lot of different tent options at different sizes. [https://www.youtube.com/@CampingGuidance](https://www.youtube.com/@CampingGuidance)

Have you camped before? If not I would look at a Core instant tent, especially one with a full fly. The Magellan tent looks like a huge PITA especially for a newbie.

We’ve had the Core 9 person instant tent with full rainfly for a year now and it was so nice last summer having the extra room to be able to stand up and move around. It’s a large bag to have to pack into the car, but setup is so fast and easy it’s been wonderful. We were rocking a cozy 6 person for a long time and I’m not sure I could go back!

Pretty sure I have the same one and I think we have had it for 10 years. Use it 3+ times a year too. And some times we rotate to a Core 12 person that’s also instant up.

I ended up getting a Core 9 person instant tent for everyone. Review videos made it look like one of my older kids and I should have no issues setting it up, and it's a little cheaper than Coleman so even if it doesn't last for years and years it should be good to start out and see what works or doesn't work for us. The extra ventilation on the floor really sold me. I think even if my older ones were comfortable in their own tent, I don't actually think I would be comfortable being separated. I do have sleeping pads for them on their Christmas lists, deflated air mattresses are my mortal enemy. We'll work on getting cots as time goes on.

Core instant tents are great. Very affordable, durable for car camping, standing interior height and so easy to put up. Both the 6 and 10 person instant tents have full rain fly versions. Fwiw, the Core 6 person tent is such a better dimension over the Coleman. The Core footprint is rectangular vs the Coleman square footprint. It makes using the space so much more efficient. ** We use 3 cots in our Core tent with walking/standing space between the cots, something not possible in our friends’ Coleman.