NEMO Equipment - Aurora Highrise 6P

Yeah this is what I've got too. Used it for the first time last year (what a year to test it out) and it worked phenomenally. Really couldn't recommend it enough

We have the Nemo Aurora High Rise 6 person tent and absolutely love it. It's really tall so I can stand up in it (5'10") and my partner can stand up in the middle (6'4"). The rain fly is great and we've camped in some serious rain with no issues. It's a little above your price point but it was worth it! Very simple to put up - it might take some practice to do with one person though.

REI outlet has them on sale to within the $400 budget right now too https://www.rei.com/product/200654/nemo-aurora-highrise-6p-tent

We have the Nemo Aurora Highrise 6 and like it quite a bit. There is good headroom and plenty of space for two cots, a couple of chairs and our gear. It goes up and comes down fairly quickly and easily. We also have the footprint and the straps are color-coded (yellow and blue) so it's pretty foolproof. I like having a vestibule on both doors. Shoes get left in front and maybe TMI, but we use the back vestibule as our nightime bathroom, keeping a bucket with toilet seat lid filled with horse bedding pellets in there. It's very convenient to not have to get even semi-dressed to wander about a dark campground. Something you would not like is going in and out of the tent. You have to stoop to fit under the vestibule and at the same time lift your legs about 5 inches to step over the door frame. My husband is about 5'11" and he usually cusses a bit while entering and exiting. Also, as with many tents, the bag it comes with is too dang small to fit everything back in easily. We bought a big canvas bag to carry it all in. We're in Colorado and like camping up in the mountains, in the spring and fall also. It's gotten crowded and hard to get into the national parks here in the summer. After going through a snowstorm on our last trip, we ordered a canvas White Duck Regatta Bell 13' tent to use on colder trips. (We'll still use our Nemo in summer; the bell tent won't be breezy enough.) You might look into a canvas tent that can take a stove jack if you have any interest in the shoulder seasons. The Springjack 140 looks big but pretty good as an all-around, do everything tent IMO. Canvas tents are heavy but that's not a deal-breaker when car camping.

My husband and I have this tent too and we love it. It's roomy and tall and the vestibules are handy. We've had it up in a snowstorm too and it held up. However, we were cold; it is not a 4 season tent. It is simple to put up, although we've always worked together when setting up the two main poles. I did take it down by myself this week when we made a decision to leave a little early and were trying to pack up quickly. :-)

I would consider a 6 person to give them plenty of room. Since they're older, I would look for tents with 1) room to stand up inside and 2) no need to step up over the bottom of the door -or- to duck under the edge of the door to go inside. My husband and I like our 6 person Nemo Aurora Highrise BUT it doesn't follow rule 2. We have to step over the bottom of the door frame and duck when entering. It gives my husband a lot of grief. Our new White Duck 13' canvas bell tent lets us just walk in which is awesome. However, canvas takes some extra care and it was pricey so I wouldn't recommend that for their new boat target. :-D

Short answer: traditional. By the question, I'm assuming you will be car camping rather than backpacking. What weather/seasons do you intend to be camping in? We have a traditional 6 person Nemo Aurora highrise and it's been a great tent for us for summer. (Inside height is 6' 5".) We've decided we want to do more early spring and late fall camping up in the mountains so recently bought a 4m canvas bell tent with a stove jack. The Nemo is already a tight fit in campgrounds with the tent pads delineated with timbers that you'll find in a lot of campgrounds. If you're planning to camp in those and/or during peak camp seasons, I would lean toward traditional and stay within the 4 to 6 person size. (8 person is more likely to give the height you want but will put you into the too-large footprint issue you'll have with a Yurt.) We're figuring that we'll be better able to find the large tent campsites the bell tent will require in the off seasons but we'll need the Nemo for a lot of situations still.

We recently bought a White Duck 13' Regatta Bell. We already have a Nemo 6 person tent that's perfectly good for warm weather camping, but we were looking for something that with a stove jack that would hold up well for a spring/fall snowstorm or two in the mountains. It's not yet the season for it, but we had it up in the backyard for seasoning and we were impressed with the quality of the materials, stitching, zippers, guy lines, etc. IMO it goes up easily. There was plenty of room inside for a stove and our two cots and it has good height. We are going to replace some of the stakes. Half of them are heavy duty, but the other half are the typical cheap, crappy, easily bent stakes. It fits well in the bag, but be warned, it's darned heavy and bulky. My husband loves the entrance pole that gives us something to hang onto while we're taking off our shoes at the doorway. It's much harder getting in and out of our Nemo. The White Duck is such a pleasure in comparison.

I got the Nemo highrise 6p and it’s excellent. Add some orange screw stakes and you’re set.

The Wonderland (currently) only comes in a 4, and 6 person version. But the "titanium" version (no, the poles aren't titanium) is [currently on clearance. ](https://www.rei.com/product/227867/rei-co-op-wonderland-6-titanium-tent) If you're okay with a 6 person, my personal favorite is the [Nemo Aurora Highrise](https://www.rei.com/product/241349/nemo-aurora-highrise-6-person-tent). The Kingdom was one of the best things REI ever made for the cost. Glad it served you well.

Kelty Day Dreamer 6p - Simple, only two poles, blackout rainfly and large back vent Coleman Peak 1 6p - Cabin-esque tent with plenty of mesh and large front door that has a canopy mode in the fly Aurora Highrise 6p - Another canopy mode tent with windows on the inside for catching cross breezes even with the fly on and a back vestibule and door Snow Peak Alpha Breeze (bit heavier here) - Four doors/windows to catch all breezes, clean white rainfly helps deflect more heat, large doors and canopy mode in the fly REI Basecamp 6 - Extra poles for a more wind resistant tent, symmetrical design allows the rainfly to be pitched on either side, one side has an extended vestibule for more space and shade, canopy mode on both sides of the rainfly, and internal windows to let cool air in and plenty of vents. Lots of privacy even with the rainfly off and the choice to open panels for better ventilation. Honorable mention because it's a unique one: Big Agnes Wyoming Trail 4 - Its one tent, comprised of two smaller sleep sections (think of two roomy two person tents) conjoined by a sort of common space between them all under the roof of one large rainfly, each tent section has its own entry and the common space has two doors, and canopy mode feature.

Haha I meant like do you want more fabric or bug screens for the walls - I would never have a tent with just open walls. If it’s a hot place you want as much bug screening as possible for ventilation. The Nemo Highrise is a nice tent you can stand up in. Nemo is overall a highly reputable company and will stand behind their products. I have their backpacking tents. I have a friend that has the North Face wawaona 6P that he has had no complaints with. Someone else mentioned a Cabelas guide tent which I have (the cheaper green model) it’s a way more structurally bomb-proof tent, but has less ventilation and you cannot stand up in the 4P model. It will be warmer though if you camp in cooler weather and handle weather a ton better than taller tents. Big Agnes is another brand to consider too.

I have the Nemo Aurora Highrise. I'm very happy with the features and roominess. It's too often overlooked, especially in larger than 2 man tents but I love a vestibule. I want a place to put my shoes and hiking gear outside the tent but not wake up to them filled with rainwater.

We have a NEMO Aurora Highrise for a family of 4 and really like it. Not the lightest by any means but well made and has withstood high winds and rain plus hail with no problems.