A 6 Person Tent for Family Camping
Camping, one of America’s favorite summertime pastimes, was designed with the phrase “the more, the merrier!” in mind. Why this is true, stems largely from the fact that camping provides us with a visit back to basic human conditions of past years, largely when we were “cave men” and women, alike. The very act of barbequing food mirrors that of how our ancestors used to eat every day of their lives, before modern civilization came into play. They were only as “primitive” as they ever could be, given the circumstances! But, I digress; back to camping with a good amount of people, lets’ say up to six. What are the choices? Will a 6 person tent really be enough? Let’s explore this, shall we?
First of all, let’s assume you are going camping with your family. Your family consists of you and your spouse and 4 children. No one has a recreational vehicle, but Dad manages to find a tent that will fit up o 6 people – great! (By the way, the Coleman 6 person tent and the Kelty 6 person tent are great for these occasions…) Now you can go camping and all of you will be comfortable in the tent together. Or, maybe not! Still, chances are that you will all get along, even if the first night is a little cumbersome. Most people will adjust to a different way of living just outside 24 hours. It’s yet another little instinct that we inherited from our ancestors, since survival is the main key to remember for anyone who is spending the night outside our own home. This rings true for hotel and motel room lodging, as well. No person ever admitted to having slept a really good night in an unfamiliar place. This is because we have that strong, survival instinct that keeps us on the “alert”, for at least 24 hours at a time. It’s pretty amazing, when you think about it.
Getting back to camping, normally the idea of going on a camping trip is to relax and enjoy yourself with family or friends. The worse thing that you ever want to do while going camping is to become either nervous or anxious, since it really defeats the whole purpose of going on a camping trip in the first place. Naturally, part of this anxiety can come from close living quarters with others, so how to make the best of a close-knit situation, even for a couple of nights, depends much on where everyone has decided to sleep. Since sleeping is very important, so is the location where we sleep. Once it has been decided where everyone will sleep, it’s pretty much gravy from that point forward, meaning easy as far as getting along.
Most tents that are designed to accommodate up to 6 people really do fit that many, since the idea is for 6 of the largest men to be able to fit into such a tent with ease and comfort. Chances are that, unless you are going hunting with a large company of men (up to six of you!), you will be more than comfortable with your significant other and kids, or even two other couples, should that make up your camping party. If you still want more elbow room, consider buying one of the over sized 6 person tents available or just bump up to an 8 man tent.
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