Comments on: 2010 Big Agnes Family Camping Tents

By: Brandie

Brandie — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:49:40 +0000

Clear, infoartmive, simple. Could I send you some e-hugs?

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:30:36 +0000

I think those are Coleman tents. I know someone with a Copper Canyon model that’s been through several rain storms, with no problems. That’s pretty good for a cabin tent.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:10:46 +0000

We have an “old” Hillary 4-man tent that we purchased pre-kids. Needless to say, with five of us now, we need to upgrade! I’ve heard good things about a jeep branded multiroom tent – some friends of ours had one in a wicked rain storm this summer, and theirs was the only tent left standing.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:23:54 +0000

It was pretty cold the time I’m talking about a pole snapping, as well as windy. I wonder if fiberglass becomes brittle at lower temperatures. Actually it was when I was trying to fold the tent up that it got caught by the wind and the pole snapped. A big tent is harder to fold up than a small one.

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:44:34 +0000

Alison – my experience with fiberglass poles is that they start to fray and come apart where the pole sections go together. I haven’t ever snapped one (knock on, uh fiberglass?), but I’ve sure heard a lot of horror stories about that.