Reactive outdoors self inflating tent

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momopi

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Yes it’s that simple, insert battery, push button and it self inflates.

What’s not simple - the size guide is complete BS. They claim the 6 person tent can accommodate 2 queen mattress plus space for gear. Yeah right.

You could squeeze one 80” long queen sized air mattress in if you tried hard enough, might stress or damage the seams.

I would not use air mattress longer than 75”. The 6 person tent can accommodate one full size + one twin sized air mattress with room to spare for gear.

If you want to fit 2 queen you need to get the 10 person sized tent.

Lightweight construction, probably 3 season tent. I would not use this in snow or heavy rain. The air filled columns are surprisingly strong and you can hang a lamp from ceiling hook.

Take down is simple, open 2 air valves, fold, squeeze air out, back into the bag.

You could use manual air pump but the built in battery powered one works great. Removable battery & you can order spares. Charge via USB.

Extra tent pitch hooks in bag. Do use the pitch hooks as wind will blow air tent away.
 
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momopi said:

Yes it’s that simple, insert battery, push button and it self inflates.

What’s not simple - the size guide is complete BS. They claim the 6 person tent can accommodate 2 queen mattress plus space for gear. Yeah right.

You could squeeze one 80” long queen sized air mattress in if you tried hard enough, might stress or damage the seams.

I would not use air mattress longer than 75”. The 6 person tent can accommodate one full size + one twin sized air mattress with room to spare for gear.

If you want to fit 2 queen you need to get the 10 person sized tent.

Lightweight construction, probably 3 season tent. I would not use this in snow or heavy rain. The air filled columns are surprisingly strong and you can hang a lamp from ceiling hook.

Take down is simple, open 2 air valves, fold, squeeze air out, back into the bag.

You could use manual air pump but the built in battery powered one works great. Removable battery & you can order spares. Charge via USB.

Extra tent pitch hooks in bag. Do use the pitch hooks as wind will blow air tent away.
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I recently got this one which seems similar (but has a manual pump)
 
My low tech tent is peppered with tiny holes where floating embers from the nearby campfire landed on it after the wind shifted a bit. How would an inflatable tent handle that?

Can't say how many nights I've spent in a 1-person pup tent (nylon coffin) while camping with the Boy Scouts, yet here I am with a 35' toy hauler with AC, water heater and shower, all to entice my wife to get down with the camping (OK, glamping) life, but to no avail. She's just not into it.
 
There are 4 air columns at each corner with protective sleeve, but the tent itself is not resistant to embers.

They sell air tents with stove opening and I think those have better fire resistant material. But those inflatable hot tents will cost several thousand dollars.
 
daedalus said:
Can't say how many nights I've spent in a 1-person pup tent (nylon coffin) while camping with the Boy Scouts, yet here I am with a 35' toy hauler with AC, water heater and shower, all to entice my wife to get down with the camping (OK, glamping) life, but to no avail. She's just not into it.
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We have a 39' motorhome with all of the glamping comforts, but I'm back to sleeping in a tent because my daughter joined Cub Scouts. :ROFLMAO:

This inflatable tent looks really convenient, but it would kind of defeat the purpose of teaching the kids outdoor survival skills like how to set up a tent.
 
It's a tradeoff. For just a couple days out a big camper is not worth the effort and stress required to get there and back. I've never had to change the sheets on a sleeping bag or vacuum a tent. Backing a large trailer down a driveway in a residential neighborhood is a skill I'm developing but have not yet mastered; the trailer and tow vehicle are a fair bit longer than the street is wide! Bigger not always better, just like houses.
 
During summer time LA county sponsors overnight family camping & fishing in the parks on weekends. They rotate parks weekly and have staff/security on duty. This is the July schedule:


$15 general admissions, pre registration recommended. If you want quiet, setup camp on other side of parking lot (away from lakeside). If you camp in popular area near lake bring earplugs.
 
daedalus said:
Backing a large trailer down a driveway in a residential neighborhood is a skill I'm developing but have not yet mastered; the trailer and tow vehicle are a fair bit longer than the street is wide! Bigger not always better, just like houses.
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This is one area where driving a motorhome wins. It's much easier backing into the driveway and into campsites. Just like driving a big car really.

At campsites I have my wife outside with a walkie talkie just in case there is an obstacle I can't see, like a big tree branch. Plus some camp grounds are busy with kids riding around on bikes so it's better to have somebody on the outside making sure the coast is clear.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
I've always wanted to do a road trip from SoCal to NY. But it would probably just be hotels... and would need to be a very comfortable vehicle.
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If you want to be a little more adventurous, a good middle ground would be a Sprinter camper van. (Winnebago also makes one and I'm sure there are others.)

They drive like a regular car and can even get to more remote areas that other RV's can't reach, such as unpaved beaches or forests with narrow, windy roads. Yet, it would still allow you to drive in urban areas and you could always stay in a nice hotel if you don't feel like camping.

#VanLife for the win!

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^Those are perfect for road trips with routine access to utilities, or for short camp outings. Awesome if you're the frequent weekend-getaway-to-touch-sand-and-granite type. The biggest limitation when going off grid is water. It's easy enough to carry enough propane and gasoline to last weeks, but 100 gallons of water weighs 800 lbs...not a small amount to truck around, yet doesn't go very far even when being astronaut-miserly with it. And unless you're really off grid or a complete asshole, you also need the volume capacity to carry the waste back with you. My wife isn't going anywhere without a daily shower :D, so I had to find a trailer with above-average water/waste tank volumes to be able to stay out in the desert for several days.
 
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