Camping Tent Recomendation?

Hysol

I would like to purchase a camping tent and am looking for a manufacturer recommendation. It would be a 3 season tent. I need it to be water proof.

I checked Consumer Report and they have never rated tents. Every time I look at some tent online there are good and bad reviews that often counterdict each other.

Do any of you out there know of a good unbiased site that has reviewed and rated tents?

Do any of you out there own a tent brand that you really like? ( waterproof, zippers work well, well made).

Thank you all in advance.
Wow, thank you for all of your responses. Great questions that you asked.
OK, I would be using this tent for two uses. One would be hauled with a motorcycle in a pull behind trailer (Marine Corps vet here-Run to the Wall and Rolling Thunder rides done every year.). And I would be using it with a car for traveling. No back packing. I am 60 years old, not much hiking done here. I need waterproof. I don't mind spending some dinero on the tent. I would prefer a 4 person tent (might have a young lady friend with me now an then) and I would prefer being able to stand up in the tent. I am 6 foot tall.
I hope that supplies more info for all of you.
Thanks for the help.

Answer
You failed to provide critical details: size, weight, type of camping.
When I am car camping, I am fine with the cheap department-store tent that holds a queen-sized air mattress and all of my gear. However, I use very different tents that are one-fifth as heavy and ten times more expensive when backpacking in remote mountain tundra locations. Generally, within a class based on weight and cost, you will find many similar models that are about equal in quality. If you spend a few hundred dollars, you will get a good tent.

Big Agnes Fly Creek UL-1, $330
MSR Hubba Hubba 2, $300

A few great tents are manufactured for:

Big Agnes
MSR
GoLite
Marmot
The North Face
Sierra Designs

Backpacker Magazine has good tent reviews.

Need a good sturdy water proof tent. What is a good brand?

highrange1

Camping at Talledage speedway at the end of April. I'm looking for a good cheap ($150) tent to buy. My last one was to big. And It stayed cold inside. It was a colman 2 room with screen room, about 5 ft tall, I need a sturdy, warm/cool, dry tent for 2 adults plus gear. need one that wont rip easy like my last one.

Answer
A big tent will be harder to warm up from body heat. A small tent will not have much room. A tent that stays cool will be hard to keep warm. A low-end tent might have a hard time meeting all your requirements.

I've shopped often at Campmor's and Cabela's. Campor has a lot of good deals; a lot of their stuff is surplus/overstock/leftovers, but still name brand or good stuff. Cabela's is a good all around supplier; plenty of stuff, reasonable prices.

My interest in tents is 3-season backpacking ones, so I'm more interested in a light compromise tent than a car-camping family tent.

Consumer Reports, July 2005, in order of score for MEDIUM 60 to 80 sq. ft.; all are dome tents:
Coleman Sundome 10x10 #9180-101 CR Best Buy $100, fits 3-4 people
Kelty Yellowstone 6, $160, fits 3-4 people
Coleman Crestline #9277E107, $75, fits 2-3 people
Ozark Trail 9x9 5-Person Easy-Set, $58, fits 3-4 people
Wenzel Cedar Brook Family Dome #36149, $85, fits 2-3 people
Eddie Bauer Sport Dome 3- or 4-Person, $80, fits 2-3 people

SMALL 30 to 40 sq. ft. All are domes.
Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 3, $225, fits 1-2
L.L.Bean Duolite, $200, fits 1-2
Eureka Apex 3XTA, $170, fits 2
Sierra Designs Meteor Light, $230, fits 1-2
Cabelas Trekker Classic Dome CR Best Buy, $50, fits 2
Kelty Gunnison 2, $140, fits 1-2
Eureka Tetragon 7, $80, fits 2
Coleman Sundome 7x7 9180-707 CR Best Buy, $50, fits 2

Check prices and any reviews at Amazon.

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