We set up the Core 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent at dusk with five kids underfoot. Here's what that night was actually like.
A full season of family camping trips with the Core 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent, told by a dad of five who has packed this tent into a Ford Expedition all summer.
We've spent six summers putting both tents up, taking them down, and living out of them with five kids. Here's which one I'd buy again.
Real-world notes from a dad of five on why the CORE 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent became the piece of gear our family will not leave home without.
We set up the Core 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent at dusk with five kids underfoot. Here's what that night was actually like.
Under 15 minutes with five kids underfoot is possible. Here's the exact order we use with the CORE 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent.
A dad of five spent a summer in the CORE 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent. The honest version: what held up, what flapped in the wind, and what the kids actually notice.
Real-world notes for parents of large families doing drive-up camping and road trips.
A dad of five compares the Camp Chef Explorer and Coleman Triton stoves after years of family camping trips.
One dad's ten reasons the two-burner Camp Chef Explorer has fed a family of seven for twelve summers.
How one bigger two-burner stove stopped our family's cold, staggered campground dinners.
Real-world notes from a dad of five on feeding a big family at a campsite without losing the whole morning.
Two summers, 25 nights, and a lot of campground breakfasts with five kids. Here is what the Camp Chef Explorer actually does well, what annoys me, and who should buy it.
A dad of five puts the MacSports folding wagon through a full season of camping trips. Here is what held up, what wore down, and who should buy one.
A dad of five compares the MacSports Heavy Duty Folding Wagon with cheaper collapsible wagons after three summers of family camping.
Real-world notes from a dad of five who stopped hauling camp gear by armful and started rolling it.
Real-world notes for parents of large families doing drive-up camping and road trips.
A step-by-step system for moving the tent, the cooler, and everything else from the car to the campsite in one trip, from a dad who has done it with five kids for three summers.
A dad of five puts the MacSports wagon through a full season of drive-up camping and road trips. The honest version, including the parts the product page leaves out.
Six months, eleven campgrounds, five kids, and one chair that earned its spot in the trunk. Here is what a season of family camping taught me about the Coleman camp chair with cooler.
A dad of five compares the Coleman chair with the built-in cooler against the big oversized chairs after a summer of state park trips. The answer depends on how many people you are seating.
Real-world notes from a dad of five who has spent twelve summers hauling chairs, coolers, and kids in and out of a Ford Expedition.
Three summers, twenty trips, five kids, and one chair that never made it back to the car unloved. Notes from a dad who bought a second one so the arguing would stop.
A dad of five walks through what actually matters when you're buying camp chairs for a family: weight limits, cup holders, cooler space, and what the kids will really sit in.
A dad of five spends a full season camping with the Coleman camp chair with the built-in cooler armrest. The honest version: what the kids noticed, what surprised me, and what the photos leave out.
A full season of family camping trips on the Elegear double sleeping pad, with honest notes on comfort, setup, durability, and trunk space.
A dad of five compares the Elegear Double Sleeping Pad with the queen air mattress he used to pack, after a full summer of camping trips.
Real-world notes from a dad of five on why the double sleeping pad replaced the air mattress for good.
Real-world notes from a dad of five who spent one too many nights on a deflating air mattress before switching to a double sleeping pad.
Real-world notes from a dad of five who has spent twelve summers trying to get everyone in the tent to actually sleep.
A plainspoken, long-haul look at the Elegear double sleeping pad from a dad who camps with five kids, one Ford Expedition, and a rooftop box that is always too full.
A full season of family camping trips with the Core 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent, told by a dad of five who has packed this tent into a Ford Expedition all summer.
A dad of five spent a summer in the CORE 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent. The honest version: what held up, what flapped in the wind, and what the kids actually notice.
Real-world notes for parents of large families doing drive-up camping and road trips.
Two summers, 25 nights, and a lot of campground breakfasts with five kids. Here is what the Camp Chef Explorer actually does well, what annoys me, and who should buy it.
A dad of five puts the MacSports folding wagon through a full season of camping trips. Here is what held up, what wore down, and who should buy one.
A dad of five puts the MacSports wagon through a full season of drive-up camping and road trips. The honest version, including the parts the product page leaves out.
Six months, eleven campgrounds, five kids, and one chair that earned its spot in the trunk. Here is what a season of family camping taught me about the Coleman camp chair with cooler.
A dad of five spends a full season camping with the Coleman camp chair with the built-in cooler armrest. The honest version: what the kids noticed, what surprised me, and what the photos leave out.
A full season of family camping trips on the Elegear double sleeping pad, with honest notes on comfort, setup, durability, and trunk space.
A plainspoken, long-haul look at the Elegear double sleeping pad from a dad who camps with five kids, one Ford Expedition, and a rooftop box that is always too full.
