TENT SIZES

[samicraig]

OK they say 7x7 is 50 sq ft per person. 100 sq ft for 2 people and so on... but on the tents in the store they dont give the size in total sq ft. Its 12 ft wide by 10 ft long and 6 ft high. Will that work for 2 people or is it to big??

[Chrisgemtp]

Well the dimensions you have given equals 720 cubic feet, that is the total area inside the tent, keep in mind if either of you are over 6 feet tall you will have to hunch over. Your total floor space is 120 square feet, that’s about 60 square foot per person, should be more than enough room for two to fit comfortably. Remember to bring that air mattress though nobody likes sleeping on the ground.

[samicraig]

so that is 20 sq ft to much. I cant find any tent smaller unless its a tent for kids or a pup-tent that we wont fit in. Do you think they will send us packing with our tent. or make us buy one of theirs.

[Countrygurl]

I think if it was only a tiny bit bigger you would be ok. I have a 7x7 and it sleeps 3 (but really I think 2 is better).

[menikmati]

I too have a 7x7 (got it for 30 bucks) and it comfortably fits 2 people...not that I've had anyone sleep in it with me

[samicraig]

Ok guys we dont want to be sent packing if our tent is to big so im going back to target to get the 9ft one they had. thanks for all the info. sami

[haileydee]

So if I have 6 - 8 people sleeping in a tent, we can have the larger tent...right

[Philthy]

Right.

[WacosSon]

you can always go ghetto and collapse part of the tent if its too big

[TheMommie]

Look at the Big5 ad in todays paper they had a bunch of tents on sale.

Country girl explained it like this a while back on a different thread:
The space you are given is 8ft by 8ft per forum ticket.
So if there are 2 people with 2 forum tix you get a space that is 8ftx16ft.

Found the old thread; Camping/Lodging > Tent Camper People Pass? 01-20-2009, 12:28 PM

for those of you who forgot math.. haha.

8x8 is one
8x16 OR 16x8 is two

16x16 would be for 4 people.

just sayin

[tgcali]

This thread is from 2007. Just goes to show we have peeps checking out all the information they can. Good job! Get informed. Have FUN!

[TheMommie]

This thread is from 2007. Just goes to show we have peeps checking out all the information they can. Good job! Get informed. Have FUN!

Oh wow I didnt even notice is was from last year. Duh

oh, well it might still be useful to someone.

[temo223]

you can always go ghetto and collapse part of the tent if its too big

LMAO..That's pretty funny.

[TemecRedneck]

That is funny! I just spent an hour trying to figure out which tent ( we have 4) will fit best....just before heading to the store we found the 5th one...7x7 perfect!

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