Here you have my selection of best canvas tents with a porch, with great features that include multiple rooms, dark rest bedrooms, solid windows, and many more.
What is a tent porch?
The term porch related to tents should not be mixed with an awning or with a vestibule. I would say that the main difference is in the level of protection.
So an awning provides a shade and little more than that. On the other hand, a vestibule implies that you have a space fully protected from the rain and the wind from all the sides except from the ground. Sometimes it can even have a removable floor and it can look like an extra room.
A porch offers less protection than a vestibule, but it also offers a bit more protection than an awning. So you have a shade and sometimes side protection as well, but the front is open. This is an area where you can keep your camping chairs and your cooking table.
Such a space you can manly use when it is not raining, but this also depends on how deep the porch is and how much it protects you during the rain. In any case, this is a nice extension that adds a lot to livability and comfort of a camping tent.
My list of best canvas camping tents with a porch
Here is my list of the tents ordered by the porch area from smaller to larger:
- Crua Cottage Premium Quality 4-6 Person Family Tent
- Robens Eagle Rock TC 6+2XP Tent
- Berghaus Air 6XL Polycotton Tent
- Kampa Hayling 4 Air TC Tent
- Dream House Double Layers Waterproof Safari Glamping Tent
- Bushtec Adventure Echo 2200 Luxury Camping Tent
- Bushtec Adventure Delta Zulu Combo Canvas 4 Person Chalet Tent with Gazebo
Note that I give only a few basic details here, much more you have in my separate reviews so please follow the links for more details and for updated prices.
1. Crua Cottage Premium Quality 4-6 Person Family Tent
This tent is here because it has a true porch (shown in the picture above) with a window and with a pair of extra poles. It is suitable for connecting to an RV.
The fabric is a poly-cotton tents, breathable and waterproof, built for all seasons and all climates. The tent has 3 floored rooms and yet another room which they call the Sun Room that is without floor but fully functional and protected as a room.
In addition, two of the rooms are insulated sleeping rooms, so I have included it also in my list of best insulated tents. They are also dark rest rooms because the light is completely blocked.
The tent looks like a mix of a cabin-style and a tunnel-type tent with a peak height of 8.2 ft (250 cm). This is why it is included in my list of very tall family camping tents. The weight is 172 lb (78 kg) and the floor area is 188 ft² (17.5 m²).
2. Robens Eagle Rock TC 6+2 XP Tent
Here you have an incredibly well-built tent, the shell fabric is breathable polycotton and the inner bedrooms are dark-rest type. The tent is supported by high quality aluminum poles. There are 4 rooms in total and this is a modular design in the sense that you can remove some of its inner tents.
The tent has 3 doors, an E-cable port and much more. The weight is 75.2 lb (34.1 kg) and its official capacity is 8 people. The inner area is 201.3 ft² (18.7 m²), and the porch measures 45.7 ft² (4.25 m²).
3. Berghaus Air 6XL Polycotton Tent
From the picture you realize that the porch is not really deep but it is very long. The dimensions are 4.5 x 1 meter, so the total porch area is 48.4 ft² (4.5 m²). As you see, it is with solid windows so this is a pleasant space for sitting in the shade.
This fabric is a polycotton and the tent is suitable for year round family camping. There are no solid poles, you have easy to use air beams.
The inner area is huge, the tent offers 4 rooms, and you have 244 ft² (22.7 m²) of fully protected space. This includes 3 bedrooms and one large living room. You have solid windows and 3 doors with covered entrances.
The peak height is 86.6 inches (220 cm). So I have included it in my lists of extra large family camping tents and extra tall tents. The weight is 108.5 lb (49.2 kg).
4. Kampa Hayling 4 Air TC Tent
This tent is a polycotton construction with air beams. It offers 3 separate rooms plus a porch. The porch is truly deep and its total area is 60.3 ft² (5.6 m²). It has those front wings visible in the picture that add more to its overall protection.
The inner bedrooms are built from a darker material and the windows are solid PVC. The tent weighs 56 lb (25.38 kg) and the inner floored area is 123.6 ft² (11.48 m²). Note that it is very tall with its peak height of 82.68 inches (210 cm).
5. Dream House Double Layers Waterproof Safari Glamping Tent
The porch here is very deep, you have a covered area of 2 x 3 meters in total. The protection is mainly from above but it has those wings on the sides as well.
The tent as a whole is impressive and luxurious. This is a tall polycotton tent with a peak height of 87 inches (221 cm). It is included also in my list of very tall family camping tents. This is a freestanding structure with a strong steel frame. It comes with a very high waterproof rating and it offers great protection from elements in any weather conditions.
As expected, the tent is heavy, so the tent + poles weigh 66.13 + 55.11 lb (30 + 25 kg). The inner area is 117 ft² (10.9 m²). The official capacity is 8 people.
6. Bushtec Adventure Echo 2200 Luxury Camping Tent
This Bushtec Adventure Echo 2200 Luxury Camping Tent is truly exceptional and impressive. The inner area is 206 ft² (19.18 m²) and the total covered area is 283 ft² (26.3 m²). So the porch offers around 7 square meters. This is a sort of porch or veranda that is created by the tent’s extended roof.
This is why I have added it to my list of extra large tents. The peak height is 10 ft (3 m) and I have all the good reasons to include it in my list of extra tall tents.
The fabric is a cotton canvas, the frame is steel, and you have two rooms with 6 windows. The overall quality is hard to match. They give a 3-year warranty on all parts. The tent weighs 500 lb (227 kg), so it is incredibly heavy.
7. Bushtec Adventure Delta Zulu Combo Canvas 4 Person Chalet Tent with Gazebo
Here you have a specific structure where the porch is separate from the tent in the sense that it is created by a gazebo. So the gazebo can be used on its own, but the tent without it makes no sense. This makes it a 2-in-1 structure with a gazebo, and with a tent-plus-gazebo.
The porch is huge so the total covered area is 143 ft² (13.2 m²), and the inner area is 54 ft² (5 m²). In other words, you have around 8.2 square meters of the porch. So the porch is large and deep but there is protection from the sides.
The structure is incredibly strongly built, this is a waterproof and breathable cotton canvas suitable for all seasons and all climates. The tent is freestanding and with a self-supporting frame.
The official capacity is only 4 people. As usual for cotton tents, this is a heavy structure, the weight is 127 lbs (58 kg).
Final thoughts
So this was my selection of the best canvas tents with a porch. The list will be updated whenever I find a tent that deserves to be included here. This is why you might want to bookmark this text and to visit it occasionally.
As you realize these are all excellent tents from the best known brands and with high quality materials used in the construction. The focus is on their porches, but these tents include a variety of other excellent features. So you can choose between air beams and solid poles, and you have options with dark bedrooms.
Some of the tents here also have multiple rooms and this makes them suitable for families with kids and also for several couples.
Regarding the shape, you have seen the pictures, so you can choose between tunnel type and cabin type constructions. All of them are very tall in pleasant.
Let me know if you have questions, there is a comment box below. Thank you for reading.
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