Ozark Trail 10 person tent with screen porch is an extraordinary large dome-style family camping tent with 3 rooms plus a screen porch, and it comes with an unbelievable price tag.
Key features & benefits
- 3 inner rooms.
- 2 removable dividers.
- 2 external doors.
- 2 windows + 2 windows on the doors.
- Screen porch.
- Mud mat.
- Large storage pockets.
- Electric cable port.
- Media sleeve which doubles also as a gear loft.
What is in the name – what type is this
This is a new tent on the market and there seems to be some confusion in the terminology. You will see it in some videos described as a cabin tent. In fact, this is a tent with fiberglass poles which create a typical dome structure extended on both sides. So this is an extended-dome style tent in the true sense as you can realize from the picture below.
This tent should not be mixed with the Ozark Trail Cabin 10 tent, or with the Ozark Trail 10-Person 3-Room Vacation Tent with Built-In Mud Mat which is a smaller tent and without the screen porch. Actually, there are more 10 person tents from the same brand with very similar descriptions, so try not to get confused (if you can).
The tent is not freestanding, so you have to stake it down and you will need lots of the area, so plan in advance. All stakes are included in the package. The picture above shows how it looks when it is staked completely.
The tent is with three rooms, the two side rooms are with the windows which you see in the top picture above. The central room is behind the porch, and you have two doors on this central section, one on the front and one on the back.
This is a summer camping tent with a lot of mesh on the ceiling and with a minimal fly which covers only the ceiling. Such a structure doesn’t keep the warmth, so the tent is not for a cold environment and for strong winds and rain.
The front porch
The front screened porch is an extra half-protected space, so it has its own fly above, and its sides are also partly protected. But the bigger part of the screened section on the front and on the two sides is without panels. So you can store some gear here and it will be at least protected, but this is mainly the sitting area for chairs and a table and for cooking, with full protection against flying insects.
Note that the porch is without a floor; you only have a mud mat inside. I think this is better so, this is an area for sitting and you wouldn’t want to take care of the floor. You have plenty of the floored space inside of this giant.
Who is it for
This is a huge tent, and it is rare to see that a tent really has enough space for the declared number of users. But this is the case here, it has more than enough space for 10 people sleeping on the floor.
You can also put several largest queen size beds inside and you will still have plenty of space. So 2 couples can organize the space nicely. The 2 included dividers will give some privacy, note that both entry doors are in the central room.
For parents with kids, it is always best to downgrade it drastically, but you really have enough room here for parents and 5-6 kids.
You will need a car for transportation regardless of where you camp, and you will need lots of ground. Bear in mind that the front porch needs extra space and you have to plan where to set it up.
The construction
The poles
You have the following 6 fiberglass shock-corded poles:
- 2 main poles that create the central dome.
- 2 poles for extended sections on the sides.
- 1 pole which gives the shape and support to the front screened porch.
- 1 shorter brim pole that creates a small awning above the back door.
The fabric
They do not provide enough information. But the main body and the fly are polyester taffeta and polyester mesh, and the floor is polyethylene. No data are available regarding the waterproofness rating, but for a summer camping, it should be good enough in any case.
All the windows and the doors are with mesh and waterproof panels, so you have full protection here when needed but you can keep them open with mesh only for ventilation.
Ventilation
There are no vents but the main door can be kept open even when it is rating, so this will create enough air circulation, at least when the dividers are not in place.
On the other hand, the mesh in the side rooms is all the way down to some 60 cm above the ground, so the air has plenty of possibilities to circulate under the fly. I do not think you will ever have a serious issue with condensation here.
The setup
It is best that you see the video, all is shown very nicely and this all can be done in 15-20 minutes or so. This is a dome tent and the poles are shock-corded so the procedure is self-evident, but see more here:
Specifications
- Type: extended dome tent, non-freestanding.
- Capacity: 10 people.
- Weight: 32 lb (14.5 kg).
- Dimensions (L x W): 21 x 15 ft (252 x 180 in; 640 x 457 cm).
- Floor area: 179 ft² (16.6 m²).
- Area per person: 17.9 ft² (1.66 m²).
- Peak height: 78 in (198 cm).
- Packed size (L x D): 42 x 8 in (107 x 20 cm).
- 3 rooms + screen room.
- 2 doors.
Final thoughts, rating, pros & cons
So this was my review of the Ozark Trail 10 Person Tent With Screen Porch, as you realize this is an impressive tent with the huge floor size and with an incredible price tag. The 3 rooms allow for lots of versatility and organization, for different users and for different equipment.
This tent is for summer camping in mild weather conditions so I wouldn’t put it to serious tests in very harsh situations. Though being an extended dome tent, it is quite aerodynamic and it can withstand a lot of pressure. But use it in summer and you will have a castle at your camping spot.
There is only one window on each of the side rooms. This is enough but I miss to see yet another on the opposite side. See how I rate it:
Ozark Trail 10 Person Tent With Screen Porch 21 x 15
Pros
- Incredible price.
- It looks really great.
- Very functional.
- Large area.
- Storage areas and pockets.
- Easy setup.
Cons
- Not enough windows.
There are many other tents for 10 people described in the site, so if you need something different just check this text with a long list of such tents. If you need something different with a screen room please check this Ozark Trail 9 tent. Need a cabin style tent? No problem, check the Core 10-person cabin tent. You might want to check also this tent from the same brand, the Ozark Trail 16′ x 9′ Modified Dome Tunnel Tent which is a hybrid type as the name suggests.
Please use the comment box below in the case of questions or comments. I wish you a nice day.
How does this one (red) compared to the Ozark Trail 10-Person Family Camping Tent with 3 Rooms and Screen Porch (blue) which reviewed on Sep 6, 2021? Which one is better?
Ozark Trail as a brand has so many large tents and sometimes they look similar. But these are different tents. I rate them using several different criteria so it depends on what important for you is. I myself would rather go for the blue tent.
Single mom with two young boys. We are going camping in North Carolina this July, and I’ve been searching for an affordable but roomy tent. Right now, I am torn between this red Ozark Trail, and the blue one that is similar to it with the 3 rooms and porch. The selling point for me on the red one is the second doorway, mainly because I’m worried about air flow, especially if there is rainy weather and I want to be able to open windows. In your previous response, you stated you would rather go with the blue one. Even though you rated this one higher. Can you explain your reasoning so I can make my decision lol! I’m tired of doing research and going back and forth 🙂
Hi Kris. I realized there was a mistake in the floor area. The problem is they do not provide it. The dimensions they give include the overall size with the screen room included, but the actual floor dimensions are different.
The area is rated relative to the number of users, i.e., based on the official capacity.
On the other hand, the floor area affects also the rating for the weight (which is more or less weight per square meter of the area) and the rating for the packed size (because this is also rated relative to the total covered area). So the three rating criteria were giving inaccurate values.
With the corrected floor area, the rating for the area, weight and packed size are modified and the overall rating is lower. Sorry for the confusion.
I bought the tent after somebody selling it online it didn’t come with the stakes how many stakes do I need for it?
At least 14 for the tent’s base and a few more for guylines. They are inexpensive.
What are the lengths of all the poles? I bought this Off someone but they didn’t tell me that I needed replacement poles and there’s no paperwork. Help would be much appreciated
Hi Christina, I am not sure which poles exactly you are talking about. It is best to contact the brand directly and describe which poles you need.
This tent looks almost perfect, except that there are no zippers in those room dividers, so you have to unhook them each time you want to enter/exit the room. Honestly, that’s enough of a flaw that I will probably chose a different tent.
Hi Rachel, those are just curtains attached to the tent’s walls, so you are right. But there are many tents here in the site that have real sewn-in dividers which provide lots of privacy. Check in my list with extra-large family camping tents. One example is this Ozark trail 16 person tent. See laos this 14-person tent from the same brand.
Then there is also this Wenzel Mammoth 16-Person. But nothing can be compared with this Crua Loj 6 tent which is huge and insulated, completely unique.
I could give you many more examples. Let me know what you need and for what budget.
Need top clover of tent, Ozark Trail 10 person tent price of tent was$ 179. It is a red top. Need the price on top.
Hi James, I do not sell them. This brand has several models for 10 people, so make sure you know exactly which model it is and contact the seller. I think that Ozark Trail brand is owned by Wal-Mart so perhaps try through their site.