Finding a tent large enough for a big family or a lot of campers is not always easy.  So finding a 10 person tent that is of  good quality can be priceless.  Tents are often smaller than what they advertise especially when you add all of your gear into the mix.  A lot of casual campers who aren’t backpacking into the site want a large tent.  They want to be able to fit a queen size air mattress, plus some smaller ones and all of their stuff.
One very trusted brand is Swiss Gear and they have been able to produce a large 10 man tent that can deliver in size, quality and durability.

The Swiss Gear Montreaux Ten Person Family Dome Tent can be found for about $200, which is pretty inexpensive for a tent of this size and quality.  It is a cabin tent and features two living spaces along with 2 side rooms off of the main rooms that be divided into separate areas to keep any extra gear you might have brought.  This provides some great options depending on your needs.  Maybe you just want to have one very large room.  Kids might relish the idea that they have their own private room in this tent.  You could make one a game room or dining area, the possibilities are endless.  This tent has 177 sq footage of living space.

One of the most important things you need to look for in a tent is its ability to keep out the rain.  The Swiss Gear Montreaux has gotten high marks by users for its ability to so.  With the help of its full size rainfly, factory-taped fly seams and sonic sealed floors it does a great job of keeping you dry.  They also use a heavy swissguard fabric coating on both the fly and wall fabrics.  No matter how good of a job they do on sealing things, you should always consider getting a seam sealer and applying it yourself.  It’s just an added safeguard.  Also, getting a separate footprint for your tent can also help from allowing the water to seep through the floors.  The Montreux already seems to do a pretty good job of keeping the water from seeping through though.

The set up is relatively simple for a tent this size; however, because of its size you might need more than one person to set it up.  The tent poles are shock-corded fiberglass and steel and it uses a pin and ring system to help make it easy to put up.  Setting up the rainfly can prove to be a little more challenging than the rest of the tent.  A practice run in setting it up before you get to your campsite will always help you set it up a lot easier when you arrive at your destination.

The main downfall of this swiss gear tent is that it is really heavy.  Weighing close to 40 pounds you are not going to want to have to carry this when you are hiking into your campsite.  This isn’t a problem unique to this tent.  You will find this to be  a problem with almost all tents of this size.

Overall, despite the fact that this is an inexpensive tent considering its size, it still does a good job at being a great camping shelter.  Definitely consider this tent when finding a large tent to accommodate your family.

You might also want to check out the Coleman Vacationer, which is a Bass Pro Exclusive that is also a 10 man tent.