We manually pulled over 150 listings from six retailers to create this guide on which type of tent to buy, where to buy, and what to consider when buying a tent next year!
After examining the data, we were surprised to see:
- Lower average price for backpacking tents than other types (likely driven by the small capacity of backpacking tents compared to the availability of 12 person car camping models)
- Amazon is the only retailers which carries all types of tents included in the analysis but only provides the best value for instant tents
- Most retailers that offer mountain tents do not offer instant tent models and vice-versa
Additional Data Information:
- Collected in Late November and Early December 2020 through manual crawling of Amazon, Walmart, Target, Bass Pro Shops, REI, & LL Bean
- Tents included in the inventory were limited to those with a rating of 3.5 stars or higher out of 5.0
Infographic Source: https://midwestcamping.org/index.php/2021-tent-buying-infographic/