What equipment do I need if I want to go camping for the first time? Four of us are planning to go including 2 children under 10. We plan to camp for a couple of weeks.

My husband and I are going camping in August and we trying to find a good tent. We want a dome tent for 6-8 people. It is actually going to be just my hubby, my 9 month old and myself, but I want the extra room (which our old 4 person tent doesn’t have). I am sick of all the packing back into the car the things that we can’t store in the tent. And with all the gear that a little baby needs I just don’t want to be stressing out tripping over gear. Does anyone have any suggestions? We’re wanting to spend between 0-0. Thanks!

I am new to camping, and I am shopping for a large family tent. I have chosen to get a tent which is about 25×15 ft, but the only way I can use it is to rent a group site at a particular national park to which I shall be going. Currently, the tent I plan to buy is either the Oberon 13-man or the Utah 10-man.

Worst case scenario, I could get smaller fall-back tents, which would probably be the Cougar Flats II 8-person tent. This tent happens to be small enough to fit on the tent pads at the national park in question, and I suspect that due to its popularity would be widely accepted at most parks, as well.

After considerable research, I feel that I shall be happy with any of these choices, but I would still prefer to get the larger tent without the hassle of park rangers chastising me for the size of the tent.

At any rate; opinions?

Thanks!