u/Rude-Patient5266

We go camping as a family a handful of times a year. We bought a bell tent about 5 years ago and it completely transformed the experience for us. A few advantages as I see it:

• Nice and roomy with plenty of headroom to stand up in
• Really easy to put up and take down, with only one pole to worry about.
• Very structurally sound, holds up really well in the wind without flapping around.
• More breathable, stays cooler in the summer. Doesn’t get horribly humid in the mornings
• They are basically indestructible

The only real disadvantage I can think of is they are heavy and bulky when packed down, but I’m only talking about car camping anyway so a non-issue really. Cost seem comparable to some of the bigger standard nylon tents.

But yet they seem relatively unpopular. sometimes I’ll be the only bell tent at the site.

So I was just wondering, if you didn’t opt for a bell tent, why not?