Good tent for large groups

[Rissk13]

I've been searching for a new tent for this year with only a little luck, nothing perfect. I was wondering if anybody here had some suggestions.

Requirements:
Enough to fit 10+ people comfortably, this means a few air mattresses, cots, etc. Not just penciled in as tight as possible
Preferably multiple rooms with a large center room
Super rainproof (2 of my tents have flooded previously, not fun)
Under $1000, preferably around $500 or less

Not sure if we have time for custom solutions this year, but ideas are welcome! Thanks

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

What's your budget?  I mean, there are some new tents out that can be made into a freaking village..

[LadyJessica]

Why not get two 3 room tents? Then you'd have a room for every two people and a room for storage.

http://www.amazon.com/Pre-attached-Airbeds-Rainfly-Standing-Required/dp/B00IZ2VONC/ref=sr_1_2/182-4541112-4325452?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1438177021&sr=1-2

[PollyPoPo]

You might also look at the Standing Room Tent (available at Amazon).  It requires a pop-up (like E-Z Up) in addition to the tent itself.  The tent actually hangs from the pop-up, so you end up with two roofs.  There are two versions of the tent; the one marked XL actually has doors on all four sides.  This allows the tents to be joined together to make several rooms, with a wide opening between each.  Each tent is 10x10.

I bought one this year and my son used it for a week at spring break and then again on July 4.  He used a small heater during spring and a portable A/C on the 4th.  Worked good.

It runs about $200 for the tent, plus the popup (mine was about $150 at Amazon). 

There are other versions of the expandable, multi-room tents out there that you might want to look at.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/camping/lotus-belle-luxury-canvas-tents.asp

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/camping/the-camping-doughnut.asp

[LadyJessica]

Looking at this myself...http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/entertainment/sporting-goods/happier-camper-hc1.asp

And BTW the doughnut one is still in concept phase.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Looking at this myself...http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/entertainment/sporting-goods/happier-camper-hc1.asp

And BTW the doughnut one is still in concept phase.

For now.  Then there's this beauty...If I hit the 6 digits, McShug is going to get one of these...
http://www.drinkstuff.com/products/product.asp?ID=7293#.Vbjfev7JCig 

* Sorry, Thread thieving over... back on subject.* 

[LadyJessica]

One last thread steal...If I hit the big money I'm getting this for myself.

http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/autos/exotic/uev-490-urban-escape-vehicle.asp

[LadyJessica]

Back on topic...

There's also this 20 person 10 room tent...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-Agadez-20-Person-10-Room-Tunnel-Tent/23657581

[Rissk13]

Thanks for the suggestions everybody. I'll definitely take one of those inflatable pubs, and 1 of everything else

I've seen that 20 person tent before, and would be perfect but it's not available anymore

If our budget was a bit higher, I'd probably go for modular tents: https://www.podtents.com/

For real though, I've been looking at that 3 room tent and so far that's probably the best bet short of spending a ton of money or making our own custom Ren Tent.

[LadyJessica]

Re-reading the description for the 3 room tents...those are the one with the preattached poles...they are awesome! They really do only take about 2 - 5 minutes for set up AND I've seen them last through near F1 winds two years back, so I know they are strong.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Re-reading the description for the 3 room tents...those are the one with the preattached poles...they are awesome! They really do only take about 2 - 5 minutes for set up AND I've seen them last through near F1 winds two years back, so I know they are strong.

I know the food I made, two years ago, gave people gas, but I didn't think it was THAT bad. 

[LadyJessica]

Re-reading the description for the 3 room tents...those are the one with the preattached poles...they are awesome! They really do only take about 2 - 5 minutes for set up AND I've seen them last through near F1 winds two years back, so I know they are strong.

I know the food I made, two years ago, gave people gas, but I didn't think it was THAT bad. 

LOL...

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

A couple of those three room tents, some tarps, a canopy or two, and a bit of creativity, you could build a compound.

[Rani Zemirah]

A couple of these would do it.  We've got one, and they are nice and roomy.  For the two of us it's like a palace, with room for two queen size air mattresses and gear (one on each end), plus a full open space (larger than another queen size air mattress) in the middle for dressing, a table and chairs and all of our garb.  It withstood the tornado that Jess was talking about with hardly any bending at all, and the only leaking was from a few drops of rain blowing up under the rainfly where I forgot to stake it down.  And it takes less than 5 minutes to set up... and has NO POLES!  It really is an amazing tent! 

[KeeperoftheBar]

It helps if you have your own minion to do the inflating, like Rani does.
I do love that tent of yours, Rani.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

It survived Rennado when a lot of other tents were smashed and trashed...

[Rani Zemirah]

Keeper, it IS really nice to have a minion (not so little, these days... she's starting high school in just a few days... ), but I can even inflate it easily, myself.  When we bought it I set it up on my own, and then made Scally set it up by herself also, just to make sure we could if necessary, and after unpacking and laying it out (around 10-12 minutes including the ground sheet and stakes) the inflation, itself, takes 5 minutes or less.  It includes an excellent hand pump (so you never need to worry about having electricity for it), and each "leg" tube takes either 8 or 12 pumps, depending on whether it's a short or long tube, and there are 4 of them.  We love it, also... and don't get to use it anywhere near often enough!  It's the best tent I've ever owned, and I managed to find it for right at $224 around 3 years ago.  If I ever choose to own any other tent it will have to be a period canvas tent, because that's the only thing that would make trading this one in worth it  (and even then I'd still keep it as a backup)! 

And yes, Fraser, there were tents all around us that were destroyed the next morning... smashed, flooded, caved in, blown away... on every side... but ours was still standing perfectly straight, and didn't even pull up a single stake the whole night.  I would trust it over any other tent I've ever slept in, and there have been a few!