The Best 6-Person Cabin Tents (Bought & Tested!)

Here are the best 6-person cabin tents that I’ve bought and tested for this review:

1. Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6

2. Caddis Rapid 6

3. REI Co-Op Wonderland 6

4. Coleman Instant Cabin 6

Best 6-Person Cabin Tent – Quick Summary

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Here’s a quick summary of everything you need to know about these 6-person cabin tents:

And now, let’s get into the more detailed recommendations.

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1. Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6 (Best Value for Money)

Key Info:

• Peak height: 84 inches

• Base area: 93.4 square feet

• Set up timing (1P): 14 minutes

• Weight: 22.4lbs.

• Packed size: 29 by 13 by 9 inches

Pros and Cons:

Summary

First up, we have the Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6, as the best overall 6-person cabin tent. To be clear, this isn’t the best performing cabin tent in this review, but I found that it’s at the perfect price-point where it offered me the best value for money.

That’s because this Eureka Copper Canyon isn’t as expensive as some of the other 6-person cabin tents in this review (like REI Co-Op and Big Agnes), which cost between $600 to $700 per tent. This isn’t affordable for a lot of folks out there. (Me included!)

In fact, I paid only about $300 for my Eureka LX 6, which is half the price of these more expensive tents, and is definitely much more affordable.

At the same time, the quality of my Eureka is much better than a 6-person budget tent you get from brands like Coleman and Core Equipment (these cost anywhere between $150 to $250).

Compared to these more budget tents, my Eureka has a lifetime warranty, thicker and beefier fiberglass poles, all-around taped seams, and an awesome carry bag.

On the other hand, the more budget-friendly brands tend to have only a 1-year warranty, much thinner fiberglass poles, inverted seams that are not taped, and much cheaper-quality materials and carry bags.

On top of that, the Eureka has the highest peak height of all the other 6-person cabin tents in this review, towering over me at a whopping 84 inches. Check out the peak heights of all the cabin tents in this review:

6-Person Cabin Tent	Peak Height
Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6	84 inches
REI Co-Op Wonderland 6	81 inches
Caddis Rapid 6	77 inches
Coleman Instant Cabin 6	72 inches

Even after I stretched my arm upwards as much as I could, and I stood on tiptoes at the same time, I still couldn’t reach the top of the tent.

And for a cabin tent with such a massive profile and high peak height, I found the set up to be relatively manageable. I could set this tent up completely on my own, and in only 14 minutes.

The pack away was equally easy as well, because the carry bag is simply amazing. It’s a top-loading spacious carry bag, and has not just zips but Velcro strips as well, making it easy to shut the bag even with everything packed in.

One not-so-big con I noticed is that I did have to seal the vertical seams running from the top of the tent down to the floor. Weirdly enough, mine only came inverted, and not sealed. (Thankfully, the rest of the seams are taped!)

Overall, I really love my Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6, it’s definitely a fantastic, very spacious cabin tent that won’t burn a hole in your wallet.

2. Caddis Rapid 6 (Best 6-Person Instant Tent)

Key Info:

• Peak height: 77 inches

• Base area: 95.1 square feet

• Set up timing (1P): 9.5 minutes

• Weight: 25.0lbs.

• Packed size: 50 by 15 by 9.5 inches

Pros and Cons:

Summary

Next up, we have the Caddis Rapid 6, which is easily the best 6-person instant cabin tent that I’ve ever had the pleasure of testing.

It’s just as affordable as the Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6 (my #1 recommendation above), and I paid slightly less than $300 for my Caddis Rapid 6.

But one of the best things about the Caddis Rapid is its insanely thick and high quality materials.

The tent floor of the Caddis is made of 210D polyester taffeta, while the rest of the tent body is made of 190D polyester taffeta. That’s way thicker than my Eureka, and surprisingly, even thicker than my REI Wonderland 6 (#3 recommendation below, and is also much more expensive than the Caddis).

On top of that, I found the center hub to be really beefy and high quality as well, better than other instant tents that I’ve tested.

Also, I really liked that the inside of the tent underneath the hub and elbow joints are reinforced with extra fabric for added durability.

And of course, thanks to its high quality instant setup mechanism, this Caddis Rapid 6 sets up and packs away much faster than the other non-instant 6-person cabin tents in this review. Check out these timings:

Cabin Tent	Setup	Pack Away
Caddis Rapid 6	9.5 mins	7.5 mins
Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6	14 mins	12 mins
REI Co-Op Wonderland 6	19.5 mins	16.5 mins

Essentially, the Caddis Rapid sets up 1.5 to 2 times more quickly than other 6-person cabin tents.

Moving onto the cons, the most annoying part about the Caddis Rapid is the door. It was a lot snaggier than I expected it to be, and the storm flap from the outside would always get in the way of the zipper track.

And one smaller con is that the packed size is huge, it’s almost twice as long as a Coleman Sundome 6 without the instant set up. But this is the case with all instant tents.

If you’re okay with these 2 cons though, the Caddis Rapid 6 is one incredible instant camping tent, especially for its affordable price tag.

3. REI Co-Op Wonderland 6 (Best Premium Pick)

Key Info:

• Peak height: 81 inches

• Base area: 82.5 square feet

• Set up timing (1P): 19.5 minutes

• Weight: 23.6lbs.

• Packed size: 30 by 15 by 10 inches

Pros and Cons:

Summary

Moving onto the best premium pick, I’ve bought and tested the REI Co-Op Wonderland 6. There are so many reasons why I love this tent.

First, the Wonderland 6 has an amazing tent shape, where you get the peak height throughout the entire length of the tent.

The peak height is 81 inches in the middle, and as you walk out to the extreme left of the tent, that still has a height of a whopping 77 inches.

The extreme right of the tent has a height of 76 inches. Essentially, that gave me the peak height throughout the entire length, give or take a few inches, of course.

Now, if we were to compare the lowest height of the REI Wonderland 6 to the other 6-person cabin tents in this review, you’d find that the Wonderland seriously just dominates. Check out all of my measurements right here:

6-Person Cabin Tent	Lowest Height
REI Co-Op Wonderland 6	76 inches
Caddis Rapid 6	68 inches
Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6	66 inches

Second, the Wonderland 6 has the most mesh I’ve ever seen in a car camping family tent. I really love how the mesh doesn’t just cover only the roof, but it extends down the sides of the tent as well.

I think easily about half the tent is covered in mesh, which means tons of hot day ventilation. I’ve never seen any other car camping family tent with this much mesh. Typically, only the smaller 1 to 2-person tents have this much mesh, not huge 6-person family tents and above.

If you’ve seen other big car camping tents with this much mesh, reach out to me and let me know! I’d love to get them tested.

Moving along, and my third reason for loving the Wonderland 6 is the amazing doors of this tent.

There are 2 huge doors on this tent, both taking up the entire wall of the tent, making for great cross-ventilation when both doors are open.

Also, I can unzip and stow the entire door away in just 7 seconds (yes, I timed myself doing this!), there’s no snagging at all, and I didn’t even have to duck to get through the door.

The Wonderland’s doors literally tick all the boxes for the best tent doors ever. There’s not a single con I can think of here.

And fourth, the Wonderland 6 came in with the best heavy rain test results of all the 6-person cabin tents in this review.

After 1 hour of heavy rain, followed by a few hours of moderate rain (so basically one entire night of raining), there were only 2 drops of water in the tent, from the divider loops at the bottom.

And that’s because these loops weren’t waterproofed, so once you get that sealed, there should be no leaking.

Now, of course, all of these wonderful features come at a price, $600 to be exact. That’s easily the most expensive cabin tent in this review, and that’s without even including the price of the mudroom vestibules that you can get with this tent (I’ve left the link here too).

A great tip I have for you here is to wait for one of REI’s 30% off sales, which should knock down the price to $420 for the REI Wonderland 6, which is much more affordable, and this makes it a great deal for such a high quality, spacious, 6-person cabin tent.

4. Coleman Instant Cabin 6 (Best Budget Pick)

Key Info:

• Peak height: 72 inches

• Base area: 90 square feet

• Set up timing (1P): 7 minutes

• Weight: 24.6lbs.

• Packed size: 48 by 9.5 by 9.5 inches

Pros and Cons:

Summary

Take note here that I do not have the Coleman Instant Cabin 6, I bought the 4-person model instead. However, most of my testing and results will still be applicable here, so don’t click off just yet.

I decided to include the Coleman Instant Cabin 6 here because it’s the least expensive 6-person cabin tent in this review.

And that’s not the only pro to this tent. I also really liked how quickly the tent set up, in just 7 minutes for a 6-person instant cabin tent. That’s really good.

Now, if you read up on the Caddis Rapid 6 (my #2 recommendation above), you may be wondering this. “Wait, the Coleman Instant Cabin 6 takes 7 minutes to set up, but the Caddis Rapid 6 takes 9.5 minutes to set up, why did you recommend the Caddis as the best 6-person instant tent?”

Simple. The Coleman Instant 6 is a no-frills cabin tent, with a very short rainfly length. On the other hand, the Caddis Rapid 6 has way more features, with a much longer rainfly length, leading to the slightly longer setup timing.

Typically, feature-rich tents take longer to set up than no-frills tents. I hope that makes more sense now.

And of course, this Coleman Instant 6 being a budget-friendly tent, it does have a few cons that I need to remind you about.

First, ventilation in this tent can be improved. I found it strange that this tent has no ceiling mesh panels. There’s only 1 tiny vent at the top that doesn’t do all that much.

In every single other cabin tent that I’ve tested, there are these huge mesh panels up top. Check out what the Caddis looks like:

And second, the waterproofing in this tent is sub-par.

Unlike the Caddis Rapid, which comes with all fully-taped seams, this Coleman Instant 6 came with some seams taped, and other seams just inverted (and not taped).

So, after just 15 minutes of heavy rain, I found quite a bit of leaking from the seam connecting the bathtub flooring to the black tent fabric, which was not taped and instead inverted.

On top of that, I also found all the tent fabric around the tent to be pretty drenched too.

But overall, if you’re on a tight budget, you can purchase this Coleman Instant Cabin 6, and just purchase an additional waterproofing spray and seam sealant. It’ll cost a lot less than buying a higher-end waterproof cabin tent like the REI Wonderland. Here’s what I recommend:

• I use this waterproofing spray for my polyester tents.

• I use this seam sealant for my polyester tents.

If the Coleman Instant Cabin 6 is still a little out of your budget, you could consider downgrading to the 4P instead. It’s not as good (fewer windows, no standing room), but at least good enough to be featured in my best 4-person cabin tent review.

So far, here are my recommendations on the best 6-person cabin tents:

1. Best Bang for your Buck 6-Person Cabin Tent: Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6

2. Best 6-Person Instant Cabin Tent: Caddis Rapid 6

3. Best Premium 6-Person Cabin Tent (so far): REI Co-Op Wonderland 6

4. Best Budget 6-Person Cabin Tent: Coleman Instant Cabin 6

Other 6-Person Cabin Tents to Consider

Although I think I’ve got a good assortment of 6-person cabin tents here, there are quite a few others that might be great, and here’s one that I’m eyeing – the Big Agnes Bunk House 6.

Big Agnes Bunk House 6 (Potential Best Premium Pick)

There are many reasons I’m currently saving up to buy this tent:

So far, no other cabin tents I’ve tested have full-length rainflies, so I’d love to get one. It also comes with vestibules, so you don’t have added costs like in the REI Wonderland 6.

When I do get this tested, I do think that it’ll overtake the REI Wonderland 6 as my premium pick for the best cabin tent.

Ozark Trail Instant Cabin 6 (Avoid!)

Another 6-person cabin tent that I’ve bought and tested is the Ozark Trail Dark Rest Instant Cabin 6, and this is one cabin tent that I really didn’t like, for the following reasons:

Overall, I felt like it’s more of a dome tent than a cabin tent, so this is a tent to avoid if you’re looking for a spacious cabin tent.

6-Person Cabin Tent Sizing

If you’re here buying a 6-person cabin tent, take note that a ‘6-person’ tent means 6 single sleeping pads packed together, side by side, in a sardine-like configuration. Here’s what it looks like:

I would highly recommend not trying to squeeze more than 4 people into any of these 6-person cabin tents, and I found that most of the tents in this review can fit 2 almost-queen-sized air mattresses:

Take note that these 2 mattresses aren’t a full queen size, and here are their sizes:

• Alps Mountaineering Vertex Airbed (blue): 80 by 56 inches

• Etekcity Upgraded Camping Mattress (brown): 80 by 59 inches

Most of these 6-person cabin tents have a base area that’s too small to fit 2 actual queen beds of 80 by 60 inches. Please check the dimensions of each tent in each of my reviews before purchasing.

If you need a larger tent, you can consider looking for the best family-sized cabin tents instead, which includes cabin tents of an 8-person capacity, up to a 12-person capacity.

Best 6-Person Cabin Tent for Bad Weather

If you’re looking for the best 6-person cabin tent for heavy rain and strong wind, the REI Co-Op Wonderland 6 is the best tent that I’ve got so far.

It survived an entire night of raining pretty well, with only 2 droplets of water at the bottom because of the un-taped divider loops.

As far as cabin tents go, this is the best result I’ve seen so far, and that’s because the Wonderland has a much longer rain fly than all the other cabin tents in this review.

Now, I wouldn’t recommend any cabin tents if you’re expecting super strong wind, but if you’re only dealing with light to moderate winds, then the Wonderland would probably still be the best.

It has the most guylines, coming in at a whopping 14 guylines. The rest of the 6-person cabin tents in this review range from 4 to 7 guylines instead.

Why You Can Trust Me

I bought and tested all 4 of the 6-person cabin tents here, and I’ve even bought other cabin tents that are as small as a 4-person size, and as big as a 10-person size.

All of these cabin tents set me back thousands of dollars, but this allows me to provide completely objective reviews for you.

Also, I typically spend at least a week in each cabin tent that I test, so all the 6-person cabin tents in this review took me about 1 month to test.

Conclusion

And with all the time, money, and experience, here’s what I can recommend to you for your next camping trip:

1. Best Bang for your Buck 6-Person Cabin Tent: Eureka Copper Canyon LX 6

2. Best 6-Person Instant Cabin Tent: Caddis Rapid 6

3. Best Premium 6-Person Cabin Tent 1: Big Agnes Bunk House 6

4. Best Premium 6-Person Cabin Tent 2: REI Co-Op Wonderland 6

5. Best Budget 6-Person Cabin Tent: Coleman Instant Cabin 6

I hope this helps, and feel free to reach out to me on my YouTube channel if you have any questions.