The 7 BEST Pop Up Tents (Bought & Tested 2025!)

For this review, I bought and tested these 7 BEST pop up tents:

1. Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent;
2. Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent;
3. Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent;
4. Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent;
5. Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Pop Up Tent;
6. Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent; and
7. Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent.

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Here’s a summary of all the pop up tents that I recommend (after buying and testing, of course):

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I spent almost $700 buying these 7 best pop-up tents (yes, I actually buy all my tents!), 4 months testing, filming, editing and putting together this series of blog posts and YouTube videos, not including the many years that I spent using these tents before that.

During my months of intensive testing and usage, I set up and took down each pop up tent at least a couple dozen times, rain tested each one thoroughly, slept in all of them, amongst other things.

1. Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent (Best Overall)

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 2 minutes
• Set up timing (with staking): 3.5 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 3 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 40 inches
• Tent Length: 83 inches/6.92 feet
• Tent Width: 62 inches/5.17 feet
• Vestibule Width: 15 inches (2 vestibules)
• Total Area: 44.3 square feet (includes vestibules)
• Material: 75D 190T Taffeta (Flooring, tent, rainfly), Fiberglass (Poles), No-see-um (Mesh)
• Packed size: 33 by 8 by 8 inches
• Weight: 7.0 pounds (with stakes)
• Storage: 2 pockets, 1 gear loft, 4 lantern loops (loops of gear loft)

Pros and Cons

Summary

My “Best Overall” pick goes to the Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent. I absolutely love this tent, for so many reasons.

First, it is by far, my most spacious pop-up tent. Of all my 2-person pop up tents, it has the highest peak height of 40 inches, the largest base area of 44 square feet.

Second, the 2-Person Vista Quick Tent is also my most comfortable and feature-rich tent. It is my only pop-up tent that comes with 2 doors, both of which are super generously sized.

It even comes with the most storage options, gear loft included.

Third, the Teton Sports Quick Tents are my highest quality pop-up tents, complete super smooth snag-free zippers, and silky no-see-um mesh.

And to top it all off, these Quick Tents are very reasonably priced, and I found them super value for money.

I know that its biggest con is that it doesn’t pop open out of the carry bag. In fact, the Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent takes 2 minutes more to set up than my other pop-up tents, and about 1 minute more to take down.

But that’s only because unlike my other pop-up tents, the rainfly of the Vista Quick Tent isn’t pre-attached, so you do have to buckle it up yourself.

But this gives you the versatility of taking the rainfly off entirely, so that you can enjoy tons of ventilation.

It’s also great for stargazing at night, because you basically get almost unblocked views.

Another reason why the Vista Quick Tent takes slightly longer to set up is because this is my only pop-up tent that has a vestibule, which you need to zip up and stake down as well.

But I honestly really love this feature, so I can keep my footwear and wet gear out of the tent.

Overall, I’d gladly take the 1 to 2 extra minutes to set up this Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent, so I can enjoy plenty of space, comfort, and ventilation.

Also, if you’re expecting heavy rains, you do need to seal this seam here, which connects the bathtub flooring to the tent body:

Check out the Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent:

2. Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent (Most Stormproof)

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 1 minute
• Set up timing (with staking): 3.5 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 3.5 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 39 inches
• Lowest height: 32.5 inches
• Length: 81 inches/6.75 feet
• Width: 76 inches/6.33 feet
• Base Area: 42.75 square feet
• Material: Polyethylene (flooring), Polyester (tent, rainfly), Fiberglass (Poles)
• Packed size: 31 by 31 by 8 inches
• Weight: 9.5 pounds (with stakes)
• Storage: 4 pockets, 1 lantern loop
• Other Features: Blackout fabric

Pros and Cons

Summary

While the Teton Sports 2P Vista Quick Tent is great at almost everything, they can’t beat the Quechua 2 Seconds Tents in rain and wind protection.

Equipped with a full coverage rainfly, my Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent was able to stand up to not just an hour of heavy rain like my Teton Sports Tent, but a whopping 3 days of heavy rains, plus a flooded yard.

These 2 large vents at each side of the 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent gave me plenty of ventilation in heavy rain, while keeping the rain out at the same time.

In terms of rainy day ventilation, the 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent has the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tent beat as well.

There are 7 guy-out points (4 at the front, 3 at the back) on the 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent, which made my tent super sturdy even when I tried to shake it as hard as I could.

And of course, how could we forget the patented Fresh and Black fabric? I found that this blackout fabric really does block out a significant amount of sunlight during the day, and it even has UV protection of SPF 50+.

However, my Fresh and Black fabric started breaking down after many years of use. This is what the blackout fabric looks like when you first buy the tent. It’s pretty good.

But after a few years, the fabric started flaking off on my hands every time I touch the fabric, like so:

Also, entire strips of fabric have started to come loose, especially near the front of the tent, at the door area:

The entire tent is still functional, of course, but the flaking gets kind of gross after a while. I live in a very humid climate, so I suspect the tent wore out because of that.

But I still got many years of use out of this Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent, and I still recommend it, especially if you want a pop up tent that can stand up to heavy rains.

Check out the 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent:

3. Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent (Best Budget Pick)

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 0.25 minutes
• Set up timing (with staking): 1.5 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 2 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 39 inches
• Longest Length: 109 inches/9.08 feet
• Longest Width: 80 inches/6.67 feet
• Base Area: 60.6 square feet
• Material: 185T 68D Polyester (flooring, tent, rainfly), Fiberglass (Poles)
• Packed size: 36 by 36 by 5 inches
• Weight: 8.2 pounds (with stakes)
• Storage: 2 pockets

Pros and Cons

Summary

If the Teton Sports and Quechua tents are out of your budget, the Coleman Pop Up Tent might be better for you, because they cost a lot less.

In fact, I actually paid less for my Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent than I did for my Teton Sports or Quechua 2-Person Tents.

What I love about the Coleman Pop Up Tent is that it’s very easy to set up. It pops open in just 15 seconds, literally out of the carry bag.

If you want to stake it down and guy it out, it takes just another 1 minute and 15 seconds, for a total set up time of just 1 and a half minutes. Despite being my biggest pop up tent, the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent takes me the least amount of time to set up.

It also packs up super quickly, in just 2 minutes. Because of how big the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent is (it’s taller than me!), I thought it’ll be difficult to pack up, but it was a breeze after I got used to the pack up process.

On top of being user-friendly, I also liked that I could remove the rainfly of the Coleman Pop Up Tent, so that I could do some stargazing through the ceiling mesh. Or, get a good amount of ventilation during hot days.

However, just bear in mind that the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent is not water resistant at all. Just 10 minutes of light to moderate rain, and I found water seeping in through the tent fabric and the floor seam.

And just 15 minutes of heavy rain will get your Coleman Pop Up Tent soaked through.

Also, the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent isn’t exactly a 4-person tent. I think it can fit 2 adults very comfortably, or 3 adults if you sleep shoulder to shoulder, or 2 kids and 2 adults, but not 4 adults, because the base area isn’t rectangular, it’s more oval so you don’t get as much space as the sides.

Check out the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent:

4. Quechua 2 Seconds Tent (Regular version)

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 0.5 minutes
• Set up timing (with staking): 2.5 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 2.5 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 39 inches
• Lowest height: 30 inches
• Length: 82 inches/6.83 feet
• Width: 52 inches/4.33 feet
• Base Area: 29.6 square feet
• Material: Polyethylene (flooring), Polyester (tent and rainfly), Fiberglass (poles)
• Packed size: 26 by 26 by 6 inches
• Weight: 6.1 pounds (with stakes)
• Storage: 2 pockets, 1 lantern loop

Pros and Cons

Summary

Similar to the Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent (my “Most Stormproof” recommendation) above, the regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tent is equally rain and wind resistant. After 3 days of heavy afternoon thunderstorms, no more than a few drops of water leaked into the tent.

The 2 Seconds Regular Tent is also equally user-friendly, pops open in 30 seconds, and the pack up is also guided, with color-coded buckles and straps.

But the reason I chose to recommend the Fresh and Black tent over this Regular Tent version is because of the limited ventilation of the Regular tent.

Unlike the Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tent, which has 2 huge vents by the sides, the Regular tent doesn’t have any such vents, and even less mesh (the window and back vents are smaller in the regular version too).

This makes the Regular 2 Seconds Tent a bit stuffy to sleep in when everything is closed up.

But it is slightly cheaper than the Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tent, so if you’re on a budget, but have your heart set on Quechua tents, this isn’t a bad alternative.

For a list of all the differences between the Fresh and Black and Regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tents, click on this blog post right here:

Or, check out the Quechua 2 Seconds Tent:

5. Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 1 minute
• Set up timing (with staking): 3 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 3 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 38 inches
• Lowest height: 29 inches
• Length: 81 inches/6.75 feet
• Width: 51 inches/4.25 feet
• Base Area: 28.7 square feet
• Material: Polyethylene (flooring), Polyester (tent and rainfly), Fiberglass (poles)
• Packed size: 27 by 27 by 6 inches
• Weight: 7.9 pounds (with stakes)
• Storage: 4 pockets, 1 lantern loop
• Other Features: Blackout fabric

Summary

If you were wondering why I chose to recommend the 3-Person Fresh and Black over the 2-Person version, it’s because the 2-Person Tent has an added disadvantage – the base area is small.

Inside the 2-Person 2 Seconds Tent, I can’t even fit a full sized mattress without it bulging out the back of the tent.

The base area is only large enough for 2 pads, nothing more.

On the other hand, the 3-Person 2 Seconds Tent can fit 3 pads, which looks like this:

Instead of 3 pads, you can also just fit a queen-sized camping mattress with some leftover space for gear.

The 3-Person Quechua Tent is also has a couple more inches of height across the entire tent. This gives me more versatility to fit slightly thicker air mattresses into the tent.

Also, the 3-Person Quechua Tent is not a whole lot more expensive, it’s not that much bigger, and it’s only about 1.6 pounds heavier. That’s why I much prefer it.

For a list of all the differences between the 2-Person and the 3-Person Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tents, click on this blog post right here:

Or, check out the 2 Seconds Fresh and Black Tent:

6. Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 1.25 minutes
• Set up timing (with staking): 2.75 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 2.5 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 33 inches
• Tent Length: 80 inches/6.67 feet
• Tent Width: 36 inches/3.0 feet
• Vestibule Width: 12 inches (1 vestibule)
• Total Area: 23.3 square feet (includes vestibule)
• Material: 75D 190T Taffeta (Flooring, tent, rainfly), Fiberglass (Poles), No-see-um (Mesh)
• Packed size: 28 by 9 by 5 inches
• Weight: 5.0 pounds (with stakes)

Summary

I chose to recommend the Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent, instead of the 1-Person version, because the 2-Person Quick Tent is bigger in size, and more feature-rich.

Size Comparison

The 2-Person Quick Tent has 3 inches more length, enough width to fit not just 2 regular sleeping pads, but a whole queen mattress inside the tent.

The 2-Person Quick Tent also has 7 inches more headroom, and I could fit mattresses as thick as 6 inches while still feeling comfortable.

On the other hand, my 1-Person Quick Tent has a much lower peak height of 33 inches (vs. 2P: 40 inches), so I could only use thin sleeping pads.

And that’s not all.

Feature Comparison

The 2-Person Quick Tent has 1 extra door (2 doors in total), for plenty of cross ventilation, and the doors are bigger in the 2-Person Quick Tent than in the 1-Person Quick Tent.

The 2-Person Quick Tent also has 1 extra vestibule, and the vestibules are larger as well (1P: 12 inches, vs. 2P: 15 inches).

On top of that, the 2-Person Vista Quick Tent packs down relatively small, and is only 20% longer than the 1-Person Tent.

Recommendation

But if you don’t need the extra space, the 1-Person Vista Quick Tent is still an amazing, feature-rich, high quality tent.

In fact, of all my pop-up tents, the Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent gives me the most space per person. I could fit 1 regular sleeping pad, plus loads of gear.

For a list of all the differences between the Teton Sports 1-Person and the 2-Person Quick Tents, click on this blog post right here:

Or, check out the Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent:

7. Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent

Pop Up Info

• Pop up timing (without staking): 0.25 minutes
• Set up timing (with staking): 1.5 minutes
• Take down timing (with staking): 1.75 minutes

Other Key Info

• Peak height: 32.5 inches
• Longest Length: 91 inches/7.58 feet
• Longest Width: 54 inches/4.5 feet
• Base Area: 34.1 square feet
• Material: 185T 68D Polyester (flooring, tent, rainfly), Fiberglass (poles)
• Packed size: 29 by 29 by 3 inches
• Weight: 6.6 pounds (with stakes)
• Storage: 2 pockets

Summary

I chose to recommend the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent over the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent, because I get a little more versatility in the 4-Person Tent.

I like that I can fit a Queen-sized mattress inside the Coleman 4-Person Tent, while I can’t even fully inflate a Full-sized mattress in the 2-Person Tent.

In the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent, one side of the full-sized mattress was okay, while the other side couldn’t be fully inflated, like here:

In the 4-Person Tent, I’ve also got 6 inches more headroom, so I can afford to squeeze in slightly thicker air mattresses (6-inch thick mattresses felt perfectly comfy).

On the other hand, I felt quite squashed in the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent with an 8-inch thick air mattress.

On top of that, even though the 4-Person Pop Up Tent is quite a bit bigger than the 2-Person Tent, the set up and take down process is exactly the same, and takes me almost exactly the same time.

But if you’re on a tighter budget, the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent is still a great, budget-friendly tent, and I enjoyed using it very much. Just watching it pop open out of the carry bag never gets old!

For a list of all the differences between the Coleman 4-Person and 2-Person Pop Up Tents, click on this blog post right here:

Or, check out the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent:

Here’s a quick summary of all the pop up tents that I bought and tested for this review:

Top Picks

1. Best Overall: Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent
2. Most Stormproof: Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent (or check out the updated EASY version right here)
3. Budget Pick: Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent

The Others

1. Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent: Not as feature-rich as the 2-Person version, but still a high quality and spacious pop up tent.
2. Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent: Fits only 2 pads, not a full or a queen. But still insanely feature-rich.
3. Quechua 2 Seconds Regular 2 (Discontinued): Has much less ventilation compared to the Fresh and Black version, but still very stormproof, user-friendly and high quality.
4. Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent: A full-sized mattress is a bit of a tight fit, and a queen can’t fit at all. But still wonderfully budget-friendly and decent quality.

Here’s a cool graphic you can use to compare each of the 2-person pop up tents:

I put each pop up tent through 7 different tests:

1. Usage
2. Spaciousness
3. Comfort and Features
4. Ventilation
5. Weather Protection
6. Quality
7. Portability

You’ll find every single one of the tests in my YouTube video here:

Unlike most pop-up tent product reviews (especially these “Best” ones) that you find on the internet, I actually own, used and thoroughly tested all of these pop up tents. Yup, every single one.

I spent almost $700 buying these 7 pop up tents, which took me a couple of months of saving to do. After that, I spent at least 2 weeks in each one for thorough testing, filming and data collection. And that’s not all.

Finally, I spent about 2 months after that putting together my series of YouTube videos and these blog posts on all these pop up tents.

Altogether, I logged hundreds of hours on these pop up tents. (And that’s not even including the many years I spent using these pop up tents before that, as these were some of my very first tents!)

Speaking of expertise, if you ever need more info on pop up tents, I spent weeks creating a series of 18 articles for you to read:

I hope this guide has helped you to find the pop up tent that best suits your need. Here’s a quick summary:

1. Best Overall: Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent
2. Most Stormproof: Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent
3. Budget Pick: Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent
4. Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent
5. Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent
6. Quechua 2 Seconds Regular 2-Person Tent (Discontinued)
7. Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent

If you need more help, feel free to shoot me an email (you can find my email in my Contact Me page). Do address it to “Liz”, because that’s how I sieve out spam mail. I’ll be more than happy to help you out!