I Bought & Tested the 7 BEST Pop Up Tents! (2024)

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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.

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

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All the pop up tents that I bought and tested:

Pop Up Tent	Full Review	Check Price
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	Read Review	Amazon, Moosejaw
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	Read Review	Amazon, Moosejaw
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	Read Review	Amazon, Moosejaw
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	Read Review	Amazon, Moosejaw
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	Read Review	Decathlon
Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	Read Review	Decathlon
Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	Read Review	Decathlon

*These are my measured specifications and data of the 7 best pop up tents, and may differ from the brand’s marketed specifications:

If you need more info on the specifications of each pop up tent, click here for the more detailed tables.

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.

After all that, here’s how I rated each of the 2-person pop up tents (10 is the best, 1 is the worst):

Pop Up Tent	Overall Rating
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	8.7
Quechua 2 Seconds Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	8.7
Quechua 2 Seconds (Regular) 2-Person Tent	8.1
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	7.6

Note: I’ve decided to compare only the ratings of my 2-person pop up tents, for a fairer comparison. It didn’t seem fair to rate a Teton Sports 1-Person Tent against a Coleman 4-Person Tent, for example.

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 Regular 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-Person Tent: 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

Ease of Use

For ease of use, I looked at the:

1. Pop up timing: How long it takes the tent to pop up, without staking.
2. Full set up timing: This is the pop up timing, with full staking down and guying down.
3. Pack up timing: How long it takes to pack up, without staking.
4. Full pack up timing: This is the pack up timing, with full staking down and guying down.

Pop Up Timing

Here’s how long each pop up tent took me just to pop it open, from the fastest to slowest:

Pop Up Tent	Pop Up Timing
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	0.25 minutes
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	0.25 minutes
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	0.5 minutes
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	1 minute
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	1 minute
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	1.25 minutes
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	2 minutes

Note: This does not include staking down and guying out each pop up tent.

To set up the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent, just take it out of the carry bag, remove the black strap, and pop it open. This takes just 15 seconds.

Even the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent takes just 15 seconds as well.

For the regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tent, after you take the tent out of the carry bag and remove the yellow strap, the tent will pop open to make a bigger circle.

Then, you’d need to undo the color-coded red buckles, followed by these yellow buckles, and unfold the tent. This takes 30 seconds altogether.

The Fresh and Black Quechua 2 Seconds Tent has the exact same set up process as the Regular 2 Seconds Tent, but it took me an additional 30 seconds to stake out the 2 vents at the 2 lengths of the tent, so 1 minute altogether.

The 3-Person Fresh and Black Tent has the same set up process as the 2-Person Tent.

For the Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent, it took me 45 seconds to take the tent out of the carry bag, unfold the tent on the ground and pop it up.

After that, it took me another 30 seconds to buckle the rainfly and stake the single vestibule down, so altogether about 1 minute and 15 seconds.

The Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent took slightly longer, at about 2 minutes altogether, because I found it a little harder to pop open, the rainfly is bigger, and also, I had 1 extra vestibule to stake down (compared to the 1-Person Quick Tent).

Full Set Up Timing

And here are the full set up timings, which includes staking and guying out each pop-up tent:

Pop Up Tent	Full Set Up Timing
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	1.5 minutes
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	1.5 minutes
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	2.5 minutes
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	2.75 minutes
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	3 minutes
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	3.5 minutes
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	3.5 minutes

The Coleman Pop Up Tents are still the fastest to set up, because there are only 2 guylines, 1 at the right, and the other at the left. There are also 6 of these loops at the base of the tent, 3 at the right, and 3 at the left.

The regular Quechua 2-Seconds Tent has 4 loops at the tent base, 2 at the front and 2 at the back. But it has a whopping 7 guylines in total, 4 at the front, and 3 at the back.

The Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tents also have 4 loops at the tent base, and 7 guylines, but you do have to stake out the 2 additional vents as well.

The Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents took the longest, especially the 2-Person Quick Tent, because unlike the Coleman and Quechua tents, the rainfly is not pre-attached, and you do have to secure it yourself using these buckles.

There are 4 stakes for staking down the tent body, and 4 pre-attached guylines. And finally, unlike the Quechua and Coleman tents as well, the Teton Sports tents come with vestibules that you need to stake down.

Full Pack Up Timing

For the ease of take down, here are the full pack up timings from the fastest to slowest:

Pop Up Tent	Full Pack Up Timing
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	1.75 minutes
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	2 minutes
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	2.5 minutes
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	2.5 minutes
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	3 minutes
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	3 minutes
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	3.5 minutes

Note: This includes removing all the stakes and guylines.

The Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent took me just 45 seconds to remove all the stakes and guylines, and unzip the door. After that, folding the tent up and placing it back into the carry bag takes just 1 minute.

The Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent took me slightly longer to get a good grip on the tent when folding it up (because it’s a bigger tent), so 2 minutes altogether.

The Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent took me just 1 minute to remove all the stakes, guylines, and rainfly. After that, folding everything up and putting it back into the carry bag took another 1 and a half minutes.

The 2-Person Quick Tent had almost the exact same pack up process, but the carry bag was a much tighter fit, so it took me 30 seconds longer to pack everything back up.

The regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tent took me just 2 and a half minutes, from removing all the stakes to getting the entire tent back into the carry bag.

The Fresh and Black Quechua Tents take slightly longer than the Regular Quechua 2 seconds tent, because you’ve got to un-stake the 2 side vents, which the Regular tent does not have.

Pack Up Timing (Without Stakes)

If you don’t use the stakes and guylines, here’s the pack up timing for each pop-up tent:

Pop Up Tent	Pack Up
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	1 minute
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	1.25 minutes
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	2 minutes
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	2 minutes
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	2.5 minutes
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	2.5 minutes
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	3 minutes

Basically, you can save yourself anywhere between 30 to 45 seconds, if you don’t stake down the base of each pop up tent, and don’t guy out the tent.

Ease of Use Ratings

So, based on the ease of set up, as well as the ease of pack up, I rated the ease of use of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the easiest to set up):

Pop Up Tent	Ease of Use Ratings
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	10.0
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	9.0
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	8.0
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	7.5

Spaciousness

For spaciousness, I looked at the peak height, the base area inside the tent, as well as the vestibule outside the tent.

Peak Height

Here’s the peak height of each pop-up tent:

Pop Up Tent	Peak Height
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	32.5 inches
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	33 inches
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	38 inches
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	39 inches
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	39 inches
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	39 inches
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	40 inches

The Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent and the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent have the lowest peak height of about 33 inches, and I would recommend using sleeping pads with a maximum thickness of maybe 2 inches inside these tents.

I could actually fit an Exped MegaMat Duo 10 with a thickness of about 4 inches into my Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent, but my head was very nearly touching the top of the tent.

The rest of the pop-up tents have a few inches more headroom, ranging from 38 to 40 inches, and I would recommend a camping mattress of no more than 6 inches thick.

This is what a 6-inch-thick Alps Mountaineering Vertex Airbed looks like inside the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent.

The same goes for the Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent.

An 8-inch mattress is definitely pushing it for me, and it felt pretty claustrophobic using my 8-inch Coleman Quickbed inside the Quechua 2 Seconds Tent.

The Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent has the highest peak height of 40 inches. When I was using my 6-inch Vertex Airbed inside the tent, I was able to lie down and sit up comfortably, and even had a couple inches of headroom left inside the tent. (*I’m 5’3” though, so not very tall.)

Base Area

I took the measurements of each pop-up tent, both length and width in feet, as well as the base area in square feet:

Pop Up Tent	Length	Width	Base Area
Teton Sports 1-Person Vista Quick Tent	6.67 feet	3.0 feet	20.0 square feet
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	6.75 feet	4.25 feet	28.7 square feet
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	6.83 feet	4.33 feet	29.6 square feet
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	7.58 feet	4.5 feet	34.1 square feet
Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent	6.92 feet	5.17 feet	35.7 square feet
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	6.75 feet	6.33 feet	42.8 square feet
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	9.08 feet	6.67 feet	60.6 square feet

For a 1-Person Tent, the Teton Sports Quick Tent has a very generous base area. When I fit my self-inflating Sea to Summit pad (72 by 20 inches) inside the 1-Person Quick Tent, there was plenty of space leftover for gear.

Now, on to the 2-person pop up tents. (Do take note of all the 2-person tents for a fairer comparison between the pop-up tents.)

The Quechua Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent has the smallest base area of all the 2-person pop-up tents. This is a Klymit Double V (74 x 47 inches), which is just slightly bigger than 2 regular pads put together, so it fit perfectly inside the tent.

The Regular Quechua 2 Seconds 2 Person Tent is about 1 square foot bigger. The Klymit fit perfectly as well, but when I tried to inflate a Full-sized Coleman Mattress (73 x 53 inches) in this Quechua tent, it was bulging out the side of the tent, because the width is too narrow.

When I tried to inflate this same Full-sized Coleman Mattress in my Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent, it couldn’t fit either, and it was definitely a bit squashed.

One side of the mattress was okay, while the other side couldn’t be fully inflated.

The only 2-person pop-up tent that could actually fit a full-sized mattress, even a queen mattress, is my Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent.

When I inflated my Vertex Airbed inside this 2-Person Quick Tent, and my Vertex Airbed is almost a queen-sized camping mattress, it fit perfectly into the tent, with a few inches of leftover space for gear. (You won’t have this space leftover if you fit a true queen of 80 x 60 inches though.)

I could fit this same queen-sized Vertex Airbed into my Fresh and Black 3-Person Pop Up Tent. It fit perfectly in terms of length, with a little room leftover at the side. It’s enough to fit a little bit of camping gear, but not enough to fit another regular pad.

Alternatively, you can fit 3 regular pads perfectly, or a double pad plus a regular pad.

The biggest pop-up tent that I have is the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent, which could also fit a queen-sized camping mattress, with lots of room leftover for gear.

Vestibule

The Teton Sports Quick Tents have vestibules, while the rest of my pop-up tents do not.

The 1-Person Vista Quick Tent has just 1 vestibule, while the 2-Person Quick Tent has 2 vestibules, which are exactly the same on both sides.

I found that the 2-Person vestibule was slightly bigger, the longest width being 15 inches, while the longest width of the 1-Person vestibule was just 12 inches.

Pop Up Tent	Vestibule Length	Vestibule Width	Vestibule Area
Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent	6.67 feet	1 foot	3.33 square feet
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	6.92 feet	1.25 feet	8.65 square feet

So, for the 1-Person Vista Quick Tent, you’d get an additional 3.3 square feet, and for the 2-Person Vista Quick Tent, you’d get an additional 8.6 square feet of vestibule space.

Spaciousness Ratings

So, based on the peak height, the base area, and the amount of vestibule space, I rated the spaciousness of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the most spacious).

Pop Up Tent	Spaciousness Ratings
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	10.0
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	8.0
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	8.0
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	7.5

Comfort & Features

For comfort and features, I’m going to focus on the doors, storage options, and blackout feature/dark room technology.

Doors

The Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent is the only pop-up tent with 2 doors, one on each length of the tent (52 by 32 inches), and I found the size of the doors the most generous of all my pop-up tents.

The 1-Person Vista Quick Tent has one door, which is slightly smaller than each door of the 2-Person Vista Quick Tent (44 by 26 inches).

All 3 of my Quechua tents have just 1 door at the front width of the tent, and of course my Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent (45 by 40 inches) has a bigger door than my Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent (38 by 39 inches) as well as my Regular 2-Person Quechua Tent (41 by 36 inches).

Both Coleman Pop Up Tents have a single door at the front length of the tent. I found the Coleman doors rather small (2-Person door: 34.5 by 26 inches), and even the 4-Person Coleman Tent’s door (41 by 35 inches) is smaller than the doors on the 2-Person Teton Sports and 2-Person Quechua Tents.

Storage

Here’s a quick summary of the storage options in each pop-up tent, from the most to the least:

Pop Up Tent	Pockets	Gear Lofts	Loops
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	2	1	4
Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent	0	1	4
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	4	0	1
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	4	0	1
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	2	0	1
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	2	0	0
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	2	0	0

Let’s compare just the 2-person tent storage options.

My Teton Sports 2-Person Vista Quick Tent comes with a gear loft that you can hook to the top of the tent here with 4 S-hooks.

Even with the gear loft in place, there was still enough space in each of the 4 circular loops to hang a small lantern.

On top of that, there are 2 pockets on each width of the tent (9 by 4 inches).

The Fresh & Black 2-Person Quechua Tent has 2 pockets (21 by 8 inches), though they’re each split into 2 for more organization, so I guess technically that’s 4 pockets.

There’s 1 lantern loop at the back of the tent.

The regular 2 Seconds Quechua Tent has 2 pockets, both near the front of the tent, one on each side of the tent (7 by 6 inches). These are quite a bit smaller than the Fresh & Black 2-Person Tent’s.

There’s also 1 lantern loop at the back of the tent, same as the Fresh & Black.

And the Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent has the least storage options, with just 1 pocket (16 by 8 inches), which is split into 2, so technically 2 pockets.

There aren’t any lantern loops inside the tent, but you can hang a lantern up using these attachments, which are meant to tie up the fabric of the window and door.

Blackout

As for the blackout/dark room feature, the only tent with this feature is the Fresh & Black 2 Seconds Tents.

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+.

This feature also made my Fresh and Black tents quite a bit cooler inside the tent during the day, compared to my other tents in this review.

Comfort Ratings

So, based on the doors, storage options, and blackout feature, I rated the comfort levels and features of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the most comfortable).

Pop Up Tent	Comfort Ratings
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	10.0
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	9.5
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	7.4
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	5.7

Ventilation

For ventilation, I looked at hot day options, rainy day options, and I also tested for condensation.

Hot Day Ventilation

On a hot day without any rain, the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents have the most ventilation. The rainfly can be removed entirely, and a good two-thirds of the tent is made from mesh.

One added benefit of the 2-Person Vista Quick Tent is that the 2 vestibules and 2 doors provide lots of cross ventilation, even if you want to leave the rainfly on.

Next up, we have both Coleman Pop Up Tents, where you can also take the rainfly off the ceiling mesh by sweeping the rainfly to the back. There’s not as much ventilation as the Teton Sports though.

Just take note that you cannot remove the rainfly entirely because it is attached directly to the tent at the back.

The Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tents come next, and there 2 large vents at the sides of the tent, 1 at each length. You can have these vents completely opened like this, for maximum ventilation.

Or you can have these vents partially open, by hooking the 2 s-hooks of each vent to the 2 guylines here.

There’s also 1 small rear vent, and 1 small zip at the bottom of the back of the tent.

You can also unbuckle the blue buckle in the small zip, and then pull on the blue string near the lantern loop to get the rainfly lifted off the ground.

And in last place we have the regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tent, which has only 1 rear vent that’s got to be guyed out:

It also has 2 spaces in the rainfly, 1 on each length of the tent, which open up to the main body of the tent. (The Fresh and Black also has this.)

The Quechua 2 Seconds Tents have rainflies that cannot be removed, which limits ventilation.

Rainy Day Ventilation

On a rainy day though, the Quechua Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tents have the most ventilation, thanks to these vents. I usually leave my vents partially open like this, and no water would leak into the vents even in heavy rain.

Next up, we have the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents. There’s one built-in rainfly vent:

Also, the rainfly doesn’t extend all the way to the ground, leaving about 2 inches of space between the ground and the rainfly for some ventilation. No water leaked into my tent through these 2 inches of space, even in heavy rain.

The regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tent has 1 tiny rear vent for rainy weather, and no water got into the vent during my rain test. Also, no water got into my tent through the 2 spaces in the rainfly.

And in last place, the Coleman Pop Up Tents have minimal ventilation, because the rainfly needs to be in place, the door needs to be closed, and there are no vents.

Condensation Test

To test for condensation, I slept in each pop-up tent on my own overnight.

For the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents, I slept with the rainfly in place, the vestibule zipped up, and even the mesh door closed. There was no condensation at all the next morning.

For the Coleman Pop Up Tents, I slept with the rainfly in place, and the door closed. There was also no condensation.

For the Fresh and Black 2 Seconds Tents, I closed the white outer door and black inner window, but left the 2 ground vents completely open. I found it quite cool during the night, and did not notice any condensation when I woke up the next morning.

As for the regular Quechua 2 Seconds Tent, I slept it in with the door and window closed. The full coverage rainfly and the lack of vents made the inside a little stuffy.

When I woke up the next morning, the walls of the Quechua tent were completely dry, but I did notice a few drops of condensation on the roof of the tent.

Ventilation Ratings

So, based on hot day ventilation, rainy day ventilation, as well as my condensation test, I rated the ventilation of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the most well-ventilated).

Pop Up Tent	Ventilation Ratings
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	9.3
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	9.0
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	7.7
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	5.7

Weather Protection

For weather protection, I looked at rain (both heavy and light rain), as well as wind protection.

Heavy Rain Test

The best tents I have against rain are the Quechua 2 Seconds Tents. I used the regular 2 Seconds tent over a 3-day period of heavy afternoon thunderstorms, where it was raining for about 3 hours a day.

Apart from a little bit of leaking from the back corner seam, which was just a few drops of water, the rest of the tent body was remarkably dry.

Next up, we have the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents. I put the 1-Person Quick Tent through one hour of non-stop heavy rain, and the inside of the tent was still completely dry.

For the 2-Person Quick Tent though, because the seam connecting the bathtub flooring and the tent body was not taped, a little bit of water leaked in. Once you seal this seam though, this tent will be completely dry as well.

However, I think 1, maybe 2 hours max of non-stop heavy rain would be the limit for these Vista Quick Tents. At the 1-hour mark, the rainfly was already starting to be damp.

In last place, we have the Coleman Pop Up Tents with minimal water resistance. The entire pop-up tent was completely soaked after just 15 minutes of heavy rain. Even the rainfly was soaked through.

Light Rain Test

In many hours of light rainfall, the Quechua and Teton Sports tents did very well, with no leaking seams or wet fabric.

However, 15 minutes of light rain was about the limit for my Coleman Pop Up Tent, because a little bit of water started seeping in through the tent fabric, and also from the seam connecting the tent body to the flooring.

Wind “Test”

I wind “tested” each pop-up tent by guying out each tent and then checking for sturdiness.

I found that the Quechua 2 Seconds Tents were the best against wind. Each Quechua tent has 7 guy-out points or loops for a maximum of 7 guylines around the tent.

When I staked and guyed out each tent completely, and tried to shake it quite vigorously, the Quechua tents felt super stable and sturdy.

Next up, we have the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents. They were able to take light to moderate winds easily, while still being sturdy. Not as sturdy as the Quechua tents, because they have only 4 pre-attached guylines, but overall, not too bad.

The least wind resistant tents are the Coleman Pop Up Tents, each with only 2 pre-attached guylines. When I guyed out the tent and tried to shake it, it wasn’t the most stable, but it was okay.

Weather Protection Ratings

So, based on my heavy rain test, light rain test, as well as wind “test”, I rated the weather protection of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the most weather protected).

Pop Up Tent	Weather Protection Ratings
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	10.0
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	10.0
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	8.0
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	5.5

Quality

For quality, I looked at quite a few factors, like the flooring material, tent material, rainfly material, stitching, zippers, and more. Let’s go through the quality of each tent, from the highest quality.

Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents

For quality, I found Teton Sports to be the best.

The flooring, yellow tent fabric, and the rainfly are made of 75D 190T Taffeta, which I found to be pretty high quality.

The stitching all around the tent is consistent and very good, with no loose threads at all.

The mesh is high quality no-see-um mesh, the zippers are very, very smooth, with no snags on the door and vestibule, and to top it all off, the poles are a little thicker than my other pop-up tents.

I do wish that they’d make the flooring a little bit thicker though. After my 1-hour heavy rain test, the flooring wasn’t wet, but it felt to me like it might have leaked pretty soon after. I highly recommend using a groundsheet with this tent to protect the flooring.

Quechua 2 Seconds Pop Up Tents

I also found the Quechua 2 Seconds Tents to be almost as high quality. The rainfly and inner tent body are made of polyester, the flooring is made of polyethylene, the double stitching all around the tent is consistent, with no loose threads, and the zippers are snag-free too.

While I found the flooring to be thicker and more rugged than the Teton Sports’, the zippers are less smooth, the fiberglass poles are a little bit thinner, and the mesh isn’t no-see-um.

Coleman Pop Up Tents

The Coleman Pop Up Tents are made of 185T 68D polyester, the poles are also made of fiberglass, and the stitching was double stitched and okay quality for the most part.

But what I did not like though, was first, some parts weren’t as well-stitched, and I found loose threads as well.

Also, the flooring doesn’t seem very thick, I noticed some tension while trying to zip the door and window up, some parts of the seam tape weren’t very well-applied, and to top it all off, some water managed to seep through the seam tape after just a few minutes of heavy rain.

Quality Ratings

So, based on everything I mentioned above, I rated the quality of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the highest quality).

Pop Up Tent	Quality Ratings
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	9.1
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	8.9
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	8.9
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	7.6

Portability

For portability, I looked at the weight and packed size of each pop-up tent.

Weight

This is the weight of every single pop up tent that I bought, which includes the weight of the provided stakes and other accessories that were included in the package (like gear lofts, compression straps, etc.):

Pop Up Tent	Weight
Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent	5.0 pounds
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	6.1 pounds
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	6.6 pounds
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	7.0 pounds
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	7.9 pounds
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	8.2 pounds
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	9.5 pounds

Of the 2-person pop-up tents, the Coleman and regular 2-Seconds Tents are the lightest, and the Fresh & Black is the heaviest.

Packed Size

I also looked at the packed size of each pop-up tent from the smallest to the largest:

Pop Up Tent	Packed Size
Teton Sports 1-Person Quick Tent	28 x 9 x 5 inches
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	33 x 8 x 8 inches
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	29 x 29 x 3 inches
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	26 x 26 x 6 inches
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	27 x 27 x 6 inches
Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent	36 x 36 x 5 inches
Fresh and Black 3-Person Tent	31 x 31 x 8 inches

Of the 2-person pop-up tents, the Teton Sports has the smallest packed size, while the Fresh and Black has the largest packed size. Here’s what all the pop-up tents look like side by side, as well as stacked up on each other.

I quite like the Teton Sports Vista Quick Tents for having a more rectangular shape, which makes it easier to transport and store:

The rest of my pop up tents have circular carry bags and shapes, which is harder to store and transport. Just check out what the Coleman 4-Person Pop Up Tent looks like when I’m carrying it:

Portability Ratings

So, based on the weight and packed size, I rated the portability of each 2-person pop up tent (out of 10, with 10 being the most portable).

Pop Up Tent	Portability Ratings
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	8.5
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	7.5
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	7.0
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	4.0

Overall Ratings

Based on all 7 tests above and the scoring in each test, here’s all the scores of each 2-person pop up tent, side by side for easier comparison:

I color-coded the ratings to make it easier to look at. Green is for good, and yellow is for not so good. The overall performance scores are in the last column.

I got to these scores by using this following weightage:

• Ease of Use: 20%
• Spaciousness: 10%
• Comfort and Features: 10%
• Ventilation: 20%
• Weather Protection: 15%
• Quality: 20%
• Portability: 5%
• Total: 100%

Pop Up Tent	Overall Ratings
Teton Sports 2-Person Quick Tent	8.7
Fresh and Black 2-Person Tent	8.7
Quechua 2 Seconds 2-Person Tent	8.1
Coleman 2-Person Pop Up Tent	7.6

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Dimensions and Measurements

Material and Quality

Usage

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
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!