Review of Rei Co-Op Base Camp 6: Curtain throughout the season for all seasons

When my wife And I had children, one of the first things we did was getting a bigger tent. Fifteen years ago, the most beautiful car camping tent I found was Rei’s Kingdom 6. All these years later, that tent is still going strong (a friend is camping right now), but it was discovered that we never really needed all that room. I would happily exchange that room for a little more strength in stormy time, which always seems to find me when I am camping and a smaller imprint that will adapt to several points.

This is exactly what Rei’s Base Camp 6 Tent offers. It is smaller in the livable general space compared to Kingdom 6, but in my tests it has resisted much better in the wind despite being large enough to sleep comfortably five.

Family

Photography: Scott Gilbertson

Before immersing myself in the base camp, I should note that while Rei no longer does the kingdom 6, does something close to the Wonderland 6Which is an option that I will discuss at the end. I decided to exchange space with the strongest design of the base camp. I also like the fact that the shape of the squirer of the base camp is better suitable for smaller campsites.

The Rei base curtain is available in the size of four people and six people. I tested the Camp 6 base, which I would say comfortably by sleeping five adults and is almost perfect for two adults, two teenagers and a 10 -year -old boy. Rei specifications claim 84.3 square feet of internal space, which, compared to the rest of the families camping curtains in our guide, is almost exactly on average for a tent for six people. You can technically mount six sleep bearings, but it will be tight, which is practically equal to the path with curtains. If you want a better daily life experience, size up to at least one bigger person than the size of the royal group.

One thing that the base camp has that makes you feel more livable is a plethora of pockets and ceiling hooks to store clothes and equipment. There are 14 shirt packages around the curtain (more or less the entire lower part of the curtain is shirt pockets). Keeping things in order and organized always makes life in a tent.

Photography: Scott Gilbertson

There are two huge doors with full hinges, so you can open them completely when you load things. The upper part of the curtain is a mesh and there are two triangular air intakes on both sides of the curtain, together with mesh panels on the doors. All these can be closed with hinges except the roof, which is only mesh. All the vent options are combined to make this a large curtain for the hottest nights as there is a way to make the air move, regardless of which side the wind is blowing. Even when it is still dead, it is nice to know that a little heat is fleeing from the top of the tent. There are also air intakes in the rain fly, which can be opened to allow a children’s game even during a storm.