Buying a new car camping tent. Any thoughts?

[Bernoulli]

I've used the Eureka Equinox 6 for years. It works for me. It does not hold 6. I find it adequate for 2 and our gear. The walls are near vertical and there's no problem to dress or change inside. It's a good 3 season tent, but none of the tents mentioned will work for extended stays in cold weather.

 

[Noshtero]

Noshtero, the Kelty Green River tents (4 & 6) have a LARGE front vestibule of almost porch-like proportions. The 6 looks as though it could handle at least a couple Coleman chairs. We liked the design of the Green River tents, but in the end, the Basecamp won out. The Kelty Green River tents are also available through REI, though our Wisconsin stores did not stock them.

Our Basecamp 6 (with our Liger standing watch):

Interior shot. The sleeping bags are on a double sized air mattress withthe heads oriented towards the back door:

We had a channel on each side of the bed, plus a ton of room between the foot of the bed and the door. We also used the factory footprint as a floor saver inside the tent. I cut an 8'X10' chunk of 3 mil plastic sheeting that we used as a ground cloth (footprint).

A picture's worth a thousand words. It's hard to visualize how the vestibule was laid out without seeing it.

Thanks much. I think the Basecamp 6 is the way I'll go. I don't see enough benefit in paying $200 more to get the Big Agnes or Kelty.