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Big House tents are the ultimate dwelling for four-six campers and all their gear. A straight forward floor plan means you'll be set up, cooking and putting the kids to bed while the guy next door fumbles with his multiple room big-box tent. Because there's no need to sacrifice comfort when weight isn't a concern, the Big House also features an optional, extra large accessory vestibule for more storage or a shady sitting room.
The Big Agnes® Big House has a simple floor plan and offers effortless setup—in fact, let the kids do it while you relax!
Treat your large family to a weekend outdoors—load the spacious Big Agnes Big House 6-Person Tent into your vehicle and head to the campground. This large three-season tent is easy to set up because Big Agnes color-coded the tent poles that slide through sleeves and quickly clip onto the main body of the tent. Attach the rain fly with buckles to stay dry during the storm. Watch raindrops hit the fly's skylight and, when the storm subsides and the sun peeks out, throw open the storm flap to let air come in through the mesh door. This tent has a high ceiling, so you can stand up inside. Mesh floor-level pockets allow family members to store water bottles, headlamps, reading material, and games inside the spacious Big House Tent. This tent packs as easily as it sets up into a briefcase-style carrying bag.
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| Average minimum weight: | 13 lbs. 10 oz. |
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| Average packaged weight: | 13 lbs. 15 oz. |
| Average weight - metric: | 6.3 kilograms |
| Bathtub Floor: | Yes |
| Canopy fabric: | Coated polyester ripstop |
| Clip / Sleeve: | Clip & sleeve |
| Country of Origin: | China |
| Design type: | Freestanding tent |
| Doors: | 2 D-shaped |
| Floor Space: | [l x w] 122 x 96-115in (310 x 244-292cm); [area] 90sq ft (8.4sq m) |
| Floor area: | 90 square feet |
| Floor dimensions: | 10 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 7 in. |
| Floor dimensions - metric: | 310 x 291 centimeters |
| Floor fabric: | Coated polyester |
| Freestanding: | Yes |
| Interior Height: | 75in (190.5cm) |
| Manufacturer Warranty: | Lifetime |
| Material: | [Floor & Fly] polyester with 15K waterproof PU coating; [Body] polyester ripstop & polyester with 15K waterproof PU coating |
| Number of poles: | 3 + 2 awning poles |
| Packed Size: | 4 x 14 x 26in (10 x 35.6 x 66cm) |
| Peak height: | 6 ft. 3 in. |
| Peak height - metric: | 190 centimeters |
| Pole Material: | 7001 Aluminum |
| Pole diameter: | 10.2 millimeters |
| Poles: | 3 |
| Rainfly fabric: | Coated polyester ripstop |
| Recommended Use: | 3-Season family camping |
| Seam Sealed: | Yes |
| Season: | 3-season |
| Sleeping capacity: | 6 |
| Ventilation: | Mesh door, windows |
| Vestibule Space: | N / A (sold separately) |
| Vestibule area: | Not applicable |
| Weight: | 13lb 10oz (6180g) |
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This product is available in the following colors:
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 | Orange / Yellow |
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| Orange / Yellow | |
| 6 Person | 359.95359.95 |
| N/A | 359.95 |
Ramsey Outdoor offers this product at $359.95, but does not provide any color/size information.
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GREAT TENT! | |
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| My daughter and I had gone to the REI store in Bloomington, MN to get some camping gear. I had originally wanted the REI Base Camp 6, but no stores had it in that area and it was on back order from the website. The saleman recommended this tent instead. I got home from the trip to REI and set the tent up in the back yard. The instructions sewn to the bag it came in were very clear - even without pictures. Took me about 25 minutes or so to set it up on my own the first time just taking my time. Biggest consideration is how long the 3 cross poles are and making sure you have room to work with those. Also, you can't be too much of an introvert with this tent as the color is BRIGHT. Everything came back apart just fine and fit back in the bag. Finally got to use it on a camping trip last weekend. When we got to the site the others staying around us had been there the night before and said they were COLD that night. So we had extra blankets, ect. just in case. Got the tent out and had it setup, with the fly, and staked down in about 10 minutes with some help from 1 other person. VERY EASY to do. Lots of "Ohh and ahhs" from the others checking it out. While on our tubing trip the tent doors were closed up with the rain fly on and when we got back (90 degree day out and tent sitting in the sun) it still was not too hot or muggy in there. Opened the flaps on the front and rear doors to get air movement and was just fine. Closed the front and rear doors for privacy that night and I don't think I ever pulled my Big Agnes Encampment sleeping back all the way up to cover me. And that was sleeping in shorts and no shirt. Stayed plenty warm that night. It also rained pretty good that night and this thing did not move in the wind (only 10mph or so at most) and not a drop of water or condensation inside the tent the next morning. Again, went back down as easy as it went up. Set it back up when we got home and spread out the footprint and fly to get it all aired out and dry. Stood on it's own with just the 2 major cross poles to let it air out. I bought this as I like lots of room when doing things and wanted room to stand up to change, etc. All of the zippers work well with no tugging needed to get them going. The mesh pockets around the sides are nice for holding stuff in the middle of the night you might need. Mine has 4 guylines on each side of the rainfly, but only enough stakes to use 2 per side. Nice thing is you can roll up the sides of the fly even with those lines staked down to get some air movement during the day (or night). At this time I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a nice quality and big base camp/car camp type tent. I can't speak to the ability to stay warm in cooler temps (it was 70 degrees or so an humid the other night when I used it), but others were cold in their tents and I was not (I am a hot sleeper, though). Anyway, great product and the Big Agnes staff is very friendly and helpful if you need to contact them. As was REI with my purchase there. | |
| Eric91Z at REI on 08/07/2008 | |
Almost Perfect! | |
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| My family and I absolutely love this tent. It's super easy to set up. I can do it by myself in 10-15 minutes (5'7" female) depending on how many times my toddler tries to jump on it. We were originally going to go with the REI Hobitat, but opted for this instead since the Hobitat required two people to set it up. With small children that tend to wander off we don't always have the luxury of two adults able to perform such tasks. We very comfortably sleep two adults, two small children, and a medium sized dog with a little room left over to spare. Most of that left over room is occupied by our bags. If the tent were any smaller it would be tolerable, but not as comfortable. We have had no problems with the rainfly. Our first trip out in this tent we were hit by a surprise afternoon shower and we were able to quickly and effectively put the fly on in the storm. We had no troubles attaching the awning poles as long as we did not tighten the fly down first. This leads me to the things we did have problems with. The welcome mat is useless and quite frankly annoying. It's cute and everyone comments on it, but in the rain it pools water. It actually became a muddy mess and a lot of that was tracked into the tent. No big deal though, we kept our bags near the entrance so we were able to clean our feet without getting mud on our sleeping bags. We will be purchasing the vestibule in the future. I also recommend the footprint. When we purchased the tent the footprint was out of stock so we used a tarp instead. We had to use some giant origami folds with the tarp to get it to fit just right under the tent. My only other complaint, and this is really minor, is that all of the pockets are down low. Which is great at night when you need to grab your flashlight, or even for storing kids toys out of the way. We are able to stay fairly organized this way. However, we had some things we wanted to keep out of the little ones reach, such as glasses which the toddler terror had previously broken. Since REI does not carry the Big Agnes gear loft we bought the very inexpensive REI Schwagg pockets. | |
| jbill at REI on 09/08/2008 | |
Great Tent for Car Camping | |
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| PROS: Relatively easy set up, 90 sq. ft. of interior space, height of the tent allows everyone to stand up inside, nice duffel to store and carry the tent, large optional vestibule for cooking and storing gear(64 st. ft.!), 12 all-around mesh pockets inside the tent to stow away everything, mesh around the entire perimeter and top of the tent - fly can also be folded up half way for 360 degree views with weather protection of the fly for top 2/3 of the tent, skylight for star gazing even with the fly on. CONS: Pole for back awning is difficult to insert into the grommets - we had to aggressively bend ours to fit! No full fly for front and back doors so we are concerned about water leakage in a heavy storm. Only provided 4 guylines even though we need at least 2 more to properly stake down the fly. (We can obviously buy more guylines but it's still annoying that Big Agnes would skimp on guylines!) WISH LIST (Hope you are listening, Big Agnes): "Zip-offable" vestibules for the front and the back doors. This will provide the added weather protection but also allow for more ventilation when no vestibule is needed. (We bought the optional vestibule which attaches to the front door but the back door is still exposed.) BOTTOM LINE: The Big House 6 is a great tent for our family of four for mostly warm weather car camping. We can fit a pack 'n play and 3 sleeping bags in the tent without any problems. The abundance of mesh on the tent body is great for warm weather camping and beach going. (The tent is airy and open enough to use as a beach cabana.) On the other hand, with the abundance of mesh, the tent may be too chilly for true 3 season camping. Thus, it is an excellent tent for car camping during warm weather where comfort and ease of set-up are your key criteria in selecting a family tent. | |
| foodee at REI on 05/12/2008 | |
Great Family Size Tent | |
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As new member to the family camping scene, this tent is great for a family of 3 or 4. I'm over 6 foot, and I can stand in it. This is a big plus when you're camping with a 1+ old and you need to go in and out a lot, especially when having to change a bunch of stinky diapers :) I have a decent amount of experience camping, and own some high end gear. This was my first Big Agnes product, and I'm somewhat impressed. In terms of price it's pretty close to Marmot and The North Face, but you can notice the difference in quality. The tent is definitely water-proof, has a great fly that can be rolled up and tied off. which is nice, because you don't have to completely remove it to increase your air-flow. My one and only complaint was the screen and zippers on the doors. While the doors are huge, making it super easy to enter and exit, but I think since it's so big, it makes it difficult to zip and unzip the door. I think you need to take your time when you open and close this tent, otherwise you risk the zippers getting caught up and possibly ripping your screen. I think maybe the zippers need to be upgraded or the door itself needs to be smaller, because it was just a little too flimsy, making it difficult to open/close. After 2 multi day trips, my screen on my door was stretched out, and about to rip. I called the good folks at Backcountry and explained them the issue. They had me ship it back and are going to replace it for a new one. So I'll give the Big House another shot, maybe my zippers were defective?? | |
| michaeltom736952 at Backcountry.com on 09/08/2008 | |
Great Family Tent | |
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| Got this tent for family car camping. This is a really great tent and I higly recommend it. The 6 person is plenty big enough for two adults and two kids and gear. We also bought the vestibule and I highly recommend that as you can store your gear out of sight and out of the rain. This tent is very easy to set up and has tons of ventilation. Someone mentioned the awning poles being hard to put in the grommets. The trick is not to have the corners of the fly buckled down before inserting the awning poles. It rained every day on us in Rocky Mtn NP and we had no leaks or condensation. The storage sack is excellent and has plenty of room to add the footprint, extra stakes and the vestibule. When set up, this tent is huge and the yellow is very bright. You will definitely be able to pick out your tent in the campground. This tent also has lots of storage netting in the walls. The only downside I can think of is that the bugs seem very attracted to the bright yellow so keep it zipped up. Its also so big and well ventilated that you won't get the inside of this tent warm on a really cold day, but hey, it's a tent, not a cabin. | |
| Chainring at REI on 07/18/2008 | |
In-Freaking-Credible! | |
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This thing is a beast! it is huge and has hella-room. The sides are riddled with gear pockets. The fly is kind of gimpy as it covers the sides but not fully the doors. To remedy this, the doors are waterproof, but to get the full advantage of waterproof/fly space, you have to get the vestibule! 11 freaking feet of space! This has some of the most sq. footage in this tent range and I will get nothing less. Always a cute touch with the welcome mat, but helpful to keep the tent clean too. | |
| Spencer Buchanan at Backcountry.com on 03/06/2008 | |
Fantastic Tent for Family Outings! | |
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| I have used the Big Agnes Big House tent several times for family camping trips. I purchased this tent as a second to our 3-person backpacking tent which our family of 4 had outgrown. I have 2 boys(ages 9 and 11), plus my husband and I (both tall). Tent purchasing priorities were: ease of set-up/take down; tent interior space; tent height (wanted a tent we could stand up in); and, ventilation. On the second camping trip we took, we arrived in Yosemite to thunder, lighting and very quickly thereafter, rain! My kids and their friend set this up in light rain (without needing the instructions), before the skies opened up. We have used this tent for weekends, over-nighters and week-long trips. It is roomy enough that 4 tall people fit comfortably with room for bags inside. Lots of interior storage pockets. Haven't noticed any condensation accumulation. No complaints. | |
| Camper Annie at REI on 03/26/2009 | |
"Easy to setup, no leaks and spacious" | |
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| Easy to setup alone. The instructions are very easy to follow. The pockets that line the inside of the tent are excellent. Can easily fit 8 people sitting and 6 sleeping. The rainfly is very easy to setup and is color coded so you don't get it backwards. The rain fly does not cover 100% of the tent. The front and back door of the tent only have a large overhang that comes out from the rain fly. The front and back doors have inside panels that zip up to keep water out. We did not have any water in the tent during a 10 hour rain storm. I strongly encourage staking out the rain fly with the guide lines to make sure no water can pool up on top of the tent. | |
| David at Moosejaw on 07/27/2009 | |
Stand-Up Tent | |
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I'm 6'7" and can stand up in the middle of this bad boy. We had this Taj-Majal at the Gorge for a long weekend...Wind, Rain, Sun...took everything in stride and kept us toasty and dry. Had a Queen Size air mattress 2 XL sleeping pads and a regular size sleeping pad in here with no problem. Had a pack & Play, 2 chairs and 3 sleeping pads...whatever you want...I think the Vestibule is lousy. I bought it and returned it...not of the same quality as the tent. Super easy to set up too...but you really need 2 people! | |
| chicagoburke at Backcountry.com on 04/06/2009 | |
Great Car Camping Tent | |
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| We bought this tent for car camping for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 active boys). The set-up and take-down were really easy, even for 2 six-year old boys. It was also easy to keep clean and it held-up very well throughout a very windy night. Probably the only draw-back is that it can be very cold inside (it's very cavernous) on a super cold night. | |
| outdoormom at REI on 09/22/2007 | |
I wanted to like this | |
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| I was very excited when we bought this tent. It is huge, and yet so easy to set up that one person can easily do it. I also loved all of the windows, the many interior storage pockets, and the fact that there was a skylight window (both in the tent, and also built in to the rainfly). My family used the tent on 3 trips and loved it. On the fourth trip it rained, and water came into the tent through both the zipper and up through the bottom of the tent (yes, we used a footprint). I returned the tent and there was no question about wanting to buy the exact same thing again (without the leakage of course). This time I set the tent up in our yard before a rainstorm.....and the water came up through the floor again. At this point I was done buying/returning tents, and I returned the tent and bought a tent from a different company altogether. This tent has so many positive things about it and provided that I only camped when it wasn't going to rain I would have been completely in love with it, but when 2 out of 2 tents leaked I no longer am confident in recommending either the tent or the company itself. | |
| Tyg at REI on 03/01/2009 | |
Too costly for what it provides | |
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| I'm a traditional car camper and finally took my daughter camping with us (3 yrs old). We wanted a tent that was large enough to fit us all with gear. We went up to Lake Mary near Flagstaff at Lakeview Campground and experienced a lot of rain (3 plus hrs) over one week-end. Just after one week-end I have decided to return it. It just isn't REI quality. Some things about this tent are true - it is huge, very large and comfortable inside. It has great ventalation when the fly is NOT on. Set up was extremly easy with only three poles and the fly was even more easy to attach (uses clips instead of the stakes). Although I should have realized something about the quality of this tents when two grommets broke (and that's only setting up the tent the first time!) However, there are alot of negatives as well. The venting/mesh is great however it leaves no privacy. When my wife and daughter had to change after going to the lake we had to put up the fly first (other tents like the REI base camp you can go in a corner or lay down and the tent will block most of the view - this tent however has venting going all the way around and has no privacy what so ever). When it did rain, we found the fly to be terrible. The so called vestibules are extremely small - the one in the back of the tent is a joke. After 1 hr of rain we already had some leaking coming in from the rear door. The vestibules are so small that they really serve no purpose. The front door mat my wife thought was cute, however after using the tent everyone found it annoying. It collects dirt like crazy and for some reason is very hard to clean. The color of the tent was nice in that you can find your tent in a crowded campground with ease, however the color seemed to collect more bugs than other tents. The added option of a vestibule is nice, and might solve some of the rain problems (execpt for the leaking) but for an added one hundred dollars, why not go with the REI Basecamp and settle for a smaller, yet rain proof fly. If the added vestibule was included, I might change my mind about returning the tent, however since it is not, I'd rather go with the REI tent that has an included, large and rain proof vestibule that you can actually use. All in all, this tent is OK, I've had worse, but I expect REI to cover better products than this. I would not recommend this to a friend. Simply costs to much for what you get. I'm planning on returning this one and purchasing the REI Base Camp 6. | |
| nj-bear at REI on 08/11/2008 | |
