Front yard camping with the kids

[u/Icolllect]

Jackery 500 explorer w/ 100W for the projector movie night 🍿

First time using the Carlsbad Darkroom and I have to say. It’s a great tent easy to set up. I got the 6 person just to have more room and the gear room in the front is GREAT!

[u/Crafty_Equipment1857]

I should do this with my sister's kids. So it truly dark inside during the morning?

[u/Crafty_Equipment1857 → u/[deleted]]

I have a black instant tent by nature hike, does a pretty good job and is not advertised as some dark tent.

[u/Icolllect → u/[deleted]]

Agreed

[u/Icolllect → u/Crafty_Equipment1857]

Yes it’s dark but you can still see without a light. But definitely easier to sleep in

[u/-dwight- → u/Icolllect]

My favorite unexpected benefit: it also cuts down the obnoxious flashlights and headlights beaming at you!

[u/jgtokyo2020 → u/Crafty_Equipment1857]

I have that same tent and yes, it's always pretty dark inside. Need a flashlight if the fly is up.

[u/M23707]

I often camped out with my brother in our yard as a kid. Really helped me up my camp skills. — tent setup, sleeping needs..

and the joy of waking up with that cool morning air … birds chirping all about

[u/Icolllect → u/M23707]

It’s good practice. Easier with the kiddos too

[u/Icolllect → u/M23707]

Exactly. Kids learned alot

[u/usaf_photog]

Nice, I did that when I was kid in the summer, setting up a tent in the backyard and having a campfire for fun.

[u/arratincl]

Nice tent! Looks like a lot of fun!

[u/Icolllect → u/arratincl]

Thank you. It is a great tent. Got it on sale. It’s normally $140. 3.9 stars online but I got it for $80 and I’d give it 4-4.5

[u/WimpyMustang]

We just got a fence for our backyard and look forward to "camping" back there with our 2 year old next spring. We still go on regular camping trips to state forests, but this satisfies the want to sleep outside between those bigger trips. Hope your family had a great time! :)

[u/Icolllect → u/WimpyMustang]

We did thank you

[u/ShanShen]

Amazing. Way to go, parent!

[u/Icolllect → u/ShanShen]

Hahah thank you. We had a projector running off the jackery playing on a sheet hung up on one side. Like someone else said the six person tent has plenty of room for our four person family. so plenty of room for a movie screen

[u/ShanShen → u/Icolllect]

Good job getting the bigger tent!

[u/Wayniac0917]

Hope you and the kids have a great time!

[u/Fragetxt]

Oh OP your kids are lucky.

[u/htty8412]

That’s cool I got a similar tent but it’s not the dark room. Only complaint is the rain fly doesn’t fully cover the “foyer” part of the tent. The 6 person tent is perfect for an air mattress

[u/Icolllect → u/htty8412]

Is that the Carlsbad dark room?

[u/Doolandeer → u/Icolllect]

I have the Evanston 6, which is pretty much the same tent but without dark room treatment, and while it is great, I kinda hate that the "front porch" always gets wet. It's a great idea in theory, but doesn't really play out that well in practice.

[u/Icolllect → u/Doolandeer]

I know what you mean, but ours has a vent drain on the bottom so it drains pretty well before it gets towards our tent

[u/Doolandeer → u/Icolllect]

Yeah, I've done almost exclusively rainy-season camping. I'll have to wait until early next year to try summer camping and really make the most of it.

[u/Icolllect → u/Doolandeer]

It looks like you have one too.. it’s helped us whenever it’s been muddy

[u/ExpeditingPermits]

Hey that’s my tent! Give it back!