Big Agnes Big House 6 Six-Person Tent

by Big Agnes

• Three-pole, three-season, six-person freestanding tent with two doors and mesh windows throughout; polyurethane-coated polyester floor and ripstop body
• Doors are polyester with 1500mm waterproof polyurethane coating; fly is durable polyester ripstop with 1500mm waterproof polyurethane coating; large skylight and twelve mesh floor pockets
• Color coded webbing and buckles make setup easy; sleeves and plastic clips attach tent body to pole frame; reflective guyline for nighttime visibility
• Floor measures 122 inches wide and between 96 and 115 inches deep (tapered footprint); 75-inch center height and 90-square-foot floor area; measures 14-by-four-by-26 inches (W x H x D) packed; 12-pound, 15-ounce trail weight
• Includes limited lifetime manufacturer's warranty

Product Description

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A full-coverage rainfly and cleverly incorporated welcome mat help keep the inside of your tent as it should be dry and clean.

The entire family can enjoy an overnight outdoor adventure in the spacious Big Agnes Big House, a roomy six-person, three-season tent. When the whole crew arrives at the campsite, the Big House sets up quickly and easily thanks to color-coded tent poles that slip easily through their corresponding sleeves and quickly clip onto the main tent body.

If conditions turn wet, the full rain fly attaches with simple yet sturdy buckles. Relax and watch the raindrops pitter-patter on the fly's clear plastic skylight, while mesh ventilation throughout the inner tent body keeps the air fresh.

The Big House is tall enough for everyone to stand upright, and numerous mesh pockets along the interior walls help keep all those little essentials organized and out of the way. When it's time to strike camp and head for home, the entire setup stows conveniently in the included, briefcase-style carrying bag.

Features

• Three-pole freestanding tent with two doors and mesh windows throughout
• Polyurethane-coated polyester floor and ripstop body
• Doors are polyester with 1500mm waterproof polyurethane coating
• Fly is durable polyester ripstop with 1500mm waterproof polyurethane coating
• Large skylight and twelve mesh floor pockets
• Lightweight, shock-corded 7001 aluminum poles with press fit connectors
• Color coded webbing and buckles make setup easy
• Sleeves and plastic clips attach tent body to pole frame
• Reflective guyline for nighttime visibility
• Welcome mat on front door provides space for muddy shoes
• All seams taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane (PVC- and VOC-free) tape

  Everything you need to set up the tent packs into a cleverly-designed, briefcase-style carrying bag.

• 14 super-light aluminum stakes included
• Briefcase-style carry bag with long shoulder straps and organizational pockets

Specifications

• Floor measures 122 inches wide and between 96 and 115 inches deep (tapered footprint)
• 75-inch center height
• 90-square-foot floor area
• Measures 14-by-four-by-26 inches (W x H x D) packed
• 12-pound, 15-ounce trail weight

Lifetime Warranty
Big Agnes tents include a limited lifetime manufacturer's warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

Product Description

Take the family car camping with the Big Agnes Big House 6 Tent for six people. This large, spacious three-season tent features easy set-up so you can pitch it in a hurry and move on to making dinner for your hungry kids. Big Agnes made set-up a cinch with color-coded poles that both slide through sleeves and clip onto the main body and buckles that attach the fly. Mesh floor pockets help family members stay organized, and a high ceiling means that you don't have to crawl into this tent. When a storm rolls in, the fly keeps you dry, and a built-in welcome mat gives kids a place to stand or sit while they remove their shoes. The Big House Tent packs into a briefcase style carrying bag, so it's as easy to pack as it is to set up. Split between two adults, you could carry this luxe tent into the backcountry.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001AZ5WXO
• Item model number: TBH67
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good tent for car camping May 12, 2008

By Helen S. Lam VINE™ VOICE

Color Name:Orange/Yellow

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Agnes 6 July 30, 2010

By Burger

Color Name:Orange/Yellow|Amazon Verified Purchase

We purchased our Big Agnes tent just prior to our 3+ week Maritime Province trip. The trip gave us opportunites to see how well the tent would perform in a variety of environments. First of all I should say it was difficult to find one available as everyone had them backordered. Even though only two of us would use the tent, we chose to get the 6 over the 4 for the extra space. The tent very easily accommodated our queen sized air matress and still gave us very adequate room to move around and store materials in. The tent is very easy to set up and take down and we had to do that several times in rainy conditions. Initially the tent had some small leaks so I taped all the seams on the fly and it has been dry ever since. I agree with several of the reviews that the fly should be taped from the factory and should also include the four lower fly tie down cords which I fabricated prior to leaving on vacation. The tent stores very easily in its bag. It does take some time to get the air out of the tent when you need to take it down quickly and we did have both the front and rear screens open. The tent ventilates very well is easly noticed in a campground! We would strongly recommend the tent and purchased it only after reading many positive reviews. We hope it will give us many years of wonderful service.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Big tent for a big family August 28, 2012

By Becs

Color Name:Orange/Yellow|Amazon Verified Purchase

Being 6'6", it was nice to finally have a tent that I could easily stand up in. Before starting a family I had done some backpacking, but my small, light tents were woefully inadequate when it came time to take my pregnant wife and 2 year old son family car camping. This was a great purchase. Set up was accomplished with minimal confusion. Stayed warm inside at night even when it dipped into the 40's. Only complaint is that the rainfly was a bit of a Goldilocks experience. First the tension on the fly was too tight. Then after some adjusting it was too loose. Finally, I was able to get it JUST right. The skylight on the top dome of the tent offered a nice view of the Perseid meteor shower. Another excellent feature was the ease of rolling up one side of the rainfly, allowing a nice breeze to flow through the tent for my and my son's well earned afternoon naps. Good product overall.