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Q&A Dome tents vs popup tents, are there any inherent pros or cons besides price and ease?

I was lucky enough to be given an almost new double skin popup tent. Where I'm camping right now it's got windy a couple of times and rainy a couple of times. A friend of mine who is camping in h...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by hippietrail‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2020-04-17T23:41:47Z (over 4 years ago)
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#1: Initial revision by user avatar hippietrail‭ · 2020-04-17T23:41:47Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I was lucky enough to be given an almost new double skin popup tent.</p>

<p>Where I'm camping right now it's got windy a couple of times and rainy a couple of times.</p>

<p>A friend of mine who is camping in his (several seasons old) dome tent says he thinks they're an inherently better design than popup tents against wind.</p>

<p>But is this necessarily true? <strong>Is it generally considered that popup tents have a particular set of advantages and disadvantages in comparison to dome tents?</strong> ... apart from these points which I think are obvious:</p>

<ul>
<li>Dome is cheaper than popup.</li>
<li>Popup is quicker and easier to pitch, and arguably quicker and easier to stow (at least once you've learned how!)</li>
</ul>