We often pop in and out of our tent multiple times in a day. Whether it be a boating, fishing, or hunting excursion, or perhaps a relaxed lounge by the fire, outdoor adventures are filled with comings and goings. You run back to the tent because you forgot your sunscreen, clumsily and hurriedly attempting to zip up the door. A hinged door tent can make the ins-and-outs of camping much more convenient, especially with a pile of kids who can’t make up their minds.
What is a hinged door tent? A hinged door is typically made up of two poles, one vertical and one curved to allow the door to swing open easily. Just like your front door at home. Often the hinged door is secured by Velcro, allowing for a hasty departure of your tent. There is an option to zip the tent up to fully secure it when you need to. If you are interested in making your camping experience a little easier, you may want to check out our top picks of hinged door tents. Pick one up before your next camping trip!
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Here are the top 5 picks (keep scrolling for more details and picks 6-10).
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The Coleman Montana 8-person tent is one of the best family camping tents. Quite spacious with the dimensions 16 x 7 ft and 6 ft. 2″ in the height of the center, allowing enough headroom for most people. There is plenty of space to fit 3 queen-size air mattresses. The hinged door swings open, allowing easy access. There is an extended door awning that allows you to place your things as you come into the tent.
This tent can quickly be set up if you get to your campsite late. It can be done in just 15 minutes! There is a fastpitch option for setup in which you use color-coded poles and hubs that are pre-attached. When packing up, you can pack the tent into an expandable carry bag with a rip strip. Simple!
This polyester tent features a WeatherTec system and rainfly that allows you to camp in any weather condition. There are patented welded floors and inverted seams. With the waterproof floor, you won’t have to worry about swimming in this tent. The zipper helps keep water out, and the frame can stand firm in high winds. The windows are angled, so you can easily keep them open during the rain for circulation, without getting the splatter inside.
You can easily and safely enable the E-port technology to utilize electrical power while you hang out in the tent. Storage pockets allow you to keep your bug spray nearby, as well as organize other small items.
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The Elite Sundome has the usual X-shaped structure created by two main fiberglass poles. The easy setup will take you 10 minutes with the snag-free continuous pole sleeves. The design holds up well against the wind. You can fit 6 campers with the dimensions at 12 x 10 feet, and some headspace at 6 feet. Easily fitting 2 queen-size airbeds, this tent works for a night’s sleep.
Several things help differentiate this tent from most tents this size. The Elite Sundome features two doors, one hinged, one standard. Both doors are covered by awnings.
Additionally, the tent comes with a built-in LED lighting system, which allows you to illuminate the tent from overhead. There is even a wall switch that includes high (100 lumens), low (42 lumens), and nightlight (5 lumens) options. The runtime of these options are 26 hours, 65 hours, and 81 hours, respectively. The rechargeable battery is CPX 6 compatible.
The Sundome features auto roll windows and an e-port. The windows are made of bot mesh and panels are included for privacy. We recommend this tent for warm weather due to its large windows and ground vent, which allows for comfortable airflow. The WeatherTec system makes up the coated polyester fabric and anti-wicking thread, webbing, and zippers that will help protect from summer storms.
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Camping season doesn’t have to end in the fall. If you love to camp in all seasons, here is a unique tent for you. It is made for cold weather camping with a stainless stove and chimney included! Imagine you and 4 loved ones huddled around a warm stove while ice fishing. Simply drill a hole in the ice and place the snow tarp on top of the tent and you’re good to go. The 3 layer floor prevents snow or ice from melting beneath the tent. Enjoy ice fishing and hunting with the warmth of a nice wood fire.
You don’t have to worry about the tent catching on fire; it is made of a heat-resistant fabric that is capable of withstanding up to 1200 degrees. The chimney’s hot pipe does not touch the tent structure due to its stainless steel ring. The sidewalls of the stove are made of heat-resistant ceramic glass which allows for an additional light source inside the tent.
The tent’s heavy-duty double-layer design is easily convertible from cool to hot weather; simply remove the inner awning in the summertime. You will stay dry with the waterproof material, even in heavy rain. Additionally, the doors and windows have mosquito nets, keeping you safe from annoying summertime insects.
The Russian Bear opens from the inside like an umbrella. This can easily be completed by one person. We consider this the best tent for staying warm in winter camping. You will find it is worth every penny.
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This is the ultimate glamping tent. It has, no joke, a built-in closet with additional shelves and a hanger bag. It is spacious enough to consider it your second home. The dimensions are 13 x 9 feet, with a 2 x 2-foot closet. You will have no problem with headroom as the height reaches 6 foot 8 inches at the center. Pile 8 people in according to the backpacking principle. You can fit two queen-sized air beds and two twin air beds. You also can split up the room with a room divider inside if you need to be in your bubble.
For its large design, Coleman Tenaya Lake sets up remarkably quickly at about 9 minutes. This is due to its FastPitch cabin technology: pre-attached, color-coded poles, and snag-free Insta-Clip suspension. The hinged door makes for an easy getaway. Coleman’s Weathertec system protects from many inconvenient weather circumstances. The rainfly helps keep the rain out as well.
And what is glamping without electricity? This tent features an E-Port, allowing you to recharge your phone or relax with a movie playing on your laptop.
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This Coleman model features an octagon shape which provides a spacious interior. You can fit two queen-size air mattresses or 8 sleeping bags. You can split the room into two with the room divider for privacy or have a lounge area separated from the sleeping area. You can fit even your tallest friends into the tent with a center height of 6 foot 10 inches. Keep your small items organized with interior storage pockets.
Setup takes only about 15 minutes, with the usage of color-coded poles. There are two doors, with awnings covering both. This makes it easy for you to come in from out of the rain.
There is a half rainfly which allows for circulation, and there is an additional full rainfly version which extends almost to the ground. These have zippers that allow you to roll them away from the windows when circulation, or zip them up when a storm is coming. The windows and roof are made of mesh, allowing for better circulation and the WeatherTec system helps guard against bad weather. And the strong steel frame will ensure against 35+ mph winds to ensure you won’t get blown away.
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Tangkula has a great tent when you are looking to fit a lot of campers. This tent has a tunnel type structure which allows for up to 10 people. It consists of 3 main arches that have strong side poles, as well as two additional loops above the windows. There are two doors, the front door having a hinge. Keep in mind this tent is not freestanding.
There are mesh windows, doors, and ceilings, allowing for breathability. The fly does not fully cover the tent, so we only recommend it for summer camping. It is said to be rainproof, but the waterproof rating is 600 mm, so you might not want to use it in a heavy rainstorm.
This is a single room tent since no dividers are included. We find it to be affordable for the amount of space it provides; its dimensions being 17 x 10 feet and a peak height of 6.6 feet.
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The Coleman WeatherMaster 10 is a cross between a cabin and a tunnel tent. So it is tall, long, and with a minimal rain fly. It has two doors, one of them hinged. These doors have mesh windows and are covered by awnings. The windows you can keep halfway open when it is raining due to the awning protection. There are several more meshed windows, two of which are angled underneath the fly. You can keep these open all the time without worrying about rain getting in.
The PU coating on the polyester taffeta allows for a waterproof rating of only 450 mm. You may not want to use it in a gusty rainstorm. We recommend this one for summertime only since there are so much mesh and minimal rain fly. Find out how to waterproof a tent.
This tent may take a little longer than most to put up, and usually can be done in under half an hour. The system is color-coded, allowing for easy setup, however. This tent is comfortably spacious for all, measuring 17 x 9 feet and with a 6-foot 8-inch height at its center.
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This Coleman WeatherMaster is a great medium-sized tent for up to 6 people. This means you can fit about 2 queen-sized air beds. The dimensions are 11 x 9 feet, with a 6-foot 8-inch height at the center. Hang around in the floorless screen room for relaxed lounging, worry-free of mosquitoes. This extra room is great for enjoying the beauty of nature and enables extra ventilation for those hot summer days.
The tent allows you to put it together quickly, in about 20 minutes. This is due to the color-coded poles and continuous pole sleeves, pin-and-ring design, InstaClip attachments, and shock-corded fiberglass poles. An expandable carry bag includes straightforward instructions, and also allows for easy transport of the tent. There is also a separate stake and pole bags included. Other features include an E-port, extra storage pockets, as well as two doors, one of them hinged.
Coleman’s WeatherTec system enables this polyester tent extra protection from the elements. The rainfly also helps shield the tent, and the angled windows prevent rain from getting inside. The patented welded floor is said to be waterproof, allowing for a stronger floor.
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The Coleman Yarborough gives great value due to its low price and quality design. It is a single room, extended dome structure created by a central dome with two additional poles extending on the side. Two queen airbeds may fit, though more realistically a queen and a single, which would fit up to 6 campers. Keep in mind that this tent is not freestanding.
The one door is hinged and is protected by an awning that is supported by a separate pole. There are two windows on the sides and a floor vent at the rear. This allows for good ventilation because the door and vent can stay open constantly, even in less favorable weather conditions.
Other features include a cable port, small storage pockets, and illumined reflective guy lines to help you see better in the dark of night. The fastpitch cabin system allows for instant setup due to the pre-attached, color-coded poles and hub.
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This tent may look small, but it has a lot of floor area, allowing for 8 people. Keep in mind that is with the backpacking principle applied, so we would suggest 5 people, max. The dimensions are 12 x 12 feet, with a center height of 6.3 feet. It consists of 3 poles on the dome, and one that creates a large awning. This awning covers the hinged door, allowing for easy access as you come in out of the rain. There is an additional awning on the back which protects a mesh window.
This tent is not freestanding due to the front awning and extra pole, so you will have to stake it down to secure it. You could describe the tent as almost a full double layer, including the inner tent plus the fly. The fly does not go all the way to the ground, however, so we would still describe it as a partial fly. Due to the awnings and partial fly, we would not recommend this tent for areas of strong winds.
With the Coleman Evanston, you get a cable port and several helpful storage pockets for organizing your small odds-and-ends. Great affordable tent for summertime camping.
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Our top pick is the Russian Bear Winter Tent. Though it may not be the most affordable, it is the most versatile and will allow you many different uses. You can take it on the ice as you fish next to your wood fire, or hang out in the summer with family. The hinged door allows for a pleasant experience away from home. But as you can see, there are tons of great options when it comes to hinged door camping. Keep in mind the area and season you will be camping in, as well as how many persons you will be accommodating, and pick from there. Amazon has tons of selection if you still don’t see the right tent for you.
Hinged doors provide ease of access, convenience, and comfort when you’re in the great outdoors. They make getting in and out of your tent less of a clumsy hassle, and allow you more time enjoying nature with your friends and family.
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Riley Draper is a writer and entrepreneur from Chattanooga, Tennessee. As a world traveler, he has been to more than fifty countries and hiked some of the most elusive trails in the world. He is the co-founder of WeCounsel Solutions and has published work in both national and global outlets, including the Times Free Press, Patch, and Healthcare Global. When he’s not writing, he’s probably on a hiking trip or climbing in the mountains.
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