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ALPS Mountaineering Camp Creek 6 Tent
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The ALPS Mountaineering Camp Creek 6-person tent provides a luxury home-away-from-home the next time you want to get away. It's designed for ample interior space with its nearly vertical walls.
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Sleeping Capacity
6-person
Packaged Weight
27 pounds
Number of Doors
1 door
Best Use
Camping
- Fiberglass poles that connect to steel uprights, providing ample interior space and almost straight walls to give you the most usable space possible when you're inside
- Rainfly provides large awnings over the front door and back window
- Freestanding design with fiberglass poles and steel uprights for extra strength
- Easy setup with unique hub design and pole clips that quickly snap over the tent poles
- Extra-tall center height allows room to stand up; straight side walls allow more room for cots
- Weatherproof fly buckles to tent for maximum adjustability and protection
- Factory-sealed fly and floor seams provide best weather protection
- Easy entry and great ventilation with 1 large door and 4 large windows
- Mesh storage shelf
- Includes steel stakes and guylines
- Special buy
Imported.
View all ALPS Mountaineering Camping Tents| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 6-person |
| Packaged Weight | 27 pounds |
| Packed Size | 8.5 x 28 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 120 x 120 inches |
| Floor Area | 100 square feet |
| Peak Height | 7 feet |
| Number of Doors | 1 door |
| Number of Poles | 4 |
| Pole Material | Fiberglass poles with steel uprights |
| Pole Diameter | Fiberglass: 11mm; steel: 19mm millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Mesh |
| Floor Fabric | 150-denier coated polyester Oxford |
| Rainfly Fabric | 75-denier coated polyester |
| Footprint Included | No |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
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Tom in Fairfax
Fairfax, CA
Roomy, but hard to set up
6 years ago
I have mixed feelings about this tent. The space inside is great, with windows on three walls and a mesh panel in the door that can be uncovered. Lots of room to stand, even for several people at the same time. And I found it hard to set up. It is very challenging for 1 person, and you really have to stake the corners first in order to get it together successfully. I saw one reviewer said they got it together in 5 minutes, and I wonder how many people were needed. It took me more like 15, and I'm very experienced with a variety of tents. I also found the door zipper aggravating. It seems to always catch on the fabric. I wouldn't buy it again, to be honest.
No, I do not recommend this product
renobk
Sacramento CA
well designed tent
7 years ago
Things I love about this tent: it sets up in less than five minutes; the vertical walls mean extra room inside; seven foot high center means I can stand up; holds two cots with tons of space in between them for the dog; sealed well during recent week long camp in rain Things I don’t love: the zippers feel fragile and catch the surrounding fabric easily; material feels really thin (ripped the mesh on first camp) This has been our absolute favorite tent...love it!
Yes , I recommend this product
Anonymous
Laguna Niguel, CA
An Excellent Camp Tent
6 years ago
My wife and I just got back from a multi-day camping trip through Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks. Rained everyday but didn't matter as the tent held up great. It was our first time out with the tent and we could not have been happier. Not sure if all of ALPS' tents are of this quality but we were happy all the way through: stand up headroom, ease of setup (2 people best), same footprint as a standard tarp, no leakage, and plenty of ventilation.
Yes , I recommend this product
nonamer
Santa Barbara, CA
Fantastic tent!
6 years ago
I was pretty skeptical about this tent but was too cheap to fork over a ton of cash for the Kingdom 6. I’m SO thankful I bought this one! It was super easy to set up. Took us max 10 minutes without reading the directions. The last day of our trip it rained and hailed all day and everything inside the tent stayed dry! We were so worried that we’d get back and everything would be soaked. I highly recommend the footprint as I think it really helped keep the tent dry. We had a MASSIVE bear sniffing along the sides of the tent one night and it never budged! Seriously, best tent purchase ever!
Yes , I recommend this product
downeykp
Keaau, HI
I would steer clear of this tent
5 years ago
I bought one of these because I liked the roominess and the height of the tent. It is not the easiest tent to set up. Almost impossible by yourself. It also does not take wind real well. But the real problem is the zippers. After only having it for one season some of the zippers corroded so badly that they did not work and broke. Called customer service, they sent me a new tent. It corroded just as bad as the first one. We have since spent $30 replacing zippers that were made of less corrosive materials.
No, I do not recommend this product
Tooltime
Replacing cabin tent
7 years ago
I just retired my 45 year-old Coleman canvas cabin tent. It gave Yeoman service, lo these many years! However, Coleman just doesn't make an adequate replacement. I've pitched my new ALPS Camp Creek 6 twice. First the practice run in the back yard. I REALLY, REALLY recommend this! A practice run before having to do it in camp, possibly under less than ideal circumstances. There are a lot of moving parts, but it goes together and seems to be well designed. I usually use my cabin tent for two people on sturdy cots, not six people in bags on the floor, though I guess one could use it that way. I used it in a car camp over Memorial Day weekend for two people on cots. It worked very well. Weather was good and nothing happened, so it's hard to judge how the tent will perform in windy and/or rainy conditions. Pitching it by oneself (without any help) isn't too hard, though the rain fly is a bit of a challenge, getting it UP and OVER the top of the otherwise pitched tent. I put a cheap 10x10 tarp under the tent to protect the floor (can't see why I should pay $50 for a footprint). And inside I placed rugs under the feet of my cots to further protect the nylon floor. There is a nice three-pocket bag that hangs handily in either of two corners. Each corner has loops to accommodate the bag - I wish there were two bags, though the lady at ALPS said I could have another for only $3. So far, so good. Yet, I lament the good old days with canvas tents. The canvas on my 45 year old tent was fine! It was the zippers that were shot. This nylon doesn't strike me as being anywhere near as durable. But oh, well ...
FrioFun
Central TX
Large and comfortable; set up was difficult
5 years ago
This tent was hard to set up; as a storm approached it took 3 to accomplish the task in high winds. It weathered a violent Central Texas thunderstorm well.... I had my doubts but it kept us dry and sheltered....bent, but didn't break! At initial set up instructions were hard to follow and incomplete; second time things went much better. Lots of room, comfortable, take down and packing are easy...Overall, I am satisfied with the product. Practice setup and take down before you camp!
Yes , I recommend this product
Sethman
Washington, DC
NOT freestanding
5 years ago
The description wrongly calls this a free standing tent. You need to put stakes in the corners at the beginning of assembly or it will continually collapse and frustrate you as you set it up. The instructions lack some basics (refer to part E, and part E is not shown in the instructions - or, make sure the front of the fly is over the door with no help on knowing how to identify the front of the fly, and so on). If you rely on instructions, plan on an extra 15 min to figure things out on your own. There are no instructional videos as of this writing on either the ALPS website or Youtube. That said, if you have set up tents before, you can figure all this out on your own. Once you do, you have a very roomy, well built, 3-season tent to o enjoy.
JW Systems
Amarillo TX
Great tent for car camping
5 years ago
I bought this tent in June of 2019 and have some of nights in, so I will give my thoughts that might be helpful. Set-up: If you days of camping out started before the free standing tents became common place, this tent is perfectly logical to set up, my daughter who only has set up free standing tents had a to rethink her technique. Set up is straightforward though, stake down the the four corners, install the two straight fiberglass poles that form a X along the roof. There are 4 plastic "Tinkertoy" pole connectors at the top edge of the corners. Place the fiberglass poles into the smaller end of the "tinkertoy." Now you place the four steel poles into the corners/tinkertoy and raise up the tent. The corners will have pins that the steel poles fit into. It is a plastic sleeve so the pins fit tight. Now put the rain fly on, there are ties and velcro on the inside of the fly that you attach to the steel pole. Very important to keep the fly in place. Snap the clips to the bottom corners of the tent and you done. Time is 10-15 minutes solo, two scouts 7-10 minutes. Putting the fly on solo is pretty challenging if there is any wind, but it can be done. Finish putting in the rest of the stakes. Lastly, put the the two fiberglass poles to from a "hat brim" over the front door and back. Usage: Ton of room for a family of 3 with cots and gear. I have put 5 scouts in the tent on air pads and they had plenty of room. Pay attention to the zippers when going through the front door. I can get stuck on the fly. Get some proper tent stakes from walmart, you'll need 12-14 to do it proper, the once include work fine if the ground is soft. If you think you'll have any wind, be sure to put the guide lines from the corners down. I have used it in 20mph+ wind in the Texas Panhandle, heavy rain and 106+ F degree heat in the high desert of New Mexico. The ventilation is great for hot weather camping compared to other tents. Stayed dry in the rain and has held up good in the wind. When we have had rain with high wind, there has been a bit of misting along the top mesh, but that is completely understandable due to great venting. I wasn't a big deal. nothing got wet, we could just feel a random drop. Also, be sure to get the footprint, it will save your floor wear and tear.
Yes , I recommend this product
Graham G
Shawnee, KS
Solid tent
5 years ago
I spent a total of 14 nights in this tent and I'm extremely happy with my purchase. While it's definitely easier to set up with more than one person, I can get it set up in under ten minutes by myself, the key is to stake the corners when you're standing the main frame up. It really isn't that difficult. On my last trip it rained overnight, hard, so hard I had to put headphones on to hear the podcast I was listening to. No drips, no leaks, the next morning the interior of the tent was bone dry. Ventilation is excellent, the large windows allow for great airflow, my only concern would be their ability to keep rain out if there was a wind blowing, I've not experienced that yet but based on my experience so far I think it should be fine. The one issue I've had is with the zipper on the door, it catches regularly enough to be a little frustrating, hence the reduction of a star. Over all, a great value tent that should last for years.
Yes , I recommend this product