Only 3-days to get the Ultimate Lightweight Family Tent

As a family of six that likes to canoe and hike in the back country, it can be hard to find a tent that fits all our needs. Weight is a huge factor, as is portability, but as much as that, there’s a need for kid-friendliness. That’s what sets the Rugrat 3 and Rugrat 4 apart.

The Rugrat tents are designed by professional tent designer Mike Cecot-Scherer (resume here).

When a tent company asks for a tent, Mike usually has to compromise features for price and increased target market. That’s why he started a kickstarter campaign to bring his uncompromising ultimate family tents to market.

What is the Rugrat?

The Rugrat are 3 and 4 person family-friendly, robust, lightweight tents that use the latest technology to bring a kid-friendly, quality tent that doesn’t weigh a lot.

Big features are upright walls, heavy duty poles, latest generation polyester fabrics, DAC aluminum poles, ventilation, dual vestibules and view ports to keep the kids happy on wet days. Oh, and the weight comes in at just over 8 lbs with the included ground sheet.

Top-of-the-line Technology

From the beefier 13.55 mm DAC aluminum poles, to the non-sagging polyester fabrics that can handle being setup in the sun for days (a problem for typical ultralight Sil-nylon fabrics).

Space

I have a 4-person ultralight tent which can two adults and four kids at a pinch. This tent is a foot longer (96″ x 96″). The walls are almost vertical and there is a 51″ interior peak, which is great for kids running around and even changing standing up.

Kid Friendly

Another big feature about these tents are the robustness and view ports. When weather is wet or windy (and it is built to handle winds) our kids like to retreat to the tent. That usually means restlessness. That’s where the view ports are great. You don’t have to open up the vestibules for the kids to see outside or keep an eye on mummy and daddy when they’re out cooking, or just escaping the tent for a bit of R&R.

The extra space, combined with the view ports and stronger tent poles means less worry about the rugrats romping around and breaking something.

Conclusion

Ultralight family-friendly tents are hard to find. Ultralight 4-person tents typically run in the $600+ range, are bare-bones and don’t offer durability for children (or the recommendation of being able to handle being set-up during the day time). If I was in the market for a 4-person I would be in on this Kickstarter campaign.

Check out all the  details at the Kickstarter campaign here.

What is a Kickstarter Campaign?

Kickstarter is a crowd-sourcing site. People who want to support a project can do so by pledging a certain amount that they will only be charged if the project is successful. If the project is successful (reaches its target pledge amount) then they receive a reward. For example, in this campaign, if you pledge $665 or more you get a 4-person Rugrat tent IF Mike reaches the $190 000 target.

There are only a few days left, so check it out and let your friends know about this amazing, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.