One Bedroom and Living Room Tents

What a one bedroom and living room tent is

A tent with one bedroom and a living room has an inner tent to sleep in and a covered space beside or in front of it to sit, eat and keep bags. Makers call that space a living room, a hall or a vestibule, so "one room one hall" means the same thing. It suits a couple or a small family on a trip of more than a night, when somewhere dry to sit matters. A tent is filed here when its description says one bedroom, one room one hall, or bedroom and living area. Read the floor plan, though: a few makers write "one-bedroom structure" for a tent that is a single room with no separate living area, such as the Xingyun 2 tunnel tent and the 270cm tipi hot tent here.

The kinds in this range

• Tunnel tents with a hall: the Naturehike Village 6.0 for 3 to 4 people has up to 15 square metres of usable area including its vestibule, and the Dune 7.6 sleeps 2 to 4. See tunnel tents.
• Bell tents and yurts: the luxury bell tent yurt has a bedroom and living room in about 7 square metres of floor. See bell tents.
• Inflatable tents, such as a 4 to 5 person dome, 220 by 220cm and 170cm high, which goes up with its pump in around 2 minutes. See inflatable air tents.
• Small tents for two with a hall: the Naturehike Hillock6 is 325 by 220cm and 125cm high, and weighs about 3.5kg. See 2-man tents.

How big the living area really is

The size on the label is usually the whole tent, outside. Take the Naturehike Dune 7.6 tunnel tent: the outer tent is 320 by 240cm, and the inner tent you sleep in is 220 by 150cm. The rest, about a metre along the length, is the hall. Look for both figures on a product page, because the difference is your living area. Height matters as much: at 180cm at its highest point, the Dune lets many adults stand in the middle, while in a 125cm tent you sit.

What goes in the living area

Chairs, a small table, the cool box, boots and wet coats, and bags you do not want on the beds. With the door open on a dry evening it becomes a porch to sit in. A tent carpet makes it warmer underfoot. See tent rugs and carpets.

Questions people ask about one bedroom tents

How many people sleep in a one bedroom tent?

The number on the label usually counts the bedroom alone, with the living area left free. Read the floor plan on each product to see where the beds go.

Can we cook in the living area?

Cook outside, away from the tent, never in the porch, the living area or a bedroom: a stove in a tent can set it alight and gives off carbon monoxide. Never take a barbecue into a tent, even one that has gone out: carbon monoxide kills.

How long does delivery take?

Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when that tent usually arrives, so check it before ordering for a set date.

More to look at

• Two bedroom and living room tents
• Tents with a porch
• Two and three room tents
• Family tents
• 4-man tents
• Tunnel tents
• Guide: Tent sizes explained
• Guide: Family tents: rooms, layouts and awnings