Choosing a tent for one or two people is usually fairly simple. Choosing one for the whole family is a different story. A tent that looks spacious in a product photo may feel very different once you add four sleeping bags, several backpacks, shoes, clothes, camping chairs, and a few children who somehow need twice

If you’ve ever seen an inflatable tent being set up, you may have wondered how a tent can stand without a traditional set of poles. The answer is the air beam. Instead of using rigid poles to create the main structure, an air beam tent uses inflatable beams that become firm when filled with air.