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inflatable air beam tents
see also:
- for those in the UK:
- other air tents for those in Australia:
- https://www.coody.com.au/collections/tent - Australian importers of Coody tents and air beds from China?
- I don't sell any of these nor do I receive any remuneration if you buy them, and I have not personally reviewed all of them, they are listed here to give you perspective
- prices subject to change
Introduction
- inflatable air tents have strong plastic tubing which are inflated to form a strong frame for the tent and thus no metal poles are needed (except for awnings)
- whilst they are generally relatively easy to set up (albeit with a bit of pumping being required), they are often quite heavy
- generally perform well in strong winds - no poles to break
- these generally have a replaceable Boston one way valve for inflation/deflation - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQQKuWkXlg
- they may POP and be destroyed if over-inflated and left in the hot sun or used with a wood stove (pressure rises in proportion to temperature if volume can't increase PV=nRT for every temperature rise of 30degC, pressure will increase by ~10%)
- whilst the splits in air beams can often be temporarily repaired, they tend to still leak, and a split may mean throwing the whole tent out if replacement air beams are not possible
- tip: buy one with a pressure relief valve or reduce air pressure during day time in hot sun
- TPU air beams are MUCH better than PVC air beams
- less off-gasing and vinyl chloride exposure
- performs better in cold weather (PVC becomes more vulnerable to damage)
- strongly consider buying a double action hand pump (pumps air when push down and when pull up) - see also air pumps for camping
- they can unexpectedly slowly deflate overnight if they develop a slow leak, you didn't tighten the Boston valve fully, or worse, a puncture
- older campers with arthritic hands may have issues with connecting the pumps and tightening the caps - as well as weight issues - aim for one well under 20kg
- they are generally bulky, heavy and expensive but much less bulky or heavy compared to an Oztent
- the Korean online retailers may not deliver to Australia
Air Framed Inflatable Tents optional or removable floors
Naturehike Cloud Nest Hexagonal Airpole Bower Pergola Tent
- model NH20TM002 Airpole Bower
- 380x329x220cm; 10sq.m area; no fly, no stove jack; no PVC doors.
- single wall PU2000mm WH 150D silver coated polyester oxford, B3 polyester mesh, PP, TPU
- 2 doors (fabric layer rolls down EXTERNALLY and can be used as awning)
- 4 large squarish mesh windows which have fabric which zips DOWN from the TOP
- 150D polyester oxford removable floor attached with buckles to bases of each of the six TPU air poles
- double air pump nozzles (inner deflates, outer inflates) - only one of the 3 nozzles needs to be pumped up - the other 2 should be closed and it should be pegged first; comes with pump;
- 6 pairs of guy lines need to be pegged out
- packs to 70x35x40cm 14.5kg
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003258251359.html ~$650 + $150del
Naturehike Cloud Nest Hexagonal Dome Air Tent upgraded
- model NH20TM002 upgraded
- 380x330x210cm; each panel is 1.9m wide at the base; no fly, no stove jack;
- singe wall PU2000mm WH 150D silver coated polyester oxford, B3 polyester mesh, PVC, PP, TPU
- 3 doors (fabric layer rolls down internally) which each can have a TPU door zipped on - comes with 3 x clear ?gold PVC doors
- 3 large rounded mesh windows which have fabric which zips up from the bottom
- 150D polyester oxford removable floor attached with buckles to bases of each of the six TPU air poles
- double air pump nozzles (inner deflates, outer inflates) - only one of the 3 nozzles needs to be pumped up - the other 2 should be closed and it should be pegged first; comes with pump;
- 6 pairs of guy lines need to be pegged out
- packs to 70x35x40cm 15kg
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005719413387.html ~$600 + ~$150 del
Gopamir Air300 TPU
- main shelter:
- pentagonal gazebo-like 30D nylon 3000mm WH; some 20D nylon DWR; air poles 2.0 Bar;
- 4.8m at widest; each side is 3m wide; walls are 1.35m high then angles to ceiling peak of 2.2m high; metal awning poles?
- angulated wide door
- optional large clear TPU zip on door 2.6×2.2m packs to 30x35cm https://smartstore.naver.com/gpoutdoors/products/7613285069 189,000KRW
- chimney can go through ceiling vent near centre of tent;
- 8.7kg incl. pump; packs to 55x30x30cm;
- optional rear inner tent:
- 75D 210T nylon 10,000mm
- plus some 20D and 30D ripstop nylon
- 4P: symmetrical with two parts each 2.7/2.0m x 1.4-1.65m
- 1.92kg
- optional floor 168,000KRW
Coody 10.0 with TPU
- 3.6 x 2.8 x 2.2m with 1.35m high walls; 10sqm; TC 35% cotton 65% polyester; khaki (seems to have dark mesh) or beige with beige mesh;
- 2 TPU skylights; PVC air beams with relief valve; stove jack; front and rear doors; the two 120x90cm mesh windows can be opened (?velco) with external roll down fabric;
- 300D removable floor; can be zipped to other compatible tents;
- 28kg excl. TPU door/windows;
- https://www.coody.com.au/products/coody-air-tent-10-0-shelter $AU1649-2450 incl free TPU door and TPU windows
Coody Air Cotton Tent Aurora
- 5m diam, 2.5m high octagonal dome style tent with ? 3 190cm high large doors and 5 clear TPU large windows (all also have removable white mesh layer and fold up internal full fabric layer), ceiling windows and round central peak ceiling window; beige or khaki;
- detachable floor zips on at about 6“ above ground and has elasticated borders to surround the air beams
- 300D fabric
- large fly reaches almost to the ground blocking most of the views but has a very handy large awning to allow door to be open in the rain
- 40kg or is it 67kg! packs to 83x50x40cm;
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006903685134.html $AU3600 + $AU900 del !!!
- or there is this similar 4m diam x 2.45m high tent wih PVC floor from CNZKO: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007103139934.html $AU1650 + $AU128 del
- https://www.coody.co.kr/20/?idx=64 1,899,000 won
- optional zip on annexe hall extension
with optional annexe hall
Woolf air tents
- made in China, they have a range of air tents, many with TPU and with stove jacks but they all tend to be very heavy (~40kg)
Generic Chinese octagonal air tent
- similar design to the Coody Aurora
- 4m diameter; 9000mm WH floor; PVC tubes;
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007986413476.html ~$AU1530 + $299 del
- the following images could be the 5m diameter version
Polaris A3 tunnel air tent / gazebo
- 19.2kg; 3000mm WH Oxford fabric; 2 large windows on each side; large doors with awnings on each end;
- https://brand.naver.com/bellenuit/products/7943225481 990,000won on special
- A4 version is longer and adds another section with further one more large window on each side
Urbanside Easy Cabin Air Tent
- 7m × 3.2m × 2.3m tall fully enclosed (apart from no floor) gazebo-like tent which can be almost fully opened as meshed gazebo
- Poly 75D 210T Rip-Stop PU 2000MM UV50+ WR
- two main air poles: 14Ø TPU air tube - red valves automatically release air if pressure exceeds 7psi - in summer only pump to 5psi
- Khaki / Black / Light Gray / Tan; 14kg
- includes pump, pegs, guys, may also include 2 awning poles 18kg packs to 70x20cm?
- optional inner tent
- optional ground sheet Poly-Oxford 150D PU 3,000mm WR
- optional TPU front door (68,000krw) and side doors (78,000krw)
16.2 sqm tunnel tent with two large TPU skylights
- symmetric design with central floorless hot tent area and two side awning doors
- both ends have bedrooms with floors and large angled TPU “skylights”
- 6.28×2.7×2.1m; 150D 1500mmPU silver coated Oxford;
- 15.2kg packs to 67x40x37cm;
Decathlon Quechua
- Decathlon Quechua Air Seconds 4.2 Fresh & Black Inflatable Camping Tent
- dark bedroom each end: 140 x 260 cm;
- central living area 1.95m tall and 5.9 m² with zipped groundsheet and meshed windows;
- 17.9kg; packs to 77 x 38 x 38 cm ; rated to 60kph winds guyed out;
- Decathlon Quechua Air Seconds F&B 4.1 Inflatable Tent
- 4.4×2.8×1.6-1.9m high; white and beige;
- one clear PVC window; other window, ceiling vent (always open) and the single door are mesh
- lounge area has detachable zip 2400mm high density PE floor but drafts and insects can easily enter;
- rear 2.8×2.1m section has a clipped on inner Black out tent
- 2000mm fly
- 15kg; alloy ridge pole; 60kph wind rating if guyed out; packs to 75 x 35 x 35 cm; 15min to set up; 7 PSI of pressure;
- discontinued?
- Decathlon Quechua Air Seconds 5.2 Blackout Inflatable Tent
- similar to above but 5.6m long x 3.65m wide and has 2 dark bedrooms side by side: 210x210cm-140x210cm while living area is 7.9sq.m and 2.1m high;
- packs to 85 x 35 x 35 cm, 21.8 kg
- https://decathlon.com.au/products/air-seconds-52-blackout-inflatable-5-person-tent?variant=40917544501359 $AU1299 incl. living room floor excl. pump
- Decathlon Quechua Air Seconds 6.3 F&B Inflatable Camping Tent
- as above but larger:
- 6.3m long x 3m wide x 2.1m high; although smaller 7.1sq.m living area
- 2 compartment inner tent one end, 1 compartment inner tent at other end;
- 25.9kg packs to 85 x 38 x 38 cm ;
- https://decathlon.com.au/products/inflatable-six-person-tent?variant=40918510436463 $AU1699 incl. living room floor excl. pump
- Decathlon Quechua Air Seconds 4.2 Polycotton Blackout Inflatable Tent
- 5.5×4.55m; polycotton!
- dark bedrooms each end one is a dual compartment section (divider can be removed to make one room)
- 37.3kg; packs to 86 x 56 x 46 cm; rated to 70kph winds;
Air tents with floors
Rise Outdoor AirNest 3+
- catenary arch shaped tunnel style single wall tent with an embedded inflatable 1psi R3.8 mattress 1.7m wide x 1.88m long
- can squeeze in 2 adults and 2 young kids
- 420D rip-stop Dacron floor
- 3000mmWH 50D silpoly fabric
- airbeams protected by 210D dacron polyester and inflate to 4psi
- black No-See-Um mesh at rear and in vestibule
- may not be good for hot humid weather as only has minimal meshed windows - one at each end of the tunnel if you zip on the vestibule and seems you would need to close rear end in rain and leave the vestibule window open to prevent condensation - rain hitting this will fall onto the floorless vestibule ground
- in windy conditions, having the more aerodynamic vestibule door facing the wind could be problematic when you open the door and the tent becomes a parachute, so you presumably would be best having it set up side onto the wind and ensure your guy ropes are really well pegged out
- 1.7m high entrance door; 1.9m wide tunnel x 1.9m long plus door overhang plus front vestibule;
- can float on water;
- 10.5kg
Mars 03 Air Swag
- 3.15sqm 2P TC cotton tent with front and rear doors with TPU panels and comes with rain fly; internal door/window curtains roll downwards;
- 1.5m (W) x 2.1m (L) x 1.2m (H)
- 9kg packs to 66x30x30cm
- could be great for those with motorbikes and could be used inside a larger tent such as the NatureHike Sand Dune 10.9 hot tent
- unfortunately, probably not wide enough for a Zempire Twin Monstabed
5.3sqm Tan Xian Zhe FunUnique Ring Pavilion hexagonal air tent
- 146cm sides measuring 2.92 x 2.52 x 1.65m; polyester fabric with inner blockout layer;
- 2025 model;
- 2 sides are clear PVC windows; 2 sides are mesh windows with inner fabric, 1 small PVC ceiling;
- 2 sides are full sized doors with meshed + fabric both zip from the bottom plus a top mounted awning door;
- 6.19kg (7.71kg with pump, 2 awning poles, etc); packs to 60x30x30cm;
5.8sqm blockout inflatable tent
- 2.4×2.4×1.9m; 420D off white Oxford with black adhesive lining; 600D 3000mmPU poly taffeta floor; PVC air beams with relief valve;
- 2 doors (one as awning), 2 windows but these are closed from the outside and rain could be an issue;
- 9.6kg; packs to 76x30x27cm;
6.3sqm black inflatable tent with large skylights
- looks nice; no stove jack;
Naturehike Blackdog Camping Inflatable Tent
- 4.5x3x2.1m tall; cabin style with long awning; 150D black 2000mm PU; possibly has a rear door as it seems to be different to other windows;
- no floor in living area but seems to have separate bedroom area presumably with floor; roll up framed windows;
- nice high side wall stove jack for 90deg angled chimney
- 19.75kg; packs to 95x45x35cm;
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005176087611.html $AU971 + $AU317 deliv
6.3sqm inflatable cabin style tent with large zipped skylight
- 6.3sqm cabin usually means 3×2.1x2m
- 210D beige 1000-1500mm polyester; Oxford floor;
- no stove jack; PVC air beams;
- front and rear doors
- looks great for 1-2 campers but privacy is an issue (fabric is outside the mesh windows and doors)
6.3sqm inflatable cabin style tent with two large skylights
- 3×2.1x2m; black; no stove jack;
6.3sqm inflatable cabin style tent with small skylight plus stove jack
- 6.3sqm cabin usually means 3×2.1x2m
- 420D Oxford 3000mmPU light khaki poly
- front and rear doors; PVC air beams
- safety relief valve to prevent bursting;
- looks great for 1-2 campers with a stove but privacy is an issue (fabric is outside the mesh windows and doors) and rain ingress from stove jack may be an issue as it may collect on the floor
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007031031502.html this version states TPU beams 2023 model, 20kg $AU673
- https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/High-Quality-Cheap-Waterproof-and-Sun_1601057126036.html looks like a different version as TPU poles $US309 + del
- 19kg; packs to 74x42x39cm
- TPU air beams not PVC
- interior fabric is silver-plated fabric
8sqm inflatable cabin style tent with two PVC skylights plus stove jack
- 3×2.5×2.2m
- Oxyford poly
- 15cm PVC air beams;
- side windows have internal privacy fabric zips from bottom
10sqm inflatable cabin style tent with skylight plus stove jack
- white 150D 3000mmPU polyester; TPU poles; 200D 2000-3000mm PU floor; partition curtain; black mesh;
- ONLY ONE DOOR!! rear window instead;
- 18kg; 2.6m wide x 3.85m long x 2m high (walls are 1m high); packs to 77x33x40cm;
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008660903053.html ~$AU882 free del
12sqm inflatable cabin style tent with small skylight plus stove jack
- 3000mm PU poly
- front and rear door
- looks perhaps too big and heavy for 1-2 campers with a stove and rain ingress from stove jack may be an issue as it may collect on the floor
12sqm Senleeto inflatable cabin style canvas cotton tent with skylights plus stove jack
- green cotton canvas; 4m wide x 3m long x 2.1m tall
- 35kg; PVC poles; PVC floor; front and rear doors; packs to 90x44x40cm;
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008702114763.html ~$AU938 on special
Dawning Fire Bunker Tent
- 30-35kg; 2.8m*5.5m*2.15m; 230g waterproof TC cotton;
- zip on TPU front and side doors
- front half has no floor, rear has floor, side windows rear door and TPU ceiling;
- packs to 100X40X50cm
Mobi Garden Yunshu 12.6 cabin plus peaked hot tent
- looks great; 12.6 sq.m; chimney stove jack; PVC skylight; peaked section is 2.55m high in middle;
- 39kg; 3000mmPU 600D Oxford polyester; packs to 88X55X45cm;
- unfortunately deflated during night in rain whilst stove going - a very dangerous situation! Perhaps user error in not tightening valve enough? see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ips4pyJ7MM
Eurohike
- Eurohike air 400
- front mesh door; side door; two small TPU/PVC clear front windows; no mesh windows;
- rear bedroom has two compartments;
- 14.9kg
- ?discontinued
- https://www.millets.co.uk/15942905/eurohike-air-400-inflatable-tent-15942905 £289.00 on clearance special?
- Eurohike Genus 400
- 4.5mx2.5mx1.9m high; 3000mmWH; large front door; 2 elevated side windows; rear bedroom;
- 9.8kg; packs to 73 x 35 x 28cm; pump included;
Dometic air tents
- Dometic Hayman 4 AIR Inflatable Camping 4 Person Tent
- 18.7kg $AU799 on clearance special
- Dometic Santorini 2×4 Air Tent
- 22.1kg; $AU1599
Zempire air tents
- Zempire Pronto 4 Air Tent V2
- 2.4mx2.4mx1.9m high internal 13.7kg!
- $AU549
- Zempire Pronto 5 Air Tent V2
- 440L x 295W cm incl. 280L x 280W cm sleeping area
- 3000mm WH rated 150D 135T Oxford Polyester
- inner 75D 190T Polyester
- 180gsm PE floor;
- single inflation point and deflate fast with its multiple deflation points
- fly uses 9.5mm fibreglass poles!
- 14.5kg; packs to a fairly massive 70L x 40W x 40H cm
- Zempire Evo TS Air Tent V2
- 3.75×2.8mx1.95m high; 6000mm WH 75D, 270T fabric; tunnel style tent, not freestanding - need to guy out the front and rear web straps at start of set up.
- single front door; rear bedroom; 140gsm PE floor;
- 19.8kg packs to 70 x 39 x 39cm;
- tinted skylight PVC windows
- Adjusted internally, Tinted PVC, 3 way windows, Side zipped internal window covers, Bug proof mesh, Rear external window covers, Skylight covers, Waterproof window covers
- Fully opening foldaway front door with both full mesh and waterproof clear tinted PVC panels.
- https://www.tentworld.com.au/buy-sale/zempire-evo-ts-air-tent-v2 $AU1099 incl. pump
- Zempire Aerospeed 4
- similar to aerospeed 6 but:
- interior is 285L x 245W cm x 180cm tall ie. 7 sqm
- 9.75kg packs to 59L x 27W x 29H cm incl. pump
- Zempire Aerospeed 6
- internal is 3.05wx2.65×1.9m large enough to fit one twin mat and a large single mat ie. 2 adults and 1-2 children
- ie. 8.1 sqm which is 16% more than the Aerospeed 4
- front and rear doors are additionally supported by a 11mm brow pole over each door and can be set up as awnings with additional poles
- front door is full fabric lower half and dual fabric/mesh upper half
- rear door is full mesh which almost fully unzips to right lower corner and can be packed away into a pocket
- 3000mm PU Dura-Core ripstop polyester fly
- 5000mm PU polyester floor
- large side windows are full mesh with full internal fabric which zips downwards
- ceiling is mainly mesh
- power cord zipper
- 10.8kg packs to 59L x 29W x 30H cm incl. pump
- opt. wall kit to give a complete fly over the side windows
- Zempire Evo TM Air Tent V2
- 5.45mx2.8mx2.1m; tunnel style tent, not freestanding - need to guy out the front and rear web straps at start of set up.
- middle door + front door; rear bedroom with blockout and zippable room divider;
- 3 way windows - mesh, clear PVC;
- 24.2kg; packs to a massive 70 x 41 x 41cm;
- Zempire Pronto 10 Air Tent V2
- 22.9kg; $AU999
Darche air tents
- Darche Air-Volution AT-6 Tent 2021
- 29.9kg $AU1799
Sonmez Outdoor Air Tents
- made in Turkiye, these generally brightly coloured cabin shaped tents are $US1000 to over $US5000 and the latter are 60kg for a 3×4.5m tent but they are rated to winds up to 80kph
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhlHs9SS9OU in a snow storm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPWjEL727xw Fish13 with a $AU3600 small 12m2 yellow TPU windowed one in heavy rain which collapsed under weight of water
UK Khyam Air tents
- Khyam Airtek 8 Pro
- 8×4.6mx2.35m high; “Vista doors” TPU + mesh
- 50kg packs to 89x58x68cm
- £2,047.99 GBP
Russian Bear RBM air tents
- Premium Inflatable Tent with Stove Jack “Panda air” Large
- 4x3x2.2m tall; 12sqm; 48kg; canvas; two very large ceiling mesh skylights;
- TPU front wall; also has stove jack on fly (advised if prolonged or heavy rain);
- air beams are triple layered reinforced; ?PVC floor;
- 3 season tent but can be used in snow although they advise it is not warm enough if temperatures are below 0degC (and you can't keep stove going all night)
Inflatable Insulated Inner Tents
- see insulated tents
Irish Crua Outdoors tents
- require a 7psi regulated air hand pump.
full tents
- Crua Core
- 3.5×3.4×2.3m tall; 1 door; ceiling and wall TPU
- 18.3kg;
- Crua Culla™ Combo insulated tent
- contains the front entry single door Crua Duo 2 Person aluminium frame outer tent (2.2kg) & Crua Culla™ 2 Person Insulated Inner Tent (6.8kg)
- 6000mm wh; opt. fly;
inner tents
- Crua Culla™ Modus insulated swag-like inner
- Crua Culla 2P insulated inner
- 2.03×1.32×1.22m high; 6.8kg; fire retardant breathable polyester with 450g/m2 insulation; vents and single door but NOT waterproof! 7psi max;
- https://www.amazon.com.au/Crua-Cocoon-Insulated-Dome-Tent/ $AU1322 incl. delivery plus you need a hand pump
- Crua Culla™ Haul insulated inner
- 2.04×1.2×0.94m high; fire retardant breathable polyester with 450g/m2 insulation; vents and single door but NOT waterproof! 7psi max;
- 7kg;
- designed for the Crua Aer rooftop tent but can be used with other tents
- https://www.cruaoutdoors.com/collections/insulated-tents-summer-and-winter/products/crua-culla-haul $US669 plus you need a hand pump
- Crua Culla Maxx 3P insulated inner
- 207.2 x 195 x 121.9 cm; 450g/m2 insulation;
- 7.5kg; packs to 69.9 x 46 x 45.7 cm