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Wenzel are world renowned for their tents which they have been designing now for over 120 years. They have a superb and diverse range of tents featuring different styles to suit different families and types of vacation.

Their 8 person family tent, the Wenzel Grand Lodge, is truly the Cadillac of all tents. It provides over 160 sq.ft of usable floor space and has a two room layout.

Surprisingly quick and easy to set up this tent has walls that can open up to become a screen room or can be zipped closed for warmth and privacy.

If it’s an 8 person family tent you’re after, take a serious look at the Wenzel Grand Lodge.

An excellent 3 room family dome tent is the Wenzel Sycamore. Three doors provide excellent access so no clambering over bodies or gear to get at things.The Wenzel Sycamore is a 3 room family dome tent

Setting up this tent really need 2 people but one of them can be a child over 4. In the main central room you can stand and each of the rooms is large enough for a full size queen air bed so you can divide your party to suit yourselves.

From user reviews, this 3 room family tent seems to be the leader in it’s class.

If you’re wanting a 6 person family tent consider the Wenzel Mackinac.

With it’s full height attached screen room there is plenty of bug free space for playing, cooking or just chilling out.

This tent actually takes 2 adults to set up but bearing in mind the benefits it offers, the effort is well worthwhile if this suits your family. You can also zip the screen room up to give a cozy private porch.

Another choice of 6 person family tent is the Wenzel Cottonwood. This tent also has 2 rooms but no screen room. It is much lighter at just 20 lbs so with a family of teenagers you can split the load between you can go trekking if you like.

You can read full opinions about the Wenzel family dome tent range including further detail about their 8 person family dome tent and others. You’ll also find a comprehensive summary of user opinions for each one.

The Wenzel Grand Lodge is truly camping in style. A super choice for larger families, especially if you like to spend time on the campground. There’s space enough for the children to be playing inside without being under your feet but this beauty weighs in at 47 lbs so you don’t want to be carrying it too far.

Main Features

Despite the enormous size of the Wenzel Grand Lodge, it has been cleverly designed so as to fit inside a standard campground pitch, thereby not restricting where you can go like some of the larger family tents.

Remarkably, this tent can be easily set up by a single adult! So if you’re other half is busy entertaining the kids that’s OK, you can get the job done single handed.

Although the layout is basic, being just 2 rooms, this makes for easy pitching, usage and access.

The full height of the Wenzel Grand Lodge means you can stand throughout the tent. Backache is something other campers suffer with!

Wenzel have used their Weather Armor fabric for the tent but you still must seal the seams against heavy downpours before setting out.

The roof of the Wenzel Grand lodge is mainly polyester mesh with a removable rain fly. This provides excellent airflow but can give difficulties in terms of heat retention when the temperature falls. Make sure you read our user suggestions for dealing with this issue.

The rain fly itself also suffers potential problems of holding instead of shedding rain. It’s very important that you peg the fly out to the ground independently and not attach it to the support poles. The rain then runs off just as it should.

The floor is a welded tub which means no stitching in the corners. The result is no water seepage so no damp soggy corners.

Now we move on to look at the best and worst aspects of the Wenzel Grand Lodge. There are also dimensions and statistics as well as a collection of user reviews and opinions.

Carry on reading this review about the Wenzel Grand Lodge to get the full picture. You might also like to compare it against others in the Wenzel family dome tent range before choosing which is best for your family.

Wenzel are world renowned for their tents which they have been designing now for over 120 years. They have a superb and diverse range of tents featuring different styles to suit different families and types of vacation.

The Wenzel Grand Lodge is their largest, 8 person tent and is truly a grand structure. Providing over 160 sq.ft of usable space this tent has a two room layout.

Surprisingly quick and easy to set up this tent has walls that can open up to become a screen room or can be zipped closed for warmth and privacy.

The Grand Lodge is definitely one of the best 8 person family tent available.

An excellent 3 room family dome tent is the Wenzel Sycamore. Three doors provide excellent access so no clambering over bodies or gear to get at things.The Wenzel Sycamore is a 3 room family dome tent

Setting up this tent really need 2 people but one of them can be a child over 4. In the main central room you can stand and each of the rooms is large enough for a full size queen air bed so you can divide your party to suit yourselves.

For a 3 room family tent this gets the best user reviews and highest ratings on all fronts.

If you’re wanting a 6 person family tent consider the Wenzel Mackinac.

It has a full height screen room giving a huge and spacious area for bug free living whether you use it for cooking, playing or just chilling out.

Setting up takes 2 adults but is not difficult. The screen room has canvas walls that can be zipped up to give a cozy porch feel or left open to mesh for maximum light and airflow.

Another choice of 6 person family tent is the Wenzel Cottonwood. This tent also has 2 rooms but no screen room. It is much lighter at just 20 lbs so with a family of teenagers you can split the load between you can go trekking if you like.

The Wenzel Grand Lodge has to be the Cadillac of all tents. It’s an excellent choice if you have several children - or dogs! You’ll find you have all the space you could want conveniently laid out. This beauty weighs in at 47lb though so don’t park too far from your pitch!

Main Features

Although the Wenzel Grand Lodge is massive, it has been well though out so as it fits comfortably within a standard campground pitch. This means that in general you are not restricted in where you can go as with some other large family tents.

Remarkably, this tent can be easily set up by a single adult! So if you’re other half is busy entertaining the kids that’s OK, you can get the job done single handed.

The layout is basic, just 2 rooms, but this makes for easy pitching, access and use.

The full height of the Wenzel Grand Lodge means you can stand throughout the tent. Backache is something other campers suffer with!

Weather Armor fabric us used for the outer skin but don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. Make sure you seals the seams against heavy rain before setting out.

The roof of the Wenzel Grand Lodge is predominantly mesh screen so airflow is great. It doesn’t get stuffy even in direct sunlight. However, being so large, heat retention can be an issue when the temperature falls so be sure to read our user suggestions on this point.

The rain fly can have problems of holding water but this is easily solved by pegging it out independently. This is explained further in our worst points section.

The welded tub floor does an excellent job of keeping out water. There is no stitching in the corners so therefore no water seeps in.

Now we move on to look at the best and worst aspects of the Wenzel Grand Lodge. There are also dimensions and statistics as well as a collection of user reviews and opinions.

Wenzel are world renowned for their tents which they have been designing now for over 120 years. They have a superb and diverse range of tents featuring different styles to suit different families and types of vacation.

The Wenzel Grand Lodge is their largest, 8 person tent and is truly a grand structure. Providing over 160 sq.ft of usable space this tent has a two room layout.

Setting up is surprisingly simple and quick. One adult can manage without assistance. The tent walls can zip right down to leave a screen room, or closed up for privacy and warmth.

If it’s an 8 person family tent you’re after, take a serious look at the Wenzel Grand Lodge.

An excellent 3 room family dome tent is the Wenzel Sycamore. Three doors provide excellent access so no clambering over bodies or gear to get at things.The Wenzel Sycamore is a 3 room family dome tent

Two people are needed to set this tent up but one of them can be a child over 4. The main central section provides standing room and all of the sections can fit a full queen air bed with space for gear.

For a 3 room family tent this gets the best user reviews and highest ratings on all fronts.

For a 6 person family tent try the Wenzel Mackinac for features.

It has a full height screen room giving a huge and spacious area for bug free living whether you use it for cooking, playing or just chilling out.

To set up this tent takes 2 adults but it’s not difficult. the walls of the screen room can be zipped closed for privacy and warmth or left open for full daylight and air flow.

Another 6 person family tent would be the Wenzel Cottonwood. This has a 2 room layout as well but no screen room. It’s lighter at only 20lbs and so if you have teenagers you may perhaps split the load between you and trek with this one.