Tent Size Guide
Start with how you are using it, then how many people sleep in it. The size follows from there.
Find Your Tent
Every tent is built to your specification, so these are starting points, not limits. Floor plans are drawn to the same scale, so you can compare footprints directly. The door sits at the bottom, the rear window at the top, and the gold circle marks the stove jack. On a tipi the dashed ring is the smoke hole above the fire.
1. What are you using it for?
2. How many people per tent?
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1 to 2 hunters
Colorado Tent or The 1890
10 x 12
120 sq ft, sleeps 2 to 4
Two cots with room for a stove and gear at the foot. Right-sized for a spike camp or a pack-in base.
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3 to 4 hunters
Most chosenColorado Tent or The 1890
14 x 17
238 sq ft, sleeps 3 to 7
Cots, a stove, a table, and coolers, with room to move all season. The size most guided operations run.
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5 or more, outfitter base
Colorado Tent or The 1890
16 x 20
320 sq ft, sleeps 4 to 10
Run it as the cook and social tent, paired with 14 x 17 sleeping tents per pod.
2. How many people per tent?
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2 to 3 scouts
Scout Tent
8 x 12
96 sq ft, ground pads
Scouts sleep in bags on ground pads, so more fit per square foot than a cot camp.
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3 to 4 scouts
Patrol sizeScout Tent
10 x 12
120 sq ft, ground pads
The patrol tent. Sized for a small patrol with packs stowed at the foot.
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Staff or program space
Colorado Tent or The 1890
14 x 17
238 sq ft, sleeps 3 to 7
Comfortable for two staff, and it doubles as an activity room when the weather turns.
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Dining or main tent
Colorado Tent or The 1890
16 x 20
320 sq ft, seats 11 to 13
Seats a full patrol at folding tables for meals, programs, and wet-weather cover.
2. How many people per tent?
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Couple, one bed
Cowboy Tipi
10 x 10
100 sq ft, sleeps 1 to 2
A compact tipi profile that reads as the destination. Fits a queen with a nightstand.
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Couple with seating
Most chosenColorado Tent or The 1890
14 x 17
238 sq ft, sleeps 3 to 7
A queen with a real seating area, or two queens and a table. Full standing room throughout.
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Family unit
Colorado Tent or The 1890
16 x 20
320 sq ft, sleeps 4 to 10
Two queens, two tables, and a stove, with separate sleeping and living zones.
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Signature round structure
Traditional Tipi
16 ft to 20 ft
sleeps 3 to 6
A round profile with a center fire. The structure guests photograph and ask about.
2. How many people per tent?
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4 to 6 seated
Colorado Tent or The 1890
10 x 15
150 sq ft seated
A small gathering, a registration tent, or a vendor booth.
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8 to 10 seated
Most chosenColorado Tent or The 1890
14 x 17
238 sq ft seated
Eight to ten at folding tables. The common size for dinners and receptions.
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11 to 13 seated
Colorado Tent or The 1890
16 x 20
320 sq ft seated
The main event tent. Pair two of them for larger gatherings.
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Feature structure
Traditional Tipi
20 ft and up
open floor
Used as a bar, a lounge, or a centerpiece rather than a seated dining space.
Wall tents also come in 10 x 15 and 12 x 15, and we cut custom sizes to your dimensions. When in doubt, size up: the extra square footage costs little and it changes the camp when everyone is inside all day in bad weather. Call us at (303) 399-3232 and we will size it with you.
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Still Not Sure?
Tell us your crew size, how you are getting in, and what you are using the tent for. We have set up thousands of these and will get you to the right answer.