Enjoy a stargazing trip on a weekday night or weekend?
Stargazing can help modern people escape the hustle and bustle, return to nature, and forget the fatigue of life and work when looking up at the stars. In this way, choosing a suitable stargazing tent is important, and plays a key role in improving the outdoor stargazing experience.
Guide to Buying Stargazing Tents
Spending an unforgettable night under the stars sounds wonderful. However, where you stay that night is equally important. Usually, there is no natural place suitable for you to stay when stargazing in the wild. Therefore, you need to prepare a stargazing tent or look for a campground that provides stargazing tents, which is more convenient and quicker before the journey.
Before choosing a suitable stargazing tent, you should first understand what a stargazing tent is.
What is a stargazing tent?
You can understand it this way. A stargazing tent is a tent that is specially used to provide a temporary residence for stargazing activities. There are many forms of their appearance. Many stargazing tents are designed with transparent roofs. You can enjoy the beautiful night sky when you lie flat and look up at the roof. However, this style is not recommended in this article. We will recommend some more luxurious stargazing tents.
Why do you need a stargazing tent?
Usually, single adventurers or camping families don’t spend a long time stargazing. One or two nights is enough for them. However, astronomy enthusiasts, astronomers, and astrophotographers use weeks as the unit for stargazing. No matter what kind of people they are, no one will choose to sleep under the starry sky for a long time.
Stargazing tents can provide shelter from wind and rain, a comfortable bed for adventurers when they want to rest, and an environment for astronomers or astrophotographers to set up equipment indoors without having to endure the wind, sun, and mosquitoes.
What to pay attention to when choosing a stargazing tent？
When choosing a stargazer tent, you can consider three aspects: budget, design, and size.
Budget
The cost of a stargazing tent can vary greatly depending on its function and brand. The tents recommended in this article are a bit more expensive than ordinary tents, but they offer more stringent guarantees in terms of quality and after-sales service.
Design
The shape of the stargazing tent may be your first impression of it. After all, a tent with a unique shape can fit you better in terms of senses and make you more pleasant. The materials of the tent are a test of its ability to withstand adverse weather conditions. High-quality frames and waterproof tarpaulins can provide stronger protection.
Size
When considering the size of the stargazing tent, it is generally determined by the number of stargazers. For solo or family stargazing, a stargazing tent that can accommodate 1-3 people is enough, while if it is a stargazing astronomical team, a more spacious interior space is required.
In-depth Review of the 4 Best Stargazing Tents
Here are the four best tents for stargazing we highly recommend! Although they may appear to require a higher initial investment, their durability, and reusability can keep costs down in the long run.
Safari Cabin Tent
Comes in models that sleep 1-2 or 2-4 people
- Luxurious
- Eco-Friendly
- Convenience
- Cost-Effective
- Flame Retardant
- 100% Waterproof
Size: 7.8*7.8*4.5m / 10.0*10.0*5.0m
Area: 16㎡ / 40㎡
Framework: Q235 Steel + Powder Spraying
Cover: 750 g/㎡ PVC Tarpaulin / 650 g/㎡ PVC Tarpaulin
The safari cabin tent is the most suitable stargazing tent for a single person or family. It has two styles to choose from, one with an interior space of 24㎡ and the other with 38㎡. Such a spacious and bright interior space makes you extremely comfortable whether you are stargazing or relaxing in the tent.
More importantly, the design concept of the safari cabin tent is to provide an affordable cabin luxury stargazing experience while ensuring your high-quality enjoyment. You read that right! You can ask to add the components of the family experience such as the living room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen to your tent! Just imagine, when you are tired of stargazing outside the tent, push open the tent door, and it feels like you are back home in an instant. What a wonderful experience!
The safari cabin tent has a veranda outside the tent, you don’t even need to walk out of the tent to sit by the tent and enjoy the stargazing experience. If you come with your friends, you can even invite them to enjoy coffee or wine while stargazing on your veranda. What a pleasant enjoyment.
Cocoon House Tent
Comes in models that sleep 2-4 people
- High Space Utilization
- Strong Structure
- Good Windproof Performance
- Flame Retardant
- Heat Insulation
- UV Protection
Size: 10.7*6.5*3.6m
Area: 44.0㎡
Framework: Q235 Steel + White Powder Coating/Galvanized Steel
Cover: PVC White Blackout Tarpaulin – 850g/㎡
Cocoon house tent is a stargazing tent you can’t refuse in terms of shape. Its appearance resembles a cocoon, with an elegant feeling that combines natural and architectural aesthetics. This unique hemispherical top and relatively large entrance design help reduce wind resistance and provide good space utilization efficiency.
The curtain wall at its entrance is a glass facade. These large glass curtain walls can provide a wide view of stargazing. Inside the cocoon house tent, you can see the mysterious night sky at a glance. When mosquitoes become more numerous at night in summer, you can sit in the cocoon house tent or even lie down to stargaze without worrying about mosquitoes.
The material used for the interlayer insulation of cocoon house tents is needle-punched thermal insulation sheets, which have good thermal insulation performance. Stargazing in the wild in winter may be a bad experience due to the cold, but with a cocoon house tent, the cold will no longer be a problem for you.
Nordic Tipis
Comes in models that sleep 15 people
- Strong Storm Resistance
- Versatile Accessories
- Customized Use Options
- Durable Structure
- Applicable To Many Scenarios
- Spacious Interior
Size: 8m / 10m (Can be customized)
Area: About 80㎡
Framework: Q235 Steel + White Powder Coating/Galvanized Steel
Cover: Double Coated Opaque PVC Tarpaulin
If you want to organize a romantic stargazing event, Nordic Tipis is undoubtedly your best tent for stargazing.
Nordic tipis have a unique conical roof, which helps to disperse wind force, reduce wind resistance, and keep your tent stable even in extremely stormy weather. The weather is changeable, and no one can guarantee what kind of weather you will encounter when stargazing, but if you buy Nordic tipis, it is the best guarantee.
At the same time, it not only looks high but also has a very spacious interior space that can accommodate many people. If you are the initiator of a stargazing event, this tent can meet your activity range requirements for any number of participants. Because it is not only spacious but its size can also be customized, no matter how many people are stargazing, it can meet it.
Dome Tent
Comes in models that sleep 2-4 people
- Modular Design
- Rigorous Quality Control
- Waterproof
- Reliability
- Multiple Styles
- Comfort
Size: 5m / 6m / 7m / 8m
Area: 19.6 ㎡ / 28.2 m² / 38.4 m² / 38.4 m²
Framework: Q235 Steel + White Powder Coating/Black Powder Coating/Galvanized Steel
Cover: 30% area of 950 g/m² front transparent PVC + 70% area of 850 g/m² double coated opaque PVC
The construction method of the dome tent makes its overall structure extremely stable and strong, and it can withstand strong storms. So you don’t have to worry about bad weather conditions such as storms and rainstorms when stargazing.
And 30% of its surface cover is transparent, which is very friendly to your stargazing experience. It can be equipped with a comfortable bed inside, so you can even lie on the bed and enjoy the beauty of the starry sky through the transparent tarpaulin. This transparent design allows a lot of light to shine into your tent through the transparent tarpaulin, reducing the need for artificial lighting.
At the same time, the interior of the dome tent is equipped with an efficient ventilation system and insulation panels. Ensuring your indoor environment is comfortable, can effectively reduce the interference of external noise, and you don’t have to worry about anyone disturbing your stargazing.
The dome tent can be customized, whether in style, size, or internal layout, it can meet your personalized needs. Have you ever imagined stargazing in a fully transparent dome tent? The kind that can directly see the starry sky 360 degrees? Such an idea can also be realized.
We have made a table so that you can see the parameters of the four stargazing tents more intuitively:
Type | Safari Cabin Tent | Cocoon House Tent | Nordic Tipis | Dome Tent |
Size |
| 10.7*6.5*3.6m |
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Area |
| 44.0㎡ | About 80㎡ |
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Framework | Q235 Steel + Powder Spraying | Q235 Steel + White Powder Coating/Galvanized Steel | Q235 Steel + White Powder Coating/Galvanized Steel | Q235 Steel + White Powder Coating/Black Powder Coating/Galvanized Steel |
Cover | 750 g/㎡ PVC Tarpaulin / 650 g/㎡ PVC Tarpaulin | PVC White Blackout Tarpaulin – 850g/㎡ | Double Coated Opaque PVC Tarpaulin | 30% area of 950 g/m² front transparent PVC + 70% area of 850 g/m² double coated opaque PVC |
Room Occupancy | 1-2 people 2-4 people | 2-4 people | 15 people | 2-4 people |
Benefits |
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Recommendation index | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Conclusion and Recommendations
All four stargazing tents are made of Q235 steel and PVC tarpaulin, which makes them strong, stable, and waterproof in structure. But they are different in their characteristics.
If you want your stargazing trip to have a homely feeling, you can choose a safari cabin tent. If you want your tent to have a unique appearance and a huge glass curtain wall, why not choose a cocoon tent? But if you focus on the strong ability of the tent to resist storms, Nordic tipis will be a better choice for you. Of course, the transparent curtain wall and customizable service of the dome tent can also make your stargazing activities more comfortable.
These four tents are now available at Glitzcamp. If you can’t wait to start your stargazing trip, why not contact Glitzcamp?
