The Best Tents Under $100 for Cheap Camping

Tents that are both cheap and of good quality are very hard to come by these days. Personally, a tent that is under $100 is ideal for a single person, a couple, or even a small group of friends or family.

Therefore, I would like to present to you the best tents under 100 that I found. They’re so great that I couldn’t help but share them, and I have no doubt that you’re going to love them as much as I do.

As always, I’m not going to hold back anything and I won’t just tell you what I like about each of them, but I’ll also tell you about any problems I had.

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Best Tents Under $100 – Top 5

#1 Coleman Sundome Tent

The Coleman Sundome Tent comes in green or blue and has different sizes for 2, 3, or 4 people.

The tent and rainfly are made with thick and durable 75 denier polyester taffeta, and the tent has welded corners and inverted seams which stop any water from getting in. The rainfly is for extra protection but when it’s not on, the top half of the tent is mostly meshed so that lots of fresh air can flow in.

The two person tent has measurements of 82.7 x 59.1 x 47.2 inches and weighs 6.38 pounds, whereas the 3-person tent’s interior is 7 x 7 x 52 inches, only weighing 8 pounds. The tent for 4 measures at 108 x 84 x 59 inches and weighs 9 pounds.

What makes this one of the best tents under 100? Well, let’s see, first of all, it only takes around ten minutes to set up because of its pin-and-ring design that is very easy to do.

Aside from the large windows and plenty of mesh, there is also a floor vent that contributes to the ventilation. The ground vent works together with the mesh ceiling very well, because any hot air that enters is able to rise up and escape.

There’s an E-Port that lets you easily bring electrical power into the tent, and mesh storage pockets that have been sewn into the walls so that you can keep small items close by and organized. Also, the tent has a large D-style door so that it’s easy to get in and out of this tent.

To ensure that Coleman’s tents are weatherproof, they have to get tested against wind and rain before being available for purchase.

As for the wind test, large and strong fans blow winds of 35+ MPH while the tent is rotated on a platform and then afterward the tent is checked for any pole damage or tears.

In the rain room over 35+ gallons of water rain over the tent for ten minutes, starting from a light drizzle and then gradually increasing to heavy downpour. Then, the tent is checked for any water leakage and if over two tablespoons of water manage to get inside, then it’s a fail.

I’m just not happy about two things – the mesh walls are rather loose, and therefore not completely bug-proof. I’m not one of those people who fear every little insect, but the sound of a mosquito buzzing throughout the night would annoy anyone.

The other issue is that I don’t trust the fiberglass poles. If I had been stuck in a thunderstorm, I don’t think my tent would have lasted.

#2 Wenzel Pine Ridge Tent

Another one of the best tents under $100 is this one by Wenzel. Available in blue or red, this is an excellent tent for 4 people. It can even fit 5, depending on how much gear everyone has.

It does come with a nylon taffeta sheet that you can use as a room divider by hanging it from the ceiling, which makes it perfect for a small family so that the parents and child/ren have a room each. This is where the doors come in handy because there are two. It looks like one large door, but it’s actually two D-shaped next to each other so that, if you use the room divider, each room has a door.

It has three windows and a mesh roof to create cross ventilation.

The floor size is 10 x 8 feet, it weighs 11lbs and 9oz, and its center height reaches 58 inches.

All of the seams are welded, not sewn, and it has a tub-like floor. Both of these things help make this tent waterproof. The floor has been sonic-sealed to eliminate needle holes is the main reason water cannot get in.

The shock-corded fiberglass poles help make this tent easy to set up, and because they are multi-diameter, they provide even more space inside.

I really like the removable rainfly on this tent, because it has fly ridge poles so that the awning provides protection over the door and rear window, plus it’s made out of the same durable and weather-resistant polyester (with polyurethane coating) as the rest of the tent.

I’d say this has got to be one of the best 4 person tents under 100, because of all the great features it has. It can easily be set up by just one person in around 15 minutes, and it does have an electrical cord access port, a storage pocket, a privacy flap, and a gear loft.

We need to talk a bit more about the multipurpose gear loft because it has something quite unique and has got to be my absolute favorite thing – it has an integrated light reflection system. It is specially designed so that you can place a lantern or flashlight in the center of it, and as long as the light is facing up, you’ll see that it completely illuminates the inside of your tent.

My only complaint has to do with the rainfly and the zippers. During my camping trip there was quite a lot of rain, and even though the tent did very well some water did manage to leak in. I can’t be sure if it’s because the rainfly doesn’t cover the door enough, or if it’s because the zippers are not waterproof. I’d say it’s b