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Thanks for all your recommendations. Keep any other suggestions coming. I checked out the ALPS Mountaineering site and am very impressed with the selection for the Taurus and Merimac tents, and their offers for scouting. In addition, I have also always been impressed with Eureka, and will consider the Timberline tents. I happen to own half a dozen tents myself. My favorites include a 2 man Timberline I bought back in 1986 for backpacking, and also a 4 man Cabelas version of the 4 man Timberline. By the way, our troop will be taking a canoe camping trip to Algonquin Provincial Park

I am looking for recommendations on tent selection to provide to my troop. Our troop have historically bought and used several versions of Coleman dome tents. These are 4 man tents. In one version, the average person can stand up in. In the other version, it is a bit to short. Both use fiberglass poles. I don't have the model names. These ran from $80 to $100. Our troop is consistantly having to repair due to tearing floors, or discard due to zippers that stop working. It seems that we only get about a dozen uses out of each tent before they are no longer functional. I consider the q