Has anyone used inflatable tents yet?
How do they perform, especially in windy weather? I’d appreciate any personal experiences or insights. I’m considering buying one from Temu for around $700—do you think they’re worth it?
Inflatable Tents Review
Empiresearth on 20/09/2025 - 16:54
Last edited 20/09/2025 - 17:33 by 1 other user
Last edited 20/09/2025 - 17:33 by 1 other user
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Are you planning to camp on a river or lake?
Yes, as per Victoria's weather and wind.
Camping is intense. Cheers
Any tent system, relie on Rope, poles and grounding. Tent Pegs, that screw into the ground are awesome, if you have a decent Drill/Impact Driver.
I’ve done a lot of camping and cannot imagine a circumstance where an inflatable tent would be good. The bit about putting up a couple of tent poles is the easiest bit about pitching a tent, and it seems like that is all it replaces?
I’m considering buying one from Temu for around $700
Why so much? And from Temu of all places?
There are a few local ones I have seen, but Temu/Ali…. Buy a $179m tent from Aldi. That is what we use.
Why would pay $179 to a local retailer where you're easily covered by ACL, when you could spend $700 for a bouncy castle with no bounce from a website known for cheap quality?
/s
I was lucky. I got our $179 tent for $129, and it is still going well.
I wouldnt buy anything for $700 from temu. For a tent, its worth checking out the quality in person, unless its very cheap.
As for inlatable tents, havent had experience with modern stuff, but the one we had when i was a kid was great. Easiest tent by far to put up and down. Roll it out. Inflate. Stand it up and peg down. Was just a basic igloo shape and no annexx or anything though. Only really got punctures later in its life after 15-20 years of camping. It did require checking the pressure every day and if the stay was more than a couple of nights would require a little extra air some mornings.
It comes with a child that uses a hand pump to keep it inflated all the time
I've had a few tents over the years, and growing requirements, eg. bigger for kids.
This line was something I had considered in the past.
https://www.decathlon.com.au/p/4-person-blackout-air-tent-ai…
I've seen a Zempire one and the build quality is excellent and I couldn't fault it. The person whose tent it was was going around Australia and had been living out of the tent for several months and thought it was great.
Temu is probably the last retailer I'd buy from, especially for $700.
Inflatable tents are shit. Landfill. Ever had an air mattress that has lasted longer than 12 months)with continuous use)? Now imagine that air mattress on bare ground and subject to wind and movement.
Just buy a regular tent with poles
Like your point.
With Air mattresses, you get what you pay for. We bought one, that stays connected to AC, so it doesn't deflate. Interesting if we connecetd the mattress to a Ryobi Inverter and how long it lasts?
PS I bought 2 Ryobi inverter kits this week.
They're heavier.
They're more expensive.
And they get punctures. Expect to get good at fixing them.
I don't know what they're like in the wind. You'd have to be double sure they were fastened down well, because they wouldn't collapse in the wind like a conventional tent. I'd make sure not to leave my kids in them in wind. You never know where they'd end up.
I've been in a conventional tent in a cyclone. We'd pulled out the posts, and were all lying on it to stop it blowing away. And had to stay there until the cyclone blew over because we wouldn't have been able to fold and pack it with the wind blowing.