WHITEDUCK Regatta Canvas Bell Tent - w/StoveJack, Waterproof, 4 Season Luxury Camping and Glamping Yurt Tent Outdoor

I recently purchased a 13 ft Avalon to set up on my camping property. I realized once I have this larger tent set up I'm probably not going to want to take it down. So for a couple events this summer and while I prepared a tent pad for the Avalon I decided to pick up this smaller 8 ft regatta. Once you know what you're doing it sets up pretty quickly. Definitely faster than the 20 minutes they claim. I can do it in about 10 minutes easily. Just stake the perimeter, insert the poles and finish by staking out the guidelines. Construction seems very durable. I don't see any issues with the floor but I do put a tarp underneath it mainly just to protect it from punctures. Depending on how tightly you steak in front of the door it can be difficult to zip the bottom parts of the door completely closed. I really don't see it being an issue because there is enough overlap to prevent water from getting inside. As far as livable space is concerned I put a twin air bed inside mine. You can just fit one in between the sides or back of the tent and the pole. Leaving you with the other half of the tent to store your gear or whatever you want. While this tent would work for two people I think it would be very cozy. The center pole just limits the space inside but I think the extra headroom and ease of setup from this design is worth it. I feel that for the price this is a great tent to have if you are car camping and want something that is going to last you a long time as long as you take care of it. This is my first canvas tent. I've owned innumerable nylon tents over my lifetime and nylon invariably degrades from sunlight. Cotton canvas needs its own special care to keep away mildew and such. But I think for long-term durability and abrasion resistance it's a much better choice than nylon tents. Also nylon tents getting incredibly hot in the sun canvas is going to do a better job of keeping the tent cooler.

We've had this tent set up for a month now- the boys set it up in the backyard, very easy, stakes must have been upgraded because they're heavy-duty rebar and nothing outside of a tornado is moving that tent. It's a very rugged, durable, heavy canvas, well-made and stitched tent. The boys immediately moved their cots, TV, Sofa, rugs, and a bunch of other stuff into it and haven't left. It's seen 60 mph winds, blizzards, downpours, -20F, basically everything and it's a very solid and 100% dry tent that looks brand new. This thing is everything I hoped it would be. Downside is the weight. It's really heavy in the bag- like surprisingly heavy. A two-man job to move around with one man on each strap. Also even on a 60 degree sunny day you can tell the tent is a lot warmer, maybe 10-20 degrees warmer, inside. Not sure I'd want to be in it on a hot summer day but it is very well ventilated with 3 windows, roof vents and a large door. UPDATE: It now has about 90 days on it over the year+ we've had it. Set up is quick, tent still in great shape- like new. What surprises me about this tent is its ability to withstand the wind. Boys left it up with a week straight of 40-60 mph sustained winds (high wind warnings every day)- the tent handled it without any issue. I've never had tent that is even close to this one in terms of shedding high winds. Also still waterproof. I don't think you can make a better choice than this tent. UPDATE 2. The main ropes are connect to bungee loops. After a couple of years those get rotted out and need to be changed or your tent will fail in a heavy wind. We just tied some 550 paracord where the bungees were and it's fine. All stitching and tent still in great shape.

Love this tent !! This tent is well made and will hold up to strong storms as long as you have it staked down good.My wife and i love this tent to camp in best for us is fall and winter camping for us. with a electric campsite we plug in electric heater for warmth ,it holds heat in very well. We bought this tent in 2022 and its now 2025 still in great shape. We clean it every year and i spray on a a extra water reppllent for extra water proofing. it is a bit heavy to carry all bundled up in bag. but not terrible. Well worth the money

Spent a long time deciding what to get before settling on this, and I’m glad I did. The material feels really durable, the stitching is top notch, and there are little design elements all over that show the kind of care for consumers the company has. YKK zippers feel super strong and easy to use. Well made center pole that lets one person set the tent up smoothly. The hardware bag for the stakes is basically a love letter to the owner. I’d get this again in a heartbeat.

Love it! I've tested this tent for almost a month in my back yard and it's been great! We had 40 degree to 80 degree weather with some days of high wind, rain, and some sunny and calm. My thoughts so far; it does well in the rain (no leaks), it can handle the wind, and if you open the ventilation in a hot day it's ok, but it is definitely hotter inside than outside. The tent is meant for cold weather though, and it did well in 40 degrees. I used a space heater and it was able to keep the tent at 65 degrees all night without any issues. I also purchased and used a tent stove, which is a bit harder to regulate so it made the tent too hot, but it worked great too! Easy to setup and take down. Did it all by myself and it takes 2-3 hours to put it up and depending on how you setup the inside 1-5 hours to bring it down (I had a tent stove, cot, table, etc. and it took 5). I'm heading to Fairbanks Alaska soon so I'll let you all know how it fairs in some of the coldest temps on the planet! ;) That said, I think it will do pretty well!

Love the tent. Purchased Sept 2025. We have spent over a month camping the love the tent, solid design, ease of setup. Campers envy. We have used our wood stove for several weeks and the stove jack has worked perfectly. 4 Stars due to exceptionally slow response to email and online inquiry about the matching Flysheet cover that gives added rain protection. There was some confusion at Whiteduck about flysheet color options and after some education was sent to them (link to their own web site product color description) they verified that you can only get the flysheet in what they call "White" which is actually a very light beige with a pink hue and of course a beige that would match their Sandstone beige tent. See the images attached. First image shows us tenting at Three Lakes in Hiawatha National Forest. You can see how light colored the rainfly is. Not too offensive, just a different color. Second image closeup of the tent color. Third image is the REI and Whiteduck stickers on their rainfly. Fourth image shows a closeup of the "White" rainfly which is a light beige with pink hue. Interestinglly, even REI was unaware of the color variations and sold us what they thought was sandstone beige which was in fact "White" colored flysheet as verified by Whiteduck. The true Beige flysheet will be out of stock until mid Jan 2026.

I lived in this tent for a season while camp hosting! I. Loved. It. I never had to worry about weather and it ended up being the wettest, violent stormiest Maryland Eastern Shore I'd experienced in 27 years (2023). I never had an issue due to humidity, but I also properly ventilated. I never cut the hole for stove pipe once winter camping. The tent was comfortable. My only complaint is I ordered the A-Frame front and received the center pole design because that was the current model. The center pole is a pain because you loose options for a cot/bed. Regardless, I love living in it. I am 5'2" and set it up alone. The first time, ugh swore never again but it was easy after that! Tear down is a snap and it fit perfectly in the bag! Galvinized reebar stakes are excellent. I did use my own preferred stakes for the guylines.

I received my new White Duck Regatta 16.5' Bell-style tent, and I have to say, I couldn't be happier with it. It was shipped earlier than expected and received in perfect condition. The instructions say to set it up and soak it with a hose before you plan to first use it, to season the tent and make it more water repellant - so I did. Set-up was quite easy and the tent looked great standing there in the back yard (my 3-year old son had a blast running around inside the tent and yelling out the mesh windows). We tried to soak the tent with the garden hose, but the water just kept running off. Eventually, it started to look like the material was actually getting wet, and we made sure to try to saturate every bit of the canvas. After sitting overnight, I went in with a towel to clean up any puddles, but the inside of the tent was dry as a bone! I can't wait to take this thing camping in a few weeks!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE - 9/8/2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We just got back from our first camping trip with this tent, and I have to say that I'm still as pleased as the day I wrote my initial review. It's like a TARDIS in there!!! It looks a little big from the outside after it's set up, but wait until you start to actually put your gear into it. We took 7 large totes, a queen inflatable bed, a toddler inflatable bed, and other various sundries with us, and with the totes around the walls, and with the beds inflated, there was still so much room in the middle of the tent that my whole family could have lain down in the empty space and not touched each other! Most importantly, it stayed bone dry in the tent through an entire day of thunderstorms and downpours. When the rain started, I made sure the windows were mostly closed (a little gap at the top), and the door was zipped at the bottom (I left the vertical zipper unzipped for air flow and only a few drips came in - I would've zipped that one too if the wind was blowing from that direction). We spent a lot of time sitting in our canvas palace, marveling that we didn't need to mop up any errant puddles throughout the storm. My family loves this tent - I can't wait to go camping (glamping) in it again!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE - 11/28/2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We have been camping with this tent two more times since my last update, and I am no less impressed with this tent than before. We have been rained on at every camping trip we've taken with this tent so far, and this tent continues to keep us dry. A few weekends ago, my family went to Alabama for a 4-day event, and we had purchased a wood-burning stove in anticipation of winter temperatures, but it did not get really cold until our last night there, so we only got to use the stove for one night. With temperatures in the low 30's, we stayed cozy and warm all night. Even with another adult on another queen mattress staying with us for the event, we still had plenty of room in the tent for my family and all of our gear. I can't say enough good stuff about this tent. BTW: the stove I got was the "Winnerwell Large Nomad Tent Stove", it is awesome! I purchased the stove, a "Winnerwell Triple Wall Chimney Pipe, 3.5 Inch Diameter", and the "Winnerwell Flashing Kit," and the stove fit perfectly in the tent (the Triple Wall pipe was at the correct height to exit through the Flashing Kit without needing to purchase any additional parts). I highly recommend this set-up if you plan on putting a stove in your White Duck Regatta 16.5' Bell tent. FYI: Make sure to protect the bottom of your tent from the heat of the stove. I brought a welding blanket for under the stove, but I still needed to place a barrier of split wood under the stove to keep from melting the floor. Next time, I'll probably take a few sheets of 3/4" plywood to put under the welding blanket (2' wide x 3' long should be more than adequate). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE - 05/05/2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I just wanted to add a quick update since we have been using this as our primary camping tent for most of the LARP events my family attends. The family still absolutely loves this tent! The event we were at last weekend had more rain than sun, with wind gusts and general unpleasantness, but we all stayed dry as long as we stayed in the tent. When this tent is closed up, nary a drop of water can get into it. This tent has truly been my best glamping purchase, and if a tree were to fall on it and destroy the material, I'd buy another one tomorrow. I can't recommend White Duck Regatta enough! Speaking of buying another one, my wife and I have decided to get the 10 foot version for when either of us are camping alone and want to pack a little lighter. There was a guy set up next to us at the last campout we attended with one of the smaller 10 foot versions, and it looks perfect for one adult, with or without a child in tow.