The best tents of 2021 revealed

The winning tents in the 2021 Camping Editor’s Choice Awards have been announced – including the prestigious Tent of the Year.

It’s been an unprecedented year but that’s not prevented us from inspecting dozens of new tents to help campers decide what to spend their money on.

And with huge numbers of people taking up camping for the first time, independent expert advice is more important than ever.

The overall Tent of the Year is the Vango Anantara III Air TC 650XL.

Our judges said: “It takes something special to rise above the crowd, but we think this tent thoroughly merits its place at the top of the pile.

“Polycotton, full of technical innovation, loads of space and easy to pitch, this is a premium family tent that takes camping onto the next level.”

Watch our first ever virtual awards ceremony as we reveal the best tents of the year

And for further details of the winning and commended tents in all the categories click here

Camping magazine editor Iain Duff said: “The Camping magazine brand is celebrating its 60th birthday this year. Things have changed a lot since that first issue back in 1961. These days we’re more than simply a print magazine. We reach almost one million people across our online, digital and social media platforms.

“Tents have changed too, but what hasn’t changed is our knowledge and expertise and that’s why we are such a trusted voice for campers. You know that our seal of approval really means something.

“These are the tents that we think will make a huge improvement to your camping life this year.”