Tall people in tents?

Maybe it is just how tents are by design but I personally have found them to be very hard to stand up in and I always hit my head when I stand up in the morning. I am 6'0", which isn't freakishly tall or anything but maybe some shorter people or the ladies don't have this problem. The dome tents are generally much better I think because unlike the more classic A-frame style tents they do not slope down as much at the edges.

 

Yes, indeed as with everything in life cost is a factor...

I don't mind roughing it a little bit though, feeling cramped and a bit uncomfortable all contributes to the camping experience.

 

Honestly though, it is not so much the height but I am sure if your dad is 6'6" the problem was more about when he lay down. Even when you are at home in your own bed he might've had some problems with his feel poking of the edge of the bed. If you are camping in a large tent like that you can angle yourself any-which-way but for the smaller (less than 4 person tents) you can't really do that.

I'm sure you have a solution for that Your base camp tents look like they are one step short of constructing a cabin