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Travel & OutdoorsCamping tents: brands AI assistants recommend
Family camping tents and lightweight backpacking tents. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about camping tents.
This market is updated monthly, on the first Monday of each month. The results below are from the latest published update, so between updates you see the previous one.
Ranking, Week of Oct 19, 2026
Share is the percentage of sampled answers in which the brand was recommended. Showing the top 12. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REI Co-op | 1.2 | 60% | 40% | |
| 2 | Kelty | 1.3 | 20% | 40% | |
| 3 | Big Agnes | 1.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 4 | Coleman | 2.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 5 | Durston | 2.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 6 | The North Face | 2.0 | 0% | 40% | |
| 7 | MSR | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 8 | REI | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 9 | Marmot | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 10 | Mountain Hardwear | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 11 | Zpacks | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 12 | Hilleberg | 5.0 | 20% | 0% |
With 10 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 10 points, so treat gaps of a few points as ties. Position is the order of first mention in an answer (1 is first). Read the methodology.
Sources the assistants cited
Domains cited most often across the answers for this category, by number of citations.
- rei.com9
- treelinereview.com4
- wildernesstimes.com4
- myopencountry.com3
- nytimes.com3
- outdoorgearlab.com3
- backcountry.com2
- bigagnes.com2
- cleverhiker.com2
- durstongear.com2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best camping tent for most campers? Best overall
- best 4-person camping tent under $200 Budget
- best lightweight backpacking tent, $500 or more Premium
- best tent for car camping with kids in rainy weather Specific need
- alternatives to Coleman tents that hold up better in wind Alternative
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Dopbot Index, Camping tents, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/camping-tents
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