This study presents a novel tensegrity tent based on the parameters of a certain military tent. Firstly, we derive the framework of the tent with the optimal complexity and the geometric and physical parameters of the elements are determined based on the certain military tent. Secondly, the dynamics, statics and modal analysis equation of the tensegrity tent are introduced. The prestresses of the elements to meet the first order natural frequency for the requirement of the International Building Code are given. The simulation method of membrane covering which applying strings instead of membranes is proposed. Then, the wind and snow loads analysis of the tensegrity tent are completed. Finally, we propose a folding scheme for the tent, and the joints required are also presented. The results show that the total mass and effective volume of the tensegrity tent is 45.4 kg and 37.1 m3 which are 12.1 kg less and 0.3 m3 more than the military tent, while the tensegrity tent can take the dynamic wind load with velocity of 22.1 m/s and the static snow load with thickness of 0.14 m, which are 1.4 m/s and 0.08 m more than the military tent. Compared with a certain military tent, the tensegrity tent has a more reasonable layout of the framework to take external dynamic and static loads while using less structural mass and maintaining the slightly larger effective volume.