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Topic: Review of the Aldi 6 man tent
Posted By: Pocoyo
Subject: Review of the Aldi 6 man tent
Date Posted: 08/6/2008 at 6:43pm
Bought one of these today and tried it out in the garden. It's very impressive. The living area isn't massive but certainly adequate for a 2+2 family. The groundsheet is semi sewn in to the tent, the bedroom compartment is separate and comes with two zip up dividers to make one, two or three bedrooms. We are using it in two weeks time, once it's been tested I'll give my full review!
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Posted By: SaraSeahorse
Date Posted: 08/6/2008 at 7:35pm
photos please?!
Posted By: Pocoyo
Date Posted: 08/6/2008 at 7:46pm
D'oh! Forgot to take pics but it's this one...
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_6136.htmhttp://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_6136.htm
I will be sure to take some on my holiday.
Posted By: SaraSeahorse
Date Posted: 08/6/2008 at 8:50pm
it would be interesting to see the inside and idea of size as it is hard to tell from the aldi picture
Posted By: junkd
Date Posted: 08/6/2008 at 9:24pm
Yeah I'd like to see some more photos/info on this.
I'm on the verge of spending £190+ on a Nevada M after changing my mind constantly over the past month or so. The good words people have for this Aldi tent only serve to make my decision even more difficult. Especially when it's so cheap!
Posted By: shielsy
Date Posted: 08/6/2008 at 11:51pm
Junkd. I would say the aldi one is considerably larger inside.
It does not have a full Sig, only attached at the front, The bedrooms have the usual sewn in floor with High mud walls to keep off that draught.
Between the bedroom doors there are storage pockets for shoes etc.
I hosed down the two I got,No leaks at all even around the many good PVC windows, If you do not tuck the door mudwalls under the ground sheet the water gets into the living compartment. Probably the same with all SIg tents.
There are 3 doors. I would use the side doors for main entry exits, only use the front if no chance of rain.
The bedrooms are one single unit spanning the rear of the tent and would take 3 double air beds albeit they would be tightly fitted. They are divided by zip down cotton dividers, Im happy I would get 6 scouts in one with baggage so for a family no problem. There is a loop in the centre sleeping compartment for a light.
All I would say is
For £80 Ive seen named brand tents offering a lot less for a whole lot more money
Buy it even if you only get 2 seasons you've lost nowt.
ATB
Brian
Posted By: hoochie
Date Posted: 10/6/2008 at 4:47pm
Hi there
I'm just wondering if this tent has taped seams?? 4000mm HH is great but pretty useless without taped seams too.
And also, it weighs 22.5kg but what sort of shape/size is it packed away??
Any thoughts about this much appreciated as OH really likes this tent and seems a bit of a bargain.
Cheers!
Posted By: Pocoyo
Date Posted: 10/6/2008 at 6:39pm
Hiya,
Yes it has taped seems. The bag is about 4' long and expands to make it easier when putting away.
Posted By: sianyw
Date Posted: 11/6/2008 at 10:08am
We bought one yesterday and it seems good value. I can put it up by myself too which is a prerequisite in a weekend tent for us.
Posted By: hoochie
Date Posted: 11/6/2008 at 1:37pm
Thanks for clarifying that Pocoyo. Probably came across as a daft question but I wanted to make sure. And it's really nice to hear you can put it up alone if needed. With little ones running around you have be able to do 10 things at once when setting up camp LOL!.
OH is picking one up after work as it sounds too good an offer to miss!
Thanks
Posted By: Pocoyo
Date Posted: 11/6/2008 at 2:11pm
Yes, we have a 3 and 2 year old so that was a priority for us too.
Posted By: merlin20
Date Posted: 11/6/2008 at 4:46pm
just bought this tent mainly because of the value offered. it seems to be very much like the coleman cedar creek 2000HH and a RRP of £300. see tent reviews image: - forum_images/smiley20.gif
Posted By: hoochie
Date Posted: 12/6/2008 at 12:46pm
OH got one last night and it looks really good. I'm really pleased with the oversized bag too because we can never get them down really small when packing away on the site! We'll set it up over the weekend, can't wait.... :)
Posted By: hartfordxxl100
Date Posted: 16/6/2008 at 5:09pm
anyone got floor plan ?
Posted By: sassle08
Date Posted: 16/6/2008 at 7:44pm
Just wondered how easy this is to put up, It does look a bit technical for a beginner like me? And does anyone have the size of the living space? As everything else sounds quite good.
Thanks
Posted By: merlin20
Date Posted: 17/6/2008 at 8:14pm
it gives the living area at 230x380. the sleeping area at 210x380. and head height at 210.
length approx 460. x 400 wide.
in imperial------ 7'6.5'' x 12'.6.5''. living area.
around---- 6'10.5 x 12'.6.5'' sleeping area. head height 6'10.5
lenth-----------15'.1'' x 13'.1.5'' wide.
thats off the box in comes in.
Posted By: Pocoyo
Date Posted: 19/6/2008 at 8:02pm
Well we used the tent this week....but only stayed in it for one night. Our first night there were horrendous gales and driving rain. To be fair to the tent it stood up really well to the weather, there was only a slight leak in the living area where we left a UFO light against the tent wall. Unfortunately neither me or DH slept a wink because of the roar of the wind and the expectation we may have to get up at any moment and hold the tent down.
The good news is the tent is sturdy and waterproof.
Posted By: AngelicMinx
Date Posted: 19/6/2008 at 8:58pm
For the price it did well :)
Posted By: AngelicMinx
Date Posted: 19/6/2008 at 8:59pm
Ok note to self "dont post reply till i am done lol
Cheap tents dont usually do so well in bad weather so it sounds like it was way worth every penny.
Am surprised but pleasantly :)
Angie.
Posted By: scarymamma
Date Posted: 20/6/2008 at 10:51pm
I've just bought one too. I can't put up our main tent on my own and I wanted a tent that we could use for weekends or so I could take the kids away for a week on my own. I've put it up twice on my own with no problems at all, and very little reference to the instructions. It's a steel and fibre glass pole system with short colour coded fibre glass poles for the roof section. These then slot into stell poles with angled tops that form the vertical walls (as my daughter put it, it looks a bit like a bug when you're putting it up. Once all the poles are assembled you just crawl under the fly sheet and lift it up. You then just slot the legs onto the pins, peg out and attach the inners. The bed pod has a SIG but the living area has a partial SIG i.e it's only sewn in at 2 points and only covers the living space and doesn't extend under the bed pods. I have to say that you do get what you pay for and the construction/design isn't quite as sharp as the big brands put you're getting a big tent for £80. I'll be sleeping in ours tomorrow with my daughter and 5 of her friends so I really hope it's as water tight as Pocoyo said. Oooh, one interesteing feature I've not seen before is that the inside is silvered presumably to try and improve heat retention.
Posted By: AngelicMinx
Date Posted: 21/6/2008 at 9:46am
Just seen the specs for this tent on a site here in Holland. Apparently it is HH4000mm !
Angie.
Posted By: Mattirving
Date Posted: 08/4/2009 at 4:21pm
I got this tent last year but only managed to sleep in it twice due to people deciding they dont like camping.
Going away with the tent this Friday and really looking forward to using it. I would like to know how you managed to get up by yourself. I tried a few times last year in the back garden and when i used it but never managed to get the poles in correctly. any suggestions would be helpful,
Matt
Posted By: Finnboy
Date Posted: 08/4/2009 at 10:37pm
If you look in my profile you'll see this tent.
I bought it from Argos in 2005.
There may be some small changes but from the pics it looks identical.
It was a good, hardy tent that withstood 4 years being camped on a totally unsheltered site in Cornwall. It took a huge beating each year from the winds.
I finally retired it last year when one of the steel poles snapped. (In hindsight I wish I had kept her and found a pole to fit. She was one hell of a tent for the money, we paid £99 and it was branded Pro Action obviously, being from Argos.
Things that I found over the years:
The guy lines AND runners are libel to snap, swo get spares.
Don't hang too much weight from inner hooks as they pull the seam weld away at those points. That was the ONLY time it ever leaked a few drops and that was our fault!
Get a couple of Clingons for the rear as, unless they have changed the design, the outer tent will touch the inner if being hit by wind in that direction. A clingon attached to the flysheet in the offending area cured that.
I used Delta Pegs on all guy lines, love them.
You could also take some spare fibreglass poles, but we NEVER had one break in 4 years.
Many happy memories of that tent, and guyed down good it will stand up to horrendous weather. image: - forum_images/smiley20.gif image: - http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture053.jpg image: - http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/7537/picture053.jpg [/IMG]
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Posted By: milly91
Date Posted: 08/4/2009 at 10:49pm
this was our very first tent in 2005. lovely tent. got it from argos. had to send it back though and get a refund after only 2 outings. the zips on the doors broke. 2 poles bent and pole sheath stitching came undone and we had no wind either. love the set up in this one though would have been better sig throughout. the bedrooms opened up into 1 big one. thats brought back memories! had 2 great holidays in it..
Posted By: milly91
Date Posted: 08/4/2009 at 11:07pm
is this the one
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Posted By: Mattirving
Date Posted: 08/4/2009 at 11:25pm
hi Milly
That looks like the one, it has shoe holders in the bedroom area.
Last year my dad helped me put it up but i need to do it on my own or at least have my son put the poles in.
Posted By: milly91
Date Posted: 08/4/2009 at 11:33pm
my OH used to be able to do it by himself. from what i remember we used to put the five flexi poles through first, then one by one, starting at the front ones, then back ones, put the steel poles in. then the ring pins, then fasten the tent to the poles and finally when youve pulled it straight, peg it out.
Posted By: Finnboy
Date Posted: 09/4/2009 at 12:33am
Yep, and crucially, don't forget to slacken of the webbing at the plastic "elbow" joints at the top of the steel poles. Very, very difficult getting the poles in otherwise.
Must confess that getting the ring/pin into the steel poles was always a struggle with this tent.
Strong fingers (and patience) required. :)
Posted By: stevieg72
Date Posted: 09/4/2009 at 11:49am
Will Aldi be doing this tent again this year? looks a bargain