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I bought the Aldi 3 man dome one and took it back today as the the flysheet didnt fit well over the inner... So went and got a well know make today, paid more but I dont want to be flooded out etc!!!

So thats something to think off.. mind you they gave me a refund with no quibble.. maybe try the bigger one and make sure you can take back after a trail run in the garden.

Have fun

If you put LIDL  into your web browser ( google etc ) you will find there are a quite a few forums available to you which may be able to help.

Also a big store like Lidl probably cant afford to sell real crap, and if the tent is no good take it back for a refund.

I know eveyone has a budget to stick to, have you tried camping exhibitions especially the last day or so , you might get a real bargain. The tent i have was an ex-display and has been a really good buy. There is also Ebay I am thinking of a second hand trailer tent for next year and there are some good buys on Ebay at the moment....

Best of luck with your choice and dont get too hung up on facts and figures try and see the tent you want erected before buying.

                                    Mark

Just for info, I took back one of the double self-inflating camping mats to Lidl a few weeks ago.  There was nothing wrong with it but it didn't inflate as much as I expected.  If it's over £10 they can't give you a refund in-store, but take your details and send you a cheque.  I received this Friday and it was for £2 less than the £19.99 I paid for the mat.  I need to speak to them Monday as to why - the letter says this is "in line with their refund policy".

It might be best to establish their refund policy before purchase.

Quote: Originally posted by woolly124 on 05/06/2005

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Just for info, I took back one of the double self-inflating camping mats to Lidl a few weeks ago. There was nothing wrong with it but it didn't inflate as much as I expected. If it's over £10 they can't give you a refund in-store, but take your details and send you a cheque. I received this Friday and it was for £2 less than the £19.99 I paid for the mat. I need to speak to them Monday as to why - the letter says this is "in line with their refund policy".

It might be best to establish their refund policy before purchase.

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Although I don't recognise it, it is probably made by a reputable tent manufacturer but re-labelled for Aldi.

I have noticed that others do this - eg Outwell tents for Blacks.

It's a shame there's no mention of Hydrostatic Head, but I can't see a problem for sheltered sites.

Hi, looks a lot of tent for the money.  I hope you enjoy it.  Report back after the 'trial run'!

Busterdan

Thanks so much for posting your piccies.  Your photos make it look alot bigger than the Aldi photo I had seen.  You have helped me make up my mind. Am pretty sure I am going to try and get 1.  I hope though you may be able to help answer my questions....Is it relatively easy to put up? Would a person only 5ft tall (me) and a sensible 6 year old (maybe stood on step) be able to manage  to erect one of these?  Am only asking your opinion - dont worry wont hold you to it.

Hope you have fun camping in it tonight.  Please do report back and let us know how you get on.

Emma

I quite like it...interesting shape. And 2000 hh is good.

Another question...the guylines. They look sort of lumpy. I`m not sure if this is an effect of the camera or that they are twisted in some way? My Gelert tent has guylines that are attached to two points, but are not connected in a Y-shape like yours. The peg goes straight into the point of the V. I don`t know if you can see this...there`s a picture of the Gelert in my profile. I am trying to think of the pros and cons of the different guyline design and pegging out method of our two tents. Did the instructions for your tent say to do it that way?

Hi all... first night in the tent, last night...

No probs as you'd expect after one summer night :) lots of room for our two Aldi double inflatable beds too.  I'm not sure I have pegged the tent out properly as some of the zips are quite tight to do up... whereas in other area's the outer tent seems loose.... I suppose a bit of practise I would get this right.

I'm gonna to take it down in a moment... leave it for an hour or two and then attempt to pack it all away.

In terms of the height... I am 6' tall... and at the highest point of the outer tent (say you are standing in the porch section) a 7' person could stand and maybe just touch the lining... in my case I can walk into the porch without needing to duck down and can still stand for about one metre from the highest centre point to where the outer tent starts to scope down.  In the inner tent I can also stand at the entrance though once I move further into the sleeping compartment it is necessary to duck down slightly.

Yes the guy ropes are quite chunky... it's not really clear in the instructions how you are supposed to peg them out so I've just done it how I think is correct... the Y method is quite good because it in effect give you two guy point I suppose and lessens the likelyhood of ripping.  I'd say it is probably about 4mm, flourescent with reflective strips.  It is quite tightly braided around what I assume to be a inner polyester core.  One of my guy ropes had frayed so I knotted it... but it probably would have held in place I think.... it just looked a bit untidy.