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 Hi Nicola, Firstly welcome to UKCS.

Ihave just spent a couple of nights with my Brother,wife and 6yr old neice in a gelert lokon vario 5 tunnel tent, abit tight for three adults and one child but liked the tent so much when i was dragged to the gelert factory shop I got a crackin deal on 2005 version for myself and the o/h, but it is still large enough for us to be joined from time 2 time by a couple of friends.

Good luck it's a mine field out there,

Nige

I have the Khyam Yale and have just spent a very windy weekend in it with no problems at all. As long as you pitch lenghways into the wind they are fine. The Deltas probably helped as well. A tunnel tent is also simple and quick to erect and gives you uniform headroom all over. Ours also has the benefit of a SIG.

Carol

Quote: Originally posted by Gilyan on 30/5/2006

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Well, there's 6 of us, me and OH, 2 kids (5&7) and my parents. We tend to go for a weeks camping together each year, and then I try to fit in a few shorter camps sometimes just me and kids sometimes my mum too if I can. So it'll get a variety of use.

I'm looking to replace our Gelert Satelite 6 that I bought second hand a few years ago now, because it's seen better days, and I'd definitely like something which doesn't leak as much! (Even after re-proofing!) Especially considering what the weather is like currently! Admittedly, we're not camping until the end of July and everything could change by then, but I'm not holding my breath!

It would be nice if I could put the tent up myself, for the times when I go off by myself with the kids - I managed to break a couple of poles trying to put the satelite 6 up by myself!

Sorry for rambling...

Nicola

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I can put our 6 berth Vango Quest up all on me tod - a tunnel shape means you put all the poles in, then fix each one into its arch shape, then lift them one at a time so no pole is taking too much strain at any one time, unlike that tricky bit with a dome where you need to lift it to fix the pole feet in and the pole you lift has th efull weith of most of the canvas and the other pole to drag on it.

I can do it fine (and I am a girlie with a bad back and limited common sense!!) so I am sure you would be fine with a family sized tunnel. On windy days it just means you need a handy child to sit on one end at times!

we used to have the vango gamma, and t b h, the best tent we've had, perfect for just a few days. it also stood up the really bad winds (from inside and out!!!) i'm going to buy an other when we have the spare cash.

r1ck