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HI all

Im tottaly new to the world of camping and having read loads of info im still confused !

Im looking for a good quality family tent with enough head room to stand up in with 3 bedrooms

and also what are the other basic reqirments u need folding table ? chairs ? best place to buy your supplies ?

Thankyou

We have a gelertt horizon 8, this has 3 bedroom pods. 1 large at one end that can be divided by a curtain, and 2 seperate ones at the other end (large enough for bouble air bed) Large living area with storage pockets. The tent is quick and easy to pitch, just under an hour first time we did it, getting quicker though.

Like others have said you best bet is to go and look at the tents already pitched you will get a better idea of them. You need one that works for you and your family setup.

hope you find a tent and as for the equipment there is some good deals at the moment on certain websites, so just have a shop around. But just make sure its something you really want to do beause it is expensive buying everything to set you up. 

Hi

I agree with the above comments, we bought our first tent and found the hard way it was not best suited for us, So we went to a local sale (Yeomans as it happens and they are scattered all over the country) and saw a vast array of tents in situ where you can go in and out to your hearts consent. Our key points were sleeping space, height, living space and doors (some pitches are set out that one entrance opens on to a path so a alternate door is something to consider.

a table for eating etc and a cooking stand and provision storage are other things to consider

If you want to keep the kids apart then dome style tents are good. Having just bought a vango 900 it has both head room and. Plenty of space we are new too so welcome to the club. There are smaller versions 800 has smaller pods.

The only issue is finding a campsite that will take it. The basic footprint is 8x8 but tied down it increases alot about 11x9.

We have found one and are going end of August good luck.

Every one has good and bad things to say about a particular make or model.

We have a Wynnster Cygnus 8 (2007) which is ideal for us, loads of space for 3 kids however it is a large tent so sometimes we need to pay for 2 pitches (depending on site).  We tried smaller ones but found that they were just too small.  We have recently moved onto a Trailer Tent which does not have as big a footprint but with beds off the ground we have ample storage etc. so we don't seem to have lost out on any space, and we love it (the Wynnster will be going up for sale within the next few days) .

I would agree with other comments and go to a shop/show where the tents etc. are all set up to view.  Yeomans have shows all over the Country, United British Caravans near Newcastle upon Tyne have a large selection to view as well.