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Hi

Im in talks with the Dutch tent brand De Waard and i would be interested in your thoughts

Has anyone seen these tents etc. If we did stock these tents be aware they are not cheap but are mega strong and will last for years and years.

The shapes are basic but classic.

Regards

Gary Cross

Cross camping and leisure Ltd

Saw them in Cornwall this year, came home looked on here discovered what they were and was disappointed to hear you can't get them in the uk.  Would definately be interested to know a bit more about them, costs etc.  Thought they wouldn't be cheap!!  Quite a few posts on here about them so I'm sure you would have a market.

Quinnys

 Saw lots in France this year. They look great. OH works with someone who has one and he loves it. It would be great to be able to see them in this country, Claire

Been seeing them for years in France. I am currently interested in buying a large canvas family tent but not impressed with Cabanon designs. I have looked at the De Waard tents but most have very low sloping roof designs which will, of course, impact on internal head height....not too bad for a long weekend, but my need is for a tent for 2 - 4 week trips to mainland Europe with three kids and OH...I think I'd get fed up of the compromise after a week. However, seeing as there appear to be many supporters of canvas tents on this site I would think it would be at least worth researching some more. Any new designs in the offing or aren't they giving too much away at the moment?

Cheers

Nick

Gary,

I think it is a great idea if you start importing them.  I can't say that I want to spend massive amounts of money though, it might be an idea to have a look at other Continental brands also (for us with more modest expectations).   Hypertents caught my eye a while back.

Back to the De Waards, are we talking cabanon and Karsten prices?

You are to be congratulated on your forwards thinking, I am sure it will give you an edge over you competitors.

Regards,

Elegant Mess

I have looked at these before and I like the design of these tents, quirky.

I also like the free standing canopy, gazebo thingy on their website... I'd have one of those in my garden

I'm not a fan of the traditional styling of the Cabanons etc (although I don't doubt their quality, far from it), but some of these De Waard's do appeal.

Yesterday I was asking about these tents because I didn't know what they were. At present I'm a fairly obsessive VW campervanner, but I'm thinking like this:

• By the time our current campervan becomes too old and tired to still be considered economical I'll be retired.
• Being retired I don't expect I'll be able to afford to replace the current van with one anywhere near as young and modern as the one we have at present.
• The cost of fuel will never go down.
• I don't want to stop travelling-and-camping.

The conclusion I'm approaching:

The cost of a big Dutch tent is peanuts cf. with replacing a campervan, so when the current campervan becomes too expensive I should buy a little 75mpg Citroen C1, or similar, and a big Dutch tent and keep on pottering around Europe in relative luxury and with much greater economy.