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Are there any tents that are too big for one pitch on a campsite? We want an 8 man instead of our 5man tent, but someone told us they have had to pay for a second pitch! Has anyone else had this problem?

well i heard the same i got 8 man tent this is first time out with it off to site this weekend but there pitches are big so no problem but think might have some problems at some sites. Some sites can be as small as 8mx8m i would find an area you want to go to do search then give sites a ring and check on pitch sizes.

my tent is 7.5mx4.5m there are bigger 8mans out there

It's mostly the huge spread domes that seem to experience problems with booking large enough pitches, yet there are lots of very large tunnel tents which won't incur additional pitch charges (since they still will fit on a single pitch, because of their regular shape).

There are lots of threads on this, if you do a search (using the icon at the top of this page). Also, there is a thread listing sites which accept very very large tents.

It's all down to personal preference, but I'd always go for a regular shape tent, without bedroom pods sticking out at all angles, since it makes for much better use of pitch space for us.

Best of luck, whatever you decide!