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27/4/2009 at 7:28pm
 Location: Scarborough
 Outfit: Gelert Horizon 8
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Hi everyone, me, my OH and our 2 kids are totally new to this camping lark, we've been thinking about camping for a while now and at the weekend we drove round some campsites to see what we like. And today we went back to look at the tent we had our eye on only to upgrade it to the bigger one! It's the Gelert Horizon 8 and after reading all the reviews here I've made our mind up! We're now waiting for a good deal :s ( we've seen it with a free carpet but we'd like to see a bit knocked off the price! ) 

I've been totally hooked to this site ALL afternoon and found some invaluble tips as well as having a chuckle

As we don't have a clue what we're doing any advice and help would be gratefully recieved. No doubt I will be asking all those silly questions.

Shaz

 



27/4/2009 at 7:35pm
 Location:  North West
 Outfit: Outwell Indiana & sunvalley 8
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hello and welcome, glad you are excited. enjoy your camping and ask anything (within reason )

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27/4/2009 at 7:37pm
 Location: swansea
 Outfit: Avondale corfu sunvalley 8
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Hi and welcome . the horizon is a spacious family tent with good reviews and easy for beginners to put up , sounds like a good choice .


how much is it with the free carpet ?, as some carpets can be ridiculous prices, but they make a big difference to warming the tent up.

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27/4/2009 at 7:43pm
 Location: Scarborough
 Outfit: Gelert Horizon 8
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Thanks for the welcomes.

The price was £249.99 with free carpet, (the carpet alone was £39.99)

We'd also like the extra porch bit, that was £79.99, good price?



27/4/2009 at 7:55pm
 Location: swansea
 Outfit: Avondale corfu sunvalley 8
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The canopy can be got a bit cheaper here , but check first if its the right colour for the tent your getting.


The £249 sounds fair enough , a quick look on google shows up £220 - £240 for the tent alone . If you buy the tent , carpet and the canopy from the shop you have seen them, haggle, tell them you can get the canopy for £50 online and see if they'll do you a deal, bear in mind , its better to buy from a local dealer, in the event of any problems returns are easier, no postage costs etc .






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27/4/2009 at 8:00pm
 Location: swansea
 Outfit: Avondale corfu sunvalley 8
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If the porch was the new style one with the closed in front to it, the price is good at £79

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27/4/2009 at 8:17pm
 Location: Scarborough
 Outfit: Gelert Horizon 8
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It's the one in the link, is that a new style one?! I've only seen that one.

We will defo try and haggle in the shop, good idea, we didn't think of that but it's worth a go, after all we will be buying more things from there.

Thanks for the info

Shaz



27/4/2009 at 9:22pm
 Location: swansea
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the one in the ebay link is the tunnel canopy.


But there is a newer one out this year which is similar , also goes on the side , but it has a closed in front. the closed in porch
Tip, lots of camping shops will price match , if you see something cheaper online and in stock, print it off and some will match the price to get you to buy there. As you said , you'll be more likely to be going back for more equipment .




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27/4/2009 at 9:30pm
 Location: stoke
 Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder 600tc
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i like the horizon looked at it before we had gelert quebec(now called albury) for me it was cost at time really although i spoke to couple who had one on my last trip they have had quite a few broken poles and in not really windy weather!!! one broke while we were there it was very windy but i didnt expect poles to break and they had more protection than us but it looks ace and as said before only one thing stopped me getting it i got my quebec for £150 cause its an older model

tim



27/4/2009 at 10:12pm
 Location: Newton Aycliffe County Durham
 Outfit: Outwell Arkansas 7
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Hi and welcome -  We have the Horizon 8, we love it.  249.99 is a good price with the free carpet....   Saving for a carpet and a porch maybe, altho we do have the canopy thats quite useful. 



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