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.
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 .
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 .
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
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.