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Quote: Originally posted by tinallkn4 on 05/5/2009

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i thought that the 2008+ models werent inner first pitching??

i could be wrong ! AAARGGGHHH!!!!!

someone help!

am i right in thinking that the newer model is an all in one?

or does anyone else know of a suitable 'large family' tent??

i wish i could just go and see some !! would be soooo much easier!

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Hey dont panic, I may be wrong. I thought they pitched inner first no matter what year.

Angie

ok looks like it is systems go for the maryland xl

unless anyone can convince me otherwise!!!!

it looks like a real yummy tent!

just got to convince OH!!!!

any good excuses out there (have done the "it has a drying rack in the porch that you can hang a bikini AND a towel on!! I NEED one of them!!" didnt seem to sway him lol), so if anyone else can give me some ammo!!! PMSL!

no, we dont tend to do EHU

i am only 5', but OH is 6'4", so need the height

and with 5 kids, i decided a long time ago that 'size really is important' ROFL

unfortunately, we dont have any tent displays here (hmm.... think millets had a small 2man festival tent up, now i come to mention it lol) and for me to get ferry over wouldnt be worth the extra £100+ to look

so i have to go by reviews!!

i like the sites that dont have premarked pitches, so size shouldnt be an issue, especially as we like the quieter ones (and i have now found a really special one right on my doorstep!! so will be frequenting there! at no extra charge for 'having a big one')

lol, thats my side of the argument sorted!!!

urmmm, well tbh, i hadnt thought of that one, have never had the problem of needing to dry a tent before (not to say that it wont ever happen though)

how do you do it?? lol

we have always waited to take it down dry i suppose...........

lol, am just asking other half, he doesnt remember it ever being an issue, and has just said that we could take it to the 'local' site and pitch it till a bit of sunshine dries it out, if it is at the end of the season (which i presume would be the only time that it would be an issue packing it) it shouldnt be a prob .

The Maryland is 910 by 640

The Hartford XXXL is 850 by 740

that makes the Hartford bigger to pitch by 40 cms doesn't it , pls tell me if i am wrong.

The Maryland uses the space better though as you can use all the space dimension in the Maryland , where as on the Hartford you lose a lot of the dimension space because of the pods, hope that makes sense to you.

The maryland has a better hydrostatic head being 5000HH rated compared to 3000Hh of the Hartford .

It has a much airer feel about it with the large panoramic windows  giving you a 360 degree view of the site.

The living room and porch are much larger than the Hartford giving your family more room to move around in and to store things in.

ROFL!!!

that looks soooo funny- teehee

that certainly is taking over your house!!! is it growing??? LOL