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Quote: Originally posted by pencamper on 19/9/2014

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Don't get me wrong they are great tents and look fantastic but they are not that practical.
We have both 4 metre and 5 metre but are currently selling the 4 metre.

If I was you I'd go for an outwell lake tent but they do take a lot of erecting and not really good for weekend camps.

If you do go for a bell tent I can recommend soulpad as we have had 2 and they are good tents.

Pencamper

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Quote: Originally posted by Lullabelle on 04/10/2014

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What a shame you have been put off. We have a 5m bell tent there are four of us and a HUGE dog and we wander round tent displays thinking "so glad we have the bell"

We have a huge awning from Obelink which we cook and eat under - it came with two poles and we have an extra two - tons of set up combinations. It fits a table and four chairs and the kitchen set up with space to spare.

Inside we have four air bed/sim combinations for us and the two kids (9 &11) with pillows, extra cushions, throws etc and a single air bed plas blanket for the dog. That all fits in one half with the clothes bags. The other half is cushions, a blow up sofa, pop up fabric boxes , a wee table and cool box/food box.

We camp for several weeks at a time and are really happy with it. It withstood a huge storm this year when even two deltas were ripped out with wind. Three weeks in France with the bell were bliss.

And we have a people carrier with large roof box. It all fits. Even with the huge dog on the rear seat...

If the kids need a separate area then that will be an issue but ours are adamant that we don't get an inner.

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Quote: Originally posted by holdol on 07/10/2014

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We have a 5m bell tent for 5 of us 16,11 and 6 and love the space. We find most tents shrink in space with all the bedroom compartments, we feel like we have loads of space. Were quite a communal family in that the kids like to be downstairs or outside so this tent fits the bill and more for us. The footprint is small too, its like a tardis!! What suits one doesnt suit the next but for us this tent makes me smile the whole time we camp in it!!

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