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Personcamperman cam
10/4/2006 at 8:46pm
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I HAVE DECIDED TO BUY A HARTFORD XXL 2006 MODEL THAT IS ON EBAY FOR ONLY £299.

IS THIS A GOOD IDEA?


PersonLukara
10/4/2006 at 8:56pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit: Outwell Monty 6 Front & Side Canopies View Lukara's Profile View Profile   Reply to Lukara Reply   Quote Lukara Quote  
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It rather depends on your circumstances on whether or not this is really the right choice for you and your family.

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The Klingon Empire endorses camping as an honourable passtime.


Personcampinggirl29
11/4/2006 at 5:27pm
 Location: Cheltenham
 Outfit: Outwell Hartford XL and Starcamper 4 View campinggirl29's Profile View Profile   Reply to campinggirl29 Reply   Quote campinggirl29 Quote  
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We love our XL and that is only us and a6 year old! Takes a while to put up but can do it in under 45mins. Needs 2 of us tho.

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"Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you!"


Personcurly-tots
11/4/2006 at 9:16pm
 Location: Stockton on Tees
 Outfit: Outwell : Hartford XXL View curly-tots's Profile View Profile   Reply to curly-tots Reply   Quote curly-tots Quote  
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We also have the XXL and in our opinion it is THE best tent on the market by far!!!  All of our friends that have visited us whilst we have been camping have been mega impressed with the tent.  We have the 2004 model, same tent but different colour.  My husband usually puts the tent up on his own with a little help from me when he pins the poles in the holes (I don't just sit in the car watching him, I unpack the car and roof-box and look after the children).

The tent is sooo big and roomy. We use three of the pods as bedrooms and the other pod as a store room for clothes, food and other equiptment.   The pods anre quite shallow but ample for lying down in!!

Happy camping


PersonJay1
12/4/2006 at 8:26am
 Location: Pompey
 Outfit: Outwell Harford L with Canopy View Jay1's Profile View Profile   Reply to Jay1 Reply   Quote Jay1 Quote  
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Hi

Great Tent, I've got the smaller Hartford L, but I have just invested in the £60 front canopy and its great.  See my gallery



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Jay


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Personkieranar
12/4/2006 at 8:45am
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monster tent, touchwoods in oxford had one out yesterday when we popped by , you can get a small army in it !

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grommit



PersonDripping_Wet
12/4/2006 at 1:19pm
 Location: Near Felixstowe Suffolk
 Outfit: Outwell Hartford XXL & Oregon TBS 600 View Dripping_Wet's Profile View Profile   Reply to Dripping_Wet Reply   Quote Dripping_Wet Quote  
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If you can find the 2005 model it would be even better as they have down graded the spec this year.

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Tony


Personmichael_paisley
12/4/2006 at 2:36pm
 Location: Paisley
 Outfit: Outwell Hartford XXL 2005 Model! View michael_paisley's Profile View Profile   Reply to michael_paisley Reply   Quote michael_paisley Quote  
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Try and get the 2005 model....superior and probably cheeper. Great tent.

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Mike and family!


Personfoxy04
12/4/2006 at 2:45pm
 Location: Runcorn Cheshire
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wow it looks massive, how many are hoping to use it?


Personteencham
12/4/2006 at 4:18pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Hartford XXL. Khyam XL View teencham's Profile View Profile   Reply to teencham Reply   Quote teencham Quote  
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We have the 2005 model. its a great spec and the bedrooms are slightly larger than the 2006.We camp throughout the year, more or less, and its great if the weather is not so good as you have lots of space in the living area and its SIG means that its very cosy..


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Personfoxy04
12/4/2006 at 4:20pm
 Location: Runcorn Cheshire
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what is the latest you would camp?


Personlangleys
12/4/2006 at 4:59pm
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Vermont L Nebraska XL and Montana 4 6 View langleys's Profile View Profile   Reply to langleys Reply   Quote langleys Quote  
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I had the 2004 model. In my opinion they have spoiled it with the 2006 model.  They have made it smaller.  I had a lot of problems with my 2004 model with poles snapping but hopefully that doesn't happen anymore.  I noticed that from the 2005 model they supplied slightly thicker poles.  I would definitiely look around and see if you can get a 2005 model.  There are still some available.

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PersonBenski
13/4/2006 at 9:56pm
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I've just bought the new canopy (which looks fab in Jay's pics) - can't wait to get mine up.  I had a look at the 2006 model and I agree with the previous posts - the 2005 model is much better - eg. you can open the windows. 

Good luck, Benski




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