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camperman 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?

Lukara

10/4/2006 at 8:56pm
Location: West Yorkshire
Outfit: Outwell Monty 6 Front & Side Canopies

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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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campinggirl29

11/4/2006 at 5:27pm
Location: Cheltenham
Outfit: Outwell Hartford XL and Starcamper 4

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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!"

curly-tots

11/4/2006 at 9:16pm
Location: Stockton on Tees
Outfit: Outwell : Hartford XXL

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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

Jay1

12/4/2006 at 8:26am
Location: Pompey
Outfit: Outwell Harford L with Canopy

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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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kieranar

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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Dripping_Wet

12/4/2006 at 1:19pm
Location: Near Felixstowe Suffolk
Outfit: Outwell Hartford XXL & Oregon TBS 600

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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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michael_paisley

12/4/2006 at 2:36pm
Location: Paisley
Outfit: Outwell Hartford XXL 2005 Model!

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Try and get the 2005 model....superior and probably cheeper. Great tent.

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Mike and family!

foxy04

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

teencham

12/4/2006 at 4:18pm
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Hartford XXL. Khyam XL

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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..

foxy04

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

langleys

12/4/2006 at 4:59pm
Location: Essex
Outfit: Vermont L Nebraska XL and Montana 4 6

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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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Benski

13/4/2006 at 9:56pm
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Outfit: Quechua Outwell Cruiser

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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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