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I notice in your bit of writing at the side of your posts that you've got an ebay tent.  If I were you I would ask at work if they'd mind if you left it up for a night to test how waterproof it is. 

Kate

Hi

I've just discovered this fab site.  I've just upgraded my camping gear.  Had a tiny 2 man flimsy thing with no room to swing a cat (not that the dog would have been amused!!  ) and a single gas stove.  Have just bought a 3 man tent for just me and the dog.  Nice sturdy job with space to sit inside, cook etc separate to the bedroom area.  Great for those rainy days.  Not so good memories of sharing a tiny tent with a soggy, smelly dog!   Amazing how much space a cairn terrier can take up!  Gave me a great excuse to rush out and buy my first 'proper' stove.  Two rings and a grill...can't wait.....can boil the kettle, fry the bacon and do the toast all at the same time

Only thing is the more space you have.......the more stuff you can fill it with....lookin at portloos & tent tidies now....must calm down!

Yep Andrew

Reading this site and all the links is bad news for your credit card!  Haven't thought about the weight limit yet....just thought I could put the back seats down and cram more in.  Must remember to leave room for the dog.....if you see a car bursting at the seams with camping gear and a cairn terrier strapped to the roof rack......that'll be me

Hi Andrew and welcome to the site  i am a relative newby too but everyone has been great ... I have a 5 berth tent and there is only 2 of us but we manage to fill it with all our stuff.

Hope you have a fab time - you'll soon become a camping obsessed loony like me

Hello and welcome.

The size only would really matter if you have to lug it a long way, or have a small vehicle to fit it into.

Enjoy!

No way is a 4 berth too big.

We have a 9/12 berth for the 3 of us all because I was put off camping as a child/teenager by my mum and step-dad.

Those hikes to the communal shower blocks (the ones with REAL communal showers) - no make-up on, no hair done and in my PJ's (eewww!!). Sleeping in a frame tent with people I didn't really like with no room to bring a cat let alone swing it. Sitting in folding chairs with dinner on our laps - no protection from the sun (or wind).

Hubby dearest convinced me to return to camping. I'm still not happy with the trudge to the shower blocks, but thanks to some nice home comforts in our and outside tent it is more enjoyable - we can even hook up our portatable DVD player on miserable days . Now all I have to do is find a campsite with individual shower blocks on each pitch and I'll be an ecstatic little bunny