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Hi we are considering buying a proaction arizona from argos, was just wondering if anybody has this tent or could maybe comment on it.

It has a hydrostatic head of 2000mm is this waterproof ok? and how would the shape of the tent stand up to wind?

We are looking for a three bedroom tent around  £150 to replace our freecamp auckland.

Final question would it damage  polyester pu coated tent to apply " wax" or extra water proofing.

many thanx

thanx for the advice think I will avoid that tent.

I dont suppose you could suggest something that may suit?

Hi & welcome to the forum

First of all, 2000 hh is the minimum you should consider for British summers   You wouldn't damage a synthetic tent by using waterproofing stuff, but you don't need to add waterproofing to synthetic tents, only to canvas fabric.

You'll get loads of recommendations for three bedroom tents from members of this forum, all of them talking from experience. I love our canvas frame tent, but maybe a frame tent is too bulky for you to consider. I'm sure someone will be along soon with some suggestions for a suitable synthetic tent   

Moma nd poppa

We have a pro action tent sure it's the arizona we,ve had it 3 years and love iy to bits!!!

Hey  nobody says it's the best quality on the market but who needs back up and repair service on a 100 quid tent! get 2 seasons out of it and your quids i n

We used it for weekends 3 nights max in the summer and was great stood up to some vheavy rain fair wind We upgraded to a coleman columbia this year it's 3 bedroom but has a sig which is the only reason we're changing as we plan to camp for 2 weeks solid this time we will still use our arizona in future It's a great size ans layout

Anyway if you use it for a summer and get the fun out of it we do it's worth double that and if it breaks go home and argos might not repair it but you'll get a refund or exchange!  Our friends loved ours so much they got one this year my other pal got the auckland off ebay as a first try it out tent How is it!!

upate lol

On advice we dint buy the argos tent, it worries me to buy a tent and not be able to view it before hand ( as we did with our last tent ), we visited go outdoors in Newport Telford (mere park garden centre) and on advice purchased a litchfield araphaho 6 for £129.99

It only has two rooms but it has heaps of living space.

Thanx for all the information and advice we received from everyone, this is a very friendly and useful site

Quote: Originally posted by davedb on 14/4/2006

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Moma nd poppa

We have a pro action tent sure it's the arizona we,ve had it 3 years and love iy to bits!!!

Hey  nobody says it's the best quality on the market but who needs back up and repair service on a 100 quid tent! get 2 seasons out of it and your quids i n

We used it for weekends 3 nights max in the summer and was great stood up to some vheavy rain fair wind We upgraded to a coleman columbia this year it's 3 bedroom but has a sig which is the only reason we're changing as we plan to camp for 2 weeks solid this time we will still use our arizona in future It's a great size ans layout

Anyway if you use it for a summer and get the fun out of it we do it's worth double that and if it breaks go home and argos might not repair it but you'll get a refund or exchange!  Our friends loved ours so much they got one this year my other pal got the auckland off ebay as a first try it out tent How is it!!

 

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Forgot to mention about the freecamp aukland,

the design was great very stable in high wind, bedrooms good size, great size living area and reasonable straightforward to erect although no instructions!!

The bad points we found were the ground sheet seemed the wrong size for the tent, despite every effort when errecting we couldn't get rid of the large gap around the bottom of the tent.

The tents only real down size is its water proofing (alleged hydrostatic head of 1500mm) ours started to leak in that fine rain (the one that soaks you through! lol) I wouldn't like to trust it in a hard downpour.

Cheers moma n popa!

My chums are only planning a couple of weekend trips in the best of the weather so I'm sure it will fit their needs.

Thanks for the advise!