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27/4/2006 at 8:24pm
 Location: Nr Kilmarnock Ayrshire
 Outfit:  Vango Diablo 900
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A friend is about  to buy a tent pack from Halfords, 3 man tent, double air bed, two mummy sleeping bags and a light for £60, seems like a good buy to me, does anyone have any experience of Halfords tents, are they any good.

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27/4/2006 at 10:09pm
 Location: Telford
 Outfit: Geler LV6
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Hi Cathie

We bought a Gelert family Dome Tent from Halfords a couple of years ago to get us into camping, simalr deal to your friend.  It was great realy got us started.  The only problem we found was with the sleeping bags they were fine for the kids but my husband and I both had to upgrade, which was no problem with Halfords they even ordered a very large one in for my husband as he is 6ft 4ins.  We have now bought a Gelert Lokon Vario 6 Tunnel Tent need extra space. 

Tell your friend to go for it



27/4/2006 at 10:48pm
 Location: Segedunum in Tyne & Wear
 Outfit: Which of our 7 tents shall we name?
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Would agree with the comments above, we bought our first tent from Halfords and we haven't looked back.

Gelert tents are quite good quality and have a lot of support on these pages.

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27/4/2006 at 10:59pm
 Location: Nr Kilmarnock Ayrshire
 Outfit:  Vango Diablo 900
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Thanks for that, not sure if its a gelert seems to be a halfords own make, has Halfords written on it.

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28/4/2006 at 12:58am
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they are gelerts.


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28/4/2006 at 7:39am
 Location: aberdeen
 Outfit: 2 Gelert tents
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Hi Knappy. the green tent I had with me last year in Galloway was a a Gelert bought  from Halfords.

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28/4/2006 at 9:42am
 Location: None Entered
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I bought a 2 man Halfords Malvern in their end of season sale last year for 12.50.

The tent is a Gelert but badged under Halfords name.

The same tent with Gelert stamped on it I couldn't find for any less than 30.00.

Nothing wrong with Halfords tents other than you tend too pay over the odds at this time of year there again that can be said of all retailers I suppose

 



28/4/2006 at 12:04pm
 Location: Nr Kilmarnock Ayrshire
 Outfit:  Vango Diablo 900
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Thanks for the input guys, the one she is looking at is reduced from £100 to £60 so think i will recommend she buys it.

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Cathie. xx

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29/4/2006 at 9:10pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Diablo 1800 with bog extension
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I'd no more buy a tent from Halfords than I would buy a pushbike from Vango.

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29/4/2006 at 11:35pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Bell tent & lavvu & Coleman Avior X2
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Would you not buy a pushbike from Vango even if it was made by Saracen or GT etc? Halfords have some great deals at times - I bought my sleeping bags from there last yeat at £17 each. Proper decent Gelert ones that cost a lot more elsewhere.


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30/4/2006 at 3:53pm
 Location: Segedunum in Tyne & Wear
 Outfit: Which of our 7 tents shall we name?
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Quote: Originally posted by petemillis on 29/4/2006
Would you not buy a pushbike from Vango even if it was made by Saracen or GT etc?


Good point

Our first tent was a spur of the moment buy in Halfords, a Gelert Cadiz 5.

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