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i know it's been asked a zillion times but i don't know what tent to get and need some help.  we have used our argos job (3 bedroom 8 man tent) twice now and two of the poles are bent and warped and the material at the top of the bedrooms is starting to fray.  so, i'm thinking of getting a refund and getting a "quality" tent.  these are my requirements ....

• definitely want a SIG
• needs to sleep 6 comfortably
• preferably under £300
• easy-ish to pitch
• large living area

can anyone help or am i asking for too much??!

thanks.  aj x

been in the same boat, you can now get an Outwell Sun Valley 8 for £299 with free postage from Yeomans Outdoors, ask for Drew.

mine arrived today!

spent months looking into tents and various types, brands, styles etc...

i think this is the best tent for my list of requirements.

Phil

what about the vango oregon 800?  that looks a bit better for us because there are 2 huge bedrooms so could put the kids in one and me and dh in the other, each with our own double beds?  but i think it has a bathtub ground sheets, so will it still get drafty?

oh i'm still so confused!!

Quote: Originally posted by alisonjs on 23/8/2006

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what about the vango oregon 800?  that looks a bit better for us because there are 2 huge bedrooms so could put the kids in one and me and dh in the other, each with our own double beds?  but i think it has a bathtub ground sheets, so will it still get drafty?

oh i'm still so confused!!

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i know what you are going through i am doing the same thing myself and want the same spec as you! i have narrowed it down to sv8 or vango aspen 700 but that seems harder to put up and much heavier. good luck i for one am obsessed with buying the right tent, i have made a pledge to buy one of those tents before friday.

jacki

what about a wynnster hawk 8?  i think it has a SIG and seems to have good sleeping arrangements for us all. 

anyone?

or there's the coleman sahara!  can't afford the montana 12 and the 6 doesn't have the right sleeping arrangements nor does the aspen, but thank you.

i think i'm beginning to narrow it down.  the wynnster hawk is smaller in the living area than the sahara, which i'm fairly sure has a SIG, though i can't find that info on any of the sites.  ARRRRGGH!

cancel that above about the sahara.  just read some AWFUL reviews on it.  now looking at sunncamp haven 800.  can't find anywhere that have it in stock though. 

flipping confusing this tent lark!  i'm giving up and going to have a beer.

Some others to consider, besides the Haven 800, Aspen and SunValley 8

• Coleman Magellan & Columbia
• Gelert Vancouver & Quebec
• Outwell Hartford & Nebraska
• Sunncamp: Mondial, Typoon & Tourist
• Vango Diablo & Aurora 800

Hi Alisonjs, have you looked at the Aztec range of tents. Quailty is as good as all those already mentioned (Sunncamp, Outwell) but as these are not as heavily advertised / pushed or sold like tents like the montana, hartwell etc you can get a real good bargain. The Cantera 9 meets all your requirements, Full SIG. Very Large living area , Very easy to pitch, Tent sleeps six with ease and mainly you will get a lot of change out of £300. You can get them for sub £250 currently. I would highly recommend this tent as a good quality purchase.

Hope this helps

i think i've confused everyone.   when i said i wanted to sleep 6 comfortably what i should have said, to be clearer, is that i need 3 bedrooms.  i need a 4+2+2.  my dh and i have a room each (because we have the double blow up beds, each), then i have 3 children, so really they need a 4 berth room to be able to sleep the three of them in comfortably.

SIG is a MUST, otherwise we may as well keep our drafty argos one!  i think i've looked at most of the ones that people have recommended, and i'm really grateful.  i THINK that i've got it down to

• Wynnster Hawk 8
• Sunncamp Haven 800
• Wynnster Mercury 9

think i've named them correctly.  they seem to fill all our requirements with the sunncamp haven coming out tops due to large living area, the mercury 9 coming 2nd. 

anyone comment on either of these i'd be most grateful.  i've been doing searches as people have put suggestions up.  i'd really like to thank you for helping.  i just can't afford to get the wrong tent as i only have a limited budget and can't afford a mistake!!

Quote: Originally posted by rickit on 23/8/2006

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Hi Alisonjs, have you looked at the Aztec range of tents. Quailty is as good as all those already mentioned (Sunncamp, Outwell) but as these are not as heavily advertised / pushed or sold like tents like the montana, hartwell etc you can get a real good bargain. The Cantera 9 meets all your requirements, Full SIG. Very Large living area , Very easy to pitch, Tent sleeps six with ease and mainly you will get a lot of change out of £300. You can get them for sub £250 currently. I would highly recommend this tent as a good quality purchase.

Hope this helps

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thank you.  i'll look into these ones, but see my post above, where i think i've clarified what i need better! 

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