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Hi all,

We are going to buy either one or the other of the above named tents within the next week or so.  Both seem to suit our needs in most ways, plenty of room, sewn in ground sheet etc.

Having read the issues with the 2006 outwells Im a little sceptical if im honest but until I realised the vario had a SIG I didnt give it a thought!  I appreciate whats good for one is not good for another but I would like to hear what you guys have to say on the matter, which one shall it be?

TIA

Steve

hi

The montana 6 has a lot stronger steel poles and will stand up to harsher weather, the quality is better with a 5000 hh, roll bag, high vis guy ropes etc. The only down side is the weight.

will

The general overall finish and features is still better on the Outwell in my opinion than the Sunncamp and we as a retailer have decided to run with the Outwell model.

Hope this helps

David

Quote: Originally posted by D Broughton on 09/1/2007

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The general overall finish and features is still better on the Outwell in my opinion than the Sunncamp and we as a retailer have decided to run with the Outwell model.

Hope this helps

David

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Quote: Originally posted by QUONG on 09/1/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by D Broughton on 09/1/2007

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The general overall finish and features is still better on the Outwell in my opinion than the Sunncamp and we as a retailer have decided to run with the Outwell model.

Hope this helps

David

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So you want to sell what you've got in stock!

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so are you something to do with sunncamp then Quong ?

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At the moment we have niether in stock, its just an honest opinion on what I have decided to do for 2007 after running both last year and having more problems with The Sunncamp tents than the Outwells.

David

Quote: Originally posted by D Broughton on 09/1/2007

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At the moment we have niether in stock, its just an honest opinion on what I have decided to do for 2007 after running both last year and having more problems with The Sunncamp tents than the Outwells.

David

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It is very difficult, the forumscan get very carried away in chinese whispers. In my personal trade experience Outwell did have a peoblem with one particular model and I was fortunate enough not to run that model, however Sunncamp also were repotered by many trade friend of mine to have had a particular problem on quite a few of there tents and yet I or none of my customers experienced it......

At the end of the day the best thing to do when buying a tent is to go and see it on display and look at it erected, does it tick all the boxes that you require?? If so great then buy it. If there is a problem then return it to the retailer under warrany and let him do a repair if it is a minor fault or change the relevant part over, but be fair and reasonable on both sides!!!

I have seen pictures of tent facories in the Far East and some Outwell tents are made in Sunncamp biased factories and vice versa as no one maufacturer uses one factory normally for all of his tent models. Why put all the eggs in one basket???

Listen to the shop owner, they don't want to sell you a bucket load of problems, they get enpough grief as it is why add any more!!!

Hope this helps everyone...

David

hi

i bought the vario 6 last year and we are very pleased with it. The only problem we had is the door zip leaked a little in a torrential storm last august. sunncamp havr addressed this problem in this years model. I will though say the after care service from sunncamp was excellent.

Thanks for all the comments guys!  We have decided to stick with the Outwell!!  Fingers crossed eh!

Happy Camping!

Steve