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Hi and wecome we are a soon to be family of 6 kids aged 6, 5 and 2 and bump due in 15 weeks. we have just got a Khyam ontario 8 as it has great space and very quick and easy to put up. We got a relly good deal from outdoor world, £189 for the tent. We all so got the canopy that you can put over the door for some where to cook under.

We al so have the outwell indana 8 which has steel poles so is harder work to put up but as loads of space.

PS We all so go camping to get a wawy from house work and spend more time with the kids and it works no TV, no jobs that need doing just us and the kids it is fab

Hi and welcome!

We were in a similar situation to you a couple of years ago. We made the mistake of 'jumping' for a huge tent from Argos which turned out to be flimsy and not really up to very much. We then had a look around camping shops and saw lots of tents on display.

It really depends what you want. We have 3 kids and needed an area we could cook in so looked for a tent with a porch and sewn-in-groundsheets (you either love 'em or hate 'em - personally I like to have all my floor area sealed from the elements and creepy crawlies!). We also wanted the kids near us rather than on opposite sides of the tent, so went for a tent with 'pods' jutting out from the main living area. We bought a Khyam Breckenridge Deluxe and it served us well....BUT...it did take the best part of 2 hours to put up fully which then prompted us to look for a tent that erected 'all in one' (without the seperate flysheet that throws over the top).

This led us to the Outwell Montana 12. A huge tunnel tent that took half an hour to put up and another half hour to fix all the guy lines. Trouble is, we had to sacrifice a large porch for cooking in - and after one season, decided we needed the porch after all (the toddler was a nightmare near the cooking station).

Our last choice had the best of everything....the Outwell Vermont XL.

http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/shop/Detail.asp?ProductID=1513

We then decided however we wanted a folding camper - and that's where we are at now

Good luck on your decision!!!!

Quote: Originally posted by natfink on 22/3/2007

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ummmm ive seen alllot of makes that i recognise on here but,  What is your opion on "Stormproof USA" ? err its not for me, its a friend --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if he has seen this on e bay tell him no and go and look in the camping shops

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