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In truth both are good - I chose the 'Devil' 600 over the Monty as it has excellent  space /porch - and is inherentally stable if pitched correctly  You wouldn't go wrong with either! Monty's sold out last year so there's few if any 05 models at keen prices - D400/600/900's are available at cracking prices  e.g D600's sub £200 on the net.

I recently had my mind set on buying the Diablo as a tent upgrade this year, that was until I went to a tent exhibition where I saw them all erected. This is when I noticed the rather small bedrooms which also had sloping roofs. The Montana 6 was also on display and we were immediately drawn to it. There is no comparison between the two and if you need the space, I would look no further than the Monty. The Monty is also a much better quality tent and has an HH rating of 5000, compared to the Diablos 3000, offering much better weather protection. The Monty 6 is a more expensive tent, but is far superior to the Diablo and is much easier to erect.

Jeff

We've got a Diablo 600 last year and loved it. The only problem was it took a bit too long to pitch to take away for weekends (about 1hr)

So we have just bought a Montana 4 for weekends. Not been away yet but much quicker to pitch from our practice run in the garden.

Initial thoughts are.

Diablo- fantastic space, great porch for storing wet shoes coats, chairs etc, double skined throughout so cosy in the living area. Bedrooms are apart so don't disturb kids as easily when niping to the loo at 3am. Bedrooms do slope but not a problem if only 2 people in a pod.

Montana - much quicker & simpler to pitch, still a good sized living area, porch could hold shoes but nothing else. Full height living are but don't really see any advantage to this unless a) you like trampolining on the airbed, b) you want a double height airbed c) you prefer campbeds

If you are going away for more than a two or three nights I think you will be happy with either tent.