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Hi alan

The family in the huge De Waard I saw in the new forest had all their lugage and sleeping bags in the eaves.

P

I saw one in the south of France. A couple and at least 4 kids. Because of the lovely weather everyone was outside the tent all day with all their gear, table/chairs, cooker etc. They had an enormous colour matched canvas tarp for shelter. All on a huge pitch under the trees. I have to say the whole thing looked magnificent, and I was bright green with envy. But I don't know how it would work in the rainy UK where everything would have to be inside the tent. A different kind of camping, I suppose..

Alan

As Paul says, you can store stuff in the eaves, but at 4 square metres inside theres easy enough room for stuff (the Albatros at least).The tents where designed back in the 50's and 60's for camping on the Dutch coast which is a very exposed place - they are probably one of, if not the most wind and rain resistant tent you can get. They can shrug off anything that the UK weather can throw at them. When you say a different kind of camping, the only real difference is that you tend to use the inside for sleeping and storage (and the kids play room), you spend most of your time in the porch area as it is so well protected from the elements with all the add on side panels, sun/rain cover and the fantastic Varioluifel / Varioluifel - so when the weather is at its worst, and many campers in more conventional tents are inside staring out the windows, De Waard owners tend to be still sat in their porches, outside but fully protected from the elements. We just might put an extra layer on if its a bit chilly.

martin