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1. I've always used Vango tents and they are highly reccomended.

2. If you buy a Halford's or Argos tent it won't be the end of the world as most people buy gear then upgrade it as and when they need or have the money.

3.If at all possible look for a camping shop that displays tents so you can see them in the flesh and decide for yourself, thats how we chose ours.

4. If there's 4 of you don't buy a 4 berth tent get a 5 or 6 berth for the extra sleeping space.

We started camping with a Halfords tent. It did us three trips over two years and is still as good as new. We had a lot of rain last year too and apart from a bit of ingress at the base of the door (due to no SIG) stayed very dry as well. It was only 50 quid and we were completely happy with it, and without being able to buy a cheap 'try-out' tent we probably would have never started camping.

We have decided to upgrade though as we wanted a larger tent we could stand up in and that had a SIG - also this summer my 13-yr-old daughter is coming with us for the first time.

So we have upgraded to a Vango Icarus 500 but I think we'll be keeping the Halfords tent maybe for festivals or weekends away.