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Oh lordy!

I don't know where to begin!  We've been looking for a tent big enough for 2 adults and 3 children, I'm a tad claustrophobic so want something reasonably tall and not too cramped.  So we've dwindled our list down to either a Vango Aspen 700 or the Vango Killington 900.

We're pretty new to camping so these two seem a little pricey.

Any suggestions on a good sturdy tent, relatively easy to erect and not too crammed for a family of 5.

We've been to a few tent displays but get baffled by choice!

Any help would be very much appreciated

Joanne x

The vango killington 900 is a very big tent and you can buy it online for £350.00 which is a very good price

The aspen 700 can also be bought online for about £350.00 and that is a lot of tent for that money

The one thing you need to look at is the size of these tents when they are packed for travel do you have enough space in the car?   

We've got a Eurohike Grasmere (see picture on gallery) only cost £170 from Millets.

It doesn't have a SIG but we've never found that a problem. The bedrooms are big (enough room for a double mattress with space up both sides) and there's loads of room in the living area. It's easy to put up - I can do it myself in 20 mins and it packs away in it's own holdall which is surprisingly small for the size of the tent.

We used it last September at Vias in S. France and it kept out the worst thunderstorm I have ever experienced.

Happy hunting.

Rod

Thanks for that, I'll take a look at both of them

Ta

Joanne x

Hello we've got a Sunncamp Mondial 1200. It is a very spacious tent with 3 good sized bedrooms and a very large living area, easy big enough for a table and chairs if the weather isn't great outside. It also has a SIG and lots of windows. you can see the details at http://www.sunnflair.co.uk/tents/mondial1200/mondial1200.html.

The best price i've seen is £325 online.

Good luck

Dave

If you are a bit claustraphobic you may want to look at the number and position of windows. We changed our tent tent becuase i did not like being zipped up inside in the rain with few windows. Also look at how much light comes through the fabric.

You may also want to consider footprint size and pitching time. You dont want a tent that takes ages to put up if you are only going for 2 nights at weekend as it can put you off going.