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We are looking at buying our first family tent, and we don't know what we're doing - we'd be really grateful for any advice.

We'd like a tent with a large bedroom (room for us and the travel cot) which then converts to two separate bedrooms with a divider down the middle.  I've been looking on websites, but a lot of them don't seem to give such detailed information. 

Ideally the tent will also have a SIG.

Any ideas will be most gratefully received.

Have you looked at the Outwell Minnesota? We have the Minnesota 4 - Large bedroom with divider plus sewn in ground sheet.

£100 cheaper than the Montana and a dream to put up!!

Thanks - this does look really good.  Have also been looking at the Coleman Darwin 5, although I'm not sure how the bedrooms work.

I think I will have to go to a showroom and check out both of these.

Just in case others are on the same quest, I've been informed that the Darwin 5 does not convert to one bedroom.

The search continues...

I am pretty sure the vango venture 500 has a removable partition.My friend has one and loves it because it is easy to put up aswell. It is a 5 berth and has good reviews. you can get one for around £79. There are some available on ebay for £69.95 plus postage.

good luck

Can't wait for some better weather...

What about this?

They have decent reviews on here (do a search?) and used to be sold via this site.

If you felt you needed a bit more room, and for safety, you could always invest in this matching kitchen tent.

Best of luck, whatever you decide.

PS

Should be easy enough to pitch, has only 3 poles, good HH, good headroom and a reasonable price methinks. I'd certainly consider one as a starter tent, if I wanted a synthetic with SIG.

Here are the dimensions:

Ooops, they are still sold via a link from this site, but a tad more expensive: here.

A big thanks to everyone for all their help.

Despite the fact that all I wanted from a tent was the flexible-bedroom thing, I seem to have gone and ordered one that doesn't do it...I know, I know, but we fell in love with the Darwin 5 and have managed to rationalise away the fact that this means the baby will be in a room on his own.

It was the headroom that swung it.  This will make a real difference to my husband, who is over 6 foot and doesn't bend easily.  I really liked the look of the Outdoor Revolution, and but for doubts over the headroom I think it would have won.

And I still have my eye on the Outwell Montana for our next tent :)

Enjoy the Darwin!

Also look at Vango Oregon 600/800 for your next tent

Homebird