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Does anyone have any experience of this tent or the brand? I have searched the internet & this forum with no joy so far......someone must have tried it??

Help!!!

Which particular model are you talking about?

I have camped in a Robens Double Dreamer and was very impressed with the quality of it. Was there anything in particular you wanted to know? MT

We bought a Robens EveninstarXL last year to replace some leaking Vangos. 

Have only trial-pitched it in the garden and not slept out in it, but quality seems good, some great features and much lighter than the opposition.

Sorry, I meant to add the model to the title! I was looking at the Evening Star.

It seems expensive, but looks to be good quality.  I'm interested in quality issues really as I know it is the right layout etc for me.

Thanks!

Hi Smallone & welcome to the forum

I've never seen a Double Dreamer in the flesh, so I can't answer your query, but hopefully someone who knows will see this post later today now I've bumped it back up to the top for you

The Double Dreamer has zippable mosquito nets on the bedroom doors, but not on the doors to the outside world. You can sleep in the bedroom with just the nets on, with the main fabric pulled back - that gets you a cooler nights sleep.

We have just returned from a 3 week holiday in France using this tent (3rd season). Stood up well to gales and rain, and a terrific thunderstorm at midnight.  The gap under the living area lets a lot of draught through as there isn't a sewn in groundsheet, and I've never been able to close the gap to less than three inches on one side. So some days were quite draughty especially in the evenings when we battened down the external doors and played cards inside.

One of the bedroom zippers has started to deteriorate (stitching to the tent fabric) just where one of the inner tent tensioners attaches. I put some zip glue on the fabric just to strengthen it up.  Otherwise no other problems.

Incidentally, unlike some comment reported elsewhere on this forum, we've had no problems with the guy line attachments to the tent - still all OK.

Pete Bingham