Not got one, but we're looking at the Gelert tents ourselves. The 2008 models are superb quality, we've seen a few and have been very impressed. Have a look at their website, and also Camp Mania who seem to be best priced supplier.
Each of the Gelert tunnel tents have slightly different plus points. The Quibec is slightly cheaper than the Horizon 8 (approx £185) which should be your other consideration.
The Horizon 8 will give you loads more space, measuring 740 x 350 over the Quebec 580 x 300. You could look at the Horizon 6 for a similar size comparison but the price isn't far different to the Horizon 8 so it seems pointless going for the smaller one.
Key difference between Quebec and Horizon 8 is on bedrooms. The H8 has two separate bedrooms at one end, with the other end being a divideable bedroom. The Quebec only has one bedroom at either end, so for your family of 3 kids you could consider whether to split them 2+1, or put them all in the big bedroom and you take one small bedroom leaving the other one for storage. The fact that they're actually sewn divided rooms is far better than most brands which just have a tie down divider.
Also condsider the living room space between the bedroom areas. In our opinion the bigger the better so the Horizon 8 gets the nod. The external canopy is an excellent add on for the cooking equipment etc. Also the HH rating is 5000 for the Horizon and only 3000 for the Quebec.
The difficulty in deciding is that Gelert do many very similar tunnel tents, the Horizon, the Quebec, the Meridian are all quite similar and all look good. And don't discount the Zenith 6 which is a fab dome tent with so much space!
Good luck in choosing.
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Topic: Gelert Quebec 8- Opinions???
