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Hi all, this is my first post.

I've never owned a tent before but have recently become quite drawn to the idea of camping.

I've had a look at some tents and been surprised at how roomy and inviting many of them are, for what is quite a modest outlay - when compared to say the cost of a holiday cottage for a week.

Does anybody know if the Bear Lake 4 front door has a mesh screen? I was looking at the Bear Lake 6 today and it didn't - which struck me as a bit odd given that both side doors did have mesh screens.

I have also been thinking about the Sun Valley, but having been in one today in the sunshine and then gone into the Bear Lake, I was struck by how much of a difference the polycotton makes to the internal temperature and feel of the tent.

Hi there,

We were considering the bear lake 4 like you and also the wolf lake 5. We too were very impressed with the temperature facture with the polycotton tents, going into one at the end of a scorching day and it was lovely and cool compared to the others. They are also a lot quieter eg the traffic noise not as marked.

I cant answer the bit about mesh screens on the front door as I cant remember. (think not?) but do you need them? as you will have reasonable air flow from the side doors? I would probably be better answering this after our hols in 4 weeks!

We, by the way went for the wolf lake 5, as there was more room for clothers etc in the bedrooms than the bear lake 4 (2 adults 2 kids) but the bear lake 4is better value for money per footage.

The only other thing to bear in mind (no pun intended) is the weight factor.

Hi there,

We were considering the bear lake 4 like you and also the wolf lake 5. We too were very impressed with the temperature facture with the polycotton tents, going into one at the end of a scorching day and it was lovely and cool compared to the others. They are also a lot quieter eg the traffic noise not as marked.

I cant answer the bit about mesh screens on the front door as I cant remember. (think not?) but do you need them? as you will have reasonable air flow from the side doors? I would probably be better answering this after our hols in 4 weeks!

We, by the way went for the wolf lake 5, as there was more room for clothers etc in the bedrooms than the bear lake 4 (2 adults 2 kids) but the bear lake 4is better value for money per footage.

The only other thing to bear in mind (no pun intended) is the weight factor.

Hi welcome to the site,

I can confirm the bear lake 4 DOES NOT have a mesh on the front door bit strange i think but this tent is superb in every other way I am sure you will be as pleased with it (if you do buy one) as we are.

 Pauline.