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Joltek,

When we had our Sun Valley 8 we never had any problems at all.  Generally had room to spare as well so dont worry about the size.

Generally the "Tunnel" type of tent takes up less room than a lot of the Dome types with bedroom pods.

Joltek,

Certainly recommend it as a first time tent.  Easy to erect, loads of room and once you get the hang of it, easy to pack away into the rolling bag it comes with.  To be honest, we had issues with leaks and moved to the Vermont XL (which also leaked first time round !) But there appears to be changes in the 2008 models that have improved seams.  Our 2008 XL has just stood up to three weeks in France and managed a number of huge storms with only one tiny drip.  Easily sorted and nothing to be concerned about. Go for it.

Just get one from a reputable dealer, just in case

We once used a very bright light inside the SV8 one dark night at a site in North Cornwall, came back from the loo to what looked like a spaceship !!!