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Hi All,

Recently got back from a camping trip and have decided to upgrade the tent.  I initially bought a cheap and cheerful 6 person vis a vis tunnel tent as I wasn't sure if the family would take to camping.  Nothing fancy, so it suffers from a bit of leakage in the rain (nothing horrendous), but it's airflow is truly naff so we suffer from loads of condesation.

I like the look of The North Face Trailhead 6, but am open to suggestion.  My pre-reqs are:

• Quick to pitch and easy for 1 man to handle
• Not huge but roomy for 2 adults and 2 under 10 yr old kiddiwinks
• 2 seperate bedroom areas and a living area
• Excellent water repellent ability (both rain and condensation)
• Weight around 12Kgs << pref aluminum poles
• Budget no more than £400.00

Thoughts / suggestions on a post card :-)

Cheers, Jake

I like the look of the robens triple dreamer - although the dawn looks even better (but over my budget unfortunately).  Has anyone had a good or bad experience with the Vango Sumatra 600 poly cotton tent?  I've found a stockist that appears to be flogging it at an unbelievabubble price for a poly cotton: http://www.somersetcamping.co.uk/products/vango-sumatra-600-poly-cotton-dome-tent-sage-green/135/?source=froogle&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=comparison_shopping_feeds&utm_nooverride=1

Vango looks great and that is a great deal, bit smaller than the other tents?

And I thought you wanted light weight?

Robens do a ploycotton version of triple dreamer called triple horizon- much more room for weight than Vango, but comes in more expensive and way over your budget I think

Yeah I thought I wanted light weight too.  But that poly cotton tent offer looks almost too good to be true.

I checked the polycotton version of the dreamer and yep, excellent tent but WAY over budget :-)

Oh what to do....