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what do you people think of this??? it seams to tick all our boxes as we was looking for a smaller easier tent to pitch for weekends away with the kids. but for one thing, i am not sure it has fly screen on door? this is a must for us as last yr we really needed the one on our Gelert Zenith as there was loads of fly's/ midges all week.

what do you all think of it and Easy Camp in general???

we went to go outdoors to see what they had on display today and mainly Hi Gear and Vango, i dont know anywhere else that might have an Easy Camp set up. can you please see if your friends has a flyscreen on door  

thanks for your reply

Camping & leisure world in Frensham has a 600 set up.  You could give them a ring and ask - they are very helpful.

Spoke to my mate this lunch time, and its a no on the mesh door.

There are some mesh vents above the front windows, but that's it. Also the door is not a zip all round - the sig folds out to form an entrance flap when the door is open, and then folds up "bathtub" fashion and fixes to the tent walls when closed, but he says it is a nice tight fit that wont cause any drafts.

Your search criteria are very similar to mine. I'm going to wait for the nearest Yeomans show and take a look at their range if I see nothing before then (end of this month). I'm now resigning myself to the fact that I'll have to fork out a bit more than anticipated.

 a new weekend tent for us to consider is the Coleman Coastline 4 Deluxe, and a bonus with this one is our Vango Extension Canopy will fit it.

what everyones thought on this tent???

This is the one I want to see. A local store (just go to tent section) will have them in soon (end of month the guy told me) and one will be on outdoor display. Not too far for you to travel from Leeds.

They are doing a "deal" where you get tent, carpet, canopy and footprint for £199 or just the tent for £130.

My only concern is that this tent is a bit cheap for a Coleman, and I can only assume the 2000HH material is the thing that lets it down, but seeing will be believing.

Unless they have cut corners to lower the cost you should find it has all round zips on the doors and meshes.

Why not give the Kampa Bude 4 and Frinton 4 a look - they have flymesh on the doors along with 100D polyester flysheets which is stronger and lasts longer under UV impact than the polyester used by the other main tent manufacturers, 4000HH too!

Helen

The Frinton 4 is also on my list of suspects, but I can't say I'm taken by the Bude, but thats just a style thing - nothing wrong at all with the spec.

Hats off to Kampa though for some good contenders this year.

The real downer to all this "which tent" business is there is no tent retailing "Nirvana" you can go to and see them all "in the flesh"

Quote: Originally posted by AudsleyI on 05/3/2010

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The Frinton 4 is also on my list of suspects, but I can't say I'm taken by the Bude, but thats just a style thing - nothing wrong at all with the spec.

Hats off to Kampa though for some good contenders this year.

The real downer to all this "which tent" business is there is no tent retailing "Nirvana" you can go to and see them all "in the flesh"

 

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I know what you mean about the displays! By early April some of the retailers should have their displays up, and some of them will include the Kampa range (any dealer selling Kampa tents are chosen because they have displays). These dealers will generally also stock and display the other main makes - Vango, Outwell etc - but whether there is one in your area?  It would be quite a treck for us, but we've fortunately not done bad buying blind up to now. Saw their quality in the flesh last year, so that will have to do for us.

Helen

Quote: Originally posted by AudsleyI on 05/3/2010

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This is the one I want to see. A local store (just go to tent section) will have them in soon (end of month the guy told me) and one will be on outdoor display. Not too far for you to travel from Leeds.

They are doing a "deal" where you get tent, carpet, canopy and footprint for £199 or just the tent for £130.

My only concern is that this tent is a bit cheap for a Coleman, and I can only assume the 2000HH material is the thing that lets it down, but seeing will be believing.

Unless they have cut corners to lower the cost you should find it has all round zips on the doors and meshes.

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I must admit I would want to see any Coleman tent before buying. Our Coleman Rock Springs 4 has some nice features and is great for that one night stop off on the way to our main camp, but I don't think its fly and especially the outer zips would stand up to the wear of regular weekends away. But they may differ, which would be why I would want to have a look at one.

Helen

Good to hear about the zip divider on the Boston 500 as that's what I want to get for weekend camps and I don't want the kids poking me in the night.

Did it look as though it could be set up easily by one adult (i'd have a 7yo to help)? Can you let me know if the bedrooms lokked wide enough to take 2 camp beds in 1 pod as well

Cheers nikki

setting up looked ok as its a tunnel tent no poles to cross over each other if you know what i mean, one adult i suppose it could be done but you may need the help of your 7 yo to pull tent outwards (concertina) style when one side is pegged down and poles are in. regarding the camp beds not sure, would fit 2 single airbeds in fine you would have to check measurements of camp beds.

hope this helps

Quote: Originally posted by HEJC72 on 04/3/2010

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I have the Licata 400 and think its a great weekend/small family tent.
Am looking to buy a canopy to give me even more space to chill out and hoping to get the carpet this year!

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just been looking at this tent and it's not a bad price, does it have 2 bedroom doors with a divider down middle?? and it should also fit our vango canopy at the front too, also does it have 2 big windows ??

many thanks