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I intend to have a look at a showroom next week but still looking around at the internet just trying to get a feel for what sort of specs are on different tents.

Can anyone comment on this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Berth-Person-Family-Camping-Large/dp/B002HXRIO4/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=garden&qid=1276431474&sr=8-19

I cant find a manufacturer but it says it has 3000 Hydrostatic head, fixed ground sheet, some other stuff that seems ok LOL

Any comments about who manufacters this? Hard to look for reviews when I cant find a manufacturer.

Thanks Again for all help :)

thanks I do like that diablo. I suppose I am going to take the plunge sooner rather than later,

But when we come back off hols I think....

have also seen this one that is nice... but again reviews are not existant.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peaktop-8-Man-Tunnel-Spider-Family-Group-Camping-Tent-/120568889947?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_SportsLeisure_HikingCamping_Tents_JN&hash=item1c1277425b

If you haven't camped before and aren't sure if you're going to like it, I'd go for the Walmart tent. At the current exchange rate it's gonna come in at around £75, so I'd give it a go and so what if it's a disaster???? You're not gonna get anything that big for that money over here!

If you've got the luggage allowance, go for it!!! If it turns out to be pants, take it back to Asda.

Happy camping

Thanks Eliza, thats what my ex said to me last night.

I do also like a gelert tent I have seen, but  its £359.... I am tempted to just give the walmart one  a try and put it up in the garden for a test.  And as said above if it turns out to be rubbish, take it back and learn the lesson having not lost anything.

Funnily enough I was also talking to my ex last night, a long time a go he did the caravan thing, but sold up. He told em that he has actually been considering a small tent for him and my son for weekend getaways as he is always  stuck for things to do with our son. Nice because we can initially share some of the equipment until we have enough money to buy everything we need.

Hi, I am in South Wales too  the camping & kite centre is good,can look round there for ages!

Hi Rachie, am goibng to go there next qweek and have a look around :)

As for Walmart, Yes Asda do take things back, I know someone who took a Laptop back that was bought from Walmart and I also know someone who took a craft itenm back, no questions were raised.

As has been said all ready the tents from the USA will not really be suited to camping in the UK, due to the fact that the American tents have a lot of ventilation and quite often they only have a small waterproof flysheet that just covers the top of the tent

If you look at that tent that you linked to on the walmart site then I would say that the red bit on the top of the tent is the rain fly and it only covers the top of the tent so I would be worried about using it in the sideways rain that we get in wales

When you are in orlando if you get a chance go into target or super target and look at their tents, none of the stores give over space to fully erected tents but target do have miniature versions of the tents on display  that will give you an idea of what the full size tent will be like

Also be careful of buying an unbranded tent that nobody has ever heard of like the ones that you linked to on e bay, there are no end of horror stories on here regarding e bay tents

Your tent is your most important bit of kit that you will buy so do buy wisely, I fully understand that you have to stick to a budget but there are some tents around that whilst they are still a reasonable price they should offer you reasonable protection from the UK weather

Coleman Arinos 8 man tent

something like that has two big bedrooms that will sleep three in each pod and being a Coleman I would guess it should be of reasonable quality