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You want a biggie? So an Albatros or Vergrote zilvermeeuw then?

Do you want it with any extras (I will list them if it helps?)

Zijluifels  - side canopy things (I am a brilliant translator huh lol)

Sun canopy

Varioluifel - the big luifel (see my prof pic). This bumps the price up quite some usually.

Mesh door(s) - Each door rolls up and a mesh door can be unrolled and zipped in its place but this is an extra so not all tents have them.

Opbergschorten -  large triangle storage thing with huge pockets for whatever you want to put in them. The bottom pockets are easily large enough for rolled up bath towels.

Innertent -  most DWs seem to be with just curtains (including ours). I thought I would have a problem with this but I dont .

How much roughly do you want to spend? I am a wizard at finding bargains. If I told you how much I paid for our 10 year old, used for 12 weeks Alby with all the extras you would never believe me :)

Angie

Littleskink, if you want to save a bit of money on travel costs then i would recomend going over in the tunnel.

as for school hols i know the schools in the north east break up next friday.

Righty oh. so this is the list..........

Albatros. This will give you living space of 4,2m x 2m so plenty of space.

I would definately recommend the side canopy things. Without a VL I would suggest 4 (2 each side) as they are not very wide.

The mesh door is no biggie to us either. DW have an amazing eye for detail and the way the door unzips and rolls up and the mesh does the opposite to replace it is genius but I am on vacation and cant be bothered with fiddly zips etc lol.

The storage things are handy but can also be bought seperately from DW or alot cheaper on MP.

You might get lucky and get a VL. It doesnt make that much difference to weight etc. There are 3 poles and a bit of canvas.. that is it :)

The schools finish in this part of Holland on July 9th but I cant remember when they go back and it does differ in different areas of the country.

Just asked DS when school starts again and of course he doesnt know,, he is only 15 afterall lmao.

I think the inners is going to be the problem. There are only a small percentage of DWs on MP that have inners and the price is usually silly then.

Ok, need to lie down now. I just checked the price of a new inner....

€595

THUD !!!

I think waiting until later in the year is a good idea as tents seem to have high prices at the moment and finding a bargain is harder than usual but still doable :)

Angie

tell her not to worry about the tunnel, it is just the same as going on a normal train ride, dont forget the 35mins is including the time it takes to reach the tunnel and get out the other end, by the time she has had a cuppa and a sandwich you will be coming out the other end..

we found the best times to travel were really early or really late. think the most we have paid is around 140 pounds which included 35 for the dog.

Dont forget if you shop in Tesco then you can use your clubcard points for tunnel or ferry tickets

For me the tunnel is the only way. Neither DH or I like the ferry so avoid it like the plague.

The tunnel really isnt bad, by the time you realise you are under, is it almost time to come out again.

Only downside is there is nothing to look at apart from cars and people so something to read and a coffee are in order me thinks :)

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by martinandzoe on 01/7/2010

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Hi Littleskink, the inner tent for a 4m bell tent can quite easily become the bedroom area for a dw albatros with a tiny bit of jiggery pokery. thats what we use and its absolutely fine, keeps the kids contained and the bugs out - costs about £80-ish depending where you shop tho got better deals on dutch or belgian sites rather than brit.
i spent 500 on my albatros and got a really good deal but have dutch mates who bought for 100 and still going well after 4 yrs holiday use (france) - in my opinion you need a sunshade and 3 side panels to be cosy and protected tho we have 4 cos we're greedy - "superluffles" look good and offer max protection but check out the cost !! Not worth it in my opinion.

Post last edited on 01/07/2010 00:53:25

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Ohhhhhhh I had forgotten about your genius adaptation of a belltent inner :)

How did you do that?

If my memory serves me correctly, didnt your tent have a new canvas? If so then for €500 it was a great deal :)

I agree that the varioluifels  are fab protection and look great but do bump up the tent price but an inner seems to bump it up more so if a deal can be done with a VL and belltent inners can be adapted then all could be had at a reasonable price.

Angie