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Hi all,

I am going to be taking my kids away on my own for the first time soon, we are all experienced campers but dont fancy putting up a vermont xl with a 8 and 5 year old as helpers !!!

So im looking for a good tent for the 3 off us, i like a bit of space and headroom and have a budget off around £200. Have seen  an Oakland L which looked good but small but also seen a vango Orchy 500 which also looks good although a bit put off by the reviews on here !

Any good advice would be much apprecieated

Thanks for the fast replies.

Forgot to say i want a sig, like the look of the  Sungari Thanks.

Hi skipp66

How about an Outwell Virginia 5?

Basically it is a Minnesota 4 with fibreglass poles rather than steel. Very easy to put up, good HH, good all round space and well made.

Yeomans sell them for £179 - here http://www.yeomansoutdoors.co.uk/products/tents/5-6-man-tents/outwell-virginia-5-tent.aspx

Regards

TT

We have the Licata 400 as our weekend tent which you can find for less than £100.

I can pitch it solo (I'm a short, unfit mum of 3) and it is perfect for me and the 2 littlies (aged 8 and 4) to use when OH can't get away with us.
SIG, standing height, massive windows, very quick and easy to erect, good ventilation, spacious living area, decent size bedroom which can be divided with curtain, fits on a standard pitch (tent measures 4.8m x 3m) and I have recently bought a universal canopy to give me even more space!!

Thanks for all the advice,I have been to PJ in romford today and had a good look at the nevada and the Icarus..... im leaning towards the Outwell as have had a Monty 6 and Vermont Xl with no problems at all even in the worst scotish storm ( deltas are great).

My only worry was pitching on my own but im sure a few practice runs will be in order.

There was a Icarus 500 on ebay the other day for £109 - brand new from retailer.

Well, got a smaller one at last !!. went for an Artemis 500, got a great deal on a display model. Tent, canopy and carpet for £120 from Allweathers.

Checked it out very carefully, no rips or tears, all zips ok, and it has steel poles rather than fibreglass so is quite sturdy too.

Off to Exmouth on weds for a week so will take lots of pics and do a review, as there is only 1 review for this tent so far  hope thats not  a bad sign !!!

Hi Lancman,

We are of to the NT site at Prattshays farm, Looks ok from the reviews apart from the sewage works lol !!! just hope the wind is in my favour  otherwise the kids will soon be moaning. But got 7 nights for £12.50 a night, which is fab for a week in Devon in August

Thanks for having a look for me  I think there are about 30 pitches so will hopefully be nice and friendly, the warden has been very helpful on the phone so i cant wait.

This time tomorow ill be trundling around the M25 with the kids saying " are we there yet dad" !!!!!!