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Quote: Originally posted by immortal on 12/4/2011

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Ive booked 2 nights at Haven this weekend so need a tent in the next 2-3 days.

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As you've left it so late, the only choice you really have is going to a local camping store and see what they have available to take away today within your price range.

The Icarus 600 is a well favoured tent on this site but the bedroom pod is only 360cm wide allowing a maximum of 72cm per person - this would rule out most airbeds and campbeds which would mean you would have ti use slef inflating mats (SIMs) 
Also you may find the living area rather cramped for 5 people (including 3 youngsters and all their toys) if you are stuck inside for any length of time due to bad weather.

You may be better off looking at an 8 berth vis a vis style tent and having 1 adult with the 2 youngest children and 1 adult with the eldest.
Something like this may be suitable as it will also give you a good living space:
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/kalahari-8-p150790

Hi You don't say where you live.  Are there any tent shops around you as most have started to put up there tent displays :)  Yeomans are quite good in getting the tent you want the next day if they don't have it in stock but most of them will have what's on display in stock.  Go Outdoors also have plenty of stock but don't seem to have that many large tents on display :(

Teh Gelert and Hi Gear are (i think) the cheapy tents so you are likely to get lots of condensation in your tent meaning wet beds through the night :( 

It's better to buy a more expensive tent with a higher quality material that cope with your heat and breathing through the night and that will last a lot longer than a cheap tent that won't.

I'd recommend a second hand canvas tent.  You can often see them advertised locally but do check them out before you hand over any cash :)

Good Luck and hope you have a great weekend :)