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02/5/2011 at 7:24pm
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: O well Nebraska XL; Nevada M; Oklahoma
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Hi, just had our first weekend out for the year in the Nevada M, and realised that with the littlest one walking now, it's just a wee bitty too small.  On the lookout for something that will sleep 6 (3 double airbeds) and has both a living area and a front porch bit for cooking, boot storage etc.  We love all things Outwell, but their prices for what we're after are a bit scary.  Any cheaper recommendations?

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02/5/2011 at 8:42pm
 Location: Aston Clinton
 Outfit: Kampa Holkham + Outwell Yukon River*
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Have a look at some of the Kampa tents they are well made, well priced but often overlooked

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02/5/2011 at 8:50pm
 Location: North East Scotland
 Outfit: Outwell Montana 6 Ace Jubilee
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Hi

we have an Outwell Montana 6 but were looking at Kampa tents at the weekend. We liked the Filey 6 and the Croyde, both great tents and much cheaper than the Outwells.



02/5/2011 at 9:47pm
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: O well Nebraska XL; Nevada M; Oklahoma
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Thanks for that.  The online info looks good.  Got a local tent show this weekend, but they tend to only show Outwell and Vango.  Will keep fingers crossed as I love the look of the Croyde 6, though I suspect that having been Outwell fans for all our family-camping time, we'll be unable to 'downgrade' after all!  Back to the hassle of putting up the Nebraska XL I guess... 

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03/5/2011 at 12:41pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Anything I like !!!
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Vango Monte Verde or Maritsa range.
Gary Cross


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03/5/2011 at 1:25pm
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: O well Nebraska XL; Nevada M; Oklahoma
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Thanks.  Maritsa looks ok, Monte Verde out of our price range.  Now considering getting a Quechua pop up daytent and just squeezing into the Nevada M a little longer.  One day the perfect tent will come along!

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03/5/2011 at 1:30pm
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If you absolutely must have Outwell then it's worth having a look at the new Iowa 6 in the mid-season-release Signature range. S


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03/5/2011 at 4:42pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered
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Hi.

Take a look at the Suncamp Global 600 for sale on Ebay. Starting bid at 85.00 - lovely tunnel tent with double rooms and lots of living space and a full canopy included.

Be quick the bid ends in a couple of days.


03/5/2011 at 8:25pm
 Location: Churchdown Gloucester
 Outfit: Vango Amazon 600 (2010)
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Hi,

We went for the Vango Amazon 600 (2010 model) for the reasons you have detailed in your first post.

Have been very please with it so far.

All the best.



03/5/2011 at 10:25pm
 Location: Bradford
 Outfit: gelert corvus 4 plus 2
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Hi we have the hi gear colarado 4 but can get a six berth. It has a canopy attached to the rtent and if you pay the extra canopy you have lots of room outside. we have the canopy and we put evrything outside. We brought as a weekend but its that big we are thinking of using it as our main tent.Could be worth a look.


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04/5/2011 at 6:52am
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: O well Nebraska XL; Nevada M; Oklahoma
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Thanks everyone.  Just to let you know that I am following up all suggestions!  Our one and only tent show is coming up this weekend, so hopefully will see the Vango Amazon, then perhaps get one second hand.  It's difficult, as most ebay tents are collect in person from somewhere a bit too far south!

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04/5/2011 at 8:45am
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Even if it's collect in person you can use a site like interparcel.com to arrange a low cost collection. Just have to negotiate a bit with the eBayer...


04/5/2011 at 11:14am
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: O well Nebraska XL; Nevada M; Oklahoma
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Have pretty much talked myself into a Quechua base as a kitchen pod, that'll give us another 2 years in the Nevada M and is the cheapest of all options.

Mulling until after the weekend



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04/5/2011 at 3:06pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: ABI Dalesman 450 2
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Go Outdoors have a deal on the Hi Gear Kalahari 8 16th-22nd May, tent, porch, carpet and footprint, £350 all in.



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