Lidl stuff is usually reasonable but don't expect it to be reassuring in bad weather, it's going to bounce around in the wind but shouldn't fall down if its pegged properly. Expect the pegs to be pretty rubbish.
doesn't look like it has sewn in groundsheet i prefer sig, in my opinion they seem to be warmer.i bought a 4 man tent from b&q used it once then upgraded to a icarus 500
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Only info I have is I intend to be at Lidl at 09.00 on Thursday to buy my daughter one, I ll put it up Thursday and let you know. At that price as an occasional camper she cant go wrong ( can she?)
My friend has this tent (bought it last year) and it withstood some horrnedous weather last summer - strong winds and torrential rain - without any mishaps.
Yes it is a cheap tent but for the money it is well made, spacious, good HH and will last a few seasons until she can afford to upgrade.
The lack of SIG suited her as she camps with her dogs so it was easy to keep the groundsheet clean.
It took the 2 of us about 30 minutes to pitch but we didn't get a chance for a trial run so it was a bit of a baptism by fire so i think we did pretty well!!
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i considered this tent. it has 3000 hydrostatic thingie which mean it would be really quit waterproof. its dark colour so would have quite dark bedrooms, but each bedroom is 136cm wide which isnt much for 2 people and it doesnt have sewn in groundsheet so living area could get damp but i have generally quite good opinion of lidl items. however, the groundsheet and small bedrooms put me off as we are a family of 4.
Quote: Originally posted by pclufc on 14/6/2011
Hi trev
Only info I have is I intend to be at Lidl at 09.00 on Thursday to buy my daughter one, I ll put it up Thursday and let you know. At that price as an occasional camper she cant go wrong ( can she?)
That's an interesting signature you have there. Do you speak Latin or have you just seen the arch in Amsterdam?
Lidl stuff is usually very good quality and I'd imagine the tent will be too. Bear in mind that the gear they put their own label on comes from the major manufacturers most of the time. It looks a bit like a Gelert tent to me, i cant quite remember which one though. I've never had a single bit of camping gear from Lidl that's ever let us down. We bought 2 of the self inflating pillows and one of the picnic rugs yesterday and im delighted at both the price and the quality. Usually those who have a low opinion of Aldi/Lidl are the ones that havent ever shopped there. You dont know what you are missing.
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Yep, Lidl (and Aldi) stuff is generally good. Ive bought camping/ outdoorsy type items from both over the years and its all been very good for the money. Cant vouch for the tent itself however.
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